Month: January 2026

Former Alameda Research co-CEO Caroline Ellison set for release Wednesday after 14 months in custody

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Caroline Ellison exits federal custody Jan 21 after FTX cooperation, faces 10-year industry ban and supervised release. Caroline Ellison, the former co-CEO of Alameda Research, was released from federal custody today after serving roughly 440 days of a two-year prison sentence tied to her role in the collapse of FTX and Alameda Research. The release came about ten months ahead of her originally scheduled term, reflecting her cooperation with prosecutors and good conduct. Ellison pleaded guilty in late 2022 to multiple fraud and conspiracy charges related to the misuse of…

BTC-To-Gold Ratio Hits New Lows As Gold Rally Continues

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Gold’s record-breaking rally inadvertently put pressure on Bitcoin’s allure, but analysts say historical data shows BTC eventually starts a catch-up rally. Bitcoin’s (BTC) relative performance against gold has weakened sharply, but several analysts argue that this setup remains a long-term investment opportunity for BTC. Key takeaways: The Bitcoin-to-gold ratio fell to 18.5 ounces per BTC, its lowest since November 2023. Analysts say these rare “asymmetric setups” often precede capital rotations back into Bitcoin. BTC/Gold one-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView The Bitcoin-to-gold ratio measures how many ounces of gold are required to…

Bitcoin Price Reclaims $90K After Trump Rules Out Using Force Over Greenland

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However, the tariff threats between the US and EU continue. In a highly anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, US President Donald Trump addressed numerous hot topics, including the escalating situation with Greenland and some cryptocurrency news. BTC’s price, alongside most financial markets, rallied during and after the event, surpassing $90,000 after the recent meltdown. BREAKING: US markets surge as President Trump rules out military action in Greenland. We are now on step #7 of our tariff playbook with timing EXACTLY as outlined. https://t.co/O0OxJZlXyT pic.twitter.com/56Ayjb32uB…

Ondo Finance launches tokenized US stocks and ETFs on Solana

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The integration of tokenized stocks on Solana could revolutionize blockchain finance, enhancing accessibility and liquidity for global investors. Ondo Finance has launched Ondo Global Markets on Solana, introducing hundreds of tokenized stocks and ETFs to the blockchain’s 3.2 million daily users, according to a Wednesday announcement. Built to bring traditional public securities onto the blockchain, Ondo Global Markets enables investors to buy, sell, and trade over 200 tokenized US stocks and ETFs, with crypto rails enabling fast, secure, and scalable transactions. After debuting on Ethereum and expanding to BNB Chain,…

How Low Can ETH Go After Losing $3K Support?

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Ethereum remains in a corrective phase after rejection from the mid-$3,000 region, with the price rolling over on both the daily and 4-hour timeframes while on-chain data continues to show structural supply leaving exchanges. The combination of short-term technical weakness and longer-term constructive on-chain positioning creates a context where further downside or sideways action in the near term can coexist with a still‐intact cyclical bull backdrop. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily chart, ETH has turned lower after failing to sustain inside the $3,300–$3,400 resistance block, which…

First FTX-Linked Exec to be Released from Prison Today

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Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, is scheduled for release from federal custody after serving 440 days of a two-year sentence. According to inmate records with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Ellison is expected to be released from the Residential Reentry Management field office in New York City on Wednesday, more than a year after she reported to prison in Danbury, Connecticut. The former Alameda CEO was one of three executives linked to the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX to serve prison time, along with former FTX CEO Sam…

Bitcoin ‘Strong Support’ Gets a Macro Boost From Trump WEF Speech

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Bitcoin (BTC) sought a $90,000 reclaim around Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US President Donald Trump pledged to sign pro-crypto legislation. Key points: US President Donald Trump breathes modest gains into BTC price action with his World Economic Forum speech. Pro-crypto legislation is back on the table in US, but Japanese bond issues temper market enthusiasm. Bitcoin setting new 2026 lows may be “good” in the long term, says analysis. Trump promises crypto legislation “very soon” Data from TradingView showed daily BTC price gains reaching 1.7% as Trump took to…

Crypto’s Next Battle Is Privacy: Regulators Face Chicken-Egg Dilemma

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Financial privacy is becoming the next structural battle in crypto, and neither governments nor the technology are fully prepared for mass digital surveillance or large-scale privacy. Institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies is accelerating, as more banks and payments companies test blockchain for settlements, but the technology itself exposes transaction data to the public. “What people are not comfortable with is having their transactions broadcast to the entire world,” Yaya Fanusie, head of global policy at Aleo Network and a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) economic and counterterrorism analyst, told Cointelegraph. “That…

Trump’s crypto czar David Sacks says banks will fully embrace crypto once market structure bill passes

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David Sacks predicted that banks would fully embrace crypto once crypto market structure legislation is approved. “I think what’s going to happen is that after market structure passes, the banks are going to get fully into the crypto industry. So we’re not going to have a separate banking industry and crypto industry. It’s going to be one digital assets industry,” Sacks said in a CNBC interview today. The White House crypto czar urged both the crypto industry and the banking sector to compromise on the stablecoin yield issue to advance…

Ripple Price Prediction: What Is XRP’s Next Move After 11% Weekly Decline?

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XRP remains in a corrective phase within the broader crypto market, with recent volatility failing to alter the prevailing medium-term downtrend. The price action across both the USD and BTC pairs continues to trade below key moving averages, indicating that strength in early January has so far been contained within a larger distribution structure rather than establishing a sustained trend reversal. Ripple Price Analysis: The USDT Pair On the XRP/USDT pair, the sharp rejection from the $2.40 resistance block and the declining 100-day and 200-day moving averages have pushed the…