🎯Today's Crypto Pulse
Updated 2h agoWhat's happening: Michael Saylor’s Strategy adds $204M of Bitcoin in 101st purchase
The firm bought 3,015 BTC for $204.1M, raising its total holdings above 720,000 BTC and bringing the cumulative cost to roughly $54.8B. The average price of $67,700 per BTC was below its overall cost basis of $75,985.
Also developing:
By the numbers: Pepeto raises $7M in token presale
News•Jan 13, 2026
Bitcoin Options Open Interest Extends Dominance over Futures, Damping BTC Volatility
Bitcoin options open interest has risen to $65 billion, overtaking futures at $60 billion for the first time since July 2025, signaling a shift toward volatility‑management strategies. Institutional players, led by BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), now control roughly $33 billion—about 52% of the total options market. Nasdaq ISE’s request to raise position limits to one million contracts underscores growing demand for larger option exposures. Meanwhile, crypto‑native venue Deribit has lost market share as newcomer Bullish accumulates $3 billion in options OI.
By CoinDesk
Social•Jan 13, 2026
From Doubt to Weekly Podcast with Industry Titans
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁. As a young trader and entrepreneur, I always dreamed of learning from people I looked up to. Getting their insights, understanding their mindset. When we launched New Era Finance in 2024, that...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Jan 13, 2026
Measure UOPS, Not TPS, for Accurate Starknet Activity
The magic of multicalls and why we should measure UOPS instead of TPS: Did you know: On Starknet, you can bundle multiple operations (buy, swap, mint, send to address A, send to address B, and so on) into 1 single tx. What requires...
By Eli Ben-Sasson
News•Jan 13, 2026
Crypto Data Platform CoinGecko Weighs Sale for Around $500 Million, Sources Say
Crypto data platform CoinGecko is weighing a sale valued around $500 million, hiring Moelis as advisor. The process, which began late last year, comes as crypto‑sector M&A surged to $8.6 billion in 2025 across 133 deals. Recent high‑profile purchases, such as...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 13, 2026
Euler’s Founding CEO Steps Down as Protocol Refocuses on Institutions
Euler Labs co‑founder Michael Bentley announced he will step down as CEO after nearly six years, shifting to an advisory and product‑focused role. Jonathan Han, formerly of The Tie, will assume the CEO position and steer the protocol toward institutional...
By The Defiant
News•Jan 13, 2026
Bitcoin Spikes to $92,500 as U.S. December Consumer Prices Rise 0.3%
The U.S. Consumer Price Index for December rose 2.7% year‑over‑year, exactly matching expectations, while core CPI increased 2.6% YoY. The data kept the market’s focus on the Federal Reserve, with a 95% probability that rates will stay unchanged at the...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 13, 2026
Ingenico Taps WalletConnect to Support Stablecoin Payments at Checkout
Ingenico has teamed with WalletConnect Pay to embed stablecoin checkout functionality into its point‑of‑sale terminals, allowing shoppers to pay with USDC, EURC or USDT from wallets such as MetaMask and Trust Wallet. The integration works on Ingenico’s existing network of roughly 40 million...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 13, 2026
Franklin Templeton Adapts Money Market Funds for US Stablecoin Rules
Franklin Templeton has amended two Western Asset institutional money‑market funds, LUIXX and DIGXX, to operate within the emerging U.S. stablecoin framework established by the GENIUS Act. The changes keep the funds under SEC‑registered 2a‑7 status while adding a blockchain‑enabled digital...
By Cointelegraph
Podcast•Jan 13, 2026•12 min
Powell Under Prosecution and the End of Fed Independence
The episode examines the emerging criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, exploring how he frames it as political retaliation and what it means for Federal Reserve independence. It outlines reactions from lawmakers, markets, and analysts, highlighting potential impacts on...
By The Breakdown
News•Jan 13, 2026
ZKsync Sets 2026 Roadmap Focused on Privacy and Institutional Adoption
ZKsync unveiled its 2026 roadmap, centering on privacy‑first execution, deterministic control, and native cross‑chain interoperability to attract institutional digital‑asset users. The plan builds on 2025 releases such as Atlas, Prividium, and Airbender, which aim to meet banks’ confidentiality and performance...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Jan 13, 2026
Venezuela's Potential $60B Bitcoin Reserve Revealed
Is Venezuela sitting on a $60 billion Bitcoin stash? 👀 In this Unchained episode, Mauricio Di Bartolomeo and Jorge Jraissati join me to unpack: 🤔 The plausibility of a secret Venezuelan Bitcoin reserve 💡 How Bitcoin and crypto became the...
