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Bitcoin derivatives open interest has fallen ~30% from its October peak, signaling a broad deleveraging across futures and options markets.

The reset reduces liquidation risk after leverage surged to historically elevated levels during 2025.

$BTC price has risen while OI declined, a pattern often associated with short covering and spot-driven demand rather than leveraged speculation.

Analysts note similar deleveraging phases have historically coincided with market stabilization or local bottoms.

Options data shows heavy call positioning at the $100,000 strike, indicating bullish longer-term expectations despite reduced leverage. #BTC100kNext? #WriteToEarnUpgrade

Germany’s DZ Bank received MiCAR approval to offer institutional $ADA trading, opening regulated access for European institutional capital.

Institutional inflows via banks are typically long-term and lower volatility, supporting stronger price floors.

#ADA has rebounded from ~$0.38 and is testing the upper boundary of a multi-month descending channel.

A confirmed break and hold above $0.47 would validate a trend reversal and open a move toward $0.60.

Momentum indicators are improving, with bullish DMI crossover and rising ADX signaling strengthening trend conditions. #MarketRebound #Cardano

#Ethereum is averaging ~327,000 new wallets per day, with a peak of 394,000 created on January 11, marking record network growth.

Adoption is accelerating despite $ETH price consolidation between $3,000–$3,300, indicating usage growth is decoupling from short-term price action.

The #fusakaupgrade upgrade significantly reduced Layer-2 data costs, improving transaction efficiency and user onboarding.

Ethereum processed nearly $8 trillion in stablecoin transfers in Q4 2025, reinforcing its role as global financial settlement infrastructure.

Daily active addresses remain near peak levels, suggesting sustained engagement rather than one-off speculative activity. #WriteToEarnUpgrade #MarketRebound

#bitcoin rallied above $96,000 and $ETH gained over 7% following a major macro-driven risk-on move.

December U.S. inflation cooled, strengthening expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026.

#BitcoinETFs s Have recorded a positive net inflow on January 13 , the highest since October with a staggering $783.8M coming mainly Fidelity , Blackrock and Bitwise. We should highlight that Blackrock have ended a ' day streak of net outflows.

The rally triggered a sharp short squeeze, with over $686M in crypto derivatives liquidated, mostly bearish positions with $266M from $BTC short positions.

Strength was mirrored across global markets, including equities and precious metals, signaling a wider liquidity-driven rotation.
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U.S. core CPI cooled to 2.7% YoY in December, reinforcing expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts later this year.

Lower inflation historically benefits scarce, non-yielding assets like Bitcoin, improving the macro backdrop.

At the same time, the #Clarity Act has been released ahead of its Congressional markup, aiming to provide clearer regulatory frameworks for digital assets.
& #BitcoinETFs have recorded a positive net inflow on Jan. 12 ending a 4 straight day streak of negative outflows despite Blackrock keeping on its negative outflow for 4 straight days now, the net inflows were coming mainly from Fidelity and Grayscale.

Technically, $BTC is forming an ascending triangle and has reclaimed its 50-day EMA, signaling improving momentum.

A confirmed breakout could open a move toward major resistance near $100,000, while a drop below triangle support would invalidate the setup. #WriteToEarnUpgrade #CPIWatch

#Ethereum is trading near $3,134, down roughly 5% from its January highs and compressing inside a symmetrical triangle that has been forming since November.

On-chain data shows sustained whale distribution, with large holders (10k–1M ETH) reducing exposure since mid-December.

Despite #ETH ETF back to a net positive inflow on Jan. 12, #EthereumETFs recorded approximately $345 million in net outflows over four days, signaling weakening institutional demand.

Ethereum DeFi TVL has fallen sharply from ~$97B to ~$72B, indicating declining on-chain capital deployment. #WriteToEarnUpgrade

#Monero $XMR surged to a new all-time high above $677, marking a ~51% gain over the past week and entering price discovery.

The move follows a multi-month consolidation, with #XMR breaking long-term descending resistance and outperforming the broader crypto market.

The #Privacy coin sector’s total market capitalization has climbed to around $21.9 billion, with Monero overtaking $ZEC as the largest asset by market cap.

On-chain data shows rising development activity alongside muted social interest, suggesting the rally may be driven by fundamentals rather than retail speculation.

Community funding remains strong, with over $1 million raised for development in late 2025, reinforcing Monero’s decentralized and self-sustaining model. #WriteToEarnUpgrade

#Cardano founder #CharlesHoskinson announced that the #MidnightProtocol will enable private DeFi for $BTC and $XRP , positioning it as a cross-chain privacy layer.

Midnight will use zero-knowledge cryptography to allow assets like BTC and XRP to interact with smart contracts while keeping transaction data private.

The approach involves wrapping external assets on Midnight, unlocking lending, borrowing, and yield use cases not natively available on Bitcoin or XRP Ledger.

This marks a strategic shift for $ADA , framing #Midnight as interoperability infrastructure rather than a standalone Layer-1 competitor. #WriteToEarnUpgrade

#strategy acquired 13,627 $BTC for $1.25 billion, its largest purchase since July 2025, bringing total holdings to 687,410 #BTC (~$51.8B).

The buy was fully funded via MSTR and STRC stock sales, at an average price of $91,519 per #bitcoin , reinforcing its equity-to-Bitcoin strategy.

#StrategyBTCPurchase #Write2Earn

Dubai’s #DFSA has banned all #Privacy -enhancing tokens (including $XMR and $ZEC ) within the DIFC, effective January 12, prohibiting trading, promotion, and fund exposure.

Regulators cited AML and FATF compliance concerns, stating privacy features make transaction tracing and ownership verification impractical.

The update also redefines #Stablecoins , allowing only fiat-backed tokens with high-quality liquid reserves, while excluding algorithmic stablecoins from the category. #WriteToEarnUpgrade #CryptoMarketAnalysis

#Bitmine just staked another 86,400 $ETH ($266M), pushing total staked holdings to 1,080,512 #ETH (~$3.33B) 🔥

📊 ~25% of its 4.14M ETH treasury is now staked
⚙️ Est. 33,700 ETH/year in yield
🐋 Holding 3.43% of total #Ethereum supply

From accumulation ➝ yield generation.
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🟠 Michael Saylor Bitcoin Hint Is Back

Strategy CEO Michael Saylor just posted:
“₿ig Orange.” 👀

As usual, the market sees this as a hint of another upcoming $BTC buy — even with volatility still high.

📊 Strategy already holds 673,783 #BTC
Conviction stays strong. Orange never fades. #WriteToEarnUpgrade #StrategyBTCPurchase

Polygon ’s $POL token has surged over 80% from its January 1 low, marking a strong bullish reversal after its late-2025 downtrend.

The rally is supported by accelerating token burns and higher protocol fees, with Polygon generating $1.7M in revenue so far this year, reducing circulating supply while utility rises.

#POL has reclaimed key technical levels, trading above its 50-day and 100-day EMAs, with the next major resistance near $0.20. #Polygon #altcoins #Write2Earn

Bitcoin is consolidating below a major resistance zone between $92,800 and $101,200, a range that has capped upside attempts since late November.

$BTC  Price is currently compressed, with short-term resistance at $90,976–$92,047 acting as the immediate level bulls must reclaim for continuation.

A confirmed breakout could open a move toward $98,400, while repeated rejection raises the risk of a deeper pullback toward lower support zones. #WriteToEarnUpgrade #CryptoMarketAnalysis

#Bitcoin ETFs recorded $681M in net outflows over 4 consecutive days, marking a sharp reversal from early January inflows.
We have already reversed the good start of 2026 to a red net flows for the #BitcoinETFs ETF with a total $250M of net outflows.
Redemptions peaked midweek, with $486M in a single day, pushing weekly flows firmly negative .

Spot $ETH ETFs also ended the week in net outflow, signaling broader institutional caution across crypto assets.

On the Analysis level , $BTC is holding strong above $909K level despite all of that outflows, RSI is neutral and the MACD is slightly bearish. So all of those indicators are showing that we will keep those levels unless a macro economic or political event will happen. #Write2Earn

$BTC is consolidating around the $90,000 support level, forming a daily bull flag and a weekly ascending triangle—both high-impact technical patterns.

Bitcoin Stochastic RSI is oversold across multiple timeframes, signaling potential seller exhaustion and a possible relief bounce.

A weekly close above the triangle resistance would reinforce a bullish continuation setup, while a clean breakdown risks a deeper pullback toward lower support zones.

BTC OI-Weighted Funding Rate trends higher into Jan 7–8 levels, reaching local highs. This implies increasing long leverage as BTC price grinds upward.

Despite #BitcoinETFs recorded a third straight day of daily net outflows with a staggering $398.8M on Jan. 8 and a second straight day of outflow from #blackRock . #WriteToEarnUpgrade #BTCVSGOLD

$ZEC  fell nearly 16% after the entire Electric Coin Company (ECC) development team resigned amid a governance dispute.
Developers cited “constructive discharge,” saying changes imposed by the oversight board made continued work unviable.

The #zcash  network remains operational, but the sudden leadership vacuum triggered investor uncertainty, not a technical failure.
#zec  started gaining momentum in the last 24hr to be back above $409 but it is still behind monero token $XMR that became #Privacy  coin number 1. #WriteToEarnUpgrade

U.S. spot #xrpetf s posted $40.7M in net outflows on Jan. 7, ending a 6–7 week inflow streak that exceeded $1.2B.

The pullback aligns with a broader crypto ETF risk-off move, as $BTC and $ETH ETFs also saw redemptions.

Outflows were concentrated in one fund (21Shares), while others held flat or saw minor inflows, pointing to rotation rather than capitulation.

$XRP price corrected ~6% to $2.10 after a strong weekly rally, a typical retracement following rapid gains. #WriteToEarnUpgrade #AltcoinSeasonComing?

#bitcoin slipped below $90K, down ~2%, as momentum cooled after last week’s rally.

U.S. spot #BTC ETFs saw $486M in net outflows, the largest single-day redemption of 2026 so far. Worth noting: It was BlackRock's first net sell-off this year.

Analysts suggest the move reflects a leverage $BTC flush, clearing overextended futures positions rather than a trend reversal. #WriteToEarnUpgrade

#MorganStanley has filed with the SEC to launch a spot #EthereumETFs , following recent $BTC and $SOL ETF filings.

The proposed Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust includes $ETH staking, potentially generating yield for ETF holders.

#ETH ETFs kicked off 2026 with 3 straight days of positive inflows totaling over $450M! Big props to Blackrock for stacking more than $345M in ETH inflows during that streak. Institutions are loading up!
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