Analysts said the outflows reflect a temporary derisking from institutional investors, rather than a fundamental rejection of crypto's value.
The new AI-powered crypto trading platforms are aimed at replacing traditional trading charts and order books with trading execution offered through natural language processing.
Galaxy plans a $100 million hedge fund launching in Q1, allocating capital across crypto and financial services equities, the FT reported.
Solana Mobile has launched its native SKR token to support its Seeker smartphone ecosystem. The SKR token has released through an airdrop on the Solana network for eligible Seeker phone users and app developers based on their activity. Meanwhile, users have 90 days to claim their tokens, or they will return to the airdrop pool. …
Monero (XMR) entered the week under pressure as the broader crypto market cooled, dragging privacy coins lower alongside Bitcoin’s retracement. After weeks of significant upside, Monero price abruptly lost momentum, sliding more than 15% today and violated the $500 support zone. The move has shifted sentiment from quiet confidence to caution, forcing traders to reassess …
Bhutan’s sovereign wealth fund, Druk Holding and Investments, will deploy a national validator on the Sei Network in the first quarter of 2026. Building on its crypto initiatives since 2019, including mining over 11,000 Bitcoins using surplus hydroelectric power and enabling crypto payments for tourists, this move strengthens Sei’s decentralization. It also supports Bhutan’s broader …
BTC and major altcoins saw early signs of stabilization after macro-driven losses.
Ripple President Monica Long stated that the crypto market is entering what many call its “production era. She believes that by 2026, banks and major companies will fully use crypto-based solutions, not just test them. According to her, crypto is becoming a core part of modern finance and could reach 50% of Fortune 500 companies. …
Galaxy plans to deploy a new hedge fund strategy that targets both crypto tokens and traditional financial stocks as the “up-only” phase fades.
Starting March 1, 2026, Steak n Shake will give hourly employees at its 400 company-operated U.S. locations a Bitcoin bonus of $0.21 per hour via Fold app integration. The rewards will vest after two years to promote employee loyalty. This initiative follows the chain’s May 2025 Bitcoin payment rollout, which increased same-store sales by 15 …
Galaxy's hedge fund launch amid market volatility highlights confidence in digital assets and potential growth in regulatory and tech-driven sectors.
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Zcash (ZEC) price has extended its corrective phase after dropping more than 12% over the past week. The move has pushed the price back into a higher-risk zone, and hence what looks like a routine pullback may transform into a clearer bearish continuation. Momentum and structure both lean lower, and the price is now trading …
The new tool helps Zcash nodes discover peers faster and more safely as they join the network.
Trove Markets’ new token collapsed almost immediately after trading began, wiping out the vast majority of early gains and leaving many backers angry and confused. The drop was brutal. Traders who bought early watched their holdings shrink by about 95% in a matter of hours. Related Reading: Bitcoin Bulls Fired Up As Saylor Teases ‘Bigger Orange’ After Huge Buy Token Price Plunges After Launch Initial prices implied a market value near $20 million. Based on reports, the token fell to roughly $0.0008 per unit, trimming the market cap to below $1–2 million. Some wallets unloaded huge chunks of coins right after the token generation event. That selling pressure coincided with a flood of posts on social platforms calling the launch a rug pull. Trove Had Raised Millions Before The Fall According to reports, the project raised roughly $11.5 million in its public sale. The Trove team announced it would keep about $9.4 million to fund further work and pay for a switch of blockchains. Refunds totaling about $2.44 million were returned to some investors, and another $100,000 was earmarked for additional reimbursements. The numbers left many buyers feeling shortchanged and asking why a large share of the money stayed with the team. Team Keeps Majority Of Funds On-chain analysts and tracing tools flagged unusual transfers tied to a handful of new accounts. Reports note that a meaningful slice of the token supply moved into one cluster of wallets, and some transfers were routed through services like ChangeHero. That activity raised questions about whether all token allocations were handled openly. Legal calls and demands for public audits followed soon after. Investors reacted quickly. Some demanded full refunds. Others threatened legal steps. Community moderators and influencers amplified complaints and demanded clear timelines for fixes. We’re pivoting Trove to Solana. After recent sentiment around Trove, the liquidity partner that had been supporting our Hyperliquid path chose to unwind their 500k $HYPE position. That was their decision and we fully respect it. This changes our constraints: we’re no longer… — unwise (@unwisecap) January 18, 2026 Trove posted updates, saying a partner had pulled out and that the pivot to Solana was necessary to keep the project alive. The team promised to continue building and to be more open about their choices, while pledging to deliver a working platform that might justify holding the funds. https://t.co/sc8b59sjYE — TROVE (@TroveMarkets) January 19, 2026 Related Reading: Bitcoin Senses Risk As Trump Balks At Europe With Major Tariffs Trust Hinges On Delivery And Transparency What happens next will matter more than the words now being exchanged. If the team can show tangible progress on the exchange and create real trading depth, some anger may fade. If not, the episode could be used as a warning: token sales that change terms late in the process can trigger swift market punishment and reputational damage. Regulatory scrutiny could also increase if large sums are held after a collapse like this. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
Nansen has launched integrated AI-driven trading, enabling onchain execution across Solana and Base via its web and mobile apps.
