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CoinTerminal’s Max Stochyk Duarte on token launches, retail protection, and surviving 2026

CryptoSlate - 19:37 Jan 20, 2026

In the latest SlateCast, Liam “Akiba” Wright and Nate Whitehill sat down with Maximiliano Stochyk Duarte to unpack what makes token launches succeed as the market heads into 2026. Duarte argued that the bar has risen: retail attention is harder to earn, and projects without a real business model risk failing quickly. CoinTerminal’s launchpad pitch […] The post CoinTerminal’s Max Stochyk Duarte on token launches, retail protection, and surviving 2026 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin traders are dumping billions into insurance in case the price drops to $75k as June options expiry creates a high-stakes price trap

CryptoSlate - 17:45 Jan 20, 2026

Bitcoin’s June 26 options expiry provides a clean snapshot of how risk is being framed several months out, and the picture that emerges is one of deliberate insurance. Total open interest for the expiry sits near $3.92 billion in notional terms as of Jan. 20, with puts outnumbering calls at roughly 23.28K versus 19.87K contracts. […] The post Bitcoin traders are dumping billions into insurance in case the price drops to $75k as June options expiry creates a high-stakes price trap appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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While 71% are in profit XRP just triggered a rare signal last seen in 2022 that could paralyze rallies for months

CryptoSlate - 16:15 Jan 20, 2026

XRP's on-chain structure now mirrors a precarious moment from early 2022, when short-term accumulation beneath longer-term cost bases set the stage for prolonged sideways chop. Glassnode flagged the pattern on Jan. 19: investors active over the 1-week to 1-month window are buying below the realized price of the 6- to 12-month cohort. That age-band inversion […] The post While 71% are in profit XRP just triggered a rare signal last seen in 2022 that could paralyze rallies for months appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Why Metaplanet is the only Bitcoin treasury surviving a brutal market shift that left Strategy investors totally exposed

CryptoSlate - 14:05 Jan 20, 2026

Vanguard increased its position in Metaplanet from 14.12 million shares at the end of November to 15.64 million shares by Dec. 31, an 11% jump that sent speculation rippling through Bitcoin (BTC) treasury circles. The move arrived at a moment when digital asset treasury companies had spent months nursing underwater positions and watching their market […] The post Why Metaplanet is the only Bitcoin treasury surviving a brutal market shift that left Strategy investors totally exposed appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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ICE is ditching traditional banks to settle NYSE trades with tokenized cash, and the hidden risks are actually massive

CryptoSlate - 11:45 Jan 20, 2026

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced plans on Jan. 19 to develop a new trading platform for tokenized US-listed equities and exchange-traded funds. While the headline features include stablecoin-based funding and blockchain integration, the initiative represents a deeper structural bet on the future of market infrastructure where settlement […] The post ICE is ditching traditional banks to settle NYSE trades with tokenized cash, and the hidden risks are actually massive appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Natural gas surged 17% yesterday and it’s triggering a macro trap that could suddenly tank Bitcoin prices

CryptoSlate - 09:37 Jan 20, 2026

Natural gas prices surged 17.76% on Jan. 19, driven by cold forecasts across Northeast Asia and Europe, tightening liquidity in global LNG markets, and short-covering in European storage inventories sitting 15% points below the five-year average. For most crypto traders, a weather-driven commodity spike registers as irrelevant noise. Something for energy desks to manage, not […] The post Natural gas surged 17% yesterday and it’s triggering a macro trap that could suddenly tank Bitcoin prices appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin could be your only liferaft as Bank of England experts brace for alien disclosure chaos

CryptoSlate - 19:30 Jan 19, 2026

Bitcoin could emerge as a long-term winner if global authorities confirm the existence of non-human intelligence, even if the immediate fallout triggers a severe financial shock. Over the weekend, reports emerged that Helen McCaw, a former senior analyst at the Bank of England, urged Governor Andrew Bailey to consider contingency planning for a scenario in […] The post Bitcoin could be your only liferaft as Bank of England experts brace for alien disclosure chaos appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin faces a massive liquidity shift as these five crypto gatekeepers prepare to tighten the remaining market chokepoints

CryptoSlate - 17:15 Jan 19, 2026

Bitcoin pricing in 2026 may hinge on officials and executives who set dollar liquidity, US market access, ETF distribution, stablecoin settlement capacity, and exchange venue rules, based on a market-structure framework that prioritizes chokepoints over social reach. The scale of each chokepoint is measurable in flows, assets, and supply, which makes a short watch list […] The post Bitcoin faces a massive liquidity shift as these five crypto gatekeepers prepare to tighten the remaining market chokepoints appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Trump just broke from his tariff threat playbook for the first time causing Bitcoin to miss Sunday night relief rally

CryptoSlate - 15:05 Jan 19, 2026

On Monday morning, the market did that thing it always does when politics stops being background noise and starts grabbing the steering wheel. Screens went red, chats filled with the same half-jokes about “macro,” and Bitcoin slipped back under the psychological levels traders had just spent the weekend defending. The headline risk had a familiar […] The post Trump just broke from his tariff threat playbook for the first time causing Bitcoin to miss Sunday night relief rally appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Why Bitcoin investors should worry about a 17% fertilizer surge that threatens to blow up the cooling inflation narrative

CryptoSlate - 13:15 Jan 19, 2026

Bitcoin investors may be watching CPI prints, but the real inflation stress is showing up in stranger places. Inflation looks like it’s easing, until you zoom in. Beef prices are up sharply, fertilizer costs are reaccelerating, and several niche input series are diverging in ways that don’t fit the clean “cooling” narrative. For Bitcoin, that […] The post Why Bitcoin investors should worry about a 17% fertilizer surge that threatens to blow up the cooling inflation narrative appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin just failed its biggest ‘digital gold’ test, and the reason why should have every investor deeply worried

