Day: January 9, 2026

Bitcoin Open Interest Crashes to Lowest Since 2022

Key Notes The drop in Bitcoin’s open interest indicates that traders are becoming cautious and closing positions. The price weakness around $90,000 reflects deleveraging. Spot BTC ETFs recorded a net outflow of over $1.1 billion in just three days. The Bitcoin BTC $90 712 24h volatility: 0.3% Market cap: $1.81 T Vol. 24h: $42.92 B  open interest just fell to late 2022 levels, when the FTX collapse brought the crypto market down, and the leading asset fell to $15,000. According to a CryptoQuant analysis, leading crypto exchanges saw notable declines…

Outlook 2026: Mike McGlone on Bitcoin’s $10k Risk, Gold Volatility & The ‘Great Reversion’

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io The S&P 500 is pricing in a perfect soft landing, but the physical economy is screaming recession. In this Outlook 2026 special, Mike McGlone, Senior Macro Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, joins Jeremy Szafron to warn that the markets are facing a “Great Reversion” similar to 1929. McGlone points to the S&P 500-to-Gold ratio hitting a historic peak of 1.55—the same level seen before the Great Depression crash – as a signal that a massive rotation out of “paper” assets and into hard…

XRP Stages Comeback, Treasury Firm Doubles Down on XRPL

Key Notes XRP held the support at $2, rebounding to $2.14 at press time. The token crashed on January 8, facing its first ETF outflows since its debut. ETF recorded $8.72 million in inflows on January 8. XRP XRP $2.12 24h volatility: 0.4% Market cap: $128.90 B Vol. 24h: $4.54 B turned bullish on Jan. 9 after briefly falling to $2.07 the day before. At the time of writing, the cryptocurrency is trading near $2.14, up by around 14% over the past seven days. The price drop on Jan. 8…

Iran Cuts Off Internet, Solutions To Still Use Crypto

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Internet access in Iran was cut on Thursday by the government as protests spread across the Middle Eastern country, raising the question: Can its citizens still use crypto?  Around seven million people, out of the country’s 92 million population, are estimated to be crypto users, according to Statista. TRM Labs tracked roughly $3.7 billion in total crypto flows in Iran between January and July 2025. But internet access has been cut off in the country as protests began over worsening economic conditions, and after the Iranian rial hit record lows…

Crypto ‘Easy Yield’ Era Likely Ended With October Crash

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The massive crypto crash in October decimated market makers, ending an era where crypto traders were able to make easy money, says crypto exchange BitMEX. The crash between Oct. 10 and 11 wiped out $20 billion in the “most destructive event for sophisticated market makers in crypto history,” BitMEX said in its State of Crypto Perpetual Swaps in 2025 report released on Thursday. A feedback loop of auto-deleveraging, where exchanges liquidate profitable, leveraged positions to cover themselves and prevent further losses, broke the market makers’ “‘safe’ delta-neutral strategies,” forcing them…

Bitcoin Mining: Reduce Electricity Costs & Boost Profit #shorts

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io High electricity costs cripple one miner’s profits, pushing them to the brink. Can they find a way to cut costs before their operation collapses under the weight of ‘expensive’ power bills? #cryptomining #bitcoinmining #cryptocurrency #miningfarm #electricitycosts ▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Youtube version

Stablecoin Payment Flows Could Hit $56.6T by 2030

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Stablecoin payment flows could tap $56.6 trillion by 2030, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, a rise that would make stablecoins one of the most important payment tools in global finance. Stablecoin payment flows was $2.9 trillion in 2025, according to Bloomberg. Hitting $55.6 trillion would require a staggering 81% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next five years. This could be driven by increasing institutional adoption and rising reliance on stablecoins in countries where people are seeking protection from inflation and economic instability. Stablecoin payment flows between 2024 and 2025…

Solana (SOL) Picks Up Speed, Raising Talk of a New Upside Run

Solana started a fresh increase above the $136 zone. SOL price is now consolidating above $138 and might aim for more gains above the $142 zone. SOL price started a fresh upward move above the $136 and $138 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $138 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $137 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could extend gains if it clears the…