Justin Bons, founder and CIO of Cyber ​​Capital, wrote in X that Bitcoin could crash within 7 to 11 years. He stated that as block rewards decrease, miner incentives will continue to shrink, while transaction fees are unlikely to remain high, thus reducing Bitcoin's security budget.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered a manifesto at X on 2026, calling for "reclaiming self-sovereignty and trustlessness," highlighting the growing concern about the increasing centralization of infrastructure over the past decade.

Catenaa, Sunday, January 18, 2026- Standard Chartered highlighted Ethereum as the top-performing digital asset for 2026, citing network growth, stablecoin […] source: https://catenaa.com/markets/cryptocurrencies/standard-chartered-names-2026-year-of-ethereum-expects-eth-to-outperform/

According to Ethereum Validator Queue monitoring, the Ethereum validator withdrawal queue has dropped to zero, a significant decrease from its peak of 2.67 million Bitcoins in September 2025. Meanwhile, the entry queue has grown more than fivefold in the past month, reaching 2.6 million ETH, a new high since July 2023. Currently, the entry waiting time has extended to 45 days, while withdrawal processing takes only minutes. Leon Waitmann, Research Director at the Onchain Foundation, stated that once the entry queue becomes active validators, the staking ratio will be pushed to an all-time high. Furthermore, BitMine Immersion Technologies has staked over 1.25 million ETH, representing more than one-third of its total holdings. According to Santiment data, 77.85 million ETH are currently deposited into PoS deposit contracts, valued at $256 billion, representing 46.5% of the total supply.

New analysis from the Atlantic Council shows that transactions on the mBridge platform have now surpassed $55 billion in cumulative […] The post China’s Digital Yuan Platform Passes $55 Billion in Cross-Border Transactions appeared first on Coindoo. source: https://coindoo.com/chinas-digital-yuan-platform-passes-55-billion-in-cross-border-transactions/

Hong Kong plans to formalize a new link with the Shanghai Gold Exchange through a memorandum of understanding that will be signed at the Asian Financial Forum next week, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan in a blog post published on Sunday. Paul said he was leaving for Davos to attend the World Economic Forum, […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/hong-kong-gold-mou-shanghai-gold-exchange/

Solana’s on-chain application ecosystem has expanded at an exceptional pace over the past two years. According to recent data, application TVL on Solana has increased roughly tenfold since January 2024, climbing from low single-digit billions to over $30 billion in user assets by early 2026. source: https://www.ethnews.com/solana-application-tvl-jumps-10x-as-user-assets-top-30b/

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale (0x94d...3814) that previously sold 255 BTC has opened a 5x leveraged short position in DASH and a 10x leveraged long position in DOGE. This whale currently holds long positions in BTC, ETH, and SOL, with a total value of $457 million and a current floating loss of $3.3 million.

Moscow is beginning to build a satellite reportedly designed as a Russian alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation of internet satellites. The device will be used for digital mapping and to provide communications to distant areas, according to the head of the country’s space agency. Roscosmos to manufacture and launch 300 ‘Zorkiy’ satellites Russia is […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/russia-production-starlink-alternative/

The Indian crypto industry has called for a favorable crypto tax in the upcoming budget for 2026. The industry also wants clear rules for digital assets in addition to a rationalization of the 1% TDS on crypto transactions to boost investor confidence and encourage foreign participation in the Indian crypto industry. In the previous Union […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/india-calls-for-favorable-crypto-tax/

According to official sources, Binance Alpha will launch Acurast (ACU) on January 20th. Eligible users can claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha Points on the Alpha Events page after trading opens. More details will be announced soon.

In the next phase of cryptocurrency development in 2026, it will no longer be driven by speculation, but rather by market structure, as institutional instruments will reshape Bitcoin's liquidity and price discovery mechanisms.

Liquidity, liquidity pools, market conditions, reservoirs, water storage ponds, and farmland: How does liquidity affect cryptocurrency price fluctuations? Jinse Finance has recently conducted extensive research and reflection on liquidity, and is summarizing and recording the findings.

Silver, a precious metal that once rivaled gold as one of the best currencies in human society, unexpectedly became an invisible force driving the historical cycle and a catalyst for the collapse of the Ming Dynasty at its end.

Trump had previously accused JPMorgan Chase of closing his account after decades of working with the bank.

Recently, Michael Saylor, founder and executive chairman of Strategy, appeared on the What Bitcoin Did podcast and had an in-depth conversation with host Danny Knowles.

This week, 23 blockchain startups completed funding rounds, raising a total of $513.4 million. LMAX Group's $150 million funding round from Ripple was the largest single investment this week.

Jinse Finance launches its cryptocurrency and blockchain industry daily news bulletin, "Jinse at 8 AM," issue 2940, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

Golden Weekly is a weekly blockchain industry summary column launched by Golden Finance, covering key news, market and contract data, mining information, project updates, technological advancements, and other industry dynamics.

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