Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

BlockBeats news: On January 14, Bitcoin mining company Bitfarms announced the appointment of Edie Hofmeister as chair of its board of directors, succeeding Brian Howlett, who has served as chair since 2024. Howlett will continue to serve as an independent director. Bitfarms stated that this personne...

Odaily Planet News: Spot gold has surged above 4,640 USD per ounce, rising 1.19% for the day. New York gold futures have also broken through 4,650 USD per ounce, gaining 1.11% on the day. Spot silver has climbed above 92 USD per ounce, with a cumulative increase of over 20 USD in the first month of ...

Bitcoin has moved above $94,000 after staying in a tight range for more than seven weeks. The breakout has shifted market focus to higher levels, with $105,000 to $106,000 now being watched.The breakout, marked by increased trading activity, pushed Bitcoin sharply higher, reaching $96,800, a two-mon...

BlockBeats News: On January 14, Ed Clissold, Chief U.S. Strategist at Ned Davis Research, plans to coin a new term — "Big MAC Trade." The acronym stands for "Big Midterms Are Coming." He wants to use this concept to summarize his view that... The core theme of the U.S. stock market in 2026: The poli...

In a landmark shift for digital finance, the market capitalization for tokenized gold exploded by 177% throughout 2025, fundamentally reshaping the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization landscape and signaling a massive migration of traditional gold liquidity onto blockchain networks. This unprecedent...

Hoskinson said Trump Coin politicized crypto, fueled scams, and hurt public trust during a critical window for regulation.He argued memecoin fallout stalled Senate progress on GENIUS and CLARITY, turning crypto into a partisan wedge issue.Hoskinson criticized weak White House coordination and surpri...

As Congress crafts legislation to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets markets, a slew of new research is underscoring the risks to small businesses and job creation posed by a critical issue in this debate: the payment of interest, yield or rewards on payment stablecoin holdings. Whi...

Monad announced that it will jointly host the first 2026 Greater China event, "Rebel in Paradise AI Hackathon," with OpenBuild next week. The hackathon will run from January 19 to February 28. Event partners include: - **Technical/ecosystem support**: Kimi, Zhipu, Doubao, YouWare, Rokid, Silicon Fl...

Bitwise’s spot Chainlink ETF offers direct LINK exposure via NYSE Arca.The ETF trades as CLNK with a 0.34% fee and an early fee waiver.The ETF approval signals rising acceptance of altcoin ETFs in the US.Bitwise Asset Management has received approval to list its Chainlink ETF on the NYSE Arca.This l...

Odaily Planet News: According to DeFiLlama's statistics, Aptos has set new on-chain application revenue records for two consecutive weeks. From December 22 to 28, 2025, the platform generated approximately $1.65 million in revenue, which increased to $1.75 million in the following week, from Decembe...

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...

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 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...

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 $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...