🎯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 6, 2026
Ethereum Staking Sees Tidal Shift as Validator Exit Queue Clears Out
The Ethereum validator exit queue has collapsed to just 32 ETH, a 99.9% drop from its September peak, virtually eliminating backlog. At the same time, the entry queue surged to 1.3 million ETH, the highest level since mid‑November, indicating fresh staking demand. BitMine, the world’s largest ETH treasury, added 82,560 ETH this week, bringing its total staked balance to 659,219 ETH, roughly 3.4% of the supply. Analysts say the near‑zero exit queue will curb selling pressure and support price stability.
By Cointelegraph
Social•Jan 6, 2026
AMMs Outperform Across Volatility Levels, Future Gains Ahead
Strong disagree with this 1) low volatility pairs: AMM wins easy bc it’s stable yield for people with low cost of capital that undercut professional market makers with high cost of capital 2) high volatility long tail: AMM wins easy, basically...
By Hayden Adams
Social•Jan 6, 2026
Bullish Crowd Vanished as Altcoins Quietly Surge
Where did all the crazy bullish people from 2 months ago go? Altcoins are finally pumping and I haven't heard a peep.
By Nebraskan Gooner
News•Jan 6, 2026
US Access to Venezuelan Oil Could Make Bitcoin Mining Cheaper: Bitfinex
U.S. firms are poised to tap Venezuela’s 303 billion barrels of crude, a move that Bitfinex analysts say could drive down electricity prices for Bitcoin miners. The United States has begun seizing Venezuelan tankers and, after the recent capture of President...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Jan 6, 2026
Buy More Art When Prices Drop, Hunt Hidden Tokens
When prices are down, it's time to step up. Scrape the sofa cushions to find tokens to buy more art...
By Raoul Pal
News•Jan 5, 2026
NFT Paris Cancels Conferences: ‘The Market Collapse Hit Us Hard‘
NFT Paris and RWA Paris conferences were cancelled for 2026 after organizers cited a severe market collapse. The events, slated for February, will not occur as the organizers announce they are "closing this chapter" despite aggressive cost cuts. NFT sales...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 5, 2026
Render Soars 30% as AI-Focused Tokens Rally
Render (RENDER) surged roughly 15% after an intraday peak of 34%, making it the top performer among AI‑focused tokens and the broader CoinGecko Top 100. The AI token sector’s market cap rose 6.3% to about $29.5 billion, with trading volume hitting $207.6 million...
By The Defiant
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Gold Peaks, Crypto Set for Risk‑on Surge
My general thesis remains that we've seen the peak of Gold/Silver and that volatility will slow down on these assets. That calmer period on the two will give a strong run on risk-on assets: - #Bitcoin to outperform - Nasdaq to do well -...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Venezuela's Hyperinflation Drives Crypto Adoption Surge
Venezuela hyperinflation and what this means for money and crypto. Week of 1/3/2025 #crypto #bitcoin #money #Venezuela #inflation
By Wendy O
News•Jan 5, 2026
A Few Republicans Have Crypto's Destiny in Their Hands at the SEC, CFTC
After a wave of holiday appointments, the SEC and CFTC are now run exclusively by pro‑crypto Republicans, following the departure of the sole Democratic SEC commissioner, Caroline Crenshaw. Trump‑nominated chairmen Paul Atkins (SEC) and Mike Selig (CFTC) face no immediate...
By CoinDesk
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Bitcoin Poised for Weekly Range Breakout Above $93.5K
#BTC It has taken time (as all good things do) but Bitcoin has managed to protect the very bottom of its Weekly Range In fact, Bitcoin has rallied across the entirety of the Range, now challenging for a breakout attempt from...
By Rekt Capital
Social•Jan 5, 2026
POL's Daily Burn Sparks 2026 Deflationary Resurgence
Polygon chain is having its S curve moment on the fees generated. 1. Last 3-4 days every day 1mn POL is getting burned in base fees. To put it in perspective, continued for the whole year, 3.5% of POL's total supply...
