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Online interest in Bitcoin decreased last year despite the cryptocurrency experiencing significant volatility, including a new all-time high and a major market correction, Cointelegraph reported. The media outlet noted that while Google searches for Bitcoin surged immediately after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump in November 2024, the trend declined throughout 2025. Additionally, the number of posts on X containing the keyword 'Bitcoin' fell by 32% year-over-year to 96 million.

Cryptocurrency financial services firm Galaxy Digital plans to launch a crypto hedge fund in the first quarter, the Financial Times reported. The fund intends to invest up to 30% of its assets in cryptocurrencies, with the remainder allocated to financial stocks that could be affected by changes in crypto technology and regulation. According to the report, the firm has already secured $100 million in investment commitments from family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and some institutional investors, with the potential for further fundraising.

An analysis suggests that XRP's on-chain indicators are showing trends similar to those observed before the 2022 bear market. According to Coindesk, citing Glassnode, investors active within the last month have been accumulating XRP at a lower average price than those who invested six to 12 months ago. This has resulted in a situation where recent buyers are in profit while long-term holders are at a loss. Glassnode explained that if a rebound is slow to materialize amid this asymmetric profit structure, it could trigger selling from existing holders. A similar pattern was reportedly seen in February 2022, when XRP was trading at $0.78 before declining to around $0.30 during the year. The analysis further noted that XRP is currently stagnating around the $2 mark, a price level that consistently affects investor sentiment. Since the middle of last year, each retest of this level has led to weekly losses of between $500 million and $1.2 billion, suggesting many investors chose to sell rather than increase their positions. While there is no guarantee of a sharp decline like the one in 2022, Glassnode concluded that as the disparity between holders' average costs widens, selling pressure from long-term investors will inevitably grow.

Solana Mobile has launched an airdrop of its native SKR token for owners of its second smartphone, the Seeker, as well as for app developers, The Block reported. Users can claim the tokens through the device's built-in wallet over a 90-day period. The total supply of SKR is 10 billion, with 20% allocated to the current airdrop. Of this amount, 1.82 billion SKR is designated for 100,908 Seeker holders, while 141 million SKR is allocated to 188 developers. The SKR token will serve as a governance and utility token within the Solana Mobile ecosystem.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $238.55 million on Jan. 20, ending a five-day streak of inflows, according to TraderT. The breakdown of outflows includes BlackRock's ETHA (-$100.90 million), Fidelity's FETH (-$51.54 million), Bitwise's ETHW (-$31.08 million), VanEck's ETHV (-$5.47 million), Grayscale's ETHE (-$38.50 million), and Grayscale's Mini ETH (-$11.06 million).

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit announced it has updated the circulation plan for the Atletico de Madrid Fan Token (ATM) at the request of the club. According to a CoinNess review, the change affects the first-quarter supply for this year, which has increased by 200,000 ATM from 9,244,450 to 9,444,450. The circulating supply for the second quarter now stands at 9,861,117 ATM.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $479.61 million on Jan. 20, marking the second consecutive day of net outflows, according to data compiled by TraderT. The outflows were led by Grayscale's GBTC and Fidelity's FBTC. Individual fund flows included Grayscale's GBTC (-$160.84 million), Fidelity's FBTC (-$152.13 million), BlackRock's IBIT (-$56.87 million), Ark Invest's ARKB (-$46.37 million), Bitwise's BITB (-$40.38 million), VanEck's HODL (-$12.66 million), and Franklin Templeton's EZBC (-$10.36 million).

Hong Kong plans to issue its first licenses for stablecoin issuers in the first quarter of this year, according to The Block. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan described the city's crypto framework as responsible and sustainable. He added that Hong Kong intends to create a comprehensive digital financial ecosystem that encompasses stablecoins, exchanges, and asset tokenization.

U.S. fast-food chain Steak 'n Shake announced on X that it will begin offering a Bitcoin bonus equivalent to $0.21 per hour to its part-time employees at company-owned stores starting in March. The employees will be able to receive the bonus after a two-year vesting period.

Layer 1 blockchain Aleo (ALEO) has established itself as a regulatory-compliant privacy blockchain, according to a recent report by on-chain interaction solution Predicate. The report states that Aleo resolves the conflict between regulatory compliance and user experience by combining its core Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proof technology with Predicate's Programmable Policy Platform. Predicate's platform allows for real-time reflection of the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions list, ensuring that only transactions from verified addresses are processed. This automation has significantly reduced bridge deposit wait times from 24 hours to 15 minutes by eliminating the need for manual address checks. Predicate noted that these features are key to gaining corporate trust, adding that both Circle (CRCL) and Paxos (Paxos) plan to issue private stablecoins on the Aleo network. The report also highlighted that Aleo has passed the ARC-100 asset risk standard.

Ripple Labs President Monica Long has predicted that half of Fortune 500 companies will adopt cryptocurrencies this year, with the related market expected to grow to over $1 trillion, Cointelegraph reports. In a blog post, Long stated that she anticipates a sharp increase in institutional crypto adoption, moving beyond simple exposure to include participation in tokenized assets, crypto treasury management, stablecoins, and on-chain government bonds. She cited a Coinbase survey from mid-2025 which found that six out of 10 Fortune 500 executives were already pursuing blockchain initiatives. Long also projected that stablecoins will become the foundation of the global payments system within the next five years.

