by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 8:29 pm | Crypto News
Snapshot: Social media is buzzing with speculation that institutions deliberately sank Bitcoin’s price to spook retail and hoover up digital assets at a discount. The idea isn’t baseless, but on closer inspection, the evidence is thin. Did Wall Street crash...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 7:15 pm | Crypto News
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is up 4% over the past month, showing resilience where many other altcoins show weakness. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Market Cap 7-Day Trend Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $3,105.39 $374.8 billion -0.9% Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $91,091.07 $1.81 trillion...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 7:14 pm | Crypto News
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) dropped 2% over the past 24 hours as Glassnode warns the current market setup matches February 2022—right before XRP crashed 60%. The Warning Sign From 2022 Is Flashing Again Glassnode flagged a troubling pattern: investors who bought XRP in the last...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 6:29 pm | Crypto News
Bitcoin is down 2% over the past 24 hours as rising U.S. Treasury yields put pressure on risk assets; liquidations stand at $361.56 million over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin ETFs saw $394.7 million in net outflows on Friday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $4.64 million...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 4:38 pm | Crypto News
A newcomer to Polymarket has invested over $100,000 on the chance that President Donald Trump will acquire Greenland this year. Unusual Betting Patterns? The account, ironically titled GamblingRuinsLives, was created on Sunday evening and spent over $53,000 buying...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 1:26 pm | Crypto News
President Donald Trump is urging U.S. oil majors to rebuild Venezuela’s shattered energy sector, but one veteran trading strategist warns that political promises alone cannot protect assets from future expropriation. Baron Lamarre, former head of trading at...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 1:25 pm | Crypto News
Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson mocked Ripple Labs (CRYPTO: XRP) CEO Brad Garlinghouse on Sunday for not challenging the current draft of the cryptocurrency market structure bill. Hoskinson Furious With Garlinghouse In a live stream from his official X...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 12:27 pm | Crypto News
Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced Monday its support for Bermuda’s ambitious plan to become the world’s first “fully on-chain national economy.” Bermuda’s Leap Into On-Chain Finance The announcement was made at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 10:16 am | Crypto News
Anthony Scaramucci, CEO of investment firm SkyBridge Capital, highlighted on Monday inefficiencies in the existing financial system and its “resistance” to blockchain-based technologies such as tokenization. Scaramucci Says Tokenization Facing Resistance In an X post,...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 9:39 am | Crypto News
The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), said on Monday it is developing a platform for the trade and on-chain settlement of tokenized securities. A Game Changer? The exchange said in a press release that it would seek...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 8:14 am | Crypto News
Leading cryptocurrencies failed to rally on Monday as geopolitical tensions over Greenland dampened investors’ risk appetite. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:20 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.12% $92,635.81 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) -1.06%...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 3:09 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin is holding above the $92,000 level despite a roughly 3% single day drop as renewed U.S. tariff threats weighed on risk assets. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $93,068.96 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $3,219.04 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $134.50 XRP...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 2:01 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is holding above the $90,000 level following a weekend bounce, but analysts are split on what comes next, with one veteran critic warning of a major crash and another outlining a critical zone that could decide BTC’s trend. What Happened:...
by Benzinga | January 20, 2026 12:06 am | Crypto News
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) has gained about 7.5% over the past month, even as broader crypto markets remain largely range bound. Renewed whale activity and a sharp jump in token burns are drawing attention to what could come next for the meme coin. Cryptocurrency Ticker...
by Benzinga | January 19, 2026 11:09 pm | Crypto News
Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong has withdrawn support for the proposed Crypto Clarity Act, citing fundamental flaws in the legislation. Some market participants see the development as a net positive for cryptocurrencies. What Happened: The Clarity Act has...
by Benzinga | January 19, 2026 10:11 pm | Crypto News
Ripple’s role is evolving alongside the United States’ shift from regulation by enforcement to regulation by legislation, a transition that could keep XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) relevant even as market structure changes. What Happened: Trader Cryptoinsightuk said...
by Benzinga | January 19, 2026 8:15 pm | Crypto News
Bitcoin fell early Monday after peaking near $95,000 over the weekend, triggering heavy deleveraging across the crypto market; liquidations stand at $874.01 million over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin ETFs saw $394.7 million in net outflows on Friday, while Ethereum...
by Benzinga | January 19, 2026 3:14 pm | Crypto News
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said Saturday that Block’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat could be a useful communication tool in censored environments like Iran. Can Bitchat Revolutionize Messaging In Iran? Ackman reacted to an X post about Bitchat, a...
by Benzinga | January 19, 2026 1:15 pm | Crypto News
A staggering amount of wealth remains on the blockchain, with some hidden behind anonymous wallet addresses and some traced to prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneurs. How One Entity Controls 5% Of BTC Satoshi Nakamoto reigns supreme as the world’s richest...
by Benzinga | January 19, 2026 11:22 am | Crypto News
Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao urged his followers on Sunday to learn how to spot misinformation after fake news claiming he was dating actress Sydney Sweeney started doing the rounds. CZ Hasn’t Even Met Sweeney CZ dismissed an X post...
