Today's Crypto Pulse
Bitcoin slides below $70k as energy‑price worries spark $1.8B in liquidations
Bitcoin fell under $70,000 amid heightened energy‑price uncertainty linked to U.S.–Iran tensions. The dip triggered roughly $1.8 billion in crypto liquidations, while institutional investors pulled more than $4.2 billion from digital‑asset positions.
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By the numbers: Strive acquires 2,500 Bitcoin for $185.2M
Starknet Mainnet Hit by Fresh Downtime as Team Probes Cause
Starknet, Ethereum's ZK‑rollup layer‑2, experienced a fresh mainnet outage lasting just over two hours on Jan. 5, 2026. The team posted on X that engineers are actively investigating the issue, though no root cause has been disclosed yet. This disruption follows a series of 2025 outages, notably the September Grinta (v0.14.0) upgrade that caused a nine‑hour halt. Despite the downtime, the STRK token price remained stable, underscoring market resilience amid operational hiccups.
Crypto Wallet Firm Ledger Faces Customer Data Breach Through Payment Processor Global-E
Ledger, a leading hardware wallet provider, disclosed a data exposure incident tied to its third‑party payment processor Global‑e. Unauthorized actors accessed personal details such as names and contact information from Global‑e’s cloud system, though payment card data and private keys...
U.S. Jobs Report, Ethereum Upgrade: Crypto Week Ahead
The Crypto Week Ahead preview highlights Ethereum’s second Blob Parameter Only (BPO‑2) hard fork on Jan 7, expanding blob capacity to 21 per block as part of the Fusaka scaling roadmap. BNB Chain is holding a governance vote to tweak system parameters...
Japan’s Finance Minister Backs Exchanges as Gateway for Digital Assets
Japan’s finance minister Satsuki Katayama announced that traditional securities exchanges will serve as the primary gateway for crypto assets, signalling a shift from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The new framework treats digital tokens...
Master Consistent Support/Resistance Drawing in One Session
Every serious trader must be able to answer this question: 'If I deleted every support/resistance level on your chart, could you redraw them exactly the same?' 90% can't. -They can’t choose between wicks or bodies -They can’t choose the right timeframes -They can’t choose which...
Fake MetaMask 2FA Security Checks Lure Users Into Sharing Recovery Phrases
Crypto investors are being targeted by a new phishing campaign that impersonates MetaMask’s two‑factor authentication flow, directing users to fake domains that request their 12‑word seed phrases. Once the recovery phrase is submitted, attackers gain full control of the wallet...
How the Stablecoin Milkshake Will Redollarize the World | Brent Johnson
In this episode, Brent Johnson revisits his Dollar Milkshake Theory, arguing that while de‑dollarization narratives gain traction, the Eurodollar system and debt dynamics will ultimately pull demand back to the U.S. dollar, especially as sovereign debt crises trigger political instability....
Bank of America Will Allow Wealth Advisers to Recommend Bitcoin From Monday
Bank of America will allow its wealth advisers to recommend spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded funds starting Monday. The bank’s chief investment office has approved four U.S.-listed Bitcoin ETFs – Bitwise, Fidelity Wise Origin, Grayscale Mini Trust, and BlackRock’s iShares – for...
Bitcoin Likely Peaked Q4 Post‑Halving, Cycle Persists
#BTC The Bitcoin Four Year Cycle is certainly evolving For example, Bitcoin rallied to new All Time Highs in the Halving Year of 2024 for the first time ever And the 2025 Post-Halving Yearly Candle has closed as red, something that has...
Bitcoin's $93.5K Resistance Marks Start of Bear Market
#BTC Bitcoin has performed its 12-Month Candle Close below ~$93500 Technically, this means $93500 will act as resistance Across Four Year Cycles, such resistances tend to resist price for ~3 years before finally being broken in the Halving Year If indeed Bitcoin has...
Bitcoin Traders Kick Off 2026 with Bets on Price Rally Above $100,000
Bitcoin traders opened 2026 by aggressively buying $100,000‑strike call options on Deribit, pushing open interest up by 420 BTC and adding $38.8 million in notional value. The $100k call now holds $1.45 billion total open interest, with $828 million tied to the January...
TRUMP, ONDO, BGB, HYPE Lead $5.5B in Token Unlocks in January
Tokenomist reports over $5.5 billion in cryptocurrency token unlocks slated for January. Approximately $2.5 billion will be released via cliff unlocks and $3 billion through linear schedules. The four biggest releases—Ondo (ONDO), Bitget Token (BGB), Hyperliquid (HYPE) and the Trump memecoin (TRUMP)—account for...
#506: Marco Santori, CEO of Solmate, on Inventing The SAFT Framework, Solana, The Infrastructure Flywheel Strategy, and The Geographical Importance...
In this episode, Marco Santori discusses his creation of the SAFT framework and its impact on crypto fundraising, shares insights from his tenure as Chief Legal Officer at Kraken, and explains why Solana is central to Solmate’s infrastructure flywheel strategy....
9 Myths About Bitcoin Energy Use Challenged by Data, ESG Expert Says
ESG researcher Daniel Batten used X to debunk nine common myths about Bitcoin’s energy consumption, citing four peer‑reviewed studies and grid‑level data. He argues that Bitcoin’s electricity use is largely independent of transaction volume and that mining can actually stabilize...
Visa Crypto Card Spending Soars 525% in 2025
Visa‑issued crypto cards surged in 2025, posting a 525% increase in net spend from $14.6 million in January to $91.3 million by year‑end. Six cards from projects such as GnosisPay, Cypher, EtherFi, Avici Money, Exa App and Moonwell drove the growth, with...
CoinDCX's In‑House Team Drives Continuous Exchange Enhancements
At CoinDCX this was all built in house over several years. Kudos to our team for pulling it off and make it run seamlessly that too in a 24x7 market like crypto. 🫡 This year we will continue to focus on...
Bitcoin's Four-Year Cycle Still On Track
#BTC For all the chatter about the Four Year Cycle being over… It sure has played out near perfectly thus far $BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin
PwC Deepens Crypto Push as U.S. Rules Shift and Stablecoins Go Mainstream: Report
PricewaterhouseCoopers is intensifying its crypto practice as U.S. regulators clarify stable‑coin rules. The firm cites the passage of the GENIUS Act as a catalyst to "lean in" on audit and consulting work for digital‑asset clients. PwC plans to promote stablecoins...
Altcoin Market Cap Still Rising Despite Recent Dip
The trend remains upwards for the #Altcoin market capitalization. Even though the impact of the recent correction is substantial, it doesn't mean that the trend is invalidated. Upwards and onwards. https://t.co/jDIXFR9KqO
Bitcoin Near $100K, Breakout Expected This Week
There we go! Final hurdle before $100K: that's where #Bitcoin is currently at. I wouldn't expect a clear-cut, immediate breakout; however, I do expect to see it happen in the coming week. The year started bullish. https://t.co/E8XvJ3S3y9
Bitcoin Devs Flocked Back to Work Amid a Big Year for Crypto
Bitcoin Core development surged in 2025, with 135 contributors—up from just over 100 in 2024—and 285,000 lines of code modified, a 3% increase. Code commits rose 1% to 2,541, while email traffic on the Bitcoin‑dev mailing list jumped 60% year‑over‑year....
Visa Crypto Card Spend Jumps 525% to $91M
BULLISH 🚨 Visa crypto card spending surges 525% in 2025 jumping from $14.6M to $91.3M in net spend -Dune Analytics. https://t.co/OQJtofbJAc
Follow Your Time, Not the Overnight Hype
People often ask me where I think the next big opportunities are. I say: watch where I spend time. Make sense, right? Yet they ignore it, chasing the “10x-overnight opportunity” with 99.99999% failure rate. 🤷♂️
Altcoins Hold 'Crucial' Support, Set for 'Big Leg' Up, Says Analyst
Altcoins, valued at about $879 billion, are holding critical support near $784 billion on the Total3 index, aligning with the 365‑day moving average. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe sees the index edging toward its prior $1.2 trillion peak, indicating a potential major upward leg....
Assessing Bitcoin's Odds for a 2026 All‑Time High
What are the chances that #Bitcoin makes a new all time high in 2026? 🤔
Gold Peaks, Bitcoin Set for Massive Surge
The best representation in the space. It's just not only #Bitcoin and Gold, it's a whole shift of macroeconomic momentum. During the run in 2017, prior to that, Gold consolidated for a little, after reaching its high in 2016. After that, an enormous...
Metaplanet Has Key Advantage over US-Based Bitcoin Treasuries: Analyst
Metaplanet has become the fourth‑largest Bitcoin treasury firm, holding about 35,102 BTC. Analyst Adam Livingston argues the company enjoys a financing edge because Japan’s yen is rapidly losing value against both the dollar and Bitcoin. The weaker yen reduces the...
Profit in Choppy Markets Using 4‑Hour Trend Signals
It is possible to make money in any market even in this choppy weird one you have to use trends on lower timeframes such as the 4h For example: $USELESS - up 78% since flipping bullish on 4h since 4 days $MYX - up 73% since...
Washington’s New Crypto Bill Would Strip States of Power – Legally Bans Oversight that Catches Front-End Manipulation
Washington’s Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) moves toward a federal uniform rulebook for crypto by carving out core DeFi infrastructure from intermediary regulation and preempting state securities rules for “digital commodities.” The House has cleared the bill, and...
NEAR Poised to Break $2, Targeting $3+
$NEAR looks great and is facing a crucial resistance zone. It broke back upwards, as the recent low at $1.43 marked the bottom. It's up more than 20% since, and if it breaks the area between $1.80-2.00, I would assume that...
Neobanks Will Fuel Ethereum's 2026 Growth, Says ether.fi CEO
Ether.fi CEO Mike Silagadze predicts Ethereum’s 2026 growth will be powered by crypto‑native neobanks offering familiar financial products. He notes that 2025 saw institutional digital‑asset treasuries (DATs) deploy into ether.fi, lifting ETH from a low of $1,472 to $4,832. Silagadze...
