Day: January 29, 2026

Worldcoin Jumps Over 30% As OpenAI Plans To Develop A Bot-Free Rival To X

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OpenAI’s hint that it may build a social app focused on real humans sent one crypto token climbing fast this week. Traders moved quickly after reports surfaced that the new service would try to block bots by using biometric checks. Prices jumped, chatter rose, and a few questions followed close behind. Markets React To Biometric Rumors According to Forbes and several market outlets, OpenAI is quietly exploring a “humans-only” social platform. Reports say the project is still small, run by a roughly 10-person team inside the company. The idea would…

Bitcoin short-term holders need liquidity reset as 22% of BTC supply sits in loss

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Bitcoin’s next uptrend hinges on fresh liquidity, with Glassnode saying BTC’s profit/loss ratio must rise well above 5 as 22% of supply sits in loss and selling risk lingers. Summary Glassnode says past mid-cycle rebounds only stuck when BTC’s profit/loss ratio held above 5 on its 90-day moving average, showing strong capital inflows.​ Around 22% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply is now in loss, matching prior correction zones and leaving the market vulnerable if key supports fail.​ CryptoQuant data shows Binance inflows near historic lows, hinting most investors are still holding…

XRP Near $1.88, Eyes $2.50 Breakout

Key Notes XRP trades 25% below its 200-day MA near $2.54 amid weak long-term momentum. Buyers are preventing a breakdown, but upside strength remains limited. Holding the $1.80-$1.85 support zone is important for XRP to avoid turning bearish. XRP XRP $1.87 24h volatility: 1.8% Market cap: $114.14 B Vol. 24h: $2.76 B is trading near $1.88, 25% down from its 200-day moving average of around $2.54. The gap shows that recent upside attempts have not been strong enough to shift the broader trend. Analysts see this as a corrective structure…

Bybit Launches Retail Bank Accounts With Personal IBANs

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Bybit, one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges by trading volume, plans to launch retail banking services on its platform starting in February, the company said Thursday. Bybit unveiled the product, “My Bank powered by Bybit,” during a live online keynote on Thursday. Bybit CEO Ben Zhou said the service will offer users a personal IBAN (international bank account number), allowing them to send and receive funds across banks in multiple currencies, with US dollar transfers supported at launch. The move marks Bybit’s latest effort to expand beyond crypto trading,…

US SEC Rules on Tokenized Securities

Key Notes The SEC said that tokenized securities are “financial instruments” that fall under the federal securities laws. It also outlined issuer-sponsored tokenized securities and third-party sponsored models. Tokenization platforms like Securitize said the SEC’s guidance is critical for responsibly scaling the asset class. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is weighing in on a newly emerging asset class known as tokenized securities. The move follows joint guidance from the SEC’s Division of Investment Management, Division of Corporation Finance, and Division of Trading and Markets. US SEC Says Tokenized…

Sony Innovation Fund Invests $13M in Startale Group’s Soneium Network

Key Notes Sony Innovation Fund committed an additional $13 million to Startale. This is the first close of Startale’s Series A round. Soneium now hosts over 250 live dApps, with USDSC live as a native settlement stablecoin on mainnet. Startale Group confirmed a $13 million follow-on investment from Sony Innovation Fund on January 29, 2026. The funding deepens Sony Group Corp.’s exposure to Startale and its Ethereum Layer 2 network, Soneium. The investment comes roughly a year after Soneium’s mainnet went live in January 2025. Startale said the round represents…

Worldcoin Up 40% on OpenAI Social Media News

Key Notes Sources familiar with the matter said OpenAI’s social media platform will compete with major players such as X and Facebook, positioning itself as a “humans-only” platform. Worldcoin’s price rose from $0.45 to $0.65 before pulling back to around $0.52, while trading volume increased by more than 800%. OpenAI is reportedly considering a biometric “proof of personhood” system using Worldcoin’s iris-scanning technology. Sam Altman’s Worldcoin WLD $0.50 24h volatility: 9.5% Market cap: $1.40 B Vol. 24h: $828.78 M project is back in the spotlight as his AI company, OpenAI,…

Looking Ahead to Volatility in 2026 for Bitcoin Price Chart, XRP and Altcoin Market as 2025 Ends

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Bitcoin shakeout sets stage for next BTC leg higher, says Cathie Wood

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Bitcoin’s October flush, driven by a Binance glitch and $28B deleveraging, may be over as Cathie Wood sees a shallow cycle, institutional demand, and upside ahead. Summary Binance software glitch sparked a record $28B Bitcoin deleveraging and 14% BTC plunge.​ Wood calls this the “shallowest” four‑year Bitcoin drawdown and sees BTC consolidating €80k–€90k before a new uptrend.​ Institutions now treat Bitcoin as a low‑correlation asset, with ARK targeting a $16T BTC market value by 2030. Bitcoin’s (BTC) latest shakeout may be over, but the blame game has only just begun.…

21Shares Drops XRP Price Predictions For 2026: What’s The Upside?

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21Shares has outlined a three-scenario price outlook for XRP in 2026, arguing that the token is moving from a litigation-defined trade to one increasingly priced on ETF-driven demand and measurable on-ledger adoption. In a Jan. 23 research note, 21Shares’ Matt Mena frames 2026 as a “defining turning point” in which XRP’s valuation becomes “anchored in institutional fundamentals” after the August 2025 settlement that ended the SEC case overhang. The firm says that resolution removed a structural constraint that had limited XRP’s upside “regardless of underlying utility,” allowing the market to…