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The first thing you learn when you spend too long around Bitcoin is that everyone has a chart that “always works”, and everyone has a scar from the last time it didn’t.This week’s chart is making the rounds again, it’s the one that tracks Bitfinex margin longs, and it’s flashing a familiar change in body language. After climbing to a fresh peak, the longs line is starting to tip over, the kind of subtle rollover that looks boring until you remember how much money sits behind it.The social version of the story writes itself, whales are closing longs, Bitcoin rallied…

Prediction markets see low odds of a clear Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, a setup that has previously triggered short-term volatility in bitcoin, which then stabilized.

PANews reported on January 9th that, according to BlockSec Phalcon monitoring, an attacker initiated a flash loan on the SEI chain via a Synnax contract, borrowing 1.96 million WSEI tokens (approximately $240,000) and failing to repay it. This attack was triggered by a misoperation three blocks prior: address 0x9748…a714 mistakenly transferred funds into the contract, inadvertently providing funding for the attack. The attack path involved TX1 and TX2 transactions, demonstrating that on-chain misoperations can still pose a critical risk in DeFi attacks.

Data shows the crypto derivatives market has faced a fresh wave of liquidations as Bitcoin and other assets have gone through a retrace. Crypto Market Has Seen Liquidations Of More Than $462 Million According to data from CoinGlass, a notable amount of liquidations have occurred in the crypto derivatives market over the past day. “Liquidation” refers to the forceful closure that any open contract undergoes after it has amassed losses of a certain percentage specified by the platform. A mass amount of simultaneous liquidations can occur when the asset’s price observes a sharp price swing, not allowing investors the time…

Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked on a journey that would lead him to become one…

The US military’s dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last weekend has sent shockwaves through Tehran, where Iran’s leadership now confronts the uncomfortable possibility of a similar fate.The prediction markets are taking notice.Sponsored Traders Price In Regime RiskPolymarket traders are pricing in the risk. The probability of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being removed as Supreme Leader by year-end has surged to 56%, up 21 percentage points in recent days. The spike reflects growing market conviction that Iran’s 85-year-old Supreme Leader may not survive the convergence of internal unrest and external pressure now bearing down on the Islamic Republic.Venezuela and Iran…

More than 56% of the Bitcoin network is now powered through sustainable means and is set to rise further as Bitcoin mining brings more green energy projects online, according to tech investor and ESG expert Daniel Batten.“Bitcoin mining could be the century’s most important sustainable innovation,” said Batten in a lengthy X post on Thursday.He pointed out that a lot has changed since 2021 when Bitcoin mining was powered by just 34% sustainable energy. The latest data from Batten, Willy Woo, and the Digital Assets Research Institute (DARI) shows that just a little over four years later, 56.7% of Bitcoin…

What are the odds of DOGE rising to a new historical peak this year? Dogecoin (DOGE) had an impressive start to the year, boosted by the overall revival of the meme coin sector. Its price has soared 21% over the past week, sparking hopes among bulls that a new all-time high can be reached in 2026. We delved deeper and asked four of the most widely used AI-powered chatbots whether such a rally is possible. ‘Extraordinary Catalysts’ Would be Required As of this moment, DOGE trades just below $0.15, meaning it needs a 430% rally to surpass its historical record…

Crypto markets need to pass three so-called checkpoints in order to reach new peaks in 2026, which include the US Senate passing a highly-awaited crypto bill, says Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan.“Crypto is off to a good start in 2026,” Hougan said in a note on Tuesday, but added there are “three big hurdles standing between us and new all-time highs.” Markets are currently down 2% over the past 24 hours, but have gained 5.6%, or around $170 billion, since the beginning of the year, pushing total capitalization to a seven-week high of $3.3 trillion on Wednesday.Hougan said that the…

In brief Bitwise’s Matthew Hougan said Bitcoin and crypto needs a stable crypto market, free of major liquidation events, for a chance at a renewed rally in 2026. Analysts said equity market stability is key, with sharp stock-market declines likely to weigh on crypto prices. Progress on the Clarity Act could provide a regulatory tailwind, with a Senate markup expected in mid-January. Bitcoin’s flagging price will need a stable crypto market free of major blow-ups to reach levels last seen in October last year if it is to have a chance of establishing a renewed rally.That’s according to Matthew Hougan,…