Crypto for Wednesday, January 21, 2026

• Expect AGI Within a Few Years, Says Anthropic CEO—and Job Losses Too
• Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong spars with France’s Central Bank chief at Davos over yield and ‘bitcoin standard’
• US Treasurys face a $1.7 trillion EU “dump” over Greenland, forcing shift to Bitcoin if dollar safety vanishes
• BlackRock: Ethereum Is Anchoring Wall Street's Tokenization Race
• What Bubble? Nvidia CEO Says AI Needs Trillions More in Investments
• XRP Price Prediction: Everyone’s Watching BTC and ETH – But XRP’s Chart Is Telling a Very Different Story
• Caroline Ellison Walks Free 10 Months Early After FTX Testimony – What Happens Next?
• Crypto Price Prediction Today 21 January – XRP, Bitcoin, Ethereum
• Best Crypto to Buy Now January 21 – XRP, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu
• What’s Going On With Elon Musk and Ryanair? Here’s What You Need to Know
• Elon’s Grok AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Solana and PEPE By the End of 2026
• Grayscale Files to Convert NEAR Trust Into Spot ETF
• Vitalik Buterin makes decentralized social media a 2026 priority
• Ethereum Sentiment Flips Bearish as Traders Brace for Drop to $2.5K
• Shiba Inu Price Prediction: SHIB’s Mysterious Leader Hasn’t Said a Word in 21 Days – Is Something Big Coming?
• Ripple’s RLUSD just got Binance’s strongest growth lever, can that catapult it into a top 3 asset?
• ETH whales bought the dip, but will accumulators prevent a drop to $2.7K?
• Steak 'n Shake to Pay 'Bitcoin Bonus' to Hourly Employees—Here's How Much
• US Senate Agriculture Committee to release updated market structure bill
• Native American Tribes Claim Kalshi Prediction Markets 'Siphon' Money From Casinos
• Shark Tank's Kevin O’Leary on betting big on data centers and why most crypto tokens will never come back
• XRP Price Prediction: Ripple CEO at Davos Predicts Crypto ATHs This Year – $5 XRP Next?
• Trump Cancels Greenland Tariffs, Bitcoin Volatility Spikes
• US Crypto czar Sacks says banks, crypto will merge into 'one digital asset industry'
• Bitcoin Spike to $90K Boosts Crypto Liquidations Above $1 Billion as Trump Dumps Tariffs
• Bank of Italy Chief Warns Banks Must Tokenize Money to Compete with Stablecoins
• Iran‘s central bank acquired $507M in USDt to prop up rial: Elliptic
• Greenland Gambit Sparks Crypto Chaos: Tariff Threats Send Bitcoin Sliding – Analysts Eye $75K
• Ripple President: Half of Fortune 500 to Adopt Crypto in 2026
• XRP flashes signal that last triggered 68% price drop
• Private credit may be the breakout use case for tokenization: Maple's Sidney Powell
• Bitcoin moves back to $90,000 as Trump pulls tariff threat after 'productive meeting' with NATO chief
• BlackRock’s IBIT powers new bitcoin annuity for U.S. retirees via Delaware Life
• Why a $778 Billion Mortgage Lender Is Taking Bitcoin and Ethereum Seriously Now
• Bitcoin is in the blast radius after Japan’s bond market hit a terrifying 30-year breaking point
• ETH Crashes 12% Weekly: Is a Drop to $2,600 Next?
• Guernsey Seizes $11.4M in OneCoin Fraud as Cryptoqueen’s Empire Crumbles
• Price predictions 1/21: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, XMR, LINK
• Why Bitwise’s Matt Hougan Thinks Chainlink (LINK) Is Deeply Undervalued
• Trump: US has to ‘make it so that China doesn’t get the hold‘ of crypto
• Steak ’n Shake taps Bitcoin bonus program for hourly employees
• Farcaster founders step back as Neynar acquires struggling crypto social app
• Senate's next market structure draft likely pro-crypto, but industry insiders are worried Democrats may not be on board
• Ethereum Price Prediction: NYSE-Listed Company Just Added $100M in ETH – Are Institutions Quietly Loading Up?
• Hong Kong Set to Issue First Stablecoin Licenses in Q1 2026
• Bitcoin-to-gold ratio falls to new low, but analysts say BTC’s discounted ‘setups are rare’
• Winklevoss Twins Donate $1.2M to Zcash’s Shielded Labs Amid ECC Exodus
• Buy the Bitcoin Dip? Not Until Short-Term Holders Show Gains, Says Compass Point
• Bitcoin is now your only lifeboat as Canada says the current world order is merely a “pleasant fiction”
• Crypto Long & Short: 2026 Marks the Inflection Point for 24/7 Capital Markets
• Bitcoin turns negative for 2026 as Trump's calming Greenland remarks fail to reverse slide
• Solana outpaces crypto market as Claude Code-linked token frenzy lifts network activity
• Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Says He’s Leaving Centralized Social Media Behind in 2026
• Iran’s central bank bought $507 million USDT to underpin rial, report finds
• The Protocol: Staked ETH exit queue moves down to zero
• Trump Says He Hopes to Sign Crypto Market Structure Bill 'Very Soon'
• Trump’s speech at Davos gives small boost to Crypto! Saylor buys $2.13B BTC! Blondish Interview!