By Sandeep Nailwal
News•Jan 5, 2026
Price Predictions 1/5: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH
Bitcoin rallied after the United States launched operations in Venezuela, nudging the Crypto Fear and Greed Index back to neutral. Institutional confidence surged as Bitcoin ETFs recorded $471.3 million of inflows, the largest weekly net purchase since late 2025. Simultaneously, most...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 5, 2026
Famed Coinbase Backer Fred Wilson Predicts 2026 UX Pivot for Crypto
Fred Wilson, co‑founder of Union Square Ventures, predicts that crypto’s breakout in 2026 will come not from new blockchains but from user experiences that hide the underlying technology. He argues that mainstream adoption requires apps to abstract chain selection, allowing...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 5, 2026
Grayscale Declares First Ethereum Staking Payout for US-Listed ETF
Grayscale announced the first cash payout tied to on‑chain staking for a U.S.-listed spot crypto ETF. Shareholders of the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF will receive roughly $0.08 per share, reflecting rewards generated since the fund activated staking on Oct. 6. The...
By Cointelegraph
Podcast•Jan 5, 2026•1h 24m
#138 – Steve Baker – The Structural Failure of Government
Former Conservative MP Steve Baker argues that Britain’s systemic failure stems from a self‑reinforcing political machine that rewards power without accountability, leading to declining living standards and growing voter powerlessness. He highlights how incentives in politics, unchecked money flows, and...
By What Bitcoin Did
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Bitcoin Rally Fuels BTQ Stock Surge
Uptrending #Bitcoin markets aren't just about tokens. They are also crucial for interesting stocks. $BTQ is one of them. Their testnet is due today, and their CEO has such conviction that he's purchased another 150K shares of this stock. I think that #Bitcoin...
By Michaël van de Poppe
News•Jan 5, 2026
Filecoin Surges 6%, Outperforms Wider Crypto Markets
Filecoin (FIL) jumped 6% on Monday, reaching $1.59, outpacing the CoinDesk 20 index, which was up 2.2% at the time. The rally occurred in a volatile crypto market but lacked a clear fundamental catalyst, with technical analysis pointing to algorithmic momentum....
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 5, 2026
Tom Lee Calls for a New Bitcoin ATH in January, While Warning of a Volatile 2026
Tom Lee, co‑founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors, predicts Bitcoin could top $100,000 by the end of January 2026, despite a volatile first half of the year. He views the early‑2026 turbulence as a strategic reset rather than a structural weakness,...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 5, 2026
China’s Financial Associations Reclassify RWAs as ‘Risky‘: Report
China’s leading financial industry associations have reclassified Real‑World Asset (RWA) tokenization as a risky business model rather than a nascent technology. The notice groups RWAs, stablecoins, “air coins” and mining with illegal cryptocurrency activities, emphasizing fraud, operational and speculative risks....
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 5, 2026
Venezuela’s Secret $60 Billion Bitcoin Empire From Illicit Gold and USDT Swap Rumors Ignite After US “Intervention”
A Whale Hunt report alleges that Venezuela has amassed up to 600,000 Bitcoin, worth roughly $60 billion, far exceeding the official 240‑coin holding reported by Bitcoin Treasuries. The stash is said to have been built through gold swaps and oil‑linked USDT...
By CryptoSlate
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Get Bitcoin Liquidity Without Losing Custody
Bitcoin holders face a brutal choice when they need cash. Sell your BTC (and cry later). Or spend 6 hours comparing complicated CeFi platforms with confusing rates and custody risks. Neither option makes sense. Our portfolio company, @SatsTerminal, has just launched Borrow, the first...
By Tim Draper
News•Jan 5, 2026
BNB Token Ticks Higher as Technical Upgrades Frame Tight Price Compression
BNB rose 1.7% to roughly $906, holding between the high‑$890s and low‑$910s. The token is trapped in a tight compression zone, with rising support from December lows and a descending resistance line near $910. Trading volume spiked as price breached...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 5, 2026
Robinhood Leaning Into Advanced Traders as Crypto Volatility Reshapes User Behavior
Robinhood is pivoting toward advanced cryptocurrency traders by rolling out sophisticated tools such as tax‑lot selection, custom cost‑basis options, and multi‑venue routing. The platform now offers fees as low as three basis points for high‑volume users and routes trades through...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 5, 2026
Bitcoin Rally Masks Fragile Liquidity as Spot Volumes Hit Year-Long Lows
Bitcoin rallied 7.5% to $93,500 in early January, yet spot trading volumes for both Bitcoin and altcoins have fallen to their lowest levels since November 2023, according to Glassnode. The drop in on‑chain volume indicates that the price gains are...
