Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

According to a ChainCatcher report citing DL News, a South Korean "00s generation" drug trafficker who used cryptocurrency to launder money and conduct drug transactions has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $4.2 million by Ulsan District Court. Three of his accomplices received sentenc...

The Bitcoin cycle shows repeated consolidation before major bull phases.Volatility compresses while nominal price targets expand in each cycle.Early bull transitions occur in zones of skepticism and accumulation.The Bitcoin cycle demonstrates consistent historical patterns, with accumulation, volati...

According to a report by Cryptopolitan, the Cardano hard fork working group has proposed naming the 2026 hard fork upgrade to protocol version 11 "van Rossem," in honor of DRep Max van Rossem, who has made significant contributions to blockchain governance. This upgrade will improve node security, l...

BlockBeats news: On January 14, according to data released by Deribit's official team, a large volume of options trading occurred today. A user paid a total of $1.14 million in premiums in two separate transactions, purchasing 1,200 BTC each of the $98,000 January-end call options, indicating a bull...

Market Shifts Driven by October Liquidation Event Bring Confidence Back to Major CryptocurrenciesFollowing a substantial liquidation event in October, retail traders have shown signs of rebalancing their portfolios, shifting focus back to major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether. This movement ...

BlockBeats news: On January 14, according to Decrypt, Galaxy Research issued a warning that the draft of the "Crypto Market Structure Act" (Clarity Act) currently under review by the Senate Banking Committee would significantly expand the U.S. Treasury's financial surveillance powers. The draft incl...

$458M liquidated in just 60 minutesShort positions made up over $419M of the totalThe rapid move suggests a sharp market bounceIn a dramatic hour for the crypto market, more than $458 million in leveraged positions were liquidated, marking one of the most intense liquidation events in recent weeks. ...

According to a ChainCatcher report, since mid-2025, Bitcoin has started to decouple from the growth of the global M2 money supply (i.e., the total amount of money in circulation in the market, including cash, checking accounts, savings deposits, etc.), and this trend has become even more pronounced ...

BlockBeats News, January 14, according to... Hyperinsight Monitoring: "Battlefield Warrior" trader (0x4331c) is shorting 42.25 BTC with 40x leverage, at an average entry price of $94,680.1. The floating loss is $29,000.Previously, this address had completed 159 trades, with only 4 resulting in a tot...

According to ChainCatcher, based on SoSoValue data, the total net inflow of XRP spot ETFs was $12.98 million on January 13 (Eastern Time in the U.S.). The largest net inflow for a spot XRP ETF on that day was the Grayscale XRP ETF (ticker: GXRP), which saw a net inflow of $7.86 million in a single ...

Original | Odaily Planet Daily (@OdailyChina)Author | Asher (@Asher_0210)Last night, ETHGas Post an articleAnnounce the token economic model and express thatThe eligibility snapshot for the token airdrop will be taken at 8:00 AM Beijing Time on January 19.At the same time, after the token launch, th...

According to ChainCatcher, citing Reuters, France's financial market authority (AMF) stated that nearly one-third of cryptocurrency companies in France without EU licenses have yet to inform regulators whether they plan to apply for a license or will cease operations by July. Out of approximately 9...

Paxos has experienced significant growth over the past year, with its total asset market value surging from $1.2 billion in January 2025 to $6.8 billion currently, representing an increase of over 450%. According to data from TokenTerminal, the PayPal stablecoin PYUSD, issued by Paxos, contributed ...

BlockBeats news: On January 14, Germany's second-largest bank, DZ Bank, announced that it had received approval from Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) by the end of December to operate its cryptocurrency platform, "meinKry...

Odaily Planet News: FTX has announced its latest distribution plan, with the next round of distributions expected to be recorded on February 14, 2026, and officially launched on March 31, 2026.Meanwhile, FTX has submitted an amended notice to the court, proposing to reduce the disputed claims reserv...