Month: January 2026

Is $10K ETH Price on the Table? Key Ethereum Metrics Hint at an Upside Move

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Ether’s (ETH) was down 14% from its 2026 high above $3,200 and 41% below its $4,950 all-time high, reached in August 2025. Despite this drawdown, traders remain optimistic about the ETH price rising higher as long as a key support level is reclaimed. Key takeaways: Ether traders are bullish on a $10,000 ETH price despite a 41% drawdown from all-time highs.  Wyckoff method, cycle patterns, and liquidity correlations converge on a $10,000–$15,000 ETH price target.  Record daily transactions, increasing daily active users and nine-year low transaction fees suggest bullish onchain…

Whales sell $3.4B worth of Bitcoin as price hits $92K wall

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Bitcoin whales have quietly sold enormous amounts of the cryptocurrency in the past two weeks. In just a few days, investors holding 10,000-100,000 BTC have either sold or redistributed approximately 36,500 BTC, totaling about $3.4 billion. This cohort comprises institutional custodians and early miners who have held their positions for several years. The 12-day selling spree represents a sharp turn from accumulation to distribution by these whales. What’s driving Bitcoin whales’ activities, and what does the future hold based on historical data? Price Struggles at Key Levels The whale activity…

Tether Launches USAt Stablecoin Under GENIUS Act

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Tether, the issuer of USDt — the largest stablecoin by market capitalization — has officially launched USAt, a US dollar-pegged stablecoin built specifically to operate within the US. Following an initial announcement last year, Tether confirmed on Tuesday the formal market launch of its USAt stablecoin, with Anchorage Digital Bank serving as the issuer. Tether describes USAt as a “federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin” designed to function under the US GENIUS Act, which established the first federal framework for payment stablecoins in the US in July 2025. In last September’s announcement,…

Richtech Robotics, Microsoft collaborate to deploy agentic AI in commercial and industrial robots

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Richtech Robotics, which develops AI service robots that automate tasks in the hospitality, healthcare, and retail industries, is joining forces with Microsoft through the Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Labs to integrate agentic AI into Richtech’s ADAM robot. ADAM, powered by NVIDIA AI and computer vision, is a humanoid robot built for hospitality environments. It can interact with customers, remember and prepare drink recipes, and provide reliable, 24/7 service as a bartender, barista, or boba tea maker in bars, arenas, and retail venues. The partnership aims to make ADAM a smarter, more…

Bitcoin May Dip Below $80,000 in This Week’s Volatility

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Bitcoin (BTC) saw modest volatility around Tuesday’s Wall Street open as BTC price analysis saw a market bottom by the end of the month. Key points: Bitcoin should be safe from new local lows for the current US session, but the week is still tipped to be volatile. Analysis says BTC price action is in a “period of anticipation.” A market take using the Wyckoff method calls for a sub-$80,000 swing low on Bitcoin before February. “High probability” BTC will hold $87,000 Tuesday Data from TradingView showed a trip to…

UK government forms AI public services team with Meta and Anthropic backing

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The UK government today announced a new artificial intelligence cohort backed by Meta and Anthropic as part of a broader effort to modernize public services across transport infrastructure, national security, and employment support. Delivered through the Alan Turing Institute and supported by a $1 million investment from Meta, the program places leading British AI researchers in government for a year-long fellowship. The cohort will develop open source tools to improve public service operations, including computer vision models that analyze images and video to help councils prioritize transport maintenance and infrastructure…

Bitcoin-to-Gold Bottom Fractal is Breaking as BTC Looks for a Bottom

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For years, Bitcoin (BTC) traders have watched its price relative to gold (XAU) for clues on when BTC bottoms in US dollar terms. But in 2026, that BTC-to-gold signal is starting to look less dependable. Key takeaways: Bitcoin hits undervaluation versus gold and has slipped below its Power Law trend. BTC/XAU is already under the 200-2W EMA that historically lined up with bottoms. Gold’s next move likely dictates whether BTC gets a relief rally. Bitcoin keeps declining in gold terms This week, the BTC/XAU ratio, or the value of Bitcoin…

US ‘Crypto Capital’ Claim Meets Developer Pushback

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The White House praised President Donald Trump for making the United States the “crypto capital of the world,” and cast the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act as the catalyst in making the country the “global leader in cryptocurrency.” In a recent post on X, an official communication added, “promises made, promises kept,” to Trump ending the Biden era “crusade to crush crypto.”  Moving beyond the rhetoric, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a joint event on…

Mantle launches MNT token on Solana through new cross-chain portal

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Mantle’s native token, MNT, has gone live on Solana through the launch of Mantle Super Portal, a cross-chain infrastructure developed with Bybit and Byreal. Portal initialized: A new era for the leading distribution layer begins today.$MNT has arrived on @solana. Powered by Mantle Super Portal, our new cross-chain teleportation hub built to accelerate the flow between real-world and internet capital markets. pic.twitter.com/HM03JL86Sy — Mantle (@Mantle_Official) January 27, 2026 With this integration, users can now move MNT between Ethereum and Solana, access Solana-native DeFi liquidity, and engage with exchange-based trading incentives,…

ETH is already 20% of the way toward quantum resilience

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Antonio Sanso, cryptography researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, is confident the blockchain will be quantum secure long before a quantum attack is even possible. ”We as the Ethereum Foundation (EF) and Ethereum community are working massively on this topic,” he told Cointelegraph. “The research part is probably the part that has been already figured out. And we are starting with the execution phase of it. And we’re really confident we’re gonna meet the timeline and the deadline.” The EF has declared post-quantum (PQ) security a top strategic priority. On Jan.…