Altcoins Revive: 2026 Set for Web3 Growth
More and more #Altcoins are waking up. It's a good sign, as I think that 2026 is a great year for the entire Web3 ecosystem. A catch-up year, as a lot of fundamental growth has happened, price is yet to pick...
European Crypto Trading Volume Is Soaring, but a Hidden “Venue Gap” Is Silently Killing Your Execution Price
MiCA’s stablecoin rules transformed euro‑pegged tokens, pushing market cap to $500 million and boosting monthly transaction volume ten‑fold. Compliance‑driven reshuffling lifted euro‑stablecoin market share to 91% by late 2024, even though overall trading volume stayed modest. BTC‑EUR and ETH‑EUR liquidity improved,...
Coinbase Pauses Local Fiat Rails in Argentina Less than a Year After Its Arrival
Coinbase announced a temporary pause on its Argentine peso fiat rails, ending USDC‑ARS purchases, sales, and bank withdrawals effective Jan. 31 2026. The exchange will still support crypto‑to‑crypto transactions, keeping its core trading platform operational. The pause is described as a deliberate...
Rep. Torres to Target Insider Trading on Prediction Markets After Bet on Maduro
U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres is set to introduce the Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026, aiming to bar elected officials, political appointees, and executive‑branch employees from trading prediction‑market contracts based on non‑public government information. The move follows...
Bitcoin Tops $91,000 with Ether, Dogecoin Higher Amid U.S. Action on Venezuela
Bitcoin surged past $91,000 on Sunday, gaining about 1.4% intraday and over 4% in a week, while ether rose to roughly $3,150 and other altcoins posted double‑digit weekly gains. The rally followed a $180 million futures liquidation wave, primarily wiping out...
Closed BONK Trade with 20% Gain After EMA Signal
Closed my $BONK position here for a nice 20% gain. It has reached my momentum target as seen by weekly EMA. Daily gave upside trigger for buy entry on mega volume break of Gooner EMAs with low volume retest on following candle. Could...
Bitcoin Cycle Begins: Learn Institutional Investment Strategies
The next bitcoin cycle starts this month. Ignore the noise. Focus on the signal. That is what Bitcoin Investor Week is all about. Come lear how institutions & hedge funds are investing across the bitcoin ecosystem. Tickets: https://t.co/4A6xvzEthm
Bitcoin's Price Remains Resilient Amid the US Attack on Venezuela
Bitcoin hovered around $90,000 on Saturday, briefly dipping below the mark before rebounding. The price remained above its 21‑day moving average, a technical signal that many analysts interpret as bullish for January. Despite a high‑profile U.S. airstrike on Venezuela and...
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BTC Poised to Close Gap, Rise After $90,530 Close
$BTC has closed on $90,530 on Friday night at the CME futures. #Bitcoin has the general pattern to be going back to this price level in assumption to close the gap. I think that this will happen in the coming 24-48...
Altcoin Market Cap Holds Support, Poised for New High
The #Altcoin market capitalization has held the crucial level for support and is ready for a big leg upwards to the all-time high. https://t.co/qu4phrJeTk
Crypto Gains $90B, BTC Near $92K Amid Tensions
Crypto markets added $90B+ in value in the past 24h, turning green despite escalating U.S.–Venezuela tensions. $BTC climbed back near $92K, traders turned bullish, and major alts posted gains as risk appetite improved. Source: Cryptopolitan
Zero‑Knowledge Tech Delivers Privacy, Scale, Security, Freedom
ZK is for privacy ZK is for scale ZK is for security ZK is Freedom-tech
Memecoins Outshine Utility‑less Altcoins in Stable Markets
Memecoins continue to be the best performers when the market settles. Most altcoins don't offer any valuable utility anyway so the market seems to favor the ones that don't make empty promises.
FartCoin Weekly Chart Forms Inverse Head‑shoulders Breakout
$FARTCOIN Could argue that the weekly chart is an inverse head and shoulders trying to breakout https://t.co/EC3Lhbtpe1
STARK Tech Powers Growth on Leading Perp Exchanges
I see @paradex and @extendedapp leading the way. Along with @edgeX_exchange, what do all three perp exchanges have in common? STARK-tech. Best tech isn't just about fast txs or low fees. It's about thriving and powering growth.
Gold Rally Hints at Future Bitcoin Bullish Correction
Gold & Silver have gone up enormously over the year of 2025. #Bitcoin didn't move, it went down by 6%. However, there's evidence why a correction on Gold would be extremely bullish for #Bitcoin. Watch the update here: https://t.co/a8J3T3M0Ni
BTC Shows Early Uptrend; Watch $90K and $84.5K
BTC There's a first sign of an uptrend, but I'm not rushing into a position here. 2 key levels to watch: - $90K - $84.5K https://t.co/MPtay6bpnb
Dan Ives Joins Bitcoin Investor Week to Discuss AI
I will be interviewing the legend Dan Ives (@DivesTech) on-stage during Bitcoin Investor Week. We will be talking AI and bitcoin. The event this year is going to be A++ Come meet Dan in-person February 9-13th in NYC. TICKETS: https://t.co/4A6xvzEthm https://t.co/ILxdkXsVkG