Marco Piccolo

Crypto has spent years solving technical problems. Blockchains have become faster, transaction costs have fallen, and new tools make launching tokens easier and easier. Despite this progress, one challenge consistently frustrates newcomers and experienced traders: trust. The industry does not suffer from a lack of opportunities. It suffers from a lack of reliable ways to evaluate them. Investors are constantly exposed to new tokens, communities, protocols, and businesses.

Gold has entered 2026 with solid momentum, gaining 3.1% in the last 7 days. Currently at $4,450 per ounce, the gold price is only about 2.1% removed from its all-time high, which was reached on December 28. While gold’s +67% performance in the last year would lead one to expect that a strong downwards correction is due, many experts foresee even higher price levels for gold in the future.

Key highlights: Goldman Sachs upgraded Coinbase (COIN) to a Buy rating, citing diversification into structural crypto services. The bank raised its 12-month price target for COIN to $303, implying 17% upside from current levels. The bullish outlook is supported by Coinbase's expansion into tokenization, prediction markets, and infrastructure services. Shares of publicly-traded crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) are up 6.6% in the last week after reaching as low as $226 on December 31.