Month: January 2026

Charles Hoskinson criticizes Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse for backing flawed CLARITY Act

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Key Takeaways Charles Hoskinson criticized Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse for supporting the CLARITY Act, which he considers flawed. Hoskinson argued that passing compromised legislation could lead to long-term negative impacts on the crypto industry. Share this article Charles Hoskinson publicly challenged Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse over his support for the draft CLARITY Act, calling the bill a dangerous compromise rather than real regulatory clarity. The Cardano founder argued during a recent livestream that the current bill version, which seeks to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets while promoting innovation,…

Dormant Bitcoin whale wakes up after 13 years and moves 909 BTC

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Key Takeaways A dormant Bitcoin whale moved 909 BTC worth around $84 million after 13 years of inactivity. The Bitcoin was originally received when the asset was valued under $7, showing a gain of approximately 13,900 times. Share this article A long-dormant Bitcoin investor activated today and moved 909 BTC worth approximately $84 million to a new wallet, according to data tracked by Lookonchain. The whale stayed inactive for 13 years. Bitcoin traded at below $7 when this investor originally received it. The digital asset is now valued at around…

Trove Investors Furious After Team Keeps $9M and Token Tanks

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Vocal critics within the Trove Markets community on X are in uproar again after the team announced it will keep most of the investor funds it had raised to build on Hyperliquid and instead use them to build on Solana.  Trove had raised over $11.5 million for a token sale tied to its integration on Hyperliquid, but announced on Friday, just days before its token generation event, that it will pivot to building on Solana. One of Trove’s builders, “Unwise,” later blamed the pivot on a liquidity partner withdrawing 500,000…

XRP Maintains Bullish Bias Above $1.30 Despite Recent Rejection

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What Do Cardano Whales Know?

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Cardano whales have bought 210 million ADA in three weeks as the price falls to $0.36, signaling a possible shift despite bearish sentiment. Over the last three weeks, large Cardano (ADA) holders have accumulated more than 210 million tokens, according to blockchain data shared by analyst Ali Martinez. This activity has emerged during a period of price weakness, with ADA falling by over 7% in the last 24 hours and trading near $0.36. The token has traded between $0.36 and $0.4 in the past 24 hours, with a broader…

BTC Crashes Below $92K as Liquidations Surge Toward $900M on US–EU Trade War Escalation

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Bitcoin plunged to a six-day low, most altcoins slumped even harder. The anticipated volatility due to the latest developments on the US-EU trade war finally arrived in crypto as BTC, alongside all altcoins, plunged hard as Asian and some futures markets opened. Somewhat expected, the liquidations are on the rise, with over $870 million wrecked in the past 24 hours. Naturally, longs are responsible for the lion’s share (nearly $790 million). The total number of liquidated traders has skyrocketed to just shy of 250,000, according to data from CoinGlass.…

Bitcoin Traders Defend $92K, But For How Long?

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Key takeaways: The BTC futures premium held near 5%, showing leverage demand was not impacted after the failed $98,000 breakout attempt. Bitcoin ETFs saw $395 million outflows as gold hit new records, weakening hedge appeal and pushing traders to price downside risk. Bitcoin (BTC) faced a 3.4% correction over the weekend as investors cut risk following rising global sociopolitical tensions and China reporting its slowest economic growth since 2022.  The retest of the $92,000 level caught bulls off guard, as $215 million in leveraged BTC futures longs (buys) were forcefully…

Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum’s Complexity Threatens Its 100-Year Future

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Vitalik Buterin warns Ethereum’s complexity threatens its 100-year future, suggesting an approach to prioritize simplicity over new features. Vitalik Buterin has warned that the increasing complexity of Ethereum poses a risk to its 100-year future. He has also proposed a solution that would require an explicit “garbage collection” approach to protocol development, prioritizing simplicity over the introduction of new features. Ethereum ‘Bloat’ Raises Concerns In his latest posts shared on social media, the Ethereum co-founder discusses how excessive “bloat” undermines the network’s security, decentralization, and its ability to remain…

Injective Governance Vote Passes to Accelerate INJ Supply Cuts

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Injective’s protocol community approved a major tokenomics overhaul on Monday, passing a governance proposal with 99.89% support based on staked voting power. Injective is a layer-1 blockchain focused on decentralized finance applications, with INJ (INJ) serving as its native token for staking, governance and transaction fees. The Supply Squeeze proposal (IIP-617) reduces its native token issuance and maintains the network’s buyback-and-burn program, which uses protocol-generated revenue to permanently remove tokens from circulation. The network said it has removed about 6.85 million INJ from circulation through token burns. The proposal is designed to…

Bermuda Partners with Coinbase and Circle for ‘Fully Onchain‘ Economy

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The partnership builds upon previous work Bermuda’s government has done to attract crypto companies, including bypassing a comprehensive regulatory framework in 2018. The government of Bermuda is planning to create a “fully onchain” national economy using digital asset infrastructure provided through partnerships with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and stablecoin issuer Circle. In a Monday announcement from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Bermuda Premier David Burt and representatives from Coinbase and Circle said the partnership would allow the Caribbean island nation to use the USDC (USDC) stablecoin and…