CryptoSlate - 11:25 Jan 19, 2026

Bitcoin price succumbed to a violent selloff on Monday while gold and silver surged to all-time highs following President Donald Trump‘s threat of sweeping new tariffs on European allies. According to CryptoSlate's data, BTC slipped below $93,000 within minutes during early Asian trading hours, after trading comfortably in the mid-$95,000s just moments earlier. This price […] The post Bitcoin just failed its biggest ‘digital gold’ test, and the reason why should have every investor deeply worried appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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The Legend Reimagined: SUN.io’s “Sun Wukong” Chinese Rebrand Powers a New DeFi Value Flywheel

CryptoSlate - 10:50 Jan 19, 2026

On January 19 (SGT), SUN.io, TRON's flagship project, announced a strategic Chinese branding upgrade, reintroducing itself as “Sun Wukong” (“孙悟空,” the Monkey King) alongside a refreshed visual identity. Tapping into the deep cultural resonance of the legendary Monkey King, this move is designed to establish a strong cultural layer for TRON's DeFi ecosystem—one that combines […] The post The Legend Reimagined: SUN.io’s “Sun Wukong” Chinese Rebrand Powers a New DeFi Value Flywheel appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Coinbase accused of “rug pull” as the White House weighs killing the CLARITY Act over yield

CryptoSlate - 09:39 Jan 19, 2026

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly sparred with crypto reporter Eleanor Terrett this week after she questioned the exchange’s stance on crypto regulation, prompting an exchange that quickly spilled onto social media and reignited tensions between industry leaders and the broader community. Senate Banking postponed its planned Jan. 15 markup of the CLARITY Act, leaving timing […] The post Coinbase accused of “rug pull” as the White House weighs killing the CLARITY Act over yield appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Ethereum may finally kill “trust me” wallets in 2026, and Vitalik says the fix is already shipping

CryptoSlate - 20:55 Jan 18, 2026

Vitalik Buterin framed 2026 as the year Ethereum reverses a decade of convenience-first compromises. His thesis: the protocol stayed trustless, but the defaults drifted. Wallets outsourced verification to centralized RPCs. Decentralized applications became server-dependent behemoths that leak user data to dozens of endpoints. Block building is concentrated in the hands of a few sophisticated actors. […] The post Ethereum may finally kill “trust me” wallets in 2026, and Vitalik says the fix is already shipping appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin is lagging while metals soar, but this rare divergence preceded every major crypto breakout since 2019

CryptoSlate - 18:45 Jan 18, 2026

Gold and copper have moved higher even as the Federal Reserve continues to signal patience on rate cuts, a divergence that shows how markets tend to price liquidity conditions ahead of formal policy shifts rather than wait for confirmation from central banks. These metals are responding to changes in real yields, funding conditions, and forward […] The post Bitcoin is lagging while metals soar, but this rare divergence preceded every major crypto breakout since 2019 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin is the only “escape valve” left as the ECB warns a political tussle will soon destabilize the dollar

CryptoSlate - 16:15 Jan 18, 2026

European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane delivered a warning that most markets treated as European housekeeping: the ECB can stay on its easing path for now, but a Federal Reserve “tussle” over mandate independence could destabilize global markets through higher US term premiums and a reassessment of the dollar's role. Lane's framing matters because […] The post Bitcoin is the only “escape valve” left as the ECB warns a political tussle will soon destabilize the dollar appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Ethereum staking just hit a $118B record at 30% of all coins, but one whale might be skewing the signal

CryptoSlate - 14:35 Jan 18, 2026

More than 36 million ETH is now staked in Ethereum's proof-of-stake system, close to 30% of the circulating supply and worth over $118 billion at recent prices. That headline number sounds like a clean vote of confidence: holders are locking up their ETH to secure the network, collect yield, and signal they’re in no rush […] The post Ethereum staking just hit a $118B record at 30% of all coins, but one whale might be skewing the signal appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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How crypto is being devoured by TradFi, killing Satoshi’s dream by rewarding centralization

CryptoSlate - 12:05 Jan 18, 2026

Bitcoin’s price, and thus the entire crypto market, is increasingly being anchored by flows through regulated wrappers. Crypto is increasingly being subsumed by TradFi rather than offering an alternative to the broken system Satoshi criticized. U.S. spot ETF subscriptions and redemptions are now posting day-to-day swings that increasingly dominate the daily narrative tape. In practice, […] The post How crypto is being devoured by TradFi, killing Satoshi’s dream by rewarding centralization appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin options just overtook futures for the first time, and the new way institutions hedge is trapping retail leverage

CryptoSlate - 10:37 Jan 18, 2026

By mid-January, open interest in Bitcoin options rose to about $74.1 billion, edging past Bitcoin futures open interest of roughly $65.22 billion. Open interest is the stock of outstanding contracts that have not been closed or expired, so it measures position inventory, not trading activity. So, when options inventory exceeds futures, it often shows a […] The post Bitcoin options just overtook futures for the first time, and the new way institutions hedge is trapping retail leverage appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin’s next major move hinges on a $63 billion “fallen angel” signal that most investors are completely ignoring

CryptoSlate - 20:15 Jan 17, 2026

Corporate credit quality is deteriorating beneath a surface that looks deceptively calm. JPMorgan tallied roughly $55 billion in US corporate bonds that slid from investment-grade to junk status in 2025, the so-called “fallen angels.” At the same time, only $10 billion returned to investment-grade status as “rising stars.” Another $63 billion of investment-grade debt now […] The post Bitcoin’s next major move hinges on a $63 billion “fallen angel” signal that most investors are completely ignoring appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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