The funding comes as artists and technologists press for clearer rules around how AI is trained and used across the entertainment industry.
Secondary watch prices are up about 4% over six months, even as crypto slides and gold and silver absorb the macro stress trade.
Bhutan is adding to its growing list of blockchain initiatives. It already runs a Bitcoin mining operation and also launched a self-sovereign ID system powered by Ethereum.
On January 20, major spot crypto ETFs faced significant outflows as market sentiment turned cautious. Bitcoin ETFs saw roughly $483 million leave, with Grayscale’s GBTC dropping $161 million and Fidelity’s FBTC losing $152 million. Ethereum ETFs ended a five-day inflow streak, seeing $230 million withdrawn. XRP ETFs declined by $53.3 million overall, despite a $2 …
It comes as divisions deepen within the crypto industry over whether to accept imperfect legislation now or risk tougher rules later.
On-chain data shows the largest of Chainlink whales have been accumulating recently even as the cryptocurrency’s price has slipped below $13.00. Top 100 Chainlink Whales Have Been Expanding Their Supply In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Santiment has talked about the latest trend in the holdings of the 100 largest addresses present on the Chainlink network. Related Reading: Bitcoin IFP Hints At Potential Turnaround: What It Means This category of holders naturally includes the large whales, investors who carry sums significant enough to have some influence on the blockchain. As such, their combined supply can be worth keeping an eye on. Below is the chart shared by Santiment that shows the trend in the supply of the 100 largest Chainlink addresses over the last few months. As displayed in the graph, the Chainlink supply held by the top 100 addresses went up in November as the cryptocurrency’s price plummeted, a possible sign that big-money investors were loading up. These whales shed some of their holdings in December and the first week of January, but recently, they have showed signs of renewed accumulation as LINK’s price has plunged below the $13.00 level. Compared to the start of November, the cohort’s holdings are up 16.1 million tokens. “As retail sells off due to impatience & FUD, it’s common to see smart money gather up more $LINK to prepare for (or cause) the next pump,” explained the analytics firm. It now remains to be seen whether this accumulation will have any effect on the cryptocurrency. Chainlink isn’t the only asset that has seen movements from large investors recently. As Santiment has highlighted in another X post, Bitcoin sharks and whales have participated in net buying over the last nine days. In the context of BTC, sharks and whales are defined as investors holding between 10 to 10,000 tokens. Below is a chart that shows how the supply of these investors has changed since late July. As is visible in the graph, the Bitcoin sharks and whales have increased their combined supply by 36,322 BTC in the last nine days, equivalent to an increase of 0.27%. Interestingly, the large investors have held on despite the fact that the asset’s price has gone through a retrace over the past few days. Related Reading: $790 Million In Crypto Longs Decimated As Bitcoin Plunges To $93,000 However, the same hasn’t been true for the opposite end of the market, the retail entities. These investors, corresponding to addresses holding less than 0.01 BTC, have shed 132 BTC (0.28%) in the same window. LINK Price At the time of writing, Chainlink is floating around $12.33, down more than 10% in the last seven days. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
Grayscale continued its pattern of trust-to-ETF conversions with the NEAR Trust despite declining fund performance.
As Republicans look to notch policy wins ahead of the midterms, Trump advisor Patrick Witt says the market structure bill must include compromises to advance in the Senate.
Bitcoiner Jameson Lopp shared data on Tuesday showing that the number of X posts containing the word “Bitcoin” fell by around a third in 2025 compared to 2024.
Traders see $0.124 as a near-term line in the sand, with a failure there risking a slide toward the $0.123 to $0.122 area.
The broader crypto market is taking a breather. The global tensions over tariffs, the Greenland acquisition, Japan bonds, etc have been negatively impacting the cryptos. As a result, the Bitcoin price tumbled below $90,000, dragging the Ethereum price below $3000. The other top cryptos also faced a similar pullback, but the prices of some of …
Dogecoin started a fresh decline below the $0.1280 zone against the US Dollar. DOGE is now consolidating losses and might face hurdles near $0.130. DOGE price started a fresh decline below the $0.120 level. The price is trading below the $0.1280 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.130 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could extend losses if it stays below $0.1300 and $0.1320. Dogecoin Price Dives Below Support Dogecoin price started a fresh decline after it closed below $0.1320, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. DOGE declined below the $0.1280 and $0.1220 support levels. The price even traded below $0.1180. A low was formed near $0.1155, and the price is now showing bearish signs. There was a recovery wave above $0.120. The price climbed above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $0.1512 swing high to the $0.1155 low. Dogecoin price is now trading below the $0.1280 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. If there is a recovery wave, immediate resistance on the upside is near the $0.1280 level. The first major resistance for the bulls could be near the $0.130 level and the trend line. The next major resistance is near the $0.1330 level or the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $0.1512 swing high to the $0.1155 low. A close above the $0.1330 resistance might send the price toward the $0.1375 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $0.140 level. The next major stop for the bulls might be $0.1420. Another Decline In DOGE? If DOGE’s price fails to climb above the $0.1300 level, it could continue to move down. Initial support on the downside is near the $0.1215 level. The next major support is near the $0.120 level. The main support sits at $0.1150. If there is a downside break below the $0.1150 support, the price could decline further. In the stated case, the price might slide toward the $0.1120 level or even $0.1050 in the near term. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for DOGE/USD is now losing momentum in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for DOGE/USD is now below the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $0.1215 and $0.1200. Major Resistance Levels – $0.1300 and $0.1330.
A global risk-off wave tied to Trump’s tariff threats, tensions with Europe and a shock selloff in Japanese bonds pushed investors out of risky trades.
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin Inter-exchange Flow Pulse (IFP) has shown early signs of a turnaround recently, suggesting tokens have started moving into derivatives platforms. Bitcoin IFP Is Turning Around, But Not Yet Inside Bull Market Zone As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, the Bitcoin IFP has seemingly hit a bottom recently. The “IFP” is an indicator that measures the amount of BTC that’s flowing between spot and derivatives exchanges. When the value of this metric is rising, it means the investors are making a higher amount of transactions from spot to derivatives platforms. Such a trend suggests speculative interest in the market is going up. Related Reading: $790 Million In Crypto Longs Decimated As Bitcoin Plunges To $93,000 On the other hand, the indicator witnessing a decline implies traders may be pulling back on risk as they are sending a lower number of tokens to derivatives markets. Now, here is a chart that shows the trend in the Bitcoin IFP, as well as its 90-day moving average (MA), over the past decade: As displayed in the above graph, the Bitcoin IFP hit a high in the first quarter of 2025 and reversed course, suggesting speculative activity began to decline. Soon after the start of this downtrend, the metric slipped under its 90-day MA. CryptoQuant considers such a crossover to be a bearish one, labeling periods with the indicator below the 90-day MA to correspond to bear markets or corrections. Interestingly, while the cryptocurrency went on to see rejuvenation of bullish momentum and set a new all-time high (ATH) later in 2025, the market environment leaned bearish from the perspective of the IFP, with the metric’s value holding a steady downward trajectory. Recently, however, the early signs of a shift may have finally emerged, as the IFP has shown a turnaround. This increase in derivatives exchange flows has come for Bitcoin as its price has gone through a recovery surge. For now, though, the indicator is still floating at a notable distance under its 90-day MA. In the past, a break beyond this line has usually led to bullish price action for the cryptocurrency, so such a crossover could potentially be a positive sign this time as well. Whether speculative activity related to the asset will rise enough to overcome this threshold only remains to be seen. Related Reading: Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Take Profits: 41,800 BTC Sent To Exchanges Speaking of speculation, the Bitcoin Open Interest, a measure of the amount of BTC positions open on all derivatives exchanges, has surged 3.2% alongside BTC’s pullback in the past day, as CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn has highlighted in an X post. BTC Price Bitcoin has gone through a plunge over the last couple of days that has taken its price from $95,000 to $91,200. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
Noble is seeking better developer access and a more robust tech stack to build its new EVM-compatible stablecoin-focused blockchain, which will launch in March.