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XRP must reclaim 100-day EMA near $2.24 to reopen 33% rally path

Beincrypto reports XRP must reclaim the 100-day exponential moving average near $2.24 to reopen a path for a projected 33% rally. On the daily chart XRP appears to be forming an inverse head-and-shoulders with a neckline near $2.52, about 28% above current prices; previous reclaiming of the 100-day

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BTQ launches Bitcoin Quantum testnet to trial post-quantum signatures

BTQ Technologies said it launched a Bitcoin Quantum testnet on Jan. 12, 2026, a Bitcoin-like network designed to trial post-quantum signatures without changing Bitcoin mainnet governance. The testnet is a Bitcoin Core–based fork that replaces ECDSA with ML-DSA, the module-lattice signature scheme standardized by NIST as FIPS 204. BTQ

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Monero could reach $910–$1,150 if it reclaims $800, report says

Beincrypto reports Monero could target $910–$1,150, but only if the price reclaims and holds above $800. The asset stabilized after a roughly 33% correction from a near-$800 peak on January 14 and has compressed into a tight, flag-like consolidation. On the 12-hour chart XMR pushed above the

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Louisiana pension reports $3.2M MicroStrategy stake

Beincrypto reports the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System disclosed a $3.2 million position in MicroStrategy, holding 17,900 shares, which Bitcoin Treasuries cited as roughly 0.2% of the fund’s $1.56 billion portfolio in a recent 13F filing. MicroStrategy holds more than 687,000 BTC, and supporters

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Hyperliquid reclaims top perpetual DEX spot as Lighter volumes and LIT fall

Beincrypto reported that Hyperliquid has reclaimed the lead among perpetual decentralized exchanges, posting about $40.7 billion in weekly trading volume. CryptoRank data showed Aster ranked second with $31.7 billion and Lighter slid to third with $25.3 billion. The post noted Lighter’s weekly perpetual volume has decreased

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NYSE developing platform for tokenized stocks and ETFs with 24/7 trading

The New York Stock Exchange and its parent, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), are developing a platform to trade tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with 24/7 trading and instant settlement, the companies said. The proposed system would combine the NYSE’s Pillar matching engine with blockchain-based post-trade systems and multi-chain

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PancakeSwap, Stellar and Tezos face technical pressure ahead of January upgrades

Beincrypto says PancakeSwap (CAKE), Stellar (XLM) and Tezos (XTZ) face major developments in the third week of January. PancakeSwap is trading near $2.01 and has shown heightened volatility, with support at $1.99 and the Money Flow Index below the neutral 50.0 level; the report notes CAKE could

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Bridges concentrate cross‑chain risk and could trigger an FTX‑style crisis, CTO warns

Kadan Stadelmann, chief technology officer of Komodo Platform, wrote in Cointelegraph that crypto “bridges” — intermediaries that enable cross‑chain liquidity by issuing wrapped assets — concentrate trust and could spark a crisis comparable to FTX if a major collapse occurs. Stadelmann argues the industry handed control of cross‑chain liquidity to

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Crypto funds draw $2.17B as Bitcoin leads inflows

Beincrypto reports that crypto funds attracted $2.17 billion last week, their strongest weekly inflows since October 2025, as investors sought exposure amid rising geopolitical tensions, renewed tariff threats and mounting policy uncertainty. The latest CoinShares Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report showed Bitcoin led inflows with $1.55 billion,

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Prediction markets post record weekly volume amid fragmentation and insider concerns

Beincrypto reports that, according to Dune data, prediction markets posted a record $3.7 billion in weekly trading volume last week and a weekly notional volume of $5.57 billion. User engagement has risen alongside volume: weekly active users peaked at 335,583 in the first week of January and

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Ex‑Bank of England Analyst Warns Alien Disclosure Could Trigger Market Chaos, Bitcoin Cited as Hedge

Beincrypto reports that Helen McCaw, a former senior analyst at the Bank of England, warned that official confirmation of extraterrestrial life could trigger unprecedented financial disruption and suggested Bitcoin might emerge as a decentralized refuge; McCaw, who worked in financial stability and risk at the BoE until 2012, wrote directly

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Buterin’s walkaway test frames quantum readiness as key to Ethereum’s durability

Vitalik Buterin’s so‑called “walkaway test” is being used to assess Ethereum’s long‑term credibility, with full quantum resistance listed as a core goal for the network to remain secure and functional even if its core developers stopped actively upgrading it. Buterin argues a protocol should resemble a

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Aster activates fee-funded buybacks as ASTER falls to record low

