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🔄 On January 8, following the latest difficulty adjustment, Bitcoin mining difficulty fell by 1.2% to 146.47 T. At the same time, the average hashrate remained above 1 ZH/s. Hashprice is still at relatively low levels — around $38 per PH/s per day. However, shortly before the difficulty decrease, miner profitability exceeded $40 for the first time since November 2025.

📊 A decline in positive sentiment toward Ethereum on social media mirrors the situation seen before the 2025 price rally, which ultimately pushed the asset back to its all-time highs, said Santiment analyst Brian Quinlivan. According to him, ETH “surged sharply right at the moment when people seriously began to write it off.” Quinlivan is also optimistic about the growth of the blockchain of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, calling it “absolutely insane.” He suggested that the positive outlook is driven by growing interest in staking, which has recently become a widely discussed topic on social media. Currently, Ethereum is trading 37% below its ATH, and for several months the coin has been unable to rise above $3,000.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$90,567 ETH ≈$3,091 SOL ≈$135,89 BNB ≈$912,28 XRP ≈$2,09 Market cap ≈$3,17T Fear & Greed Index: 29 ("Fear") Altseason Index: 29

17 years ago on this day, Hal Finney announced the launch of Bitcoin. Hal was the person who received the first-ever BTC transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto.

❌ Large Bitcoin holders are not buying the dip — CryptoQuant Balances of addresses holding 1,000–10,000 BTC have decreased by 200,000 BTC over the past year. This trend indicates a distribution phase.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$90,476 ETH ≈$3,083 SOL ≈$135,78 BNB ≈$907,30 XRP ≈$2,09 Market cap ≈$3,17T Fear & Greed Index: 25 ("Extreme fear") Altseason Index: 36

🚧 JPMorgan analysts report the end of the risk-off phase in the crypto market After the December outflows, the situation is stabilizing. ETF flows are beginning to “find a bottom,” and selling pressure in futures markets (perpetuals and CME) is easing. Conclusion: the mass reduction of positions by both retail and institutional investors at the end of 2025 is likely over, and current data points to stabilization and the formation of a local bottom.

✨ Over the past year, Phantom has generated more revenue than all other wallets combined.

Binance became the top BTC buyer in the first week of 2026, after leading BTC selling in December. December 2025: •BTC was mostly sold during U.S. and European sessions; Asia was the buyer. •Binance (top BTC seller): –$2.1B. January 2026: •U.S. and Europe are actively buying; Asia accumulated BTC until January 6. •Binance (top BTC buyer): +$535M in the first 7 days.

🦋 Altcoins now account for the majority of spot trading volume — CryptoQuant ▪️Altcoins: 50%. ▪️BTC: 27%. ▪️ETH: 23%.

Stablecoin transaction volume reached a record $33 trillion last year. USDC by Circle led the market with $18.3 trillion in transactions. Adoption is accelerating: in Q4 2025, despite market stagnation, stablecoin transaction volume hit a record $11 trillion. According to Bloomberg analysts, total stablecoin payment volumes could reach $56 trillion by 2030.

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

🗓 Bitcoin price forecasts for 2026 Bulls: ⚪️ Tom Lee: $200,000–$250,000 ⚪️ Brad Garlinghouse (Ripple): $180,000 ⚪️ JPMorgan: $170,000 ⚪️ Standard Chartered / Citi: $150,000 ⚪️ Arthur Hayes: $124,000–$200,000 ⚪️ Grayscale / Bitwise: cautiously expecting a new ATH Bears: 🔴 Sean Farrell (Fundstrat): drop to $60,000–$65,000 in H1 🔴 CryptoQuant: support at $70,000 (or $56,000 in a weak scenario) 🔴 Mike McGlone: $10,000 😱

🇫🇷 In France, a tax authority employee has been arrested for leaking confidential data of crypto investors to an unknown client. In several cases, investigators linked the leaks to subsequent armed attacks on homes and kidnappings.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$90,959 ETH ≈$3,117 SOL ≈$139,70 BNB ≈$896,61 XRP ≈$2,13 Market cap ≈$3,19T Fear & Greed Index: 27 ("fear") Altseason Index: 40

🇺🇸 The state of Florida has introduced a bill to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve, allowing up to 10% of public funds to be held in BTC and ETFs.

📉The price of the cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC) collapsed by 20% within a few hours ZEC fell below $400 for the first time since mid-December, losing around 20% in just a few hours. The drop began overnight on January 8 amid the departure of one of the cryptocurrency’s development teams. The entire team of Electric Coin Company (ECC), one of the main developers of Zcash (ZEC), announced its departure. The reason cited was an acute conflict with the board of directors of the nonprofit organization Bootstrap, which oversees the project’s development. Zcash (ZEC), one of the oldest cryptocurrencies and the largest in the privacy coin segment, had been showing strong growth despite a broader market downturn. After nearly five years of stagnation, the coin’s price increased almost tenfold in 2025 without clear catalysts, making it one of last year’s biggest surprises. ECC CEO Josh Swihart stated that working conditions were changed in such a way that the team was effectively forced out (“constructive dismissal”). According to him, management decisions made effective work within the current structure impossible. Electric Coin Company receives a portion of the mining rewards for each Zcash (ZEC) block through the “Developer Fund,” which accounts for roughly 20% of the block reward and is used to finance development and maintain the Zcash network. For its part, Bootstrap explained the situation as a matter of governance and the need for strict compliance with nonprofit regulations in order to protect the project’s assets. At the same time, the ECC team is already forming a new company and remains committed to the Zcash vision. The protocol and the network themselves are unaffected — the crisis is managerial, not technical.

👛 Users of Rumble’s new crypto wallet reported a massive $3,300 BTC spot spread — yesterday Bitcoin could be bought at $94,700 and sold at $91,400.

↗️ The 21 largest BTC holders collectively accumulated $40 billion worth of Bitcoin in 2025.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$90,403 ETH ≈$3,125 SOL ≈$135,70 BNB ≈$885,89 XRP ≈$2,13 Market cap ≈$3,18T Fear & Greed Index: 28 ("fear") Altseason Index: 46