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An early miner from the Satoshi era has moved 2,000 BTC after 15 years of dormancy, BeInCrypto reported. Julio Moreno, a senior analyst at CryptoQuant, noted that miners from this period tend to move their Bitcoin at significant market inflection points. The BTC in question had been held for over 15 years, distributed across 40 Pay-to-Public-Key (P2PK) addresses, before being transferred to Coinbase.

India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has announced new guidelines to strengthen the registration process for new users on cryptocurrency platforms. According to Cointelegraph, regulated crypto exchanges must now verify users through real-time selfies and geolocation checks. Additionally, to meet Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements, users will need to authenticate their bank accounts by making a small transfer. The move follows a recent meeting where officials from India's Income Tax Department (ITD) argued to lawmakers that cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance platforms hinder tax enforcement.

Seven committee chairs from the UK's Labour Party have urged the government to ban political donations made in cryptocurrency in the next election bill. According to The Block, the lawmakers argued that crypto donations could enable foreign interference and make funds difficult to trace. The move follows an earlier announcement by Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, that his party would become the first in the country to accept donations in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies starting in May 2025.

On-chain analyst Willy Woo has suggested that Bitcoin bottomed out in late December of last year, opening up the possibility of a short-term rebound. BeInCrypto, citing Woo's data-driven models, reported that investment inflows into Bitcoin have steadily increased since hitting a low on Dec. 24, 2025. While the overall outlook for 2026 remains cautious due to decreasing liquidity, the report notes that short-term conditions suggest a potential for a modest uptrend in the coming weeks. Woo explained that instances of BTC trading below its production cost have rarely led to panic selling in the past. Instead, miners typically reduce their output and await price increases, creating a low-volume period that serves as a temporary floor. A return to a bull market often occurs when the Bitcoin price climbs back above the cost of mining, a pattern Woo says has repeated in every cycle. Additionally, Woo noted that President Donald Trump's recent move to cap credit card interest rates at 10% could unintentionally drive individuals with low credit scores toward alternative financial systems like Bitcoin.

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Hundreds of wealthy investors are purchasing real estate in Europe with cryptocurrency, CoinDesk reported. Nikolai Denisenko, co-founder of the startup Brighty and a former senior back-end engineer at Revolut, stated that his firm has facilitated over 100 apartment purchases for high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). These clients reportedly prefer using euro-denominated stablecoins like EURC to avoid currency exchange fees.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao stated that U.S. banks are accumulating Bitcoin while retail investors panic-sell, citing a report that Wells Fargo Bank recently purchased $383 million worth of the asset.

Short positions hold a slight majority in BTC perpetual futures across the top three exchanges by open interest over the last 24 hours. The aggregate ratio is 49.63% long to 50.37% short. Individual exchange ratios are as follows: Binance (49.53% long / 50.47% short), OKX (49.42% long / 50.58% short), and Bybit (49.34% long / 50.66% short).

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse shared an optimistic outlook for the company this year on the social media platform X. He stated that the year will be dedicated to strategic expansion, regulatory progress, and the expansion of sustainable financial infrastructure, with a particular emphasis on creating long-term value and growth for XRP and RLUSD.

A U.S. group opposing decentralized finance has launched an ad campaign on Fox News calling for the removal of DeFi-related clauses from the crypto market structure bill (CLARITY). The group, named Investors For Transparency, is urging viewers to contact the U.S. Senate to pass the legislation without the DeFi provisions, sharing a hotline number in the advertisement. The ad's message states that DeFi should not be allowed to hinder innovation. According to Cointelegraph, the ad campaign reflects concerns from the banking sector that allowing stablecoin interest products could trigger a significant outflow of bank deposits. In response, Uniswap (UNI) founder Hayden Adams criticized the effort, stating that an unidentified group is attacking DeFi.

Forced liquidations in the cryptocurrency perpetual futures market over the last 24 hours were led by Bitcoin (BTC) with $59.47 million, 59.85% of which were long positions. Ethereum (ETH) saw $41.46 million in liquidations, with longs accounting for 63.45%. Zcash (ZEC) recorded $11.11 million in liquidations, with long positions making up 81.39% of the total.

