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 The wallet identified as '0x10D' has withdrawn 202,607 LINK tokens. Another wallet, '0xb59,' has withdrawn 207,328 LINK tokens.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.

미국 연방 검찰이 제롬 파월 연방준비제도(Fed) 의장에 대한 형사 수사에 착수했다. 수사는 Fed 본부 건물 리모델링 공사 등을 대상으로 한다. 이는 도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령과 파월 의장 간의 갈등이 수개월간 주춤했던 뒤 다시 격화되고 있음을 의미한다.

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

주정부의 돈줄 세금 기반, 자본이 버린 구식 산업, 법정에서 맞선 격렬한 논쟁.

2026년 시장은 단순한 '소각' 서사를 보상하지 않을 것이며, 현금 흐름을 활용해 진정한 경쟁 우위를 구축하고 궁극적으로 순 디플레이션을 달성하는 프로토콜을 보상할 것이다.

미국 암호화폐 시장 구조 법안이 한때 업계가 오랫동안 기다려온 돌파구로 여겨졌으나, 이제는 예상치 못한 치명적 장애물에 직면해 있다. 기술적 복잡성이 아닌 윤리 문제다.

X는 다음 달 스마트 캐시태그 출시를 준비 중이며, 사용자가 티커 심볼을 탭하면 주식 및 암호화폐의 실시간 가격, 차트, 관련 게시물을 확인할 수 있게 됩니다. 개념 이미지에는 매수 및 매도 버튼이 표시되어 있어 향후 앱 내 거래 기능이 지원될 수 있으나, X는 구체적인 시기와 방식에 대해서는 아직 확인하지 않았습니다.

미국 법무부는 금요일 연방준비제도(Fed) 의장 제롬 파월에게 형사 고발을 제기하겠다고 위협했다. 파월 의장은 이를 "정치적 압박과 협박"이라고 강력히 비난하며, 앞으로도 공정하고 중립적인 원칙을 고수하며 직무를 수행할 것이며 정치적 압박을 두려워하지 않고 어느 쪽에도 편들지 않을 것이라고 밝혔다.

분산형 프로토콜로 뒷받침되고 자율적 지능체와 인간이 공동으로 구축 및 거버넌스를 수행하는, 더욱 자유롭고 개방적이며 활기찬 디지털 문명이 다가오고 있다.

부채 위기 4단계 모델은 역사적 검증을 거쳤으며 냉철하고 필연적이다. 미국은 이미 확장에 깊이 빠져들어 촉발이 나타나고 파괴 위험이 상승하고 있다.

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