According to Cointelegraph, viewership of cryptocurrency-related content on YouTube has plummeted to its lowest level since January 2021, following a significant decline over the past three months. On Sunday, ITC Crypto founder Benjamin Cowen shared a 30-day moving average of views across various crypto YouTube channels, highlighting the drop. He noted that the decline is not limited to YouTube, as similar engagement falls have been observed across crypto channels on the microblogging platform X. Crypto YouTuber Tom Crown commented that the decline has been noticeable since October, emphasizing that the market has been in a 'bear market' since 2021, never reaching previous highs. Bitcoin investor Polaris XBT remarked that the current levels of social interest are akin to bear market conditions. This trend supports the notion that institutions have been the primary drivers of the market cycle, with retail investors taking a back seat. YouTube content creator Jesus Martinez echoed this sentiment, stating that while he experienced intense peaks in his channel's growth since 2022, none compared to the highs of 2021. TikTok content creator Cloud9 Markets attributed the decline to scams and pump-and-dump schemes involving 'ponzi' altcoins, noting that retail investors are weary of losses. Cointelegraph's head of social media, Marc Shawn Brown, observed that retail investors have likely shifted their focus to precious metals and macroeconomic trends, seeking tangible returns rather than speculative stories. He noted that 2025 was challenging, with Bitcoin experiencing a -7% return, while palladium, rhodium, cobalt, silver, and gold outperformed. Despite the downturn, there are signs of stabilization in social sentiment. On-chain analytics platform Santiment reported that sentiment towards Bitcoin is becoming increasingly positive, with mild signs of reversal in the market's bleeding. The platform highlighted the importance of the $90,000 level for maintaining positive retail sentiment. In contrast, sentiment towards Ethereum appears scattered, with no consistent trends emerging at present.

According to PANews, Onchain Lens monitoring has revealed that newly created wallets are accumulating LINK tokens, which are likely associated with the same entity. The wallet identified as '0x10D' has withdrawn 202,607 LINK tokens. Another wallet, '0xb59,' has withdrawn 207,328 LINK tokens.

According to PANews, HyperInsight monitoring has revealed that a significant PEPE investor, identified by the address starting with 0x7271, has closed their PEPE long position, incurring a loss of $314,500. The investor is now leveraging a fourfold strategy to go long on 5,618.97 ETH, valued at approximately $17.75 million, with an average entry price of $3,097.29, resulting in an unrealized profit of $330,000.

According to BlockBeats, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated last Friday that the Trump administration has launched a mortgage-backed securities (MBS) purchase plan. The aim is to align the purchase speed with the rate at which these bonds are being reduced from the Federal Reserve's balance sheet. Bessent explained in an interview with Reuters that approximately $15 billion worth of bonds are being reduced monthly by the Federal Reserve. He noted that the idea is to match the Fed's actions, which have been moving in the opposite direction.

According to ChainCatcher, data from Arkham indicates that at 13:02, a total of 4,952,647.21 EIGEN tokens were transferred from an anonymous address, beginning with 0x4817, into the Uniswap V3 Pool.

According to BlockBeats, data from Dune indicates that the nominal trading volume in prediction markets has experienced six consecutive weeks of growth, repeatedly reaching new historical highs. During the week of December 29, the nominal trading volume surpassed $5.3 billion. However, last week's trading data showed a slight decline, reaching $4.766 billion.

U.S. federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, covering matters including renovations to the Fed's office building. This marks a renewed escalation of the conflict between President Trump and Powell after months of stagnation.

According to Odaily, Matrixpot has released a chart indicating a calm start to the new year, with market sentiment gradually improving. Notably, the self-developed 'Greed and Fear Index' moving average line is showing clear signs of bottoming out. Historically, such signals often appear near Bitcoin's phase bottom. In this context, the market is more inclined to enter an upward correction, with the risk of continued decline diminishing. However, this does not imply that prices will quickly return to historical highs. With sentiment stabilizing, the downside risk is likely to be limited to a controllable range. Reflecting on late October, the 'Matrix on Target' weekly report at the time suggested a higher possibility of a larger-scale correction. As we move into 2026, a unilateral long strategy may still not be advantageous; maintaining discipline and adopting a more tactical approach to capture market swings could be key to widening the gap in returns.

Binance Coin climbed again over the weekend, pushing past the $900 mark and touching about $907 on Sunday after a sharp 24-hour uptick. Markets were calmer overall, with the broader crypto complex up 0. 55% for the day while Bitcoin hovered above $92,000 and Ethereum traded beyond $3,100. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Next Peak Might Ignite ADA’s Rally, Says Cardano Creator Market Reaction To Regulatory Shift According to social posts from Changpeng Zhao, founder and former CEO of Binance who is also known as ‘CZ’, optimism around a possible new crypto cycle helped fuel demand source: https://www.newsbtc.com/altcoin/cz-fuels-optimism-as-binance-coins-1000-target-trends/

Token unlocks totaling over $1. 69 billion are scheduled for the week of January 12-19, 2026, according to data from Tokenomist. ONDO leads cliff unlocks with 1. 94 billion tokens worth $772. 42 million, representing 57. 23% of adjusted released supply. TRUMP follows with 55. 10 million tokens valued at $299. 17 million. ONDO dominates cliff token unlocks with $772. 42M ONDO […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/ondo-and-trump-lead-1-69b-in-token-unlocks/

South Korea’s FSC reportedly shared guidelines allowing listed companies to invest up to 5% of equity in the top 20 cryptocurrencies, ending a 2017 ban. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-ends-9-year-ban-on-corporate-crypto-investment?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The state government's cash cow, outdated businesses abandoned by capital, and fierce debates in court.

In 2026, the market will no longer reward simple "destruction" narratives, but will reward agreements that can use cash flow to build real moats and ultimately achieve net deflation.

A US crypto market structure bill once positioned as the industry’s long-awaited breakthrough is now facing an unexpected and potentially fatal obstacle — not technological complexity, but ethics.

X is preparing to launch Smart Cashtags next month, letting users tap ticker symbols to see live prices, charts and related posts for stocks and cryptocurrencies. The feature may later support in-app trading, as concept images show buy and sell buttons, though X has not confirmed how or when this would work.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday threatened to file criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, which Powell denounced as "political pressure and intimidation." He stated that he would continue to uphold the principles of impartiality and selflessness in fulfilling his duties, undaunted by political pressure and impartial to any side.

A freer, more open, and vibrant digital civilization, supported by decentralized protocols and jointly built and governed by autonomous intelligent agents and humans, is on the horizon.

The four-stage model of the debt crisis has been historically proven, stark and inevitable. The United States is already deeply mired in expansion, triggering its effects and increasing the risk of further damage.

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