Binance has announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for THORChain (RUNE) starting at 8:00 p.m. UTC on Jan. 22 to support an upcoming network upgrade.

Forced liquidations in the cryptocurrency perpetual futures market over the past 24 hours were heavily skewed toward long positions. Bitcoin (BTC) saw $446 million in liquidations, of which 95.61% were long positions. Ethereum (ETH) followed with $392 million in liquidations, with longs accounting for 95.43%. Solana (SOL) liquidations totaled $44.18 million, with 97.12% from long positions.

Patrick Witt, Executive Secretary of the White House Digital Asset Advisory Committee, has urged for the swift passage of a crypto market structure bill before the Trump administration loses legislative momentum, The Block reported. He argued that the current pro-crypto environment under President Trump provides a unique window of opportunity. Witt stated that while the notion of having no law is better than a bad law is a privilege under the current administration, the passage of a market structure bill is inevitable. He stressed that the industry faces a choice: either pass the bill now or miss the opportunity and face the prospect of the Democratic Party enacting harsh, punitive regulations, similar to the Dodd-Frank Act, following a future financial crisis.

A pattern of Bitcoin whales accumulating assets while retail investors sell has continued in recent days, according to new analysis. Cointelegraph reported, citing data from Santiment, that whales holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC purchased a total of 36,000 BTC ($3.2 billion) over the nine days from Jan. 10. Meanwhile, retail investors holding 0.01 BTC sold 132 BTC during the same period. Santiment suggested that this divergence points to a long-term bullish signal that could indicate a trend reversal. The report added, however, that the market is showing conservative sentiment due to geopolitical risks, such as recent tariff remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Hippo Protocol (HP) starting at 2:00 a.m. UTC on Jan. 28 to support a network upgrade.

Dogecoin entity House of Doge plans to launch a DOGE payment and e-commerce app called Such in the first half of this year, in partnership with Nasdaq-listed Bragg House Holdings (TBH), The Block reported. The app will support DOGE payments by combining a native DOGE wallet with Hustles, a toolkit designed for small business owners. House of Doge signed a merger agreement with Bragg House last month and is targeting a public listing early this year.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has announced it will delist Bonfida (FIDA) at 6:00 a.m. UTC on Feb. 23. The exchange said the decision followed the Bonfida Foundation’s failure to submit explanatory materials addressing unresolved issues that had previously placed the token on its delisting watchlist. Bithumb added that after a comprehensive review of the foundation’s disclosures, business viability, and sustainability, it determined that the token no longer meets the criteria for continued trading support.

A Bitfinex-based whale address has recently been purchasing 450 BTC per day with prices in the $90,000 range, according to a post on X by Adam Back, CEO of blockchain technology developer Blockstream. He noted that this daily purchase volume is equivalent to the amount of new BTC mined each day.

The inspector general for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has identified digital asset regulation as a key risk for fiscal year 2026, warning that expanding the agency's supervisory authority amid staff reductions could strain its capabilities. According to Decrypt, the number of CFTC employees fell 21.5% from 708 in 2024 to 556 in 2025. The inspector general's office noted that the current derivatives-focused framework is ill-equipped to handle decentralized spot markets and that the agency requires additional personnel, technology, and data infrastructure.

Spot gold has surpassed $4,800 per ounce, setting a new all-time high. The precious metal has gained approximately $500 per ounce since the beginning of the year. It is currently trading at $4,799.25, up 0.77% from the previous trading day.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $89,000. BTC is trading at $89,010.27 on the Binance USDT market.

A Hyperliquid whale address (starting with 0xb317), previously suspected of profiting from insider trading ahead of last October's largest-ever liquidation event, is now facing an unrealized loss of approximately $50 million due to the market downturn, Onchain Lens reported. The position flipped from a $40 million profit to a loss on Jan. 17. The address holds several leveraged long positions: 1,000 BTC at an average price of $91,506 (5x leverage), 223,340 ETH at $3,161 (5x leverage), and a 10x leveraged long on SOL at an average price of $130.

Tom Lee, Chairman of Fundstrat and Bitmine (BMNR), has predicted that crypto and stock markets could experience a painful decline early in the year but will see a strong recovery toward year-end, Cointelegraph reported. Speaking on the Master Investor podcast, Lee suggested that tariffs and geopolitical instability could cause a market correction in the initial months of the year. However, he analyzed that Bitcoin could reach a new all-time high this year, which would signal a full recovery from the shock of massive leverage liquidations in October of last year. Lee also commented on the recent decoupling of crypto and gold, attributing it to repeated deleveraging that has weakened market maker functions. He added that this instability might persist until institutional participation expands.

People Power Party lawmaker Park Seong-hoon has proposed an amendment to South Korea's Virtual Asset User Protection Act that would shift the burden of proof for damages onto virtual asset service providers (VASPs), Herald Kyungjae reported. The bill would make VASPs, such as exchanges, liable for compensating users for losses resulting from incidents like hacking and system failures. To be exempt from liability, a provider would have to prove that the user was grossly negligent or intentionally at fault, or that the company had rigorously followed all security protocols to prevent the incident. The amendment also includes a provision requiring VASPs to immediately report such occurrences to financial authorities.