January 30, 2026
Altcoins

Billionaire Arthur Hayes Abruptly Moves $3,530,000 in Ethereum, Pours $257,500 Into ETH-Based Altcoin

Billionaire crypto entrepreneur Arthur Hayes just initiated a new crypto purchase. Analysts at Lookonchain say Hayes moved $3.53 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) in just over 24 hours. Approximately $1.5 million of the ETH was sent to the institutional crypto asset firm Galaxy, suggesting Hayes may be looking to sell. Meanwhile, Hayes used a portion of

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Bitcoin

Tom Lee responds to controversy surrounding Fundstrat’s differing bitcoin outlooks

A debate on X over whether Fundstrat analysts are sending mixed signals on bitcoin intensified over the weekend, prompting a response from the firm’s co-founder that appeared to endorse a more nuanced explanation of the differing views. The discussion began after an X user known as “Heisenberg” (@Mr_Derivatives) shared screenshots that he said showed contrasting

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Ethereum

Ethereum Protocol Studies 2025 | Ethereum Foundation Blog

tl;dr: Ethereum Protocol Studies is returning for 2025. Visit epf.wiki to fill out the survey and join the town hall on Wednesday, Feb 12. The Ethereum Protocol Studies program (EPS) is back for 2025! Designed to lower the barrier to understanding Ethereum’s core protocol, EPS provides structured learning and a direct path to deeper protocol

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Crypto

Cardano price eyes a 40% surge as Midnight’s NIGHT hits a $5b milestone

Cardano price remained on edge near its year-to-date low on Sunday, Dec. 21, even as the recently launched Midnight token continued its momentum. Summary Cardano price has formed a falling wedge pattern on the daily chart. The token may rebound by ~40% from the current level. Cardano will benefit from the ongoing Midnight token boom.

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Ethereum

Allocation Update – Q4 2024

Community & education Aleph de Verano Crecimiento 2-week event in Buenos Aires, Argentina featuring a ZK and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) bootcamp, hackathon, demo day, and talks on DeFi, infrastructure, governance, and regulation. Community & education Aleph ZK Week 3-day conference hosted during the Aleph pop-up city in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that provided a deep

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Bitcoin

The New York Stock Exchange Owner Wants To Invest In MoonPay

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE), the operator of the New York Stock Exchange, is in discussions to invest in crypto payments company MoonPay, people familiar with the matter said, per Bloomberg.  The potential funding round could value MoonPay at roughly $5 billion, up from its previous $3.4 billion valuation, according to the sources, who requested anonymity

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Crypto

Perps now anchor crypto, for better or worse

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Perpetual futures, or “perps,” now sit at the crypto market’s center of gravity. These are derivative contracts with no expiry date — unlike traditional futures, they never settle, instead using a funding

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Ethereum

Pectra Testnet Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog

[05/03/2025] Sepolia Incident Update See this post. [27/02/2025] Holesky Incident Update On Feb. 24, 2025, the Pectra upgrade activated on the Holesky testnet. After the activation, a configuration issue in Besu, Nethermind and go-ethereum led to a chain split on Holesky. The issue was rapidly fixed, but the Holesky network performance is still degraded. More

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Bitcoin

Why Bitcoin Is Underperforming Gold — and What Tokenized Commodities Change

Advertisment Bitcoin was long considered a digital counterpart to gold. However, while the precious metal is reaching new all-time highs, Bitcoin is experiencing an unusual period of relative weakness. At the same time, tokenized commodities are emerging as an on-chain alternative, reshaping capital flows within the crypto ecosystem. A closer look at the data reveals

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Crypto

Coinbase faces €21.5m AML fine as Irish watchdog flags ‘ineffective’ TMS

Ireland fined Coinbase Europe €21.5m after data issues left €173b in transactions unmonitored, with failures undisclosed during its VASP registration and now forcing an exit to Luxembourg. Summary The Central Bank of Ireland fined Coinbase Europe €21.5m after data configuration failures in an outsourced TMS left about 30m transactions, worth roughly €173b, unmonitored between 2021

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