By CoinDesk
Social•Jan 5, 2026
MNFund Outperforms Bitcoin in Tough Crypto Quarter
The past quarter wasn’t easy for #crypto markets. Liquidity dried up, volatility spiked, and #Bitcoin corrected ~18%. That's why our strategy compounds. Proud to share that @MNFund_ delivered positive performance: • December 2025: +9.82% • Since inception (July 2025): +10.13% • +34.49% vs Bitcoin in 2025 This...
By Michaël van de Poppe
News•Jan 5, 2026
Bitcoin Miners Continue to Face Dwindling Profits Despite Lower Competition, JPMorgan Says
JPMorgan reports that Bitcoin’s network hashrate fell a second month in December, dropping 3% to 1,045 EH/s, indicating reduced mining competition. Despite this, miner profitability continued to erode, with daily block‑reward revenue per exahash falling 7% month‑over‑month and 32% year‑over‑year, while...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 5, 2026
Bitmine Immersion Adds 33,000 ETH, Bringing Total Crypto and Cash Holdings Above $14 Billion
Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced it added 33,000 ether, bringing its total holdings to over 4.14 million ETH—about 3.4% of the global supply. The combined crypto and cash portfolio now exceeds $14.2 billion, including $915 million in cash, 192 BTC and a $25 million stake in...
By CoinDesk
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Academic Grit and Vision Fuel Startup Success
If you're in academia and thinking of becoming an entrepreneur, here are a few lessons I learned transitioning from Math Professor to an entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO. Some academic habits will give you an edge as a founder. Others will hold...
By Eli Ben-Sasson
News•Jan 5, 2026
Goldman Sachs Upgrades Coinbase to Buy, Cuts eToro to Neutral
Goldman Sachs upgraded Coinbase to a buy rating, lifting its price target to $303 and implying more than 30% upside, while the stock rose 4.3% in early trading. The bank downgraded eToro to neutral, cutting its target to $39 as...
By CoinDesk
Social•Jan 5, 2026
AI and Bitcoin Converge, Power Decentralized Micropayment Economy
I recently spoke at the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Industry Forum These were my major points: • AI and Bitcoin are merging faster than anyone expected. • Bitcoin will create a decentralized economic system. • Robots and AI will work alongside humans. • They'll earn micropayments...
By Tim Draper
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Ethereum's True Goal: Freedom Through Resilience, Not Efficiency
“Ethereum was not created to make finance efficient or apps convenient. It was created to set people free” This was an important - and controversial - line from the Trustless Manifesto ( https://t.co/QAvZfiNxpe ), and it is worth revisiting it and...
By Vitalik Buterin
Podcast•Jan 5, 2026•9 min
Bitcoin Starts 2026 in Uncharted Territory
The episode reviews Bitcoin's uneventful 2025, noting a flat price, a post‑halving cycle that failed to ignite, and a market driven more by boredom than extreme sentiment. It highlights muted Bitcoin action, a collapse in altcoin valuations, shifting ETF inflows,...
By The Breakdown
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Institutional ETF Money Flee Bitcoin, Flocks to XRP, SOL
CoinShares data shows institutional crypto ETF flows shifted sharply in 2025. $BTC ETF inflows slowed, while $XRP, $ETH, and $SOL ETFs saw massive growth, with $XRP and $SOL inflows up ~500% and ~1000%. Source: CryptoSlate
By Wendy O
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Even Passed Deals Can Become Lasting Favorites
If you’ve been investing long enough, you’ve passed on a few companies that still stick with you. @tryramp is one of mine. I saw the seed round and could’ve led it, but passed because we’d already backed a company that MIGHT...