By Laura Shin
News•Jan 13, 2026
Bitcoin Rose Above $92,000 as BlackRock ETF Moved $300 Million to Coinbase Prime
Bitcoin surged past $92,000 in early New York trading after BlackRock’s spot crypto ETFs transferred roughly $300 million of Bitcoin and Ether to Coinbase Prime. The on‑chain movement involved 3,290 BTC and 5,692 ETH, reflecting routine creation‑redemption activity rather than outright selling. The price...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 13, 2026
ClearBank Taps Crypto Custody Firm Taurus to Power Stablecoin Services
ClearBank has partnered with crypto‑custody provider Taurus to launch stablecoin services using Taurus‑PROTECT’s wallet infrastructure. The collaboration enables the UK clearing bank to offer secure, scalable, and compliant digital‑asset solutions, starting with stablecoins like USDC and EURC. Integration includes connectivity...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 13, 2026
BNB Chain Targets ‘Around One Second’ Finality with Fermi Hard Fork
BNB Chain’s Fermi hard fork, activating Wednesday, slashes block intervals from 0.75 seconds to 0.45 seconds and targets transaction finality of roughly one second. The upgrade refines consensus rules, tightening propagation and voting parameters to keep validators synchronized under the...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 13, 2026
Ukraine Blocks Polymarket in Wider Online Gambling Crackdown
Ukraine’s telecom regulator ordered internet service providers to block prediction‑market platform Polymarket alongside nearly 200 online gambling sites, citing a December 10 resolution that enforces licensing requirements. The move follows a recommendation from the State Agency PlayCity, which found Polymarket...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 13, 2026
Nigeria Ties Crypto Oversight to Tax IDs Under Sweeping Reform
Nigeria has enacted a sweeping tax reform that makes cryptocurrency activity visible by linking every transaction to Tax Identification Numbers and, where applicable, National Identification Numbers. Effective Jan. 1 under the Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025, virtual asset service providers must...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 13, 2026
Italy’s CONSOB Puts ‘Finfluencers’ on Notice Amid ESMA’s Crypto Risk Warnings
Italy’s securities regulator CONSOB has amplified ESMA’s new fin‑influencer factsheet, warning that EU investment‑promotion rules fully apply to crypto and “get rich quick” content. The regulator stresses that influencers remain legally liable for unlicensed advice, must clearly label paid partnerships,...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 13, 2026
Kraken-Linked SPAC Files for $250M IPO Targeting Crypto Infrastructure
Kraken, together with venture firm Tribe Capital and investment platform Natural Capital, has filed a SEC registration for a new special purpose acquisition company, KrakAcquisition, to raise up to $250 million. The SPAC will issue 25 million units at $10 each and...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 13, 2026
JPMorgan Sees Fed's Next Move an Interest-Rate Increase, Crypto Bulls Talk About Cuts
JPMorgan predicts the Federal Reserve will keep rates steady at 3.5‑3.75% this year and raise them by 25 basis points in the third quarter of 2027, contradicting market pricing that anticipates cuts. The bank’s outlook aligns with a bullish 10‑year...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 13, 2026
Thailand Targets ‘Gray Money’ with Unified Oversight of Gold and Crypto
Thailand has launched a coordinated anti‑money‑laundering campaign that brings physical gold markets and crypto‑asset services under a single oversight framework. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered lower reporting thresholds for gold and stricter enforcement of the global Travel Rule on digital‑asset providers....
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 13, 2026
21Shares' Bitcoin and Gold Exchange-Traded Product Debuts on London Stock Exchange
The 21Shares Bitcoin and Gold ETP, branded BOLD, launched on the London Stock Exchange on Jan 13, 2026, offering physically backed exposure to both bitcoin and gold in a single vehicle. It is the first UK‑listed product to combine these two...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 13, 2026
Bitcoin and Ether Traders Bet on Calmer Times
Bitcoin and ether traders are shifting toward a low‑volatility outlook as the 30‑day implied volatility (IV) for Bitcoin fell to 40%, its lowest level since October, while ether's IV slipped below 60%, the lowest since September 2024. The decline in...
By CoinDesk
Social•Jan 13, 2026
Random Tweets Aren't Investment Advice; Avoid Meme‑coin Speculation
I am not against meme coins, and I like memes. But if you are going to ape into every meme coin people create based on my random tweets, you are almost guaranteed to lose money. I just tweet as I do, with...
