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CryptoQuant: Управление биткоин-рынком перешло к «новым китам»
Активность сжигания токенов SHIB упала на 88%
Гонконг объявил сроки начала выдачи лицензий эмитентам стейблкоинов
В Госдуме предложили допустить энергетиков к госреестру майнеров
Вьетнам изменил правила лицензирования криптосервисов
XRP Holders Quietly Build Positions In A Pattern That Echoes Earlier Cycles
After experiencing a slight upward push a few days ago, the price of XRP has pulled back as volatility slowly takes over the broader cryptocurrency market. However, on-chain data reveals an interesting story about investors, who appear to have entered an accumulation phase, scooping up the altcoin at a rapid rate that rivals past cycles.
A Cycle Déjà Vu For XRPBuying activity is starting to heat up for XRP, but investors and traders seem to be entering a familiar phase. While these investors continue to accumulate the leading altcoin, their buying patterns on the network closely resemble those seen in the past.
Glassnode, a popular on-chain data analytics platform, disclosed this pattern after examining the XRP Realized Price by Age (7-day Moving Average) metric. Specifically, the XRP Realized Price by Age is a key metric that determines the average price at which various cohorts of holders, divided by the length of time they have owned their tokens and last moved them.
As the price of XRP fluctuates, the chart shows that short-term holders are steadily building positions. This type of silent accumulation has been seen in the past when conviction-driven capital absorbs supplies before wider market notice, making it a critical period for the altcoin.
According to the data analytics platform, the current market structure for XRP is showing a striking resemblance to that of February 2022. A clear look into the chart reveals that active investors over the weekly to monthly timeframe window are now accumulating strongly, suggesting that bullish sentiment is returning toward the token.
One interesting thing about this accumulation is that it is happening below the cost basis of wallet addresses holding the altcoin between 6 months and 12 months. In the meantime, top purchasers continue to face increased psychological strain as long as this structure remains in place.
Why You Should Be A Patient Holder Of The AssetShould this accumulation persist, the action is likely to lay the groundwork for another push higher. However, some investors remain skeptical about another upward move, especially to a new all-time high.
Crypto expert Bird has outlined the potential for XRP to experience a rally to a new all-time high, attributing it to the token’s design and growing role in the financial sector. The analyst stated that XRP is emerging as the foundation of the new financial system, not just another speculative asset.
Currently, the token has become a means for liquidity, payments, tokenization, and real-world use. “You don’t accidentally end up with something like this. Ripple has created something special and world-changing,” the expert added.
Bird stated that these kinds of assets only occur once in a lifetime, while encouraging investors to seek more insights about the token. This is because most people only become aware of them after the shift has already taken place.
Аналитики Derive ожидают снижения курса биткоина к концу июня
Dogecoin Foundation’s Corporate Arm Reveals Consumer Push With New App
House of Doge, the Dogecoin Foundation’s official corporate arm, says it is building a new mobile app called “Such” that aims to make it easier for users to hold and spend DOGE while giving small merchants and independent sellers tools to accept it in day-to-day commerce.
In a post on X and a January 20 press release, House of Doge said Such is expected to launch in the first half of 2026 and will pair a self-custodial wallet with transaction tracking and a commerce feature branded “Hustles,” positioned as a simple on-ramp for people looking to sell products and services for DOGE.
Dogecoin Foundation Arm, Brag House Tease ‘Such’House of Doge framed Such as its “first product,” with additional launches planned in the first half of 2026. The company described the app as an attempt to reduce friction on both sides of a DOGE transaction: helping holders spend more easily and helping sellers add Dogecoin payments in a way that fits routine retail activity.
Timothy Stebbing, CTO of House of Doge and a Dogecoin Foundation director, tied the product thesis directly to the DOGE community’s informal commerce culture. “I’ve seen so many people in the Dogecoin Community try to start something themselves. Be it an artist selling prints or a person offering lawn care services, everyone has a side hustle these days,” Stebbing said. “We want to enable anyone to start their hustle with Dogecoin through the Such app. We’re planning to enable anyone to start selling their hustle in as few clicks as possible.”
The DOGE Foundation account echoed that positioning on X, describing Such as “coming in the first half of 2026” and highlighting a launch scope centered on self-custodial wallets, real-time transaction tracking, and merchant tools for selling goods and services.