Approximately 1.759 million ETH, valued at around $5.5 billion, is currently in the queue to be staked on the Ethereum Beacon Chain, according to data from the analysis site ValidatorQueue. This marks the largest backlog since late August 2023. New stakers face a wait of roughly 30 days and 14 hours for their validators to become active, while the unstaking queue is currently empty.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw a net outflow of $94.73 million on Jan. 9, marking the third consecutive day of withdrawals, according to TraderT. BlackRock's ETHA led the outflows with $84.69 million, while Grayscale's ETHE recorded an outflow of $10.04 million.

U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced a total net outflow of $252.09 million on Jan. 9, marking the fourth consecutive trading day of net outflows, according to data compiled by TraderT. Among the funds, BlackRock's IBIT saw an outflow of $254.07 million, while Fidelity's FBTC recorded a net inflow of $7.87 million. Bitwise's BITB had a net outflow of $5.89 million.

An Ethereum whale who accumulated 101,000 ETH five years ago at an average price of $660 recently transferred 40,251 ETH, worth approximately $124 million, to the Bitstamp exchange in a single day, AmberCN reported. Including this latest transaction, the investor has moved a total of 75,200 ETH to exchanges. The whale's remaining holdings now stand at 26,000 ETH, valued at around $80.16 million.

Haseeb, a managing partner at Dragonfly, has predicted that the adoption of stablecoin cards will become a key theme in the cryptocurrency space in 2026, according to Cointelegraph. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he noted that these cards are experiencing explosive growth globally. Haseeb explained that this trend will allow users to pay for goods in dollars anytime and anywhere, often without realizing the transaction is based on cryptocurrency.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index has registered a score of 40, marking a one-point decrease 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 tokens, against Bitcoin. A period is considered an altcoin season if 75% of these top 100 coins outperform Bitcoin over the preceding 90 days. Conversely, if Bitcoin outperforms the majority, it is deemed a Bitcoin season. A score closer to 100 indicates conditions are more favorable for altcoins.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index from Alternative has fallen two points from the previous day to 25, shifting into the "Extreme Fear" stage as investor sentiment has worsened. The index indicates extreme market fear as it approaches zero and extreme optimism as it nears 100. The Fear & Greed Index is calculated based on volatility (25%), trading volume (25%), social media mentions (15%), surveys (15%), Bitcoin's market cap dominance (10%), and Google search volume (10%).

Colombia's National Tax and Customs Directorate (DIAN) has introduced a regulation requiring cryptocurrency service providers to report user and transaction data, according to Cointelegraph. The measure aligns with the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). Under the new rule, entities such as exchanges and custody providers must collect and submit user identity information and transaction histories. This information may be automatically exchanged with foreign tax authorities.

U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that the United States would intervene if Iran begins killing people, though he clarified that this would not involve the deployment of ground troops. The remarks are being interpreted in the market as a potential sign of re-emerging geopolitical risk in the Middle East.

Global asset manager VanEck has presented a highly bullish forecast for Bitcoin, suggesting it could reach as high as $53.4 million by 2050, according to Decrypt. This prediction is based on a hyperbitcoinization scenario where Bitcoin accounts for 20% of international trade and 10% of U.S. GDP. In such a case, VanEck's analysis suggests BTC would establish itself as a global reserve asset on par with or exceeding gold. The firm also projected a base case scenario with a BTC price of $2.9 million by 2050. In a bearish scenario, assuming 2% annual growth, VanEck anticipates the price would reach around $130,000.

Centora (formerly IntoTheBlock) reported via X that the market capitalization of tokenized equities has surpassed $800 million. This represents an approximate 2,500% increase from the $16 million recorded at the beginning of last year.

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has reduced its workforce due to poor performance in its institutional business division, CoinDesk reported. While the total number of layoffs was not disclosed, the report indicated that approximately one-third of the institutional sales department has been let go.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling on the Trump administration's tariff policies on Jan. 14, according to Walter Bloomberg. The decision was previously scheduled for 3:00 p.m. UTC on Jan. 9 but was canceled.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $91,000. BTC is trading at $90,915 on the Binance USDT market.