• Bitcoin Price Reclaims $90K After Trump Rules Out Using Force Over Greenland
• Iran's Central Bank Acquired $507M in Tether’s USDT Stablecoin: Elliptic
• Rising JGB Yields and Tariff Tensions Push Bitcoin into Defensive Mode, Says Analyst
• SEC Crypto Task Force Pressed on Self-Custody Rights and DeFi ‘Dealer’ Rules in New Filings
• Fast-food chain Steak n Shake to pay hourly workers a bitcoin bonus
• Hackers Hijack Snap Store Accounts to Push Crypto-Stealing Malware on Linux
• BlackRock names crypto and tokenization as ‘themes driving markets’ in 2026
• Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin to Launch Spot Trading on Binance
• Former Alameda CEO to be released from US custody after 440 days
• Trump’s AI and crypto czar says crypto and traditional banks will become ‘one industry’
• How an industrial-scale scam is driving Ethereum transactions to record highs because of cheap gas fees
• Bitcoin eyes $90K as Trump sees crypto bill signing 'very soon'
• Want TradFi to embrace tokenization? Crypto's distribution strategy must mature
• Shiba Inu Price Prediction: SHIB Confirms Life-Long Launchpad – Is This the Bottom Dip Buyers Have Waited For?
• Crypto’s next battle is privacy, but regulators face chicken-egg dilemma
• Trump vows to make U.S. the crypto capital of the world to beat China
• Ondo Finance Brings 200+ Tokenized U.S. Stocks and ETFs to Solana
• Aave Hands Lens to Mask Network, Doubles Down on DeFi Ambitions
• Wall Street analyst defends Michael Saylor's Strategy after stock trades 64% below his lofty price target
• Bitcoin bounces above $90,000 as Trump strikes calmer tone on Greenland acquisition in Davos
• Ripple Price Prediction: What Is XRP’s Next Move After 11% Weekly Decline?
• ‘If you want to be great, make enemies’: Solana economist Max Resnick 
• CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Ethereum (ETH) Drops 2.1%, Leading Index Lower
• Guernsey Authorities Seize $11.4M Tied to ‘Cryptoqueen’ OneCoin Fraud
• Bitcoin utility blockchain VerifiedX debuts ‘Venmo-for crypto’ payment app Butterfly
• Ethereum Price Prediction: How Low Can ETH Go After Losing $3K Support?
• Argentine exchange Ripio bets on peso stablecoins amid cautious 2026 outlook
• Bank of Italy chief says banks, not stablecoins, anchor digital money
• Vitalik Buterin proposes simpler ‘distributed validator’ staking for Ethereum
• Morning Minute: Saylor Buys $2.13B in Bitcoin, 9-Month High
• Central banks vs Bitcoin: Who deserves the public’s trust?
• Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs see heavy outflows as ‘institutional caution’ grows
• Bitcoin sharks scoop up BTC like it's 2013 despite 'perfect bull trap'
• Bitcoin Price Prediction: Mastercard Just Pivoted to Crypto Infrastructure – Can BTC Hit $1 Million in 2026?
• Bitcoin just erased all 2026 gains as a $1.5 billion liquidation trap catches every trader off guard
• Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy to Launch $100M Crypto Hedge Fund as Bitcoin Tumbles
• Bitpanda expands into stocks and ETFs with universal exchange push
• Trade finance is the biggest opportunity in blockchain
• Sam Altman Hits Back at Elon Musk Over ChatGPT Safety Claims
• XRP Supply Shock? Billions Leave Binance But Price Struggles
• SlowMist flags Linux Snap Store attack targeting crypto seed phrases
• One country is moving its economy “fully on-chain” with USDC, but the data reveals a massive hidden catch
• Younger Americans back crypto as Boomers favor traditional banks: Survey
• Can Bitcoin regain $90K? Bulls at risk as long-term holders ramp up selling
• Is Bitcoin Heading for $60K? Bear Flag Signal Explained
• GameFi Tokens Axie Infinity, The Sandbox Defy Crypto's Bearish Trend
• Bitcoin fills new year CME gap with sub-$88K BTC price dip
• New SEC submissions press on self-custody and DeFi regulation
• Ethereum is facing a brutal institutional “midlife crisis,” and the Foundation’s 35-point response reveals a shocking new reality
• Solana Mobile launches SKR token airdrop for Seeker phone users
• Aave refocuses on DeFi, hands Lens stewardship to Mask Network
• Major Ripple (XRP) Update Also Concerning Binance
• Crypto Markets Dumped by $250B in Days as Bitcoin Falls Below $90K: Market Watch
• Bitcoin Lost $8K in 2 Days but Whales and Sharks Continue to Accumulate
• Injective Introduces the INJ Supply Squeeze to Bolster Token Scarcity
• XRP ETFs See Biggest Outflows to Date as Ripple Price Dumps Again
• Gold Surges, Bitcoin Tanks Below $88,000 in Biggest Sell-off of 2026
• Paradex Confirms User Funds Remained Secure During Temporary Platform Outage
• Google Funds AI Training for Artists as Hollywood Debates the Tech’s Role
• White House Crypto Council Director Says Operating Without Market Rules Is ‘Fantasy’
• Japan's Bond Volatility Puts Global Liquidity, Bitcoin Under Pressure
• Solana Mobile begins SKR token airdrop to Seeker phone users
• CFTC Faces Tough Crypto Mandate With Fewer Staff, Inspector General Says
• Crypto market crash deepens as investors digest Trump tariff threat
• Delaware Life Teams Up With BlackRock To Bring Bitcoin Exposure To Annuities
• Asset Manager SkyBridge Prepares For Choppy Markets, Keeps Faith In Bitcoin
• Fundstrat’s Lee sees ‘painful’ start to 2026 before late-year rebound
• OpenAI Deploys Age Prediction to Restrict Teen Access on ChatGPT