The dev team at @DogecoinFdn and @Houseofdoge is proud to announce the Such app, coming in the first half of 2026. The Such app brings new ways to interact with and bring further utility to Dogecoin.
At launch Such will have: – Self-custodial Dogecoin wallets – Real-time…
— Dogecoin Foundation (@DogecoinFdn) January 20, 2026
According to the press release, Such is being developed by a team of twenty headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, led by Stebbing. House of Doge said development began in March 2025, using open-source technology developed by the Foundation, with an initial launch targeted for the first half of 2026.
House of Doge CEO Marco Margiotta argued the app is intended to be more than another on-ramp-plus-wallet bundle. “We’re planning to offer more by going beyond another wallet app that lets you buy Dogecoin. We have unique features we’re expecting to release, all with the quality and ease of use through the wealth of experience our development team brings,” Margiotta said. “We want to see Dogecoin become a widely used global decentralized currency. By building our own solution, we’re able to bring people on that journey together with our many strategic partnerships.”
The Such app account on X introduced a character named “Kubo” as a guide and leaned into the same pitch, saying Such is “more than just a wallet” and is designed to let users “start a side-hustle and sell your products and services for Dogecoin” by the time it launches.
The announcement also ties Such to Brag House Holdings Inc., described as House of Doge’s merger partner and identified in the release as Nasdaq-listed under ticker TBH. Brag House CEO Lavell Juan Malloy II positioned the app as a bridge from community engagement to monetization. “The Such app represents the next frontier for how communities connect, create, and transact in a digital-first economy,” he said. “This gives users the freedom to build, earn, and engage using Dogecoin, not as a concept, but as a real, usable currency. This is more than just innovation; it’s about democratizing access to opportunity for everyone through digital technology.”
At press time, DOGE traded at $0.12522.
Том Ли назвал сроки восстановления крипторынка
Банк России рассказал о преимуществах цифрового рубля для населения
Брайан Армстронг спрогнозировал курс биткоина на ближайшие пять лет
Президент Ripple оценила перспективы криптоиндустрии в этом году
Strategy Makes Its Biggest Bitcoin Bet In Months With $2.13 Billion Buy
Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has unveiled a new $2.13 billion BTC acquisition, its largest spend since July 2025’s $2.46 billion purchase.
Strategy Has Expanded Its Bitcoin Reserves By 22,305 BTCAs announced by Strategy co-founder and chairman Michael Saylor in an X post, the company has completed another Bitcoin acquisition, this one involving 22,305 BTC.
According to the filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the purchase occurred in the period between January 12th and 19th, and cost Strategy $95,284 per token or $2.13 billion in total. The firm sold shares of its STRK, STRC, and MSTR at-the-market (ATM) stock offerings to fund the buy.
Usually, Strategy reveals new acquisitions on Mondays, but this time the announcement has come on a Tuesday. The routine Sunday Saylor post foreshadowing the buy, however, did come on time.
This time, the Strategy chairman made the post with the caption “₿igger Orange.” Many in the community speculated that the caption was a hint at the next purchase from the company being bigger than the last, which already involved a significant sum of 13,627 BTC.
And indeed, not only has the buy been larger, it has in fact been the largest Bitcoin acquisition made by the firm since November 2024 in terms of the number of tokens involved. The larger purchase in that month expanded Strategy’s treasury by a whopping 55,500 BTC.
When considering the USD value, though, the latest acquisition falls short of a purchase from late July 2025, costing the company about $2.46 billion. BTC was trading at a higher value back then, so the larger USD sum got the company a lower amount of coins (21,021 BTC).
Following the latest purchase, Saylor’s firm has crossed the 700,000 BTC milestone, as its holdings have now risen to 709,715 BTC. Strategy spent a total of $53.92 billion on this stack and its current value stands at $63.55 billion, putting it in a profit of nearly 18%.
As Strategy continues to accumulate, it’s solidifying its already dominant position as by far the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, as rankings from BitcoinTreasuries.net indicate.
Strategy’s closest digital asset treasury competitor isn’t a Bitcoin company, but rather an Ethereum one: Bitmine. Originally a mining-focused firm, Bitmine adopted an ETH treasury strategy in mid-2025 and has quickly established itself in the space, becoming the number one corporate holder of Ethereum and number two in overall rankings behind Strategy.
According to a Tuesday press release, Bitmine has also added to its reserves over the past week, purchasing 35,268 ETH. This has taken the company’s total holdings to 4,203,036 ETH, equivalent to nearly 3.5% of the cryptocurrency’s entire circulating supply.
