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CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index has reached 30, an increase of two points from the previous day. The index is calculated by comparing the price performance of the top 100 coins by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins, against Bitcoin. An "altcoin season" is indicated when 75% of these top coins outperform Bitcoin over the preceding 90 days, while the opposite is considered a "Bitcoin season." A score closer to 100 suggests a stronger altcoin season.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index from data provider Alternative has climbed 22 points from yesterday to 48, shifting into the Neutral category as investor sentiment improves. The index measures market sentiment on a scale where 0 signifies extreme fear and 100 represents extreme optimism. It is calculated based on market volatility (25%), trading volume (25%), social media mentions (15%), surveys (15%), Bitcoin's market capitalization dominance (10%), and Google search volume (10%).

An address presumed to belong to Bitmine has staked an additional 92,160 ETH, worth approximately $293 million, according to Onchain Lens. The address now holds a total of 1,436,384 staked ETH, valued at $4.77 billion.

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party and financial authorities will hold a closed-door meeting on Jan. 20 to finalize the Digital Asset Basic Act, which aims to legislate a won-pegged stablecoin by March of this year, DataNews reported. According to the report on Jan. 14, a key point of contention is the eligibility criteria for issuers. Financial authorities, citing market stability, are advocating for a plan to grant initial issuance rights to consortiums in which a bank holds a majority stake of over 50%. However, the Democratic Party's digital asset task force opposes this structure, and a final agreement is expected to be reached at the meeting.

U.S. Senate Republicans have reached a compromise on a provision in a draft stablecoin bill that would restrict interest payments, according to a post on X by Eleanor Terrett, host of Crypto in America. However, Terrett noted that some Democratic offices are reportedly still dissatisfied with the compromise. She added that it remains unconfirmed whether the compromise has been incorporated into the final text of the legislation.

Kirk West, the man accused of stealing XRP worth over $11 million from Nancy Jones, the widow of late U.S. country music icon George Jones, has filed a countersuit, Decrypt reported, citing music magazine Rolling Stone. West was arrested last year on charges of stealing $400,000 in cash and 5.5 million XRP from Nancy Jones. In his new lawsuit, West claims he is entitled to a portion of those assets and is a victim of fraud and defamation. According to the report, West approached Nancy Jones after her husband's death in 2013, expressing interest in purchasing the Jones's home, and the two later began a romantic relationship. West, who described himself as a crypto expert, reportedly started giving her investment advice. After ending the relationship and forcing West out of her home last year, Nancy Jones discovered that a Ledger hardware wallet containing her private keys was missing from her safe. While legal action has helped recover over five million XRP, approximately 483,000 XRP, currently valued at more than $1 million, remains unrecovered. West alleges that his sound investment decisions during their relationship created joint wealth. He is now suing for half of Nancy Jones's assets, including the cryptocurrency, $5 million in gold and silver, $1 million in cash, and other precious metals.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $96,000. BTC is trading at $96,020.22 on the Binance USDT market.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a noted crypto opponent, has urged that the chartering process for a bank linked to World Liberty Financial (WLFI) be halted until President Donald Trump resolves his associated financial interests, CoinDesk reported. In a letter to Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould, Warren described the situation as an unprecedented level of financial conflict of interest and potential for corruption. She argued that if the charter is approved, it could lead to rules that directly affect the profitability of the president's company, resulting in a structure where the president effectively oversees his own business. Warren also noted that because Congress failed to adequately address this issue during the passage of the Genius Act, the Senate must rectify the problem as it deliberates on a crypto market structure bill.

Major exchanges have seen $436 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $648 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

BTC has risen by 1.89% in the past five minutes on the Binance USDT market. Currently, BTC is trading at $95,879.99.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $95,000. BTC is trading at $95,391.64 on the Binance USDT market.

Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Lighter has launched a mobile trading app, according to Crypto Briefing. The application, available for both iOS and Android, allows users to trade spot, perpetual futures, real-world assets (RWA), and pre-market assets.

Coinbase has announced that it will list RAY. Trading is scheduled to begin once liquidity conditions are met.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.2%, the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.8%.

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will be replaced soon. During a speech at the Detroit Economic Club, Trump referred to Powell as a jerk and said he would be gone shortly.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $94,000. BTC is trading at $94,068 on the Binance USDT market.

U.S. President Donald Trump has once again urged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, Walter Bloomberg reported. Trump stated that the Fed Chairman is ruining every bull market and expressed hope that the chairman would lower rates when positive economic indicators are released. This comes after the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the December Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.7% year-over-year, in line with market expectations.

U.S. asset manager Strive has secured shareholder approval to acquire Semler Scientific (SMLR), a Nasdaq-listed medical technology firm that has been strategically acquiring Bitcoin, Crypto Briefing reported. The acquisition will increase Strive's total holdings from its current 7,750 BTC to 12,798 BTC by incorporating Semler's assets.

JPMorgan Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Barnum has warned that it is risky for cryptocurrency firms to pay interest on stablecoins, CoinDesk reported. During an earnings call, he noted that while paying interest on stablecoins has the same characteristics and risks as bank deposits, the practice is not subject to the appropriate regulations that govern banks. Barnum described this as clearly dangerous and undesirable. His comments follow the release of a draft bill on crypto market structure by the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. The legislation proposes that interest or rewards on stablecoins be permitted only when tied to substantive activities such as opening an account, trading, staking, or providing liquidity, rather than for simply holding the assets.

An amended version of the U.S. crypto market structure bill (CLARITY Act) is expected to be submitted within the next few hours, according to Sarah Wynn of The Block. Sources indicate the amendment will include stricter limits on stablecoin yields. The U.S. Senate Banking Committee previously released a draft of the bill that would only permit interest or rewards on stablecoins if they are tied to substantial activities such as opening an account, trading, staking, or providing liquidity.

Coinbase International Exchange, the cryptocurrency derivatives platform of Coinbase (COIN), has announced it will conduct system maintenance for three hours starting at 5:00 p.m. UTC on Jan. 24. During the maintenance period, services including trading, deposits, withdrawals, and transfers will be unavailable.

The number of new wallets created on the Ethereum network has reached an all-time high, averaging 327,000 per day, according to on-chain analytics firm Santiment. The firm attributed the surge to a significant reduction in gas fees following the Fusaka upgrade introduced last December, which has spurred an influx of new users. Santiment also noted that stablecoin transfer volume on the Ethereum network hit a record $8 trillion in the fourth quarter of last year, explaining that new users are being drawn to the network as it is increasingly utilized as a practical payment infrastructure.

The Solana-based prediction market aggregation platform Fors has launched its beta service, Crypto Briefing reported. The new service gathers prediction data from diverse fields such as politics, sports, macroeconomics, cryptocurrency, and global issues, providing it in a standardized format that integrates probability, price, and liquidity.

Nasdaq-listed Upexi has entered into a $36 million convertible note agreement with Hivemind Capital, with the notes collateralized by locked SOL. The deal is expected to push Upexi's total SOL holdings above 2.4 million. As of Jan. 5, the company held 2,174,583 SOL.

Ethereum block trading platform ETHGas is launching its own token, GWEI, The Block reported. The token will grant voting rights based on staking and lock-up conditions, allowing holders to participate in key protocol decisions such as parameter adjustments, upgrades, and treasury management.