Winter storm Fern is currently sweeping across the United States and has already left 1 million residents without electrical power. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/foundry-usa-hashrate-down-60-deadly-storm?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: January 2026
‘Opportunists’ pushing protocol changes are BTC’s biggest threat: Saylor
Major changes to the Bitcoin protocol should be well-thought-out and rare, Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor previously said. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/opportunists-protocol-change-btc-biggest-threat-saylor?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin sells off into weekly close as bulls face $86K BTC price reckoning
Bitcoin began losing gains as US futures prepared to open as markets geared up to deal with a host of potential downside volatility catalysts. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-sells-off-into-weekly-close-86k-btc-price-reckoning?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Tezos Tallinn upgrade now live, slashes block times to 6 seconds
The Tallinn protocol upgrade marks Tezos’ 20th major update since launching in 2018, and was implemented without a network fork. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tezos-tallinn-upgrade-blocks-6-seconds?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Cathie Wood’s ARK adds Coinbase, Circle, Bullish as crypto slides
The fourth-quarter crypto pullback hit ARK ETFs, with Coinbase emerging as the biggest drag on performance. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ark-invest-buys-coinbase-circle-bullish-crypto-dip?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Colombia’s second-largest pension fund to offer Bitcoin exposure
AFP Protección says access to the Bitcoin-linked fund will be limited to qualified investors and will not alter the core allocation of Colombian pension savings. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/colombia-second-largest-pension-fund-bitcoin-exposure?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Once-prominent NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway to wind down operations
The Gemini-owned NFT platform will close on Feb. 23, 2026, entering withdrawal-only mode as another major casualty of the sector’s prolonged downturn. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/nifty-gateway-shutdown-nft-marketplace-closure-2026?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Polymarket sees January US gov’t shutdown odds surge to 77%
The spike in Polymarket odds comes just days after United States President Donald Trump said “we’re probably going to end up in another Democrat shutdown.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-government-shutdown-january-polymarket-odds-surge?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
US Bitcoin ETFs bleed $1.72B in five-day outflow streak
The extended outflow streak comes as a widely used crypto sentiment indicator has stayed within the “Extreme Fear” range since Wednesday. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etfs-outflow-streak-crypto-sentiment-down?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin payments held back by tax policy, not scaling tech: Crypto exec
Crypto sales are taxable under current United States policy, but lawmakers have proposed tax exemptions for small transactions. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-payment-held-back-tax-scaling-tech?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound