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Cointelegraph.com - 17:00 Jan 08, 2026
In the latest Cointelegraph video, we break down the 2026 Bitcoin forecasts from top crypto companies and the trends shaping the market ahead. 2026 could mark the clearest break yet from everything investors thought they understood about Bitcoin cycles. For more than a decade, markets have leaned on the four-year halving model to predict peaks, crashes and recoveries. Under that framework, 2025 should have marked the top, with 2026 shaping up as a painful down year. But a growing number of analysts now say that model is no longer reliable, and the next phase of crypto may look very different. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:58 Jan 08, 2026
The organization reported more than 2.6 million advocates in the US ahead of the midterm elections that could change the political party in control of Congress. In a year in which the United States will hold elections that could upset the balance of power in Congress, a cryptocurrency advocacy organization backed by Coinbase said its first priority is to “help get federal digital asset market structure legislation signed into law.” In its year-in-review report released on Thursday, Stand With Crypto (SWC) said it had added 675,000 people across the US to its advocacy efforts, bringing its total to 2.6 million. Though SWC said it would continue to mobilize its members “to support pro-crypto candidates in the congressional races” as part of the 2026 midterm elections in the US, its “primary goal” was helping the digital asset market structure bill get through Congress. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:33 Jan 08, 2026
Bitcoin, gold and silver are now viewed through new lenses of scarcity shaped by market structure, liquidity, access and price expectations. In 2026, scarcity is being repriced through narratives, market access and financial structures rather than simple supply limits. Bitcoin’s scarcity is increasingly mediated by ETFs and derivatives, reshaping how it is accessed and priced in financial markets. Gold’s scarcity is tied less to mining output and more to trust, neutrality and reserve management. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:09 Jan 08, 2026
The Ethereum co-founder made the case that Ethereum occupies a role similar to the Linux operating system, but for shifting value and risk on the internet. The Ethereum network, a decentralized layer-1 blockchain that executes smart contracts, is analogous to the open-source operating system Linux, according to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Linux and Ethereum are both open source and feature custom-tailored implementations. Linux achieves this through developers building custom modifications of software, while Ethereum does it through its layer-2 (L2) scaling networks, Buterin said. Linux has provided value to “billions” of individuals, enterprises and state governments “without compromising” on its open source ethos or decentralization, Buterin said, adding: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:53 Jan 08, 2026
Zcash's technical and fundamental catalysts raise the odds of ZEC price declining to as low as $200 in the coming weeks after core developers exited the project. Zcash (ZEC) slid more than 20% on Thursday to about $381, marking its weakest price level in three weeks, as markets reacted to the sudden resignation of the core development team from the Electric Coin Company (ECC). Key takeaways: Chart technicals put $200–$300 as the next downside target for ZEC. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:26 Jan 08, 2026
Bearish BTC price takes are back in full force as Bitcoin gave back the majority of its 2026 recovery, when bulls failed to overcome $95,000 resistance. Bitcoin (BTC) is still in line for new long-term lows as analysis dismisses recent BTC price gains as a bearish “reset.” Key points: Bitcoin bears appear in control on shorter and longer timeframes as traders see no reason to alter bearish takes. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:50 Jan 08, 2026
The Polymarket account that profited on Nicholas Maduro's capture and ouster as president is inaccessible, adding to concerns over insider trading allegations on prediction markets. A Polymarket account that earned about $400,000 from a controversial and well-timed bet on the capture of then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is no longer accessible on the platform. The Polymarket page for account “0x31a56e,” which placed about $32,000 on Maduro’s removal as president just before news emerged of his capture by US military and law enforcement, now returns a dead link, Cointelegraph has confirmed. As of Thursday about 1:00 p.m. UTC, the page showed an error saying “Oops… we didn’t forecast this,” while other users’ pages remain accessible. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:37 Jan 08, 2026
Zcash’s nonprofit backer Bootstrap said governance tensions stem from nonprofit limits on outside investment, following a split with Electric Coin Company. Bootstrap, the nonprofit that supports the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash, said a recent governance dispute that led to the departure of key board members stemmed from the legal limits nonprofits face when seeking outside investment. The comments follow the decision by the Electric Coin Company, the main development team behind Zcash (ZEC), to separate from Bootstrap and form a new company. ECC cited concerns over what it described as “malicious governance actions,” Cointelegraph reported Thursday. In its official response, Bootstrap said the board members engaged in discussions regarding “external investment and alternative structures to privatize” Zashi, the self-custodial crypto wallet built for private Zcash transactions. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:05 Jan 08, 2026
Davinci Jeremie bought Bitcoin at $1 and told his followers to buy $1 worth in 2013. Now that BTC is at $100K the price no longer matters to him. Bitcoin OG Davinci Jeremie is best known for buying Bitcoin in 2011 at $1, so it may come as a surprise that he barely seemed to care when the assets price reached $100,000. A 100,000x return would have most people jumping up and down with joy, but Jeremie was already fully content seven years earlier. The major change for me came at $20K, so after that, I pretty much stayed the same, Jeremie tells Magazine. Bitcoin reached $100,000 in December 2024, pretty much bang on seven years after it first reached $20,000 in December 2017. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:59 Jan 08, 2026
Nvidia’s Vera Rubin slashes AI costs, challenging decentralized GPU networks like Render that thrive on scarce and underused computing power. Computing powerhouse Nvidia’s Rubin platform can cut the cost of running advanced AI models, a claim that challenges crypto networks built to monetize scarce GPU compute. Officially launched Monday at CES 2026, Rubin is Nvidia’s new computing architecture that improves the efficiency of training and running AI models. It is deployed as a system of six co-designed chips — branded under the Vera Rubin name in honor of the American astronomer Vera Florence Cooper Rubin — and is now in “full production,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said. For crypto projects built on the assumption that compute stays scarce, those gains can challenge the economics behind their models. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:52 Jan 08, 2026
China’s move to pay interest on the digital yuan is colliding with the GENIUS Act’s ban on stablecoin yields, intensifying questions over whether US digital dollars can remain competitive. China’s move to let banks pay interest on digital yuan wallets from Jan. 1 is sharpening the debate in Washington over whether United States dollar stablecoins are being left structurally uncompetitive by the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act’s ban on yields. The move allows China’s commercial banks to pay interest on balances held in e‑CNY wallets, with officials framing it as a way to better integrate the central bank digital currency (CBDC) into bank balance sheets. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong warned in an X post on Wednesday that the decision gives China a “competitive advantage” over US dollar stablecoins and has a “big impact on whether US stablecoins are competitive.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:15 Jan 08, 2026
The proposal reduces Florida’s crypto ambitions, effectively limiting eligible assets to Bitcoin and distancing it from pension exposure. Florida lawmakers are advancing a proposal that would allow the state to create a strategic cryptocurrency reserve, narrowing earlier efforts to a framework that would effectively limit holdings to Bitcoin. According to Florida’s legislative records, Senate Bill (SB) 1038, sponsored by Republican Senator Joe Gruters, was filed on Dec. 30 and was referred to the Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government on Wednesday, where it must clear hearings and votes before advancing to the Senate floor. The bill would establish a Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve, managed by the state’s chief financial officer (CFO), which would allow the office to purchase, hold, manage and liquidate cryptocurrency under a standard similar to those governing public trust assets. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:32 Jan 08, 2026
Binance launched gold and silver perpetual futures settled in USDT, expanding crypto-denominated access to precious metals markets. Binance launched new perpetual futures contracts tied to gold and silver, expanding the crypto exchange’s derivatives offering beyond digital assets as demand grows for exposure to traditional safe-haven markets. Binance said Thursday it had introduced gold and silver perpetual futures that allow investors to trade the metals around the clock without an expiration date. The contracts are settled in Tether’s USDt (USDT) stablecoin, giving traders onchain access to price movements in precious metals rather than direct ownership of the underlying assets. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:30 Jan 08, 2026
Banks risk falling behind if they cling to private blockchains. Upgrading to public, permissioned layer-2 infrastructure with ZK-proofs is essential for modern finance. Opinion by: Igor Mandrigin, co-founder and chief technology and product officer of Gateway.fm For years, private distributed ledger systems, like Hyperledger, have provided banks with a secure means to explore blockchain technology without venturing into public networks. These frameworks delivered privacy, permissioned access and a sense of institutional control — qualities that undoubtedly appealed to traditional finance players when the crypto market was still viewed as the Wild West. The environment has changed fundamentally since then, as tokenized assets, stablecoin settlements and institutional crypto exposure have quickly become the standard. The closed, permissioned models that once spoke to the risk-averse tendencies of banks now hold them back. At this critical geopolitical and macroeconomic juncture, financial institutions need to m... -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:20 Jan 08, 2026
Bitcoin filled one of two new futures gaps with a trip below $90,000 as analysis predicted a potential bottom level for the next BTC price cycle. Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $90,000 Thursday as market participants see a classic short-term target coming next. Key points: Bitcoin dices with the 21-day moving average trendline as it fills open gaps in CME futures markets. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:52 Jan 08, 2026
YZi Labs is challenging CEA Industries’ newly adopted poison pill and bylaw changes, accusing the board of entrenchment and misrepresenting its commitment to a BNB treasury. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao-backed YZi Labs has escalated its campaign against CEA Industries over a newly adopted poison pill (a defensive tactic a company’s board uses to make a hostile takeover extremely difficult or expensive), and bylaw amendments that it claims are “stockholder-unfriendly” and intended to entrench the current board. The investment firm, backed by Binance founder CZ, outlined its objections in a Monday filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and in a parallel public X statement on Wednesday. YZi said it is reviewing CEA’s adoption of a shareholder rights plan and bylaw changes that affect shareholders’ ability to act by written consent. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:27 Jan 08, 2026
The largest corporate ETH holder started 2026 with a $105 million Ether purchase, while surpassing $2.87 billion in staked Ether, seeking to generate passive yield on its holdings. BitMine Immersion Technologies, the largest known corporate holder of ether, resumed purchases of the cryptocurrency in the new year, signaling continued confidence in Ethereum even as some analysts expect near-term price weakness. BitMine bought $105 million worth of Ether (ETH) in its first reported acquisitions of the new year, according to a Wednesday X post from blockchain data platform Arkham. The treasury company now holds 4.07 million Ether worth $12.6 billion, representing 3.36% of the ETH supply, according to data from the StrategicEthReserve. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 08:40 Jan 08, 2026
Officials told a parliamentary panel that private wallets, offshore exchanges and cross-border DeFi activity make tracking taxable crypto income difficult. Financial authorities in India have reiterated concerns over cryptocurrency transactions, warning they may complicate tax enforcement. India’s Income Tax Department (ITD), under the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), flagged major risks linked to crypto activity during a parliamentary standing committee on finance, The Times of India reported on Thursday. The warning came during a Wednesday parliamentary committee meeting involving multiple agencies, including the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), the Department of Revenue, and the CBDT, which discussed the report “A Study on Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) and Way Forward.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 01:49 Jan 08, 2026
Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) is “the first fiat-backed, fully-reserved stable token" to be issued by a US public entity, says state Governor Mark Gordon. Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), the first stablecoin issued by a US state, is now available to the public following delays caused by lingering regulatory hurdles. The state’s Governor Mark Gordon said on Wednesday that it is “the first fiat-backed, fully-reserved stable token to be issued by a public entity in the United States.” He added that the token would provide “a cheaper, faster, and more transparent means of transacting,” and would be “another source of funding for our schools and can lower the taxpayer burden in our state.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:44 Jan 08, 2026
The Trump family’s World Liberty Financial filed for a banking charter to gain greater control over its USD1 stablecoin and expand its adoption among institutions. The Trump family’s crypto platform, World Liberty Financial, has filed for a national trust banking charter to accelerate the institutional adoption of its USD1 stablecoin. World Liberty said on Wednesday that its subsidiary WLTC Holdings filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a charter that would allow it to issue, custody and convert its stablecoin in-house, rather than rely on third-party providers such as BitGo. “Institutions are already using USD1 for cross-border payments, settlement, and treasury operations,” said World Liberty CEO Zach Witkoff. “A national trust charter will allow us to bring issuance, custody, and conversion together as a full-stack offering under one highly regulated entity.” Read more
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