By Alexis Ohanian
News•Jan 5, 2026
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...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Jan 5, 2026
UNI Explodes Rapidly in Similar Market Conditions
$UNI This one always seems to pump really hard and fast in these kind of conditions. 👀 https://t.co/3sztTMdBRQ
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Jan 5, 2026
January Historically Boosts Bitcoin: 5 of 6 Years Green
JANUARY IS BULLISH FOR BITCOIN 🐂 Five out of the last six years have been green before now https://t.co/GuHdAuz9f6
By That Martini Guy
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Crypto Climbs After Maduro’s Capture, Defying Risk‑off Trend
After the capture of Maduro, crypto prices moved higher, defying the typical risk-off reaction associated with major geopolitical events Why? Come listen to the @bitsandbips crew discuss https://t.co/zBVNoZ08EK
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Bitcoin’s 100WMA Test Signals 43% Bounce to ATH
The last time Bitcoin tested the 100WMA from the upside it saw a 43% bounce 📈 The same result takes $BTC back to all-time highs 🚀 https://t.co/wJDY5cLr6A
By That Martini Guy
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Bitcoin Outpaces Markets as Trump Expectations Rise
"Bitcoin is clearly outperforming everything else... This is a realization that Trump will get what he wants." @TFMkts (Peter Tchir) on @bitsandbips https://t.co/zBVNoZ08EK
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 5, 2026
New Podcast Launch and Upcoming Altcoin Portfolio Update
A lot of people are asking about my #Altcoin portfolio. Yes, don't worry, I'll keep updating that one. I expect to update this in a few weeks on my YouTube. First, tomorrow, release of the first podcast with @intocryptoverse of this year...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Bullish on Bitcoin by 2026 After Fed Chair Change
Next May, a new Fed chair will likely be installed. I'm very bullish on Bitcoin toward the end of 2026. We need to see Bitcoin go into a bull trend first before we go heavy Bitcoin #Bitcoin #FedChair https://t.co/tcVItQ101h
By Ivan on Tech
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Hold BCH, Stop Selling, Unlock Massive Pump
$BCH If people would just stop selling new highs this thing could pump bigly https://t.co/0vXFiV7pHm
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Jan 5, 2026
CEO Buys 150K BTQ Shares, Signaling Quantum Security Confidence
BULLISH 🚨 BTQ INSIDER BUYING CONTINUES IN 2026 The Founder & CEO of BTQ Technologies Corp bought ~150k shares in the last week (≈$760k), taking total public-market purchases to ~750k shares. Pattern matters as quantum security approaches institutional adoption. https://t.co/3IWxk0YVjI
By That Martini Guy
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Bitcoin Nears $95,000 Resistance, Feeling Unstoppable
#Bitcoin It's almost like $BTC does whatever I tell it to do. Closing in on that $95,000 resistance area https://t.co/oo5FY76bCt
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Jan 5, 2026
STARKs: The Fundamental Foundation for Freedom Tech
Build with long-term vision Build with conviction Build from first principles Freedom tech needs the strongest foundation: STARKs https://t.co/eP27fJPl0h
By Eli Ben-Sasson
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Solana Mobile Stack Partners with MediaTek, Reaching Half Android Devices
Probably the most important announcement from Breakpoint that got ~0 coverage Solana Mobile Stack team is integrating directly with Mediatek, which produces chipset for ~45-50% of all Android phones in the world (>1B devices / year) https://t.co/1MfZEXnMr6 https://t.co/v64sEst9DE
By Kyle Samani
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Polymarket Teams with Parcl to Launch Real Estate Prediction Markets
NEW: Polymarket and Parcl partner to launch real estate prediction markets powered by Parcl indices
By Wendy O
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Strategy Boosts BTC Holdings, Adds $62M to USD Reserve
Strategy has acquired 1,287 BTC to increase its BTC Reserve to ₿673,783 and has increased its USD Reserve by $62 million to $2.25 billion. $MSTR https://t.co/Cv8jD80kQC
By Michael Saylor