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Key takeaway:ETH faces selling pressure as $480 million in liquidations and falling network fees impact investor confidence.ETH’s negative funding rate may play a role in a potential rebound rally. Ether (ETH) price faced a three-day 13.8% correction, retesting the $2,900 support on Wednesday for the first time in four weeks. The movement followed a sharp decline across the cryptocurrency market as traders turned risk-averse amid a worsening socio-economic environment.ETH reclaimed the $3,000 level after US President Donald Trump called off import tariff hikes on various European Union countries. However, traders fear further downside after $480 million in bullish leveraged positions…

Key takeaway:ETH faces selling pressure as $480 million in liquidations and falling network fees impact investor confidence.ETH’s negative funding rate may play a role in a potential rebound rally. Ether (ETH) price faced a three-day 13.8% correction, retesting the $2,900 support on Wednesday for the first time in four weeks. The movement followed a sharp decline across the cryptocurrency market as traders turned risk-averse amid a worsening socio-economic environment.ETH reclaimed the $3,000 level after US President Donald Trump called off import tariff hikes on various European Union countries. However, traders fear further downside after $480 million in bullish leveraged positions…

A Frank Lloyd Wright house in dire need of restoration has been reported to be up for sale with an asking price of $350,000, after the property was supposedly put on the market by the Federal National Mortgage Associate—best known as Fannie Mae—as part of a court-ordered sale following foreclosure in December. As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, “The development potentially represents the best shot in more than a generation to revive the landmark two-story stucco home at 42 N. Central Ave.—provided the asking price, restoration costs of at least $2 million and a recent appraisal that valued the house…

Circle said digital financial infrastructure, including stablecoins, can save 20% of the cost of delivering humanitarian aid.Stablecoin issuer Circle has issued a grant to support the rollout of digital financial infrastructure across the United Nations, with the aim of making humanitarian aid payments more efficient.Announced at the World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, the Circle Foundation said its first international grant would support the UN’s Digital Hub of Treasury Solutions (DHoTS) “efforts to streamline monetary value transfers across the UN ecosystem.”The grant builds on Circle’s first collaboration with UNHCR and DHoTS in 2022, which facilitated USDC (USDC)…

Gold’s record-breaking rally inadvertently put pressure on Bitcoin’s allure, but analysts say historical data shows BTC eventually starts a catch-up rally.Bitcoin’s (BTC) relative performance against gold has weakened sharply, but several analysts argue that this setup remains a long-term investment opportunity for BTC. Key takeaways:The Bitcoin-to-gold ratio fell to 18.5 ounces per BTC, its lowest since November 2023.Analysts say these rare “asymmetric setups” often precede capital rotations back into Bitcoin. BTC/Gold one-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe Bitcoin-to-gold ratio measures how many ounces of gold are required to buy one Bitcoin. The ratio slid to about 18.5 on Wednesday, dropping to its…

XRP’s (XRP) onchain market structure resembles a setup that led to significant losses in 2022 after the price lost a key support level.Key takeaways:XRP’s onchain structure mirrors the February 2022 setup that led to a 68% price drop. XRP bulls must reclaim $2 to avoid a deeper correction toward $1.10.XRP spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $53.32 million, their second-ever day of outflows and the largest since launch.Previous signal preceded 68% XRP price dropData from Glassnode warned that XRP’s current market structure “closely resembles that of February 2022,” an occurrence that ultimately preceded months of weakness. “XRP investors active over the…

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss donated 3,221 ZEC (approximately $1.2 million) to Shielded Labs on Tuesday, the Swiss-based nonprofit confirmed, marking their second contribution to the independent Zcash development organization. https://t.co/iRx986OwCr— Shielded Labs (@ShieldedLabs) January 20, 2026 Zcash (ZEC) is currently trading around $368.85 and is up about 3.01% over the past 24 hours.The funds will support three protocol-level initiatives: the Network Sustainability Mechanism (economic health upgrades), Crosslink (a hybrid PoW/PoS layer), and Dynamic Fees. Shielded Labs operates entirely outside Zcash’s Dev Fund structure, relying solely on donations from ZEC holders.“A healthy Zcash ecosystem depends on multiple independent organisations contributing at…

The Central Bank of Iran reportedly stockpiled more than half a billion dollars worth of USDt amid escalating protests and crypto usage in the country.Blockchain analytics platform Elliptic reported that the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) acquired more than half a billion dollars worth of Tether’s USDt, with indications that the stablecoins were used to prop up the country’s fiat currency.In a Wednesday report, Elliptic said Iran’s central bank had about $507 million in USDt (USDT), the US dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Tether. According to the platform, it was likely that the bank used the digital assets to address the…

Bonhams ended 2025 with $970 million in global sales, a headline number that, in another year, might have been received as unambiguously good news. Instead, it arrives trailing a thicket of context: a widely circulated Financial Times report on a £213 million pre-tax loss, a change in ownership, and renewed scrutiny of how auction houses account for downturns during a softening market.Still, the topline result marks one of the strongest sales performances in Bonhams’s recent history, bolstered by growth across regions and categories and by an expansion strategy that, while echoing moves made by Sotheby’s and Christie’s, including an focus on private sales,…

Ether (ETH) price saw a daily candle close below $3,000 on Tuesday, but a positive is that data showed large holders were buying throughout the dip. While ETH whale accumulation signals growing confidence, conflicting indicators suggest rising market risk for the altcoin.Key takeaways:ETH whales and institutional investors bought over $130 million in Ether as the price closed below $3,000 on Tuesday.BitMine added more than 92,500 ETH in January, showcasing the growing demand for staking yield.Whales bought the dip as ETH traded below $3,000ETH dropped 7.83% to $2,938 on Tuesday, marking its largest daily correction since November 4, 2025. Despite the…