What Happened in Crypto in the Last 24 Hours Friday, January 16, 2026 - Institutional investors bought about 6x the newly mined BTC in 2026 so far, roughly 30K BTC bought vs 5.7K BTC mined (Bitwise). - Crypto Fear & Greed moved to 61 (Greed), its first time back in greed since the October crash. - OG Bitcoin activity is cooling: the 90-day average dropped from ~2,300 BTC to ~1,000 BTC, suggesting reduced selling pressure (CryptoQuant). - Ethereum hit a new record of 2.6M daily transactions. - CME Group is expanding crypto derivatives with Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar futures. - Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said the firm is spending “a lot of time” on tokenization, stablecoins, and prediction markets. - West Virginia introduced a bill allowing the state treasury to invest up to 10% in precious metals and digital assets with market caps above $750B. With sentiment back in greed and institutions absorbing supply, do you think this move has real legs or is it getting overheated?
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What Happened in Crypto in the Last 24 Hours Thursday, January 15, 2026 - Bitwise’s spot Chainlink ETF was approved for NYSE Arca listing, with trading starting tomorrow. - U.S. M2 money supply rose by $1.65T in 2025 to a record $26.7T, the biggest annual jump since 2021. - Bitwise says 99% of advisors who already allocated crypto plan to maintain or increase exposure in 2026. - @Visa partnered with BVNK to build stablecoin rails so businesses can fund and send stablecoin payouts directly to wallets. - Market mood improved: Fear & Greed returned to Neutral (48) as total crypto market cap climbed to $3.32T, up $103B in 24 hours. - Chainalysis estimates scams and fraud stole up to $17B in 2025, boosted by impersonation and AI-driven operations. - @SuiNetwork reported a mainnet outage with the network halted while the team investigates. With liquidity rising and institutions leaning in, what’s the bigger story today — adoption accelerating or risks piling up?
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Crypto: 24H Quick Catch-Up Wed, Jan 14, 2026 - US policy: Tim Scott released the bipartisan crypto market structure bill text; markup set for Jan 27 (Boozman). - Retirement pushback: Sen. Warren pressed SEC Chair Atkins on investor protections after Trump’s EO opens crypto for 401(k)s/pensions. - CFTC: Chair Michael Selig launched an Innovation Advisory Committee (AI + blockchain). - Sentiment: Fear & Greed slid to 26 (down from 44 last week). - Privacy rally: Monero +44% in 8 days and new ATH; Santiment flags crowd FOMO. - EU banks: Germany’s DZ Bank got MiCAR approval for meinKrypto (BTC/ETH/LTC/ADA). - Ethereum usage: Daily new wallets hit 393.6K; non-empty wallets ATH 172.97M (Santiment). - Nigeria: Crypto transactions must be linked to Tax ID + National ID. Which matters more right now: US market-structure progress or banks going fully regulated into crypto?
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