Bitcoin faces rising downside risk as macro pressure and weak technicals point to a possible drop toward $80,000 on a rising-wedge breakdown. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-bitcoin-traders-flip-bearish-is-btc-price-risk-losing-90k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: January 2026
South Korea busts $100M underground remittance ring using WeChat, crypto: Report
South Korea’s customs agency charged three suspects over a more than $100 million crypto-linked remittance scheme using WeChat Pay and Alipay, per Yonhap. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/korea-busts-101m-remittance-ring-wechat-crypto-wallets?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bridges are crypto’s next FTX waiting to happen
Cross-chain bridges concentrate risk and centralize trust, creating vulnerabilities that could trigger a systemic crypto crisis under stressed market conditions. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bridges-crypto-next-ftx?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Crypto derivatives exchange Paradex reports outage, cancels open orders
The decentralized perpetuals exchange said multiple core services were affected as it worked through a rollback and recovery process. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/paradex-service-outage-open-orders-cancelled?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Crypto ETPs gather steam with $2.2B inflows, Bitcoin dominates gains
Bitcoin drove 71% of last week’s $2.17 billion crypto fund inflows, while Ether and Solana held up despite US CLARITY Act proposals to restrict stablecoin yields. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-funds-billion-inflows-bitcoin-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Vitalik Buterin calls for a new DAO design for onchain disputes and governance
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says DAOs must move beyond simple token-voting treasuries and be redesigned to power core infrastructure like oracles and onchain courts. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/vitalik-buterin-calls-new-design-daos?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Three reasons why Ethereum price remains bullish above $3,000
Despite Ether’s rejection from $3,400, data suggested that ETH price could see a sustained recovery over the next few weeks, as long as a key support level held. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/three-reasons-why-ethereum-price-remains-bullish-above-3-000?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
CertiK links $63M in Tornado Cash deposits to $282M wallet compromise
Blockchain data showed that stolen Bitcoin was bridged to Ethereum, fragmented into multiple wallets and later routed into the crypto mixer. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/certik-traces-tornado-cash-funds-jan-10-crypto-hack?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Hong Kong industry group pushes to soften CARF rules
The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association is backing the OECD’s CARF and tougher tax transparency, but wants lighter treatment and more flexible recordkeeping. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-industry-group-pushes-carf?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Kazakhstan limits crypto trading to central bank-approved coins
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed new laws creating licensed crypto exchanges and giving the central bank authority to approve tradable coins. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/kazakhstan-president-law-crypto-central-bank-regulation?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound