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The X team is working on the Smart Cashtags feature. It will allow linking cryptocurrency and stock tickers in posts to real-time market data, said platform product head Nikita Bir.
"X is the best source for financial news: hundreds of billions of dollars are invested based on what people read here," he wrote.

According to the analyst, in the coming months, Ether may show a bullish rally similar to what was observed in 2025, and reach a new all-time high.
"Despite the fact that Ether has significantly dropped in investor discussions, this actually suggests it won't fall any further. The coin's price tends to surge precisely at the moment when people truly start writing it off," explained Quinlivan.

$BTC is not rising on good news not because the economy is unaffected by it, but because the market is already living on expectations and awaiting real money. Lower inflation, discussions about future easing of the Fed's policy, and positive macro data are already priced in.
Right now, the market doesn't have to rise — it just has to hold its level. This view was shared by blogger Coin22 in his latest video.

$USDT has become the primary tool for Venezuelan state companies to circumvent oil sanctions and a survival mechanism for ordinary citizens, experts said in comments to the WSJ.
Attention to the key role of the stablecoin in the country's economy has brought the arrest of its leader, Nicolas Maduro.
Faced with U.S. sanctions pressure in 2020, the state-owned company PdVSA began requiring payment in USDT to bypass banking restrictions. According to data from economist Asdrubal Oliveros, crypto assets currently account for 80% of Venezuela's oil export revenues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vp2v8fKXJg&t=279s

What is Virtuals Protocol
Virtuals Protocol is a platform for creating and interacting with AI agents. They are regarded not as tools, but as "digital workers." Each agent can act to a certain degree of autonomy and participate in multiple platforms simultaneously: Roblox, Telegram, TikTok, and others.

According to him, such software emerged as a countermeasure against unauthorized use of personal data, to prevent surveillance of individuals. The co-founder of Ethereum wrote that he himself used Tornado Cash for legitimate purposes: to purchase technical tools and support human rights organizations. He emphasized that such services do not create permanent records, unlike corporate or government databases.

The discussion concerns the cryptocurrency exchanges Zedcex and Zedxion. They essentially represent the same structure under different brands. Zedcex officially considers Iran a prohibited jurisdiction, while Zedxion does not mention this.
From 2023 to 2025, 56% of the exchange's total transaction volume was related to Iran. The majority of transfers were conducted in the Tether (USDT) stablecoin via the Tron network. In 2023, the transfer volume amounted to $24 million, reaching $619 million in 2024, and $410 million in 2025. TRM Labs experts note that Iran is transitioning from one-off cryptocurrency transactions to establishing a targeted financial infrastructure to circumvent sanctions.

According to Wood, institutional funds played a minor role in the development of the ecosystem in 2025, despite improvements in the regulatory environment and the popularization of $BTC . This factor was not fully realized, which depends on the U.S. authorities.
"If the U.S., for example, doesn't limit itself to adding seized bitcoins to the strategic reserve, but starts buying, the factor of scarcity will again play a significant role. The Trump administration could revisit this issue ahead of the mid-term elections," noted the entrepreneur.

Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows for four consecutive days, from Tuesday, January 6, to Friday, January 10. The largest daily outflow occurred on Wednesday — $486 million was withdrawn from exchange-traded funds, followed by $398.9 million on Thursday and another $249.9 million on Friday.
The situation changed sharply compared to the beginning of the year, when Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded a strong capital inflow: on January 2, Bitcoin ETFs attracted $471.1 million, and on January 5, $697.2 million.

On Friday \u003cc-86/\u003e showed stability, holding above the $90,000 mark. The positive trend continued after the release of fresh U.S. labor market data. The statistics showed a slowdown in hiring rates, but did not reveal signs of a sharp economic downturn.
The report eliminated one of the key risks for the digital assets market. Nevertheless, the current situation has not yet created sufficient conditions for a rapid return of prices to the $100,000 level.

On January 8, following another recalculation, the mining difficulty $BTC decreased by 1.2% — to 146.47 T.

In the previous instance, the indicator increased by a negligible 0.04%, temporarily interrupting the downward trend.
As of the time of writing, Bitcoin's hash rate remains above the 1 ZH/s mark. According to Glassnode, the smoothed seven-day moving average is at 1.04 ZH/s.

In 2026, the digital assets market will focus on integrating its tools—such as prediction platforms and cryptographic proofs—into traditional business and infrastructure. This forecast was shared by analysts at a16z crypto.
According to them, crypto-native tools are increasingly penetrating industries far beyond decentralized finance. This trend is driven by advancements in cryptography, artificial intelligence, and the creation of new economic systems and rules, enabling blockchains to serve as foundational infrastructure rather than just end products.

The volume of value transferred via the USDC stablecoin from Circle last year exceeded the $USDT figure from Tether.
The corresponding values for the first "stablecoin" are $17.3 trillion; for the second, $12.9 trillion, according to data from the analytics platform Artemis.
However, in terms of market capitalization, USDT still leads with a value of $186 billion. The current value of USDC is $74.9 billion.

The total open interest in derivatives based on digital gold has dropped to its lowest level since late 2022. This was indicated by the CryptoQuant analyst under the nickname Arab Chain.
«The current dynamics clearly reflect a decline in risk appetite and a massive outflow of liquidity from futures markets on the largest exchanges», commented the expert.

Snyder's bill proposes the creation of a cryptocurrency fund outside the state treasury. The Florida treasurer will oversee this reserve, with the authority to purchase, exchange, hold, and invest funds in major digital assets while assessing associated risks. The bill will grant the treasurer the power to finance administrative expenses using the crypto reserve, as well as to engage third-party custody services and liquidity providers. If local authorities deem it beneficial, they may use derivative financial instruments for the reserve.

Over the past few days, there has been a decrease in selling pressure on major cryptocurrencies and stabilization of coin prices, experts emphasized.
"Signs of a bottom in January are also observed in other crypto indicators related to perpetual futures and positions on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange," noted JP Morgan.

U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out the possibility of pardoning Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the founder of the FTX exchange, who is serving a 25-year sentence for fraud. The politician made the remarks in an interview with The New York Times.
The 'blacklist' also includes former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, music producer Sean 'Diddy' Combs, and former New Jersey senator Robert Menendez.

Monero ($XMR ) has once again taken the lead in the ranking of private cryptocurrencies, approaching its price record. The asset's growth is observed amid a crisis in the Zcash ($ZEC ) ecosystem.

As of the time of writing, the XMR rate exceeds $462. This is 14.7% below the peak value of $542 recorded in January 2015. The asset has been steadily rising for several weeks, outperforming most competitors in the sector.