BTC PriceBitcoin has been showing bearish momentum recently as its price has declined to the $89,300 level.
Скотт Бессент: США не будут продавать резервные биткоины
Николай Шульгинов: Подпольный майнинг в России наносит экономике ущерб в 20 млрд рублей
Trumps Crypto Empire: One-Fifth Of Family’s $6.8B Fortune Tied To Digital Assets
A year into his presidency, US President Donald Trump and his family have reportedly seen a notable shift in their wealth distribution, with a growing concentration of crypto ventures linked to the presidential family.
Trump Family’s Wealth Gets Crypto BoostOn Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that the Trump family’s wealth has remained relatively steady over the past year despite the plunging value of their social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp, and the massive gains of their new crypto ventures.
According to the report, the family’s overall net worth has not grown significantly since President Trump’s inauguration, remaining at around $6.8 billion, as data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows.
Notably, the gains from their new projects were offset by the losses of Trump Media, whose shares have declined by around 66% over the past 12 months, despite efforts to diversify into various endeavors.
Nonetheless, “the way the Trumps’ wealth is distributed now — particularly its concentration in virtual assets and public companies, some of which didn’t exist when he left office in 2021 — represents a sea change in how they’ll earn money for years to come,” the report highlighted.
Per Bloomberg, the family’s most notable change has been the growing concentration of their net worth in cryptocurrencies, with one-fifth of their fortune coming from crypto projects for the first time.
As a result, “cryptocurrency projects became the key driver of the Trump family’s wealth last year,” generating around $1.4 billion from the different digital asset-related ventures managed by the President’s eldest sons, Eric and Donald Trump Jr.
In a statement to the news media outlet, Eric Trump reaffirmed that his family’s crypto push was driven by their experience with banks after the President’s first term. “Having been canceled by banks, out of political malice, led us to many incredible opportunities, as we redefine the future of finance,” he asserted.
Digital Asset Fortune BreakdownOver the past year, various news outlets have estimated the first family’s crypto fortune, with some reports calculating its value at around $1 billion. In October, Eric Trump shared that the real number was “probably more.”
While the Trump family dived into multiple crypto-related projects, Bloomberg analysis highlighted three of their main ventures: World Liberty Financial (WLFI), American Bitcoin Corp., and the official TRUMP and MELANIA memecoins.
World Liberty Financial reportedly sold $550 million worth of tokens, generating $390 million for the presidential family, according to the news media outlet’s calculations. In August, the company announced its partnership with Alt5 Sigma and became an investor in the technology firm, which sought to raise $1.5 billion for its crypto treasury strategy based on WLFI.
According to Bloomberg, “the Trumps netted more than $500 million” from the deal. The company also launched its USD1 stablecoin in March, which has grown to more than $3 billion since its debut. Bloomberg estimated that the business could be worth more than $300 million.
Meanwhile, the official TRUMP and MELANIA memecoins, which launched the weekend before President Trump’s second inauguration, generated gains worth roughly $280 million from the family’s holdings and associated proceeds.
In addition, Eric Trump owns about 7.4% of American Bitcoin, worth roughly $114 million despite the company’s shares declining 82% since their September peak. Donald Jr. reportedly owns a smaller, undisclosed amount.
The report also noted that the Trump family’s fortune could be worth billions more on paper, as they still own founder WLFI tokens, worth $3.8 billion at current prices. Nonetheless, these tokens were not included in the calculations as they remain locked.
What Binance’s Co-CEO Said At Davos: Exploring US Comeback Plans And Ripple’s Vision
A recent report from CNBC reveals that Binance’s co-CEO, Richard Teng, is contemplating a return to the US market after exiting in 2023 as part of a regulatory agreement that also resulted in the departure of the exchange’s former CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ).
Ripple CEO Predicts Positive Impact From Binance’s ReturnDuring an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, Teng emphasized that Binance is taking a “wait-and-see” stance regarding its reentry into the US, a market he considers “very important.”
In tandem with Teng’s comments, Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple’s CEO, shared his optimistic outlook for the world’s leading exchange comeback in a separate interview with CNBC.
Garlinghouse remarked that the US market is significant and suggested that Binance had previously been a major player within it. “I think they’ll come back because they’re a capitalistic, innovative company that wants to solve larger market challenges and continue to grow,” he stated.
Not only that, but Garlinghouse also believes that Binance’s entry into the country’s cryptocurrency market could increase competition and ultimately attract more users. He noted:
I think it will actually have the positive impact of bringing more people into the market, in part because it’ll reduce pricing. Today their pricing is lower on a global basis than what we see here in the U.S.
Teng, Garlinghouse Call For Support Of Key Crypto BillsThe discussion of Binance’s future in the US comes amidst a turbulent regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies. The recent cancellation of the crucial markup for the crypto market structure bill, known as the CLARITY Act, reflects ongoing challenges.
Teng, a former regulator himself, weighed in on the state of US crypto regulations, asserting that “any regulation will be better than no regulation.” He explained that having regulatory clarity allows companies to navigate the framework effectively.
“Once you have clarity, you can then start working around those rules,” Teng added, acknowledging that initial regulations may not be perfect but can be refined over time.
This backdrop of regulatory uncertainty is further complicated by recent developments in the industry. The CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, stepped back from supporting the crypto market structure bill just 24 hours before its markup, leading to its eventual suspension.
Garlinghouse, who continues to support the bill in its latest form, was surprised by Armstrong’s “vehemence” against the CLARITY Act. He noted that “the rest of the industry, including exchanges that compete with Coinbase, were still supporting it.”
Looking ahead, Garlinghouse is hopeful that industry leaders will find a way to overcome the current impasse. “If we want the industry to continue to grow, we need things like the Genius Act and the Clarity Act,” he affirmed.
At the time of writing, Binance’s native token, Binance Coin (BNB), had dropped to $893.65, marking a 3.7% decline over the previous 24 hours. Ripple’s associated XRP token retraced towards $1.90, suffering even greater losses of 5.5% in the same time frame.
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
WLFI Under Fire As Governance Vote Moves Ahead Without Locked Voters
A governance vote that moved this week has left many WLFI holders upset. Some feel they were shut out while a small group pushed the plan through. The divide is loud online and on chain.
Locked Tokens Leave Many Without A VoiceReports say about 80% of WLFI tokens sold to investors remain locked, which meant most holders could not take part in the vote over the treasury move.
That gap in voting access has become the focus of criticism. People who bought early and still cannot trade their tokens say it is unfair for the project to spend community assets without broad participation.
Social posts and forum threads show growing calls for a clear unlock plan and more transparent rules on governance.
Concentrated Votes From Few WalletsData pulled from the vote and coverage indicate that a small number of addresses carried much of the weight in the decision. Reports note the top nine wallets controlled nearly 60% of the voting power, and one large address alone held a significant share.
The governance proposal to use a portion of the unlocked treasury to incentivize USD1 adoption has passed with 77.75% of the vote in favor.
This happened because the community showed up, evaluated the proposal, and made a clear decision about the direction of the WLFI ecosystem.…
— WLFI (@worldlibertyfi) January 4, 2026
At the same time, the official vote tally posted by the project showed the proposal passed with strong support among those who could vote.
According to a public update, around 77.75% of cast votes were in favor. That result has done little to calm critics who point to the locked-token issue as the root cause of the dispute.
What The Proposal Would Use The Funds ForThe plan approved allows use of a slice of the unlocked WLFI treasury to support USD1, the project’s stablecoin. The proposal language and the project’s governance page say the allocation would not exceed 5% of unlocked treasury holdings.
Supporters argue these incentives and partnerships could help USD1 gain more use and push activity across the network.
Opponents worry about spending before solving token access and governance fairness. Some also point to past price swings after partial unlocks as a reason to slow down spending from the treasury.
Haven’t seen anyone else talk about this yet, so I wanted to bring up an alarming governance vote by World Liberty Fi this month that appears to be the start of a slow extraction of value from WLFI holders by the team:
What you see above appears to be a rigged vote, where the… pic.twitter.com/CGsj7vVUUk
— DeFi^2 (@DefiSquared) January 20, 2026
Pressure On Leadership And Next StepsThe controversy has put pressure on the team to respond. Calls for a clear timetable for unlocking the remaining tokens are widespread.
There are also requests for a review of voting rules so that major economic decisions have broader buy-in from holders who are affected by the outcomes.
Trump Family Connection To WLFIUS President Donald Trump and members of his family have previously been linked to WLFI through investment and advisory roles.
Reports note that their involvement has drawn additional media attention to the project, with some observers questioning whether high-profile ties influence governance decisions and treasury allocations.
