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CryptoQuant Founder Says X Punishes Crypto Accounts Instead of Tackling Bot Spam — Images.cointelegraph.com

CryptoQuant Founder Says X Punishes Crypto Accounts Instead of Tackling Bot Spam

CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju criticized X for suppressing crypto-related posts while failing to rein in automated spam, saying the platform is punishing legitimate users instead of addressing the underlying bot problem in a Sunday post on X. Ju pointed to a sharp spike in automated activity tied to the

South Korea to finalize 100%‑reserve stablecoin rules and permit spot crypto ETFs — Assets.beincrypto.com

South Korea to finalize 100%‑reserve stablecoin rules and permit spot crypto ETFs

Beincrypto reports South Korea will finalize stablecoin regulations in the first quarter of 2026 and the government plans to approve spot crypto ETFs this year as part of its "2026 Economic Growth Strategy." The Financial Services Commission will complete the so-called "Digital Asset Phase 2" legislation

Bitcoin steadies near $91k as US spot ETF inflows reverse and altcoins reprice — Images.cointelegraph.com

Bitcoin steadies near $91k as US spot ETF inflows reverse and altcoins reprice

Cryptocurrency markets saw a limited recovery this week as investor liquidity returned after the holidays, with Bitcoin topping a weekly high of $94,458 on Monday before declining to about $90,937 at the time of writing on Friday. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds experienced a sharp reversal: after $1.

VanEck projects one bitcoin could reach $2.9 million by 2050 — Cdn.sanity.io

VanEck projects one bitcoin could reach $2.9 million by 2050

Asset manager VanEck projects a single bitcoin could be worth $2.9 million by 2050. The firm’s base-case scenario assumes bitcoin gains traction as a settlement tool and a reserve asset over the next 25 years. That valuation is presented as VanEck’s base case and rests on the

Tennessee tells Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to stop sports event contracts — Images.cointelegraph.com

Tennessee tells Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to stop sports event contracts

Tennessee's sports betting regulator has ordered prediction market platforms Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to halt the offering of sports event contracts to residents of the state, in cease-and-desist letters dated Friday, according to copies published on X by sports betting attorney Daniel Wallach. The Tennessee Sports Wagering

Buterin publicly backs Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm ahead of sentencing — Assets.beincrypto.com

Buterin publicly backs Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm ahead of sentencing

Beincrypto reports Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has publicly backed Tornado Cash lead developer Roman Storm ahead of Storm’s upcoming sentencing, reposting a personal letter that argues privacy tools are essential protections rather than inherently criminal technologies. Buterin attached the letter and wrote, “Done. Re-posting the contents for public consumption,

Samson Mow predicts Elon Musk will 'go hard' into Bitcoin in 2026 — Images.cointelegraph.com

Samson Mow predicts Elon Musk will 'go hard' into Bitcoin in 2026

Jan3 founder Samson Mow said on X that he expects billionaire investor Elon Musk to “go hard into BTC” in 2026. Mow’s comment was one of several bold Bitcoin predictions he made for 2026, including a forecast that Bitcoin will reach $1.33 million in 2026 — about a 1,

Stablecoin market expected to reach $500 billion; altcoin ETFs $10 billion — Cdn.sanity.io

Stablecoin market expected to reach $500 billion; altcoin ETFs $10 billion

The stablecoin sector is expected to grow to $500 billion, while altcoin ETFs are projected to reach $10 billion. Those projections are said to be driven by regulatory clarity and adoption, which are cited as the main factors behind the anticipated expansion. The material outlines these growth expectations for crypto

Van de Poppe says patient altcoin investors could be rewarded in 2026 — Assets.beincrypto.com

Van de Poppe says patient altcoin investors could be rewarded in 2026

In an exclusive interview with Beincrypto, Michaël van de Poppe said 2026 could reward patient altcoin investors after prolonged underperformance. He noted many investors accumulated altcoins during Q2 and the first half of Q3 2025 expecting outsized gains once Bitcoin regained strength, but Bitcoin rallied while most altcoins stagnated. October

Santiment says Ethereum social sentiment has fallen to pre‑rally levels — Images.cointelegraph.com

Santiment says Ethereum social sentiment has fallen to pre‑rally levels

Santiment analyst Brian Quinlivan said Ethereum’s social media sentiment is “way down,” reaching levels similar to those seen before the token’s 2025 price rally, in a YouTube video published Saturday. Quinlivan described the situation as “reminiscent of what we saw before Ethereum went on its major run last

Tennessee orders Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to stop sports betting in state — Cdn.sanity.io

Tennessee orders Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to stop sports betting in state

Tennessee has ordered Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to cease offering sports betting contracts to customers in the state. The firms, which are federally regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, were told to shut down Tennessee-based activity, refund deposits and void open contracts. They were given a Jan. 31

Bitcoin ETFs Post $1.128 Billion Three-Day Outflow, Erasing Early-2026 Gains — Assets.beincrypto.com

Bitcoin ETFs Post $1.128 Billion Three-Day Outflow, Erasing Early-2026 Gains

Beincrypto reports that spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds logged $1.128 billion in outflows over three consecutive trading days, nearly reversing the net inflows recorded during the first two trading days of 2026. Data from SoSoValue show BTC ETFs had already closed 2025 weakly, with November outflows of $3.48 billion

HTX says traders increased use of grid trading bots in range-bound 2025 markets — Images.cointelegraph.com

HTX says traders increased use of grid trading bots in range-bound 2025 markets

Cryptocurrency traders increasingly turned to automated strategies in 2025 as volatile but largely range-bound markets made directional bets harder to sustain, according to a year-end recap from HTX. The Seychelles-based exchange, formerly known as Huobi, said the trend was most visible in growing use of grid-based trading bots on its

