Month: January 2026

How Will Markets React to $2B Bitcoin Options Expiring Today?

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Another Friday has rolled around, which means another batch of crypto options are expiring while spot markets retreat from New Year highs. Around 20,600 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Jan. 9, with a notional value of roughly $1.9 billion. This expiry event is pretty much the same as last week’s, as derivatives trading remains slow, so there is unlikely to be any impact on spot markets. Spot markets started the week on a high, and momentum built to a seven-week high market cap of $3.3 on Wednesday,…

Offline Crypto Solutions Could Allow Access to Bitcoin During Blackouts

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Internet access in Iran was cut on Thursday by the government as protests spread across the Middle Eastern country, raising the question: Can its citizens still use crypto?  Around seven million people, out of the country’s 92 million population, are estimated to be crypto users, according to Statista. TRM Labs tracked roughly $3.7 billion in total crypto flows in Iran between January and July 2025. But internet access has been cut off in the country as protests began over worsening economic conditions, and after the Iranian rial hit record lows…

Crypto ‘Easy Yield’ Era Likely Ended With October Crash

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The massive crypto crash in October decimated market makers, ending an era where crypto traders were able to make easy money, says crypto exchange BitMEX. The crash between Oct. 10 and 11 wiped out $20 billion in the “most destructive event for sophisticated market makers in crypto history,” BitMEX said in its State of Crypto Perpetual Swaps in 2025 report released on Thursday. A feedback loop of auto-deleveraging, where exchanges liquidate profitable, leveraged positions to cover themselves and prevent further losses, broke the market makers’ “‘safe’ delta-neutral strategies,” forcing them…

Stablecoin Payment Flows Could Hit $56.6T by 2030

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Stablecoin payment flows could tap $56.6 trillion by 2030, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, a rise that would make stablecoins one of the most important payment tools in global finance. Stablecoin payment flows was $2.9 trillion in 2025, according to Bloomberg. Hitting $55.6 trillion would require a staggering 81% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next five years. This could be driven by increasing institutional adoption and rising reliance on stablecoins in countries where people are seeking protection from inflation and economic instability. Stablecoin payment flows between 2024 and 2025…

Solana (SOL) Picks Up Speed, Raising Talk of a New Upside Run

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Solana started a fresh increase above the $136 zone. SOL price is now consolidating above $138 and might aim for more gains above the $142 zone. SOL price started a fresh upward move above the $136 and $138 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $138 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $137 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could extend gains if it clears the…

Colombia mandates disclosure of Bitcoin and crypto transaction data

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Key Takeaways Colombia’s DIAN mandates crypto service providers to report crypto transaction data. The regulation aligns with the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework to improve tax transparency. Share this article Colombia has formalized the integration of digital assets into its national tax regime by adopting mandatory reporting rules that align with the OECD’s Cryptoasset Reporting Framework (CARF). Under newly issued Resolution 000240, the country’s tax authority, DIAN, now requires exchanges, intermediaries, and trading platforms to implement rigorous due diligence and automated data sharing with foreign tax authorities to enhance fiscal transparency.…

XRP Price Pushes for Gains, Resistance Keeps the Market Guessing

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Bitcoin Mining’s Environmental Benefits Backed By Science

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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)…

OpenAI introduces ChatGPT for Healthcare to support clinical and administrative operations

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Key Takeaways OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT for Healthcare as part of a new suite to assist medical institutions with clinical and administrative tasks. The platform ensures compliance with HIPAA and includes models like GPT-5.2 for evidence-based insights and documentation support. Share this article OpenAI has rolled out OpenAI for Healthcare, a product suite aimed at enhancing high-quality care, reducing administrative workload, and supporting HIPAA compliance in healthcare institutions. The suite includes GPT-5 models tailored for healthcare, enabling real-time clinical decisions and data management, with initial integration at prominent institutions like…

Zcash Developers Launch CashZ Wallet After Leaving ECC

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Developers of privacy-focused Zcash have announced they’re already working on a new wallet for the cryptocurrency, less than a day after their high-profile exit from Electric Coin Company (ECC). “The team from the Electric Coin Company that launched Zcash, and created the Zashi wallet, is now launching a new wallet for Zcash, using the same Zashi codebase we built,” said former ECC CEO Josh Swihart late on Thursday. The code name for the wallet is cashZ and will be launched in a “few weeks,” he added. Users of the existing…