Their connection adds another layer of scrutiny as the controversy over locked tokens and concentrated voting continues.
Featured image from Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times, chart from TradingView
Bitcoin New Holder Pain Extends: $98,000 Needed For Relief
On-chain data shows Bitcoin short-term holders have extended their underwater streak, with BTC continuing to trade under their cost basis.
Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Are Still Holding Net LossesIn a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has talked about the latest trend in the Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) for Bitcoin short-term holders. This indicator measures, as its name suggests, the net amount of profit or loss that BTC investors as a whole are carrying.
The metric finds the net profit/loss in USD terms, but as capital stored in the cryptocurrency is following an upward trajectory, the absolute value of profits and losses is also ballooning. To normalize across cycles, the indicator compares the net profit/loss against the asset’s market cap.
When the value of the NUPL is positive, it means the BTC investors as a whole are in a state of net unrealized profit relative to the market cap. On the other hand, the metric’s value being under the zero mark suggests the overall network is underwater. In the context of the current topic, the NUPL of a specific part of the blockchain is of interest: short-term holders (STHs). This cohort includes the BTC investors who purchased their coins within the past 155 days.
Now, here is the chart shared by Glassnode that shows the trend in the Bitcoin STH NUPL over the last several years:
As displayed in the above graph, the Bitcoin STH NUPL has been negative recently, indicating that the recent buyers of the asset have been holding a net unrealized loss.
The group first went underwater back in November when the cryptocurrency’s price witnessed its crash. BTC steadied course in December and has seen some recovery in January, but even at the peak of the surge, the STHs couldn’t return to profits.
“A recovery above ~$98K appears to be the minimum threshold required to return this cohort to a net profitable state,” explained the analytics firm. It now remains to be seen whether the unrealized loss streak of the STHs will extend further in the near future or if BTC will reclaim its cost basis.
The NUPL provides information about the profits and losses that Bitcoin investors have yet to capture. Another metric called the Net Realized Profit/Loss covers the profits and losses that BTC holders are “harvesting” through their transactions.
As CryptoQuant head of research, Julio Moreno, has pointed out in an X post, the 30-day value of the Bitcoin Net Realized Profit/Loss has been negative recently, a sign that loss-taking has outweighed profit-taking. This is the first time since October 2023 that loss realization has dominated this timeframe, as the chart below shows.
BTC PriceAt the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading around $90,900, down more than 2% over the past week.
Africa’s Bitcoin Mining Map Expands As Ethiopia Seeks Global Partner
Ethiopia has announced it is looking for a global partner to build a state-backed Bitcoin mining operation, moving from a model of hosting private miners toward something run with government involvement.
The call for partners was made at the Finance Forward Ethiopia 2026 event and signals a clearer role for the state in the country’s crypto plans.
State Seeks Global PartnerReports say Ethiopian Investment Holdings, the country’s sovereign fund, will lead the search and help set up the project with outside capital and technical know-how.
This shift aims to turn cheap, surplus hydropower into a steady source of foreign income instead of leaving it unused.
The move is simple on paper. Use local power. Create jobs. Bring in money. But the reality is quite complex. Ethiopia has already seen miners move in, drawn by low rates and access to hydroelectric plants.
Some deals have been quietly signed. The government hopes that a formal partner will bring better oversight and clearer returns to the state rather than the piecemeal contracts that came earlier.
Hydropower And MoneyLarge miners have started running rigs in Ethiopia, and one company from the UAE brought a 30MW facility online late last year, tapping into hydropower near Addis Ababa. That project is one example of how outside firms are already scaling operations in the country.
For Ethiopia, this is a revenue play. Reports show the state power utility earned tens of millions of dollars by selling electricity to miners in a recent period, money that would otherwise not have been realized. Those receipts helped make the argument that mining can be folded into national plans for growth.
Some observers worry about tradeoffs. Mining uses lots of equipment and steady power. That can crowd out industrial customers if not managed well. It can also tie a portion of the grid to a business whose income swings with Bitcoin prices.
Still, the government says it wants a partner to reduce these risks and to share expertise so the country benefits more directly.
What Comes NextFinding the right partner will take time. Reports list interest from firms across the Middle East and Asia, and the government will need to balance foreign deals with local priorities.
The plan also sits inside the wider Digital Ethiopia 2030 effort, which links technology projects to economic goals.
Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
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