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One of the six Bitcoin Core developers, maintainer Gloria Zhao, has stepped down. She requested that her key be removed from the list of trusted keys. There is speculation that this may be related to the release of the Epstein files, as it is known that Gloria worked with team members who were connected to Epstein.

CEO of Strategy: “Bitcoin would have to fall to $8,000 (and then stay there for five years) before we would have balance sheet issues.”

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$68,458 ETH ≈$1,977 SOL ≈$83,97 BNB ≈$647,83 XRP ≈$1,48 Market cap ≈$2,33T Fear & Greed Index: 5 ("Extreme fear") Altseason Index: 23

Michael Saylor’s Strategy shares have hit a 16-month low. The price of MSTR is down 75% from its all-time high. At the current price, Strategy’s “paper” loss exceeds $6 billion. The company holds 713,502 bitcoins, for which it has spent about $54.26 billion since 2020. The average purchase price is $76,052, which is more than 10% above the current market price.

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Bhutan sold another $22 million worth of Bitcoin. The government of Bhutan transferred 284.8 BTC (over $22 million) to a deposit address of market maker QCP Capital, according to Arkham data. The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is the third-largest holder of Bitcoin among national governments. The country has been mining cryptocurrency since 2020, using surplus electricity from hydropower plants. Unlike the U.S. and several other countries, Bhutan did not confiscate or purchase Bitcoin on the market — its entire holdings were obtained exclusively through mining. While the transfers themselves do not automatically mean a sale, Bhutan has previously confirmed that it periodically sells part of its reserves. The last such activity was recorded in July 2025, when Bitcoin rose above $120,000, and earlier at the end of 2024, when Bitcoin first reached $100,000. The country’s crypto assets are managed by the state-owned company Druk Holding & Investments. According to the latest data, its wallets hold 5,700 BTC worth about $408 million.

The U.S. will not bail out Bitcoin. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government will retain confiscated BTC but will not buy Bitcoin or force banks to purchase BTC during market downturns. The strategic BTC reserve created by an executive order from Donald Trump allows only confiscations and budget-neutral mechanisms (such as exchanging oil, gold, or other reserves for BTC). Context: longtime crypto critic Congressman Brad Sherman asked whether the Treasury could “save Bitcoin” or require banks to buy BTC — and even #TRUMP.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$70,319 ETH ≈$2,086 SOL ≈$90,12 BNB ≈$688,03 XRP ≈$1,43 Market cap ≈$2,4T Fear & Greed Index: 11 ("Extreme fear") Altseason Index: 34

Since January 14, the crypto market has lost $850,000,000,000 in market capitalization.

A birthday gift for Michael Saylor… Strategy’s unrealized loss from its Bitcoin investments has already exceeded $2,640,000,000. Today, the Bitcoin maximalist turned 61 years old.

Bitcoin has hit a new low since autumn 2024, with the price falling below $73,000

Vitalik Buterin said that Ethereum L2s are no longer needed because the network already scales well enough. He urged developers to look for value elsewhere rather than just being “a cheaper Ethereum,” for example by becoming a network tailored to a specific DeFi application.

Arkham: Tether has minted 1,000,000,000 USDT.

Coinbase has launched Coinbase Predict, a prediction market platform. It allows users to trade based on real-world events in sports, politics, cryptocurrencies, and culture.

Tether has reduced its planned fundraising target from $15–20 billion to $5 billion. Investors were reportedly dissatisfied with the company’s high valuation of $500 billion. CEO Paolo Ardoino said that the higher figure was only the maximum amount the company was willing to sell, and that Tether would not object to abandoning fundraising altogether. Last year, the company earned around $10 billion in profit from returns on USDT reserves.

Binance has purchased another 1,315 BTC for $100 million. Its reserve now stands at 2,630 BTC acquired for $200 million. Further purchases totaling $800 million are planned.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$75,650 ETH ≈$2,229 SOL ≈$95,63 BNB ≈$747,49 XRP ≈$1,58 Market cap ≈$2,68T Fear & Greed Index: 14 ("Extreme fear") Altseason Index: 32

MetaMask is integrating tokenized U.S. stocks, ETFs, and commodities via Ondo.

Vitalik Buterin sold 493 ETH (approximately $1.16 million) and transferred $500,000 to the biotech charity Kanro, which he founded in 2023 to support research into combating COVID-19 and future pandemics.

At the current Bitcoin mining difficulty and an average electricity cost of $0.08 per kWh, many popular ASIC miner models have approached the breakeven point. According to Antpool, Antminer S19 XP+ Hydro, WhatsMiner M60S, and Avalon A1466I are operating near breakeven. While Bitcoin remains below $86,000, these machines are not profitable. Newer devices such as the Antminer S21 have a breakeven range of around $69,000–74,000 per BTC. The most resilient models at the moment include the U3S23H and S23 Hydro, which remain profitable at Bitcoin prices above $44,000.