Author: Kryptonews

Crypto could be in “optimal conditions” for a breakout as Bitcoin whales and sharks accumulated 36,322 Bitcoin over the past nine days while retail dumped, according to analysts from Santiment. “Bitcoin’s whales & sharks continue to accumulate,” Santiment said in an X post on Tuesday, after Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 4.55% over 24 hours, trading at $89,110 at the time of publication.Between Jan. 10 and Jan. 19, Bitcoin wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 Bitcoin (also referred to as “smart money”) accumulated $3.21 billion in Bitcoin.Retail wallets, described as those holding less than 0.01 BTC, offloaded 132 BTC ($11.66 million) over the…

Bitcoin sellers entered at the Wall Street open to drive BTC price action below $90,000, but a six-figure price target stayed in play.Bitcoin (BTC) narrowly avoided major losses at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as US markets reacted to EU trade-war fears.Key points:US markets offer their first reactions to the EU trade war over Greenland with $90,000 BTC price support on the line.Gold and silver continue to top all-time highs while stocks panic.Bitcoin can still hit $100,000 again if support here holds, a popular trader says.Bitcoin struggles with stocks on Greenland nervesData from TradingView showed a battle unfolding for $90,000 as…

Key takeaway:Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) retested their lowest levels in more than two weeks after crypto and stock markets digested US President Donald Trump’s fresh round of tariff threats. The potential tariffs are an attempt by the administration to convince Denmark to reconsider its control of Greenland. European nations have shown little willingness to negotiate, prompting crypto and equities investors to adopt a more risk-averse stance. The S&P 500 index fell 1.9%, while gold prices surged to a new all-time high on Tuesday. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization dropped to $2.71 trillion on Tuesday, down from nearly $3 trillion the…

Key NotesShareholders holding at least one DJT share on February 2, 2026 qualify for non-transferable digital tokens and Truth platform rewards.Crypto.com will mint and custody tokens designed as perks rather than equity, avoiding securities classification under US guidance.DJT stock climbed to $14.23 but remains down over 60% year-over-year despite the temporary rally on airdrop speculation. Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq, NYSE Texas: DJT) shares traded higher today. This followed the company setting February 2, 2026, as the record date for its planned digital token airdrop to shareholders. The move added interest to a stock that has been under…

Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee has warned investors to brace for a “painful decline” across the crypto and stock markets in 2026 amid geopolitical tension, before a recovery towards the end of the year. In an interview on Tuesday with The Master Investor Podcast with Wilfred Frost, Lee said 2026 will mirror 2025 with tailwinds for the blockchain and AI industries, but risks from tariffs and political divides would hold the market back from a sustained rally initially. Lee estimated a stock market correction of 15% to 20% this year, but added, “I think we really finish the year…

The marketing executive behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s divisive rebranding campaign has resigned, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Paul Dien, who joined the museum in 2023 as chief marketing under former museum director and CEO Sasha Suda, will leave effective February 1, the museum confirmed. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dien has accepted a consultancy position; the museum did not provide further details. Dien, who previously served vice president of advancement and partnerships at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, oversaw the museum’s name change and updated visual identity. Formerly known as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the institution unveiled…

Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis has rolled out a new automation feature aimed at broadening access to onchain investigative and compliance tools beyond technical users.The feature, called Workflows, allows investigators and compliance teams to run predefined blockchain analyses without writing code, reducing reliance on custom SQL or Python queries. Chainalysis told Cointelegraph that the tool is intended to standardize common investigative processes with prebuilt templates, making them easier to repeat and apply across multiple cases, as the company adapts its data products for a wider range of users. Chainalysis’ Workflows library. Source: Chainalysis “What previously required technical expertise and lots of…

Key takeawaysA breach at a commerce partner can expose customer order data even if wallet systems remain secure.Real order context, such as product, price and contact or shipping details, can make phishing attempts appear legitimate and harder to detect.Treat inbound “support” messages as untrusted until they are verified through official Ledger resources.In early January 2026, some Ledger customers were notified that personal and order information related to Ledger.com purchases had been accessed during a security incident involving Global-e, a third-party e-commerce partner that acts as the “merchant of record” for certain orders. Ledger stressed that its own hardware and software…

Blockchain oracle provider RedStone has acquired Security Token Market (STM) and its TokenizeThis conference, adding a large dataset on tokenized real-world assets to its existing oracle business.According to an announcement, the acquisition brings STM’s historical data, covering more than 800 tokenized products across equities, real estate, debt and fund structures, under RedStone’s ownership, along with control of the TokenizeThis conference brand.STM founder Herwig Konings will join RedStone as an adviser and head of TokenizeThis, while STM chief operating officer Jason Barraza will take on an institutional business development role focused on asset managers, banks and tokenization platforms.RedStone operates a modular…

Dash (DASH) — the third-largest privacy coin by market capitalization after XMR and ZEC — is currently facing several risks that many holders may be overlooking. Positive discussions around privacy coins are dominating the community and may be masking these warning signs.These signals could serve as important alerts. They may repeat historical patterns, potentially causing losses for DASH holders.Sponsored DASH Dormant Coins Signal a Distribution PhaseFirst, long-dormant DASH coins experienced a wave of reactivation in November 2025. This shift signaled a change in holder behavior. Large reactivations of old supply usually occur when early investors and long-term holders begin distributing…