Onyxcoin Consolidates After Rally as Whales Add 290 Million XCN — Assets.beincrypto.com

Onyxcoin Consolidates After Rally as Whales Add 290 Million XCN

Beincrypto reports Onyxcoin is consolidating after a sharp rally to $0.0130 as a bullish flag pattern takes shape, while whale wallets added roughly 290 million XCN during the pullback, altering short-term supply dynamics. XCN remains one of the strongest movers this month, up nearly 97% over the past seven

Ethereum between 9% downside risk and 12% pattern invalidation — Assets.beincrypto.com

Ethereum between 9% downside risk and 12% pattern invalidation

Ethereum price sits between a roughly 9% breakdown risk and about a 12% pattern invalidation, according to Beincrypto, after a weak start to January that leaves traders split on direction. On the daily chart, Ethereum is forming a head-and-shoulders pattern where a close below the neckline would imply the ~9%

Wall Street banks expand into tokenized cash and crypto ETFs — Images.cointelegraph.com

Wall Street banks expand into tokenized cash and crypto ETFs

Major Wall Street banks are moving from containment to active engagement with digital assets, extending tokenized cash onto new blockchains and filing to offer crypto-linked investment products. JPMorgan announced plans to issue its US dollar-denominated JPM Coin natively on the Canton Network, with Digital Asset and Kinexys by JPMorgan extending

Cardano stalls as long-term selling rises and derivatives widen downside risk — Assets.beincrypto.com

Cardano stalls as long-term selling rises and derivatives widen downside risk

Beincrypto reports Cardano's ADA is testing breakout support after a failed breakout attempt, slipping about 2% over the past 24 hours and trending lower since January 6. ADA remains inside a falling wedge that has held since early November and has defended the $0.383 support zone. Momentum

Bitcoin mining difficulty slips to 146.4 trillion in first 2026 adjustment — Images.cointelegraph.com

Bitcoin mining difficulty slips to 146.4 trillion in first 2026 adjustment

The Bitcoin network's mining difficulty fell slightly to 146.4 trillion on Thursday in the first difficulty adjustment of 2026. CoinWarz estimates the next difficulty adjustment will occur on Jan. 22, 2026 at 04:08:12 AM UTC and will increase the Bitcoin mining difficulty from 146.47

Robinhood says it sought Ethereum’s security when building a layer-2 — Cdn.sanity.io

Robinhood says it sought Ethereum’s security when building a layer-2

CoinDesk sat down with Robinhood’s head of crypto, Johann Kerbrat, to get an update on the company’s upcoming Ethereum layer-2 network, its tokenized stocks program and its staking offerings. In the interview, Kerbrat said, "We wanted the security from Ethereum," in reference to the firm’s

Buterin urges a 'sovereign web' of privacy-first, local tools — Assets.beincrypto.com

Buterin urges a 'sovereign web' of privacy-first, local tools

Beincrypto reports that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on January 10 urged developers to build a “sovereign web” of digital tools designed to protect user independence and privacy from corporate control. Buterin argued the modern internet is optimized for corporate profit through data extraction, engagement manipulation and closed platforms — a dynamic

Starknet pins brief mainnet outage on state discrepancy between execution and proving layers — Images.cointelegraph.com

Starknet pins brief mainnet outage on state discrepancy between execution and proving layers

The team behind Starknet, an Ethereum layer‑2 scaling network, released a post‑mortem report on Monday outlining the root cause of a temporary mainnet downtime. The report said the outage stemmed from a discrepancy in network state between the blockifier execution layer and the proving layer that verifies execution.

Bitcoin community marks anniversary of Hal Finney's 'Running Bitcoin' post — Images.cointelegraph.com

Bitcoin community marks anniversary of Hal Finney's 'Running Bitcoin' post

The Bitcoin community is marking the anniversary of Hal Finney’s January 10, 2009 post saying he was "running the Bitcoin node software," a message now recalled alongside Finney’s role as the recipient of the network’s first Bitcoin transaction. Finney, born May 4, 1956, pursued a

Polygon’s POL Rallies Over 50% on Steady On‑Chain Demand as Momentum Cools — Assets.beincrypto.com

Polygon’s POL Rallies Over 50% on Steady On‑Chain Demand as Momentum Cools

Beincrypto reports POL, the Polygon network’s native token, surged more than 50% in a week on steady on‑chain demand rather than a single spike or headline-driven burst. On‑chain data shows steady usage through early January: daily unique addresses stayed firm and transaction activity rose in line with

Bitfinex whales cut BTC longs as analysts flag Wyckoff 'spring' and $135K target — Images.cointelegraph.com

Bitfinex whales cut BTC longs as analysts flag Wyckoff 'spring' and $135K target

Bitcoin whales on Bitfinex have begun reducing long positions in BTC, a move described in coverage as a classic bull signal after a year of declining overall market exposure. TradingView data shows whale long positions peaked at about 73,000 BTC in late December and have since started falling. Whales

Senate Democrats seek conflict-of-interest safeguards in crypto market-structure bill — Images.cointelegraph.com

Senate Democrats seek conflict-of-interest safeguards in crypto market-structure bill

Democratic leaders on Senate committees considering crypto market-structure legislation are reportedly pushing for conflict-of-interest guardrails to bar elected officials from profiting from ties to crypto companies, Punchbowl News reported. According to the report, Senate Democrats including Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego pressed for safeguards in the Republican-led Responsible Financial Innovation