Monthly Archives: January 2026

Selling the Bitcoin would have violated President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14233, which mandates that any Bitcoin obtained through criminal or civil forfeiture “shall not be sold.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/doj-didnt-sell-any-bitcoin-tied-to-samourai-case?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Many in the industry expect it could be weeks before lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee return to consider a markup for the CLARITY Act. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-concerns-defi-market-structure-bill?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

In a recent interview, Aaron Arnold of Altcoin Daily broke down his crypto market outlook for 2026, drawing parallels with past market cycles and outlining bull, base and bear scenarios. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/altcoin-daily-2026-crypto-outlook-bitcoin-ethereum-crypto?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Speaking on the What Bitcoin Did podcast, Strategy chairman Michael Saylor pushed back against criticism of companies issuing equity or debt to buy Bitcoin. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/michael-saylor-criticism-bitcoin-treasury-companies?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin’s rejection near $98,000 took place as spot traders ran out of energy and short-term investors harvested profits. Will bears defend the resistance level throughout the weekend? Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-spot-traders-lose-ground-as-btc-bears-defend-dollar98k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Banks and crypto firms are converging fast, as yield-bearing stablecoins, ETF filings and tokenized markets test the boundaries of financial regulation. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/banks-stablecoins-etfs-crypto-institutional-tension?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

It’s unclear when US lawmakers will return to address a market structure bill, but CEO David Solomon said Goldman Sachs was monitoring its progress for tokenization and stablecoins. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/goldman-sachs-ceo-clarity-act?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The new policy will allow borrowers to use Bitcoin, Ether, crypto ETFs and US dollar-backed stablecoins for asset verification and income estimates without liquidation. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-lender-newrez-crypto-holdings-mortgage-approval?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin ETF inflows have rebounded, but the total assets under management remains 24% below the all-time high, indicating the recovery has just started. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etf-inflows-cross-dollar1-8b-will-btc-respond-with-a-rally-to-dollar100k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin breached the $95,000 mark this week amid a wider market recovery, as investors digested regulatory delays to the much-awaited CLARITY Act in the US. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-rallies-etf-flows-rebound-us-crypto-policy?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound