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Bitcoin Price Eyes $100,000 as Spot Buying Squeezes Shorts

Key insightsBitcoin rose 4.65% to about 95,190, driven mainly by spot buying, according to Will Clemente.Short sellers lost about 269 million dollars as liquidations accelerated, per CoinGlass data.On-chain data showed limited retail activity, with larger investors positioning amid U.S. market struc...

Polygon Completes $250M Acquisition of Coinme and Sequence to Strengthen Stablecoin Strategy

Original | Odaily Planet Daily (@OdailyChina)Author | Dingdong (@XiaMiPP)On January 13, Polygon Labs announced that it has completed the acquisition of cryptocurrency startups Coinme and Sequence, with the total acquisition price exceeding 250 million US dollarsHowever, Polygon Labs has refused to d...

21Shares Launches Hybrid Bitcoin-Gold ETF in London Amid Rising ETP Demand

21Shares launched a Bitcoin Gold ETF in London after FCA approval expanded regulated retail crypto access in the UK.The ETF rebalances monthly using inverse volatility to reduce risk while keeping exposure to Bitcoin upside potential.UK crypto ETP volumes surged after the retail ban ended placing Lo...

Monero (XMR) Hits All-Time High of $716 Amid Privacy Token Rally

Key takeawaysXMR has hit an all-time high price of $716 after adding 4% to its value in the last 24 hours.The rally comes as privacy tokens have been recording gains since the start of the year.XMR continues its rally, hits an ATH of $716Monero (XMR) continued its excellent start to the year after h...

Kalshi Traders Assign 15% Odds for Bitcoin to Reach $150K by June 2026

Kalshi traders assign 15% odds for $BTC to hit $150KPrediction reflects market uncertainty and sentimentLong-term bullish trend still possible despite low oddsKalshi Traders Set Low Odds for $BTC SurgeAccording to traders on Kalshi, there is currently a 15% chance that Bitcoin ($BTC) will reach $150...

Wintermute Identifies Three Conditions for Altcoin Market Recovery in 2026

The ailing altcoin market could still break out of its funk and rally again, according to analysts at Wintermute. In a January 13 report, the crypto market maker laid out three conditions that could kickstart a boom in smaller crypto assets, which has become an expected part of crypto bull markets....

JustLend DAO Total Value Locked (TVL) Exceeds $7.08 Billion, Distributes More Than $192 Million in Community Incentives

According to ChainCatcher, the total value locked (TVL) on the JustLend DAO platform has exceeded $7.08 billion, as announced by the official. The platform has cumulatively distributed over $192 million in incentives to the community and has provided secure and efficient DeFi services to more than 4...

Animoca Brands Acquires Somo to Expand Web3 Collectibles Strategy

Animoca Brands has moved to strengthen its position in digital collectibles after acquiring gaming and collectibles studio Somo, expanding its footprint in Web3-native entertainment.Key Takeaways:Animoca Brands acquired Somo to expand its Web3 collectibles strategy.The deal aligns with a sharp early...

XRP Price Jumps 3.5% as Ripple Secures Luxembourg EMI License

XRP price jumps 3.5% after Ripple gains Luxembourg EMI license approval.XRP’s trading volume has surged 74%, signalling strong market and institutional interest.The immediate XRP price support lies at $2.08, while the immediate resistance is at $2.29.Ripple has secured preliminary approval for an El...

Germany's DZ Bank Secures MiCA License for Retail Crypto Trading

Germany’s DZ Bank revealed it received regulatory approval from BaFin under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, enabling it to offer meinKrypto, a digital asset trading platform targeted at retail clients through the cooperative banking system.The announcement follows a b...

FutureSwap on Arbitrum Chain Suffers Reentrancy Attack, Losing $74,000

BlockBeats news: On January 14, according to monitoring by BlockSec Phalcon, FutureSwap's contract on the Arbitrum chain was attacked again, with an estimated loss of about $74,000. This attack exploited a reentrancy vulnerability. The attacker executed a two-step process: first, three days prior, t...

Tether CEO Announces WDK Now Supports RGB Protocol

BlockBeats news: On January 14, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino tweeted that Tether's Wallet Development Kit (WDK) is continuously expanding and now supports the RGB protocol.

Bitwise Report Shows Gold and Bitcoin Complement Each Other in Market Cycles

Bitcoin and gold are often pitted against each other as competing hedges against inflation and currency debasement. However, the data suggests that the strongest portfolios hold both.In fact, experts from Bitwise found that gold consistently cushions downside during market drawdowns, while BTC tends...

Shiba Inu Breakout Hinges on Positive Crypto Market Conditions

SHIB KNIGHT, a long-standing crypto investor, highlighted a breakout for Shiba Inu but suggested it would need a positive crypto market to sustain.The analyst raised this sentiment in a recent tweet. According to him, SHIB could resume its price recovery, but he identified the need for cryptocurrenc...

XRP ETFs Recover $40M Outflow Recorded on Jan. 7

The XRP ETFs have now officially recovered the $40 million worth of capital outflow they recorded earlier this year.This comes on the back of the latest inflow data, as the products attracted $12.98 million worth of capital influx on Jan. 13, according to data provided by market analytics resource S...

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