By Changpeng Zhao
News•Jan 13, 2026
Bitwise Calls 401(k) Bitcoin Allergy 'Ridiculous' As Warren Presses SEC
Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan argued Bitcoin’s price swings were less volatile than some high‑flying stocks, calling bans on its inclusion in 401(k) plans “ridiculous.” He cited a comparison where Bitcoin’s 65% swing from April to October 2025 was...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 13, 2026
SEC Boss Bullish Trump Will Sign Market Structure Bill This Year
SEC Chair Paul Atkins announced he is confident the bipartisan crypto market structure bill will reach President Donald Trump’s desk for signature this year. He highlighted the 2025 GENIUS Act as a foundational step that provided early regulatory clarity for...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Jan 13, 2026
Starknet Powers Complex Apps, Unlocking Blockchain Growth
Building the best infrastructure is more than just increasing throughput and lowering fees. It's about creating transactions that can manage complex logic for use cases like Perp exchanges and gaming, it's about eliminating UX limitations for wallets and basically any app...
By Eli Ben-Sasson
News•Jan 13, 2026
Ex-NYC Mayor Unveils ‘NYC Token’ Memecoin Weeks After Leaving Office
Former New York City mayor Eric Adams announced the NYC Token, a Solana‑based memecoin intended to fund anti‑antisemitism and anti‑Americanism initiatives and support blockchain education for underserved students. Within 30 minutes of launch the token’s price plunged from $0.47 to...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 13, 2026
Senators Pitch Bill to Lock in Protections for Crypto Developers
U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden introduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) to exempt blockchain developers and service providers who do not handle user funds from money‑transmitter regulations. The bill seeks to clarify that writing code or maintaining...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Jan 13, 2026
Ex‑NYC Mayor Debuts Rugged Coin, Sparks Public Servant Scorn
The former mayor of New York just launched and rugged a coin.. I really really detest all public servants.
By Wendy O
Social•Jan 13, 2026
BTC Holds 90.5K Support, Targets 93.5K
#BTC The retest of the confluent $90500 Mid-Range/Downtrend support was successful and has enabled another challenge of $93500 resistance $BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin https://t.co/UhoyXZLxAJ
By Rekt Capital
News•Jan 13, 2026
Crypto Coin Minute for January 13th, 2026 at 05:15 AM Pacific Time.
Bitcoin hovered near $91,929, up 1.59% in 24 hours, while Ethereum rose 0.83% to $3,133.80 and Solana gained 1.63% to $141.87. Binance Coin and XRP posted modest gains above $900 and $2 respectively. Meanwhile, Robert Kiyosaki warned of a looming silver crash,...
By Crypto Coin Minute
Social•Jan 13, 2026
SEC Chair Signals Imminent Crypto Regulation and Industry Maturity
SEC Chair Atkins says it’s a big week for crypto. We are very close to getting regulation and the industry “maturing” https://t.co/vA5sI0UIKa
By Wendy O
Social•Jan 13, 2026
Proactive Quantum Worries Safeguard Bitcoin’s Future
Terrific progress, need more of this. Best way to make sure Bitcoin averts the Quantum iceberg is to worry about the quantum iceberg. And do things, like this.
By Eli Ben-Sasson
News•Jan 12, 2026
SEC Chair: ‘Remains to Be Seen‘ Whether US Will Seize Venezuela‘s Reported Bitcoin
SEC Chair Paul Atkins said it “remains to be seen” whether the United States will seize Venezuela’s reported Bitcoin holdings after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Analysts estimate the stash could be as high as 600,000 BTC, roughly $60 billion,...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Jan 13, 2026
Satoshi Would Embrace Innovation, Not Stagnation, in Bitcoin
Satoshi was innovative. I have no doubt he would have supported OP_CAT, STARK, OP_Return and OP_whatever initiative that strengthens Bitcoin. The last thing Satoshi would have wanted is for Bitcoin to stop evolving when evolution is needed.