Beincrypto reports the ASTER token fell more than 12% to a fresh all-time low even as the Aster protocol activated automatic, fee-funded buybacks. According to CoinGecko data, ASTER was trading at $0.63 as of this writing, down by over 12% in the last 24 hours after hitting a new

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Wrench attacks turn crypto theft into violent, real-world hostage crimes

French authorities in January 2025 freed Ledger co-founder David Balland after kidnappers demanded a large ransom in cryptocurrency, an episode Cointelegraph says illustrates how some crypto crime has moved from screens to physical hostage situations. Those incidents fit the definition of a "wrench attack," in which attackers use

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Analysts flag five bear-market signals for Bitcoin in January

Beincrypto reports analysts are identifying five bear-market signals for Bitcoin this January, saying technical, historical and on-chain indicators suggest the broader trend has turned negative. On the technical side, an analyst on X, Titan of Crypto, pointed to a bearish Kumo twist on Bitcoin’s weekly Ichimoku cloud, with similar

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Bitcoin breakout path holds despite surge in long-term profit taking

Beincrypto reports Bitcoin’s bullish breakout path remains intact despite a marked rise in profit taking by long-term holders, according to chart structure and on-chain data. After the first peak of 2026 on January 14, BTC corrected by nearly 6%, briefly dipping toward the $92,000 area, and was still

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Investors Shift into DUSK as Privacy-coin Flows Draw Warnings

Beincrypto reports investors are rotating into Dusk (DUSK) after many market participants judged larger privacy coins such as XMR and DASH to be saturated; DUSK has risen more than fourfold since the beginning of the year. On January 19 DUSK jumped about 40% to a high above $0.22 while

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PUMP breakout stalls as smart money buys while retail demand collapses

Beincrypto reports PUMP's breakout attempt has weakened after Pump.fun surged earlier this week and then pulled back, introducing uncertainty about whether the rally can be sustained. Smart money wallets added roughly 48 million tokens over the past week, increasing their holdings by 5.8%, a sign of

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HBAR selling pressure intensifies, long positions risk liquidation

Beincrypto reports HBAR selling pressure has peaked in 2026 as bearish momentum strengthens, leaving Hedera in a prolonged downtrend that has limited recovery attempts. The Money Flow Index has fallen below the neutral 50.0 threshold into negative territory, indicating capital outflows dominate inflows and sellers are in control. At

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Buterin urges simplifying Ethereum protocol and calls for code ‘garbage collection’

Beincrypto reported that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said in a January 18 post on X that the network must prioritize protocol simplicity and code reduction to preserve its long-term self-sovereignty. Buterin warned that excessive technical complexity could cause Ethereum to fail the “walkaway test,” a benchmark that measures whether the

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Immunefi CEO says nearly 80% of hacked crypto projects don’t fully recover

Nearly four out of five crypto projects that suffer a major hack never fully regain their footing, according to Mitchell Amador, CEO of Web3 security platform Immunefi, who told Cointelegraph this is driven by breakdowns in response and trust rather than the initial loss of funds. Amador said most protocols

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Trove Markets accused of selling over $10 million in HYPE tokens

Beincrypto reported that Trove Markets allegedly sold more than $10 million worth of HYPE tokens from a project-linked wallet within a 24-hour period. On-chain data from wallet 0xebe07e526c4dc5f0005801bbd7d9850c424cf719 showed initial sales of 6,196 HYPE (about $160,000 at current rates), and Hyperliquid News said the activity escalated to 194,

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Retail options surge and US–EU tariff clash raise market volatility risks

Beincrypto reports crypto markets face an unusually turbulent week as record retail options activity collides with escalating US–EU trade tensions and a looming Supreme Court ruling. Retail traders now account for 21.7% of options volume, up from 10.7% in 2022, with daily retail call volume at 8.

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Strategy signals Bitcoin buy over $1.25B that could lift holdings past 700,000 BTC

Beincrypto reports Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy) has signaled it is preparing to execute a Bitcoin acquisition that would eclipse last week’s $1.25 billion purchase. On January 18, Michael Saylor posted a graphic to X captioned “Bigger Orange,” which market analysts widely interpreted as a signal of intent to

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BitMine faces shareholder backlash after contentious annual meeting over MrBeast deal

Beincrypto reports that only days after BitMine's (BMNR) annual shareholder meeting in Las Vegas, controversy erupted, exposing a sharp divide between management and investors over governance and the company's strategic shift. Shareholders criticized the meeting for absent executives, rushed presentations, unclear vote outcomes and poor execution;