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Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced on Monday that they have spent US$1.25 billion to purchase 13,627 Bitcoins, making it the largest purchase in the last six months. With several recent purchases concentrated in the US$88,000 and US$92,000 range, this price zone is increasingly seen as a key psychological support level for investor sentiment.

If Bitcoin drops and successfully breaks below this price range, MSTR will face the risk of further price declines in the near term due to weakening investor sentiment and a reduction in their premium valuation.

Machi Big Brother has returned to the Ethereum market with one of his most aggressive trading actions. On January 12, this top-tier crypto whale reopened a long ETH position with a leverage value of $34 million on Hyperliquid.

The position immediately reversed direction, resulting in a loss of approximately $325,000 within just a few hours. However, the situation appears even worse. His Hyperliquid account now records a cumulative loss of $22.5 million and is more than $67 million below its peak equity, according to on-chain tracking.

In the past month, analysts have increasingly positioned Bitcoin in the ongoing bear market. However, five key data points indicate that the market is actually undergoing a mid-cycle reset following a sharp rally to record highs at the end of 2025.

Current on-chain data and ETF activity show that the selling wave has started to lose momentum. Rather than long-term investors exiting the market, data instead indicate that latecomer buyers are being pushed out, while strong holders are absorbing the asset supply.

Polymarket users placed 27 bets on the outcome of the Golden Globe Awards, with 26 of them proving correct. As this leading prediction market grows in popularity, concerns about insider trading are also increasing.

The partnership between Polymarket and the Golden Globes also raises questions about whether this will become a common practice for award shows in the future.

Polymarket Predicts Golden Globes Success Rate at 96%

On Friday, the Golden Globes announced in a press release that they have partnered with the world's largest prediction market for their annual awards event.

The crypto asset market is beginning to show early signs of rotation after a turbulent start to the year. While some assets are still moving within narrow price ranges, select setups are gradually strengthening below key resistance levels. In this context, BeInCrypto has identified altcoins that could potentially hit all-time highs if momentum continues to build.

Each of these setups combines a strong price structure, clear upside triggers, and well-defined invalidation levels to carefully monitor this week.

The meme coin market is currently sending mixed signals. Although this category is still down more than 5% over the past week, prices have actually risen about 5% in the last 24 hours, indicating renewed interest. Amid these conditions, there are three meme coins worth watching for very different reasons.

One coin is rising despite whale sales, another is experiencing massive accumulation during the correction, while the third shows a volume spike around a key technical moment that was successfully reclaimed.

Welcome to US Crypto News Morning Briefing—summarize the essential latest developments in the crypto asset world for today.

Prepare your coffee for today's read, as Standard Chartered is reshaping its internal structure, focusing on how to manage its risk exposure, where to place risk, and which assets are considered most important as the next wave of institutions arrives.

Crypto News Today: Standard Chartered's Crypto Strategy Could Outperform Basel III Capital Rules

Standard Chartered's plan to build a crypto prime brokerage may reveal more than just a new effort in digital assets.

The altcoin market entered its second week of January with unclear signals. Some tokens managed to hit all-time highs, while others began recovering amid skepticism. Most altcoins are still struggling to recover from the major sell-off that occurred in October last year.

In such a situation, three altcoins face a high risk of large-scale liquidations as traders may misjudge the actual market demand.

1. Solana (SOL)

The meme coin wave at the beginning of 2026 was not particularly strong, yet it indicates that traders are becoming more open to risk. The Solana ecosystem has set several new records. DEX Pump.fun's volume has reached an all-time high. The number of meme tokens released daily has also surged sharply.

As the global digital assets industry continues to mature, discussions are now shifting from speculation to structure, compliance, and long-term infrastructure. Few companies have made this transition as clearly as Bitpanda. Originally founded in Europe, the platform has continued to grow into a regulated, multi-asset investment ecosystem and is now expanding its global reach.

In a recent discussion with Vishal Sacheendran, Global Market Strategy & Operations Vice President at Bitpanda, one theme consistently stood out: regulation does not slow down company movement—it actually drives its expansion.

Monero's price surged over 35% in the last seven days, with another sharp rise within the past 24 hours. This movement pushed XMR to a new all-time high around US$598 before sellers entered, causing the price to hold slightly below the discovery zone.

Although this trend still appears strong on the surface, various underlying signals suggest this rally may be entering a more fragile phase. The key question now is whether Monero is consolidating before another upward move, or if increasing imbalance beneath the surface will trigger a sharper correction?

The crypto asset market is preparing to face a major week with a massive release of tokens. Over the next seven days, new token supply valued at over $1.69 billion will enter circulation. Specifically, three major ecosystems—Ondo (ONDO), Official Trump (TRUMP), and Arbitrum (ARB)—will launch fresh tokens into the market.

This unlock will increase liquidity and could trigger short-term price movements and higher volatility. Below is a summary of key points to watch for each project.

Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) India has implemented stricter compliance requirements for cryptocurrency platforms, making user identity verification across the country significantly more stringent.

With these new rules, regulated cryptocurrency exchanges are required to perform user verification through real-time selfie authentication and geolocation data during the onboarding process.

New Indian Verification Standards Target Deepfakes and Static Images

These new FIU regulations take user verification further than routine document checks. Exchanges must now use real-time selfie verification requiring dynamic movements, such as blinking or turning the head, to ensure the user's presence. This measure aims to prevent the use of static images or deepfake attacks that could bypass identity controls.

A trader managed to turn $321 into $2.18 million in just 11 days by investing in the Chinese memecoin 114514, highlighting the high speculation driving the market at the beginning of 2026.

This rise aligns with targeted investments by the BNB Chain Foundation and the cultural significance of the Year of the Horse. Analysts believe such trends could continue to drive Chinese memecoins throughout the first quarter.

Binance Listing Drives Binance Life to $153 Million Valuation

Binance Life (Binance Life) reached a market capitalization of $153 million after listing on Binance on January 7. The token was traded at $0.1519 per unit on January 12, up 16.9% in the last 24 hours. Daily trading volume reached $66.1 million, with $47.9 million dominated by Binance, and additional activity on KCEX and LBank.

Crypto funds experienced a sharp reversal last week, with outflows amounting to $454 million, nearly erasing the initial year-to-date inflows of $1.5 billion.

These sales appear to be related to declining expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in March, as the latest macroeconomic data suggest the Fed may maintain its current interest rate policy.

Crypto funds lost $454 million as hopes for a Federal Reserve rate cut faded

According to the latest data from CoinShares, crypto asset outflows last week occurred after four consecutive days totaling $1.3 billion.

The first month of the new year is typically a time for major network and protocol upgrades. Altcoins also seem to be leveraging this momentum, with some already demonstrating this in the past few days.

BeInCrypto has analyzed three altcoins that investors should pay attention to during the second week of January.

Mantle (MNT)

Mantle is approaching its first major network upgrade this year, with a mainnet update designed to support all features of Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade. This upgrade is scheduled for release this week and could enhance utility and scalability, potentially attracting new users and driving on-chain activity.

As gold sets a new record amid geopolitical tensions, the US dollar (USD), traditionally the primary safe haven asset, is failing to respond as usual.

Gold (XAU) and silver (XAG) are showing signals far beyond the general commodity rally.

Gold hits record high as silver surges, but markets are currently protecting themselves from something bigger than inflation

Instead, capital is flowing strongly into real assets, pushing gold prices close to US$5,000 and silver breaking through US$80, levels that force investors to reconsider long-held assumptions about macroeconomics.

Ethereum's long-term evolution is entering a critical phase as Vitalik Buterin pushes the concept of "ossifiability"—the idea that the network could "freeze" without losing functionality, even if its core developers disappeared.

This vision, first explained in 2024 as part of the walkaway test, positions Ethereum not just as a platform for decentralized applications (dApp), but also as a trustless foundation capable of operating independently for decades.

Ethereum's price has risen again, increasing by more than 2% over the last 24 hours, and remains positive for the month. This rebound looks promising, yet the underlying structure behind this rise remains fragile.

The pattern remains bearish, and unless key levels are successfully held, this rebound risks turning into a deeper correction.

Ethereum Price Rises Within a Fragile Bearish Structure

Although Ethereum has rebounded, it is still trading within a head and shoulders pattern on the daily chart. The peak on January 6 formed the right shoulder, and now the price is attempting to stabilize without invalidating this structure.

The Bitcoin breakout story continues, but the required pullback hasn't been clean yet. Bitcoin's price has returned to the main trend support, history supports the continuation of the trend, and short-term selling pressure has already disappeared.

However, every price surge is always met with supply. The cause isn't immediately visible just from price movements. One group of holders continues selling even as prices strengthen, and this can delay the next rise.

Breakout Structure Remains Intact

Bitcoin is currently moving within a cup-and-handle pattern on the daily chart. The price briefly broke through the handle breakout area near $92,400 before correcting, but the pattern remains valid as long as the primary support holds.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that the criminal investigation launched by federal prosecutors is politically motivated. He believes it originated from the central bank's refusal to adjust interest rate policy according to the President's wishes.

This action comes as Powell's tenure is set to end in May 2026 amid rising tensions with President Donald Trump.

Federal Reserve Chair Links Criminal Investigation to Policy Rate Stalemate

In a recent video, Federal Reserve Chair Powell revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice sent a grand jury subpoena to The Fed on Friday. According to Powell, the move was accompanied by threats of criminal charges related to testimony he provided before a Senate committee last year regarding the US$2.5 billion renovation of the central bank's headquarters in Washington, DC.