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Major exchanges have seen $117 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $257 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $93,000. BTC is trading at $93,014.62 on the Binance USDT market.

Following the U.S. arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, prominent Bitcoin supporter Maria Corina Machado is being discussed as a leading candidate for the country's next leader, Cointelegraph reported. Machado, a Venezuelan human rights activist and political leader, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year. She has previously described Bitcoin as a lifeline for Venezuelans and a technology for freedom, suggesting it could solve poverty by protecting property rights, ensuring low inflation, and providing equal opportunities. According to the U.S. prediction market platform Kalshi, Machado has a 28% chance of becoming Venezuela's next leader, placing her second. The frontrunner, with a 32% probability, is Edmundo González Urrutia, an opposition leader who ran in last year's presidential election and is now in exile following allegations of election fraud.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index is currently at 22. The index determines whether market conditions favor altcoins or Bitcoin by comparing the price performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies, excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins, against Bitcoin over the past 90 days. An altcoin season is declared when 75% of these top altcoins outperform Bitcoin during that timeframe. A score closer to 100 indicates a strong altcoin season, while the current reading suggests it is a Bitcoin season.

This week’s key financial events are as follows: Jan. 7 - 1:15 p.m. UTC: U.S. December ADP Non-Farm Employment Change. - 9:10 p.m. UTC: FOMC member Michelle Bowman speaks. Jan. 8 - 1:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims. Jan. 9 - 1:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. December Non-Farm Payrolls and Unemployment Rate.

According to data from Tokenomist, the major token unlocks scheduled for this week are as follows (all times listed are in UTC): - ENA: 171.88 million tokens ($42.95 million), representing 2.37% of circulating supply, at 07:00 UTC on Jan. 5 - HYPE: 12.46 million tokens ($332.37 million), representing 3.61% of circulating supply, at 00:00 UTC on Jan. 6 - MOVE: 164.58 million tokens ($6.17 million), representing 5.77% of circulating supply, at 12:00 UTC on Jan. 9 - LINEA: 1.38 billion tokens ($10.13 million), representing 6.34% of circulating supply, at 11:00 UTC on Jan. 10 - KUB: 3.31 million tokens ($4.17 million), representing 3.56% of circulating supply, at 00:00 UTC on Jan. 11 - APT: 11.31 million tokens ($21.94 million), representing 0.70% of circulating supply, at 02:00 UTC on Jan. 11 - PEAQ: 84.84 million tokens ($3.25 million), representing 4.94% of circulating supply, at 00:00 UTC on Jan. 12

CME Bitcoin futures opened Monday with a $1,065 gap, starting the session at $91,595 after closing the previous trading day at $90,530. The gap, which represents the difference between Friday's close and Monday's open, arises because the CME market is closed on weekends while the Bitcoin spot market trades 24/7. Investors typically monitor these gaps on the expectation that futures prices will eventually move to fill them.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, compiled by data provider Alternative, rose one point from yesterday to 26. This moves the index out of the Extreme Fear category and into Fear. The index measures market sentiment on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 indicates extreme fear and 100 represents extreme greed. It is calculated based on factors including volatility (25%), trading volume (25%), social media mentions (15%), surveys (15%), Bitcoin's market cap dominance (10%), and Google search volume (10%).

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $92,000. BTC is trading at $92,000.59 on the Binance USDT market.

Coinbase plans to terminate its peso-to-USDC trading and local bank withdrawal services in Argentina effective Jan. 31, The Block reported. The company has not disclosed the reason for the suspension. Coinbase launched the services in January 2025 after receiving approval from local regulators.

Paul Griggs, the U.S. managing partner of Big Four accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), said in an interview with the Financial Times that the firm has shifted its stance to actively embrace crypto-related business. He stated that while PwC was initially very conservative toward the crypto sector, it changed its approach following the election of U.S. President Donald Trump. Griggs described the move as a business decision driven by the administration's appointment of pro-crypto figures to head regulatory agencies and the passage of crypto-friendly legislation by Congress. He emphasized that the tokenization market will continue to develop and that PwC must be an active participant, adding that the firm is now involved in all crypto-related work, from auditing to consulting, and anticipates more opportunities in the future.

The next phase for Ethereum will be led by user-friendly financial products, including those offered by neobanks, rather than speculation, according to Ether.fi CEO Mike Silagadze in an interview with CoinDesk. He explained that while staking through ETFs remains limited, other institutional investment approaches such as Digital Asset Treasuries (DAT) are becoming more active. Silagadze added that DATs, in particular, have had a definitively positive impact on the price of ETH.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $91,000. BTC is trading at $91,188.55 on the Binance USDT market.

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Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has argued that staking offers a more positive path for ecosystem growth than token buybacks. Writing on X, Yakovenko said he believes it is more rational to imitate the long-term capital accumulation structures of traditional finance. He noted that staking is the closest equivalent in the crypto industry, as it allows long-term investors to dilute the holdings of those with shorter-term outlooks. Yakovenko proposed a model where profits are designated as future claimable tokens, incentivizing users to lock up and stake their assets for a year. Under this system, the amount of tokens stakers can claim would increase as the overall asset base expands. His remarks came after the co-founders of Jupiter (JUP), a Solana-based decentralized exchange, discussed on X whether to continue their buyback program or provide incentives to existing users.

An anonymous whale address, believed to belong to an institution, has withdrawn 20,000 ETH, valued at $62.3 million, from multiple exchanges over the past 12 hours, according to Onchain Lens. The address, which begins with 0x363ad, pulled the assets from platforms including Galaxy Digital, Coinbase, FalconX, and Cumberland. Such large-scale withdrawals from exchanges are typically interpreted as a signal of intent to hold.

An anonymous whale address starting with t1Ym8XW has deposited 74,002 ZEC, worth $35.75 million, to Binance today, according to a report from Lookonchain.

Caroline Crenshaw, the sole Democratic commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a vocal critic of cryptocurrency, is leaving the agency, DL News reported. Appointed in 2020, Crenshaw has consistently advocated for strict regulation of the crypto industry. She was a prominent opponent of the spot Bitcoin ETF approvals in January 2024. The outlet noted that her departure could lead to a more industry-friendly regulatory environment in the U.S.

Bitcoin has fallen below $90,000 following news of a U.S. airstrike in Venezuela, Cointelegraph reports. The cryptocurrency reached approximately $90,940 before reversing and appears to be under short-term selling pressure from the geopolitical tensions. Many analysts believe the price drop will be temporary if the situation does not escalate further. Meanwhile, while gold is correcting after hitting an all-time high, Bitcoin has risen around 5% since Christmas, raising the possibility of a capital rotation from gold to BTC.

Venture capital investment in the cryptocurrency industry totaled $49.75 billion in 2025, a more than fourfold increase from the previous year, according to data compiled by Wu Blockchain. The surge was largely driven by mergers, acquisitions, and IPOs involving centralized exchanges. The largest single deal was the Dunamu merger, valued at $10.3 billion. Despite the rise in total investment value, the number of deals fell by 42.1% year-over-year to 898.

Whale Alert reported that 400,000,000 USDT has been transferred from HTX to Aave. The transaction is valued at about $400 million.

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the top three global crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 49.85% long, 50.15% short 1. Binance: 50.02% long, 49.98% short 2. OKX: 50.07% long, 49.93% short 3. Bybit: 50.16% long, 49.84% short

The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - ETH: $120 million liquidated (89.48% shorts) - BTC: $108 million liquidated (83.95% shorts) - SOL: $21.95 million liquidated (91.05% shorts)

Tether, the issuer of USDT, has invested in the real-time QR payment platform SQRIL. The size of the investment was not disclosed. The funds will be used to improve stablecoin and QR-based cross-border payment solutions. SQRIL primarily operates in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

John D’Agostino, Head of Strategy at Coinbase, said the U.S. crypto market structure bill known as the CLARITY Act is moving in the right direction. In an interview with CNBC, D’Agostino described the bill as foundational legislation for the growth of real-world asset classes, including crypto. He acknowledged that the bill is taking time to pass, noting that it is significantly more complex than the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act. While the GENIUS Act was not simple, he said its structure was less complicated than that of the broader market structure legislation.