By Eli Ben-Sasson
Social•Jan 13, 2026
Monero Surges Past $650 as Privacy Market Tops $21B
NEW: 📈 Monero (XMR) hit a new high above $650 as the total privacy coin market cap hit $21B. The move was driven by strong price momentum and increased development activity. Source: Coinspeaker https://t.co/jDqcf5YA8W
By Wendy O
News•Jan 12, 2026
Fitch Ratings Flags Bitcoin-Backed Securities for ‘High Market Value Risk’
Fitch Ratings has classified Bitcoin‑backed securities as speculative‑grade, citing heightened market‑value risk. The agency warns that Bitcoin’s price volatility and counter‑party exposures could erode collateral coverage, leading to potential losses. This rating influences banks, asset managers and other institutions that...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Jan 13, 2026
BTC Must Break Lower Highs, Reclaim 50‑Week EMA
What would #BTC need to do to demonstrate that the Bitcoin Bull Market will extend and continue? Invalidating the series of Macro Lower Highs and reclaiming the 50-Week EMA would be a solid start $BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin
By Rekt Capital
Social•Jan 13, 2026
DeFi Gains Critical Protections in Upcoming Bill Amendments
Self-custody and DeFi receives certain protections it needs. Let see how the bill progresses with amendments this week. Long week ahead. DeFi will win.
By Stani Kulechov
News•Jan 12, 2026
Lighter Token Struggles as Farmers Transition to Alternative Exchanges
Lighter’s LIT token has slipped 15% on the day and 27% over the past week, just weeks after its token generation event. Daily trading volume has collapsed to $1.73 billion, pushing Lighter from market‑leading volumes to fifth place among perpetual DEXs....
By The Defiant
Social•Jan 13, 2026
Two Undervalued Pro‑Crypto Insiders: Waller & Bessent
WERE I A BETTING MAN, which I'm not, I see 2 undervalued %s: Chris Waller--bc he's already on the Fed Board of Governors so he could be named chairman & de facto act as such immediately w/o Senate confirmation, &...
By Caitlin Long
Social•Jan 13, 2026
Warren Urges SEC to Curb Crypto in 401(k)s
Liz Warren sent a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins warning about crypto in 401(k) plans. She warned crypto in 401(k)s risks losses from volatility, transparency, and more. Source: CNBC https://t.co/alv9NINadT
By Wendy O
News•Jan 12, 2026
CFTC to Tap Tyler Winklevoss, Other Crypto CEOs as First Members of Innovation Panel
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig has reconstituted the agency’s Innovation Advisory Committee, appointing crypto CEOs—including Gemini’s Tyler Winklevoss and Kraken’s Arjun Sethi—as its charter members. The panel also draws executives from prediction‑market platforms and legacy exchanges such as Nasdaq,...
By CoinDesk
Social•Jan 12, 2026
Key Policy Shifts and Crypto Moves Highlighted
Jam-packed episode and even more coverage (including Fed Chair Powell's unprecedented video) in the News Block newsletter: • 10% credit-card APR cap idea • Limits on big investors buying homes • Plan to push mortgage rates down via bond buying...
By Natalie Brunell
Social•Jan 12, 2026
Crypto Wallets: Universal Exit Ramps From Failing Economies
A crypto wallet is an exit ramp from a failing local economy, available to anyone.
By Brian Armstrong
News•Jan 12, 2026
Crypto Infrastructure Firm Bakkt Jumps 17% on Deeper Stablecoin Payments Push with New Deal
Bakkt announced it will acquire Distributed Technologies Research (DTR) for roughly $168 million, issuing about 9.1 million Class A shares that represent 31.5% of its current equity. The deal, pending shareholder and regulator sign‑off, places DTR’s CEO Akshay Naheta at Bakkt’s helm. Shares...
By CoinDesk
Social•Jan 12, 2026
Agentic Economy Is Here; Crypto Powers It
The agentic economy is already here, according to a Google DeepMind study making the rounds. Here's why Jessi Brooks says crypto is needed to power it 👇 https://t.co/0tVXkzsZIw
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 12, 2026
Bitcoin’s Fleeting Rally Exposes Reflex over Conviction
Bitcoin rallied on the Powell investigation news, but then gave it all back 📊 What does that say about conviction vs. reflex? Join to hear the debate on today’s Bits + Bips w/ @DivesTech, @CampbellJAustin @ramahluwalia & @perkinscr97 https://t.co/FmaQczHW4l
By Laura Shin
News•Jan 12, 2026
NEAR Rises 5.7% to $1.73 Before Giving Back Gains
NEAR Protocol’s native token surged 5.7% to $1.73 after the U.S. market opened, only to slip back to $1.68 amid a wave of sell‑side pressure. The rally was driven by a sharp, short‑lived volume spike that remained well below institutional...
By CoinDesk
Social•Jan 12, 2026
Nasdaq as Super Validator Highlights Institutional Blockchain Priorities
Canton has announced Nasdaq is now a super validator on the network. 💥 Here's what @TuongvyLe12 says the deal signals about the priorities of institutions looking to adopt blockchain technology. 👇 https://t.co/1uaoD8EhmZ
By Laura Shin