Crypto

Crypto majors are green; BTC +1.5% at $92,000; ETH +1% at $3,130, SOL +2% at $142; XRP +1% to $2.06. DASH (+60%), IP (+30%) and XMR (+13%) led top movers; XMR hit another new ATH at $680 (now $640). Gold and Silver hit new ATHs again in the wake of the Powell investigation. The US Senate released the draft Crypto Market Clarity Act, including limits on stablecoin rewards. Senator Warren pressed the SEC over inclusion of crypto in 401ks arguing they expose retirees to too much risk. Vitalik Buterin warned crypto needs better decentralized stablecoins, citing governance capture and inflation risks. World Liberty Financial launched a crypto lending platform built around its USD1 stablecoin, attracting ~$20M. BitGo filed for a U.S. IPO targeting a ~$2B valuation as custody assets surpassed $100B. Tennessee regulators ordered Polymarket, Kalshi, and Crypto.com to halt sports prediction markets and refund users, escalating a multi-state legal fight.

Former New York mayor Eric Adams’ new NYC token fell more than 81% within about 30 minutes of its Jan. 12 launch on Solana, wiping out roughly $500 million in peak paper value. The token briefly reached an estimated market cap of $540 million–$600 million. Adams unveiled the project at a Times Square event about […] The post Former New York Mayor’s NYC memecoin rugpulls investors at launch, and the method used was shockingly brazen appeared first on CryptoSlate.

With the CLARITY Act scheduled for a markup on Thursday, some lawmakers could still be at odds over decentralized finance, stablecoins and ethical concerns. As US senators prepare to mark up a major crypto market structure bill this week, industry leaders are weighing in on proposed changes that could shape whether stablecoin holders can earn interest and rewards. According to an amended draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act released on Monday, the bill states that “a digital asset service provider may not pay any form of interest or yield [...] solely in connection with the holding of a payment stablecoin,” effectively barring passive, deposit-like returns on stablecoin balances. The draft leaves room for structured reward mechanisms, as stablecoin rewards would not be prohibited under certain circumstances, including “providing liquidity or collateral” or “governance, validation, staking, or other ecosystem participation.” Read more

Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron told Cointelegraph that the acquisitions position the network as a regulated payments platform built to move stablecoins onchain at scale. Polygon Labs has agreed to acquire US-based crypto payments company Coinme and wallet infrastructure provider Sequence in deals valued at more than $250 million, Fortune reported on Monday. The acquisitions give the Ethereum scaling blockchain access to Coinme’s network of US money-transmitter licenses and fiat on- and off-ramps, alongside Sequence’s embedded wallets and cross-chain payments tools for banks, fintechs and enterprises. According to an X post from Polygon, the two companies will help form the foundation of what it calls the “Polygon Open Money Stack,” combining blockchain rails, regulated money movement and wallet infrastructure into a single platform designed for onchain payments. Read more

Bitcoin made new weekly highs above $93,000 despite a delay in the CLARITY Act legislation by US lawmakers. Can BTC hold its gains without a surge in ETF flows and retail investor demand? Bitcoin’s (BTC) price made a new weekly high of $93,500 on Jan. 13 as lawmakers pushed back deliberations on the long-awaited CLARITY Act, a bill designed to define crypto market structure in the United States. Key takeaways: Bitcoin continues to rally despite the CLARITY Act markup being pushed to late January. Read more

One analyst thinks the bull run is far from being over, predicting a jump to a new historic peak of $144,000.

The largest cryptocurrency is now facing a key "resistance" zone at $93,500-$95,000, which has capped its price for nearly two months.

Former Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), recently stated that the UAE generates surplus power in order to cover “three days” of high demand each year, making Bitcoin a buyer of last resort for energy that would otherwise go unused. Stripping away the specifics, the logic holds: mining turns curtailed or stranded electricity into revenue when […] The post Energy grid operators are ignoring Bitcoin’s stabilization benefits to chase a wealthier, less flexible buyer appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ukraine has blocked the Polymarket prediction platform and nearly 200 other unlicensed online gambling websites after regulators cited war-related betting and licensing violations. The post Ukraine Blocks Polymarket Over ‘War Bets’ as Global Crackdown Widens appeared first on Cryptonews.

CZ warned traders that buying meme coins inspired by his jokes is likely to end in losses, not profits or long-term value.

KRAKacquisition Corp., a newly formed blank check firm linked to crypto exchange Kraken, proposed a $250 million public offering.

[PRESS RELEASE – Be’er Sheva, Israel, January 13th, 2026] Fors, a prediction market aggregation platform built on Solana, today announced the release of its beta version, designed to address fragmentation and inefficiencies across modern prediction markets. Prediction markets covering multiple categories, including politics, sports, macroeconomic events, cryptocurrencies, and global developments, have expanded rapidly in recent […]

Bitcoin may take the lead over gold in 2026 as liquidity expansion and cycle fractals point to a rally that can take BTC price to $144,000. Bitcoin’s (BTC) 52-week correlation with gold reached zero for the first time since mid-2022 and may turn negative by the end of January. Key takeaways: BTC–gold divergence has historically preceded strong Bitcoin rallies. Read more

Why regulation favors stablecoins over Bitcoin for salaries and how compliance, volatility and payroll rules are shaping crypto wage adoption worldwide. Crypto payroll refers to paying employee salaries using blockchain-based digital currencies. Employers may use crypto payroll instead of traditional fiat currency or alongside it. You can set up crypto payroll in several ways: Read more

Bitcoin has maintained stability above $92,000 while derivatives metrics show rising open interest and call-heavy positioning. Institutional desks have watched options gamma flows tighten around key resistance levels, with leverage setting up for a potential volatility breakout. The post Bitcoin Holds $92K; Options Skew Stays Call-Heavy appeared first on Cryptonews.

The eight-figure investment in Genius Trading highlights how execution-focused tools are gaining relevance as crypto trading activity spreads across blockchains. YZi Labs, an independent investment firm led by Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, has invested in onchain trading terminal Genius Trading, highlighting growing investor attention on cross-chain trading infrastructure. While financial terms were not disclosed, YZi Labs said Tuesday that it made an eight-figure investment in the company. Zhao is also joining Genius Trading as an advisor, according to the announcement. The investment suggests that cross-chain trading terminals are increasingly being viewed as core market infrastructure rather than purely user-facing tools, as activity continues to spread across multiple blockchains and liquidity venues.  Read more

Bitcoin options open interest continues to outpace futures, marking a move away from leverage-driven speculation toward volatility and risk-management strategies.

The draft provision would treat tokens as “non-ancillary” assets, exempt from SEC securities rules, if they were in an ETF by 2026.

The LUIXX fund has been modified to hold short-term US Treasuries and meet stablecoin reserve standards. The DIGXX fund now offers an onchain share class.

The banking lobby’s efforts to revisit or reinterpret Congress’ decisions regarding stablecoin rewards are driven by attempts to re-litigate settled law and blunt competition after the fact, argues Blockchain Association’s Summer Mersinger.