Month: January 2026

Over Half of All Crypto Tokens Are Now Dead: CoinGecko

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Before meme coin launchpads surged, crypto project failures remained relatively low. More than half of all cryptocurrencies tracked on CoinGecko’s GeckoTerminal have now failed. Such a significant volume of collapse in token survivability is driven largely by excess speculation and market instability. According to the crypto aggregator’s latest report, 53.2% of all cryptocurrencies listed on GeckoTerminal are classified as dead, and the majority of failures occurred in 2025. Crypto Project Failures Roughly 11.6 million tokens collapsed, which accounted for 86.3% of all cryptocurrency failures recorded between 2021 and 2025.…

3 Data Points Shape ETH’s Next Breakout to $4K

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ETH’s recent rally was driven by spot demand and a healthy use of futures market leverage, potentially setting Ether up for a follow-up move to $4,000. Ether’s (ETH) futures and spot markets are sending mixed signals as futures positioning builds, but the altcoin’s price fails to make new highs. Data suggested that ETH traders are adding to their exposure even as spot buying underpins the recovery. Key takeaways: Ether’s estimated leverage ratio fell from an all-time high of 0.79 on Jan. 2 to 0.67 by Jan. 11, despite rising open…

Bakkt Stock Surges 20% after Move on Stablecoin Payments Strategy

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With Bakkt’s share price surging following the announcement, the stock deal could be worth about $178 million. Cryptocurrency infrastructure platform Bakkt Holdings announced an agreement to purchase Distributed Technologies Research, a stablecoin and fiat payments infrastructure provider. In a Monday notice, Bakkt said the agreement will have the company issue more than nine million shares of its Class A common stock to Distributed Technologies Research shareholders. At the time of publication, the price of shares of Bakkt Holdings (BKKT) on the New York Stock Exchange was $19.54, having surged more…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Price Alert: 50% Crash Incoming?

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Is DOGE heading for a drop to a two-year low? While the biggest meme coin by market capitalization saw a substantial uptick at the start of 2026, it has been on an evident decline over the past few days. Some analysts think the downtrend might intensify, envisioning a potential 50% crash. A Further Plunge? On January 6, DOGE climbed to a local top above $0.15, but since then, the bears have regained control, and it is currently worth around $0.13 (per CoinGecko’s data). The renowned analyst Ali Martinez paid…

OG Whales Sell $286M, But BTC Bulls Still Aim For $100K

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Bitcoin (BTC) onchain data shows BTC whales are active as the price attempts to extend its breakout from the $90,000 level. Key takeaways Bitcoin whale spending surged to $286 million, the largest spike since early November. Momentum indicators are bullish, but volatility is likely this week.  Data from Capriole Investments indicated that OG Whale spent value, i.e., Bitcoin moved after remaining dormant for more than seven years, jumped to roughly $286 million on Jan. 10. This marked the strongest resurgence in old-coin activity since November 3, 2025, when the metric…

Crypto Enters Second Phase of Institutional Adoption, Binance Research Says

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Despite a weak finish to 2025 for digital asset markets, the sector appears to be undergoing a structural shift, moving away from retail-led momentum trading toward one increasingly shaped by institutional capital flows and long-term strategic positioning. That was a key takeaway from a recent macro weekly report by Binance Research, which pointed to a “structural pivot” underway across digital asset markets. The report highlighted potential drivers including sovereign accumulation in emerging markets and legislative efforts in the United States to establish a strategic digital asset reserve. Following the approval…

Vitalik Buterin Says Bitcoin Maxis Were Right, Calls for a New ‘Sovereign Web’

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Vitalik Buterin said BTC maxis were largely right about sovereignty, arguing today’s internet quietly strips users of privacy and autonomy. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said on January 10 that Bitcoin maximalists were largely correct about digital sovereignty, arguing that today’s internet has drifted toward corporate-controlled systems that quietly weaken user power. His remarks frame sovereignty as more than resistance to governments, casting it instead as a fight to protect privacy, attention, and autonomy from profit-driven online platforms. From the Open Web to the Sovereign Web Buterin’s comments came in…

VelaFi Raises $20M as Stablecoin Payments Expand in Latin America

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VelaFi, a stablecoin-based financial infrastructure company under Galactic Holdings, has raised $20 million in a Series B round to support the expansion of its enterprise payments and settlement services across Latin America, the United States and Asia. According to Monday’s announcement, the round was led by XVC and Ikuyo, and brings the company’s total funding to more than $40 million. Founded in 2020, VelaFi provides payments infrastructure that connects local banking systems, global transfer networks and stablecoin protocols. Its services include fiat on- and off-ramps, cross-border payments, foreign exchange workflows…

NVIDIA and Lilly launch $1B AI lab to transform drug discovery and manufacturing

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Key Takeaways NVIDIA and Lilly will co-invest up to $1B in an AI lab to develop biomedical foundation models and scale AI across pharma operations. The lab will link wet and dry labs in a continuous AI learning loop, accelerating experimentation and molecule discovery. Share this article NVIDIA and Eli Lilly have announced a joint AI co-innovation lab to accelerate drug discovery and pharma innovation, committing up to $1 billion over five years. The lab, based in South San Francisco, brings together Lilly’s pharmaceutical R&D expertise and NVIDIA’s AI and…

Bitcoin, Altcoins Find Firm Ground, But Bear May Sell Range Highs

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Key points: Bitcoin may reach the $94,789 level, where the bears are expected to step in. Select major altcoins are showing strength, indicating that the recovery may continue for some more time. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls have pushed the price above $92,000, but higher levels may attract sellers. The net outflows of $1.37 billion from BTC exchange-traded funds from Tuesday to Friday last week, according to SoSoValue data, show that institutional investors remain cautious.    Fidelity Investments director of global macro Jurrien Timmer said in a post on X that BTC is…