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🧠⚛️ Why is Ethereum already spending millions on protection against quantum threats?
The Ethereum Foundation has officially included quantum security in the list of key strategic priorities for the network. And this is not just talk 👇
💰 The Foundation has created two $1 million prizes — Poseidon and Proximity — to accelerate the development of protection against future quantum attacks.
Research has been ongoing since 2019, but now the topic has become part of Ethereum's roadmap.
❗️Why is this important?
If powerful quantum computers become a reality, the current cryptography of blockchains could be compromised. At risk are wallets, smart contracts, and billions of dollars in crypto assets.
📅 The quantum threat has been discussed for a long time, but it is the year 2025 that has become a turning point:
investment funds and large corporations have begun to seriously consider quantum risks.
🤔 When exactly the real threat will emerge is still debated.
But Ethereum operates on the principle:
it's better to prepare in advance than to save the ecosystem in a panic.
The Ethereum Foundation has officially included quantum security in the list of key strategic priorities for the network. And this is not just talk 👇
💰 The Foundation has created two $1 million prizes — Poseidon and Proximity — to accelerate the development of protection against future quantum attacks.
Research has been ongoing since 2019, but now the topic has become part of Ethereum's roadmap.
❗️Why is this important?
If powerful quantum computers become a reality, the current cryptography of blockchains could be compromised. At risk are wallets, smart contracts, and billions of dollars in crypto assets.
📅 The quantum threat has been discussed for a long time, but it is the year 2025 that has become a turning point:
investment funds and large corporations have begun to seriously consider quantum risks.
🤔 When exactly the real threat will emerge is still debated.
But Ethereum operates on the principle:
it's better to prepare in advance than to save the ecosystem in a panic.
❄️ Frosts in the USA have impacted bitcoin mining
Extreme cold has forced mining farms to urgently reduce energy consumption — priority is given to power grids and residential areas.
⚙️ What is happening with the BTC network?
🔋 The hash rate of the FoundryUSA pool has collapsed by almost 200 EH/s
📉 This is about −60% since Friday (January 23)
⏳ Due to the drop in capacity, the block time has stretched to ~12 minutes instead of the usual 10
⸻
▪️ miners are shutting down en masse → the network is temporarily slowing down
▪️ fees may rise
▪️ difficulty has not yet had time to adapt
▪️ stress test for the entire BTC infrastructure
⸻
While the price is under pressure and the market is in fear 😱
even the fundamentals feel the strain — nature reminds us,
that bitcoin is still tied to the real world and energy ⚡️
⸻
📌 Such events are usually short-term,
but they clearly show where the vulnerabilities of the system lie
and why the decentralization of mining is not just a pretty word 😉
Extreme cold has forced mining farms to urgently reduce energy consumption — priority is given to power grids and residential areas.
⚙️ What is happening with the BTC network?
🔋 The hash rate of the FoundryUSA pool has collapsed by almost 200 EH/s
📉 This is about −60% since Friday (January 23)
⏳ Due to the drop in capacity, the block time has stretched to ~12 minutes instead of the usual 10
⸻
▪️ miners are shutting down en masse → the network is temporarily slowing down
▪️ fees may rise
▪️ difficulty has not yet had time to adapt
▪️ stress test for the entire BTC infrastructure
⸻
While the price is under pressure and the market is in fear 😱
even the fundamentals feel the strain — nature reminds us,
that bitcoin is still tied to the real world and energy ⚡️
⸻
📌 Such events are usually short-term,
but they clearly show where the vulnerabilities of the system lie
and why the decentralization of mining is not just a pretty word 😉
📉 Bitcoin updated the year's minimum
On the morning of January 26, BTC fell to ~$86,000 — for the first time since mid-December.
In a day −1%, in a week −5%. We are currently hovering around $87.8k.
Reminder:
📈 just 3.5 months ago there was a historical high of $126,000
📉 and now the market is searching for a bottom in the range of $80.6k – $86k
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🌍 What about the market as a whole?
💰 The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has fallen below $3 trillion → $2.97 trillion
🔹 ETH went to $2.78k and bounced back to $2.89k
▪️ in a day −1%
▪️ in a week nearly −10%
The tops are also under pressure:
🔻 SOL −3%
🔻 XMR / DASH −5%
🔻 WLFI −6%
⸻
🔥 Pain of traders
In 24 hours:
⚡️ ~200,000 traders liquidated
💥 totaling $678 million
📉 of which $601 million — longs
Fear and Greed Index:
😱 20/100 — “extreme fear”
The market is emotional, panic is at a maximum.
⸻
📊 ETFs are also not pleasing
🏦 Bitcoin ETF:
➖ −$1.33 billion for the week (the second worst result in history)
🏦 ETH ETF:
➖ −$611 million
On the morning of January 26, BTC fell to ~$86,000 — for the first time since mid-December.
In a day −1%, in a week −5%. We are currently hovering around $87.8k.
Reminder:
📈 just 3.5 months ago there was a historical high of $126,000
📉 and now the market is searching for a bottom in the range of $80.6k – $86k
⸻
🌍 What about the market as a whole?
💰 The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has fallen below $3 trillion → $2.97 trillion
🔹 ETH went to $2.78k and bounced back to $2.89k
▪️ in a day −1%
▪️ in a week nearly −10%
The tops are also under pressure:
🔻 SOL −3%
🔻 XMR / DASH −5%
🔻 WLFI −6%
⸻
🔥 Pain of traders
In 24 hours:
⚡️ ~200,000 traders liquidated
💥 totaling $678 million
📉 of which $601 million — longs
Fear and Greed Index:
😱 20/100 — “extreme fear”
The market is emotional, panic is at a maximum.
⸻
📊 ETFs are also not pleasing
🏦 Bitcoin ETF:
➖ −$1.33 billion for the week (the second worst result in history)
🏦 ETH ETF:
➖ −$611 million
🌍 Historian Rutger Bregman after Davos: the world needs populists again
That same Bregman, who in 2019 at Davos publicly reprimanded billionaires for not paying taxes, is again saying uncomfortable things
🧠 The main idea is simple and harsh:
ideals and values are worthless without power.
📉 What he believes is happening to the world:
🇺🇸 USA — a mix of immorality and unseriousness in power.
🇪🇺 Europe — weak and irrelevant: well-regulated, but creates and protects almost nothing.
🤖 AI is already changing the world, but most people don't even understand what awaits them in the next 3–5 years.
⚠️ History, Bregman says, is ruthless:
every technological revolution initially makes life worse for the majority, while enriching a minority.
If this also happens with AI — we are facing a new digital feudalism.
Meanwhile, wealthy people could really address poverty, disease, and inequality — but they do not.
⚔️ The key phrase of the entire article:
"Politics is power. And ideals without power are worth very little."
Even the abolition of slavery worked not because of beautiful words, but because real power stood behind them.
🎯 The world is entering a dangerous period.
AI, weak elites, crisis of democracy.
That same Bregman, who in 2019 at Davos publicly reprimanded billionaires for not paying taxes, is again saying uncomfortable things
🧠 The main idea is simple and harsh:
ideals and values are worthless without power.
📉 What he believes is happening to the world:
🇺🇸 USA — a mix of immorality and unseriousness in power.
🇪🇺 Europe — weak and irrelevant: well-regulated, but creates and protects almost nothing.
🤖 AI is already changing the world, but most people don't even understand what awaits them in the next 3–5 years.
⚠️ History, Bregman says, is ruthless:
every technological revolution initially makes life worse for the majority, while enriching a minority.
If this also happens with AI — we are facing a new digital feudalism.
Meanwhile, wealthy people could really address poverty, disease, and inequality — but they do not.
⚔️ The key phrase of the entire article:
"Politics is power. And ideals without power are worth very little."
Even the abolition of slavery worked not because of beautiful words, but because real power stood behind them.
🎯 The world is entering a dangerous period.
AI, weak elites, crisis of democracy.
🚨 Vitalik Buterin: the time of digital sovereignty
The co-founder of Ethereum publicly called to move away from Google, Telegram, and large social networks in favor of private and decentralized solutions.
In a series of posts on X, Vitalik shared what stack he uses himself — and this is not just words, but a fully functional alternative to familiar services 👀
🔐 The main idea — privacy, autonomy, and open-source.
Without tracking, without centralization, and without speculative "social" tokens, which he directly calls a bubble, not an innovation 💥
📍 What Vitalik uses:
🗺 Maps and navigation
Google Maps → OpenStreetMap + Organic Maps
Works offline and does not track the user.
📧 Email and documents
Proton Mail with encryption + Fileverse for decentralized file work.
💬 Messengers
Abandoning Telegram → Signal
Sometimes — Session and SimpleX Chat (by the way, he donated $800 000 to these projects 💸).
🌐 Social networks
Instead of X (Twitter): Farcaster, Bluesky, and Lens
Posts via Firefly — a single interface for all feeds.
🤖 Artificial intelligence
Local LLMs through Ollama and ComfyUI, to avoid sending data to the cloud and third-party services.
The co-founder of Ethereum publicly called to move away from Google, Telegram, and large social networks in favor of private and decentralized solutions.
In a series of posts on X, Vitalik shared what stack he uses himself — and this is not just words, but a fully functional alternative to familiar services 👀
🔐 The main idea — privacy, autonomy, and open-source.
Without tracking, without centralization, and without speculative "social" tokens, which he directly calls a bubble, not an innovation 💥
📍 What Vitalik uses:
🗺 Maps and navigation
Google Maps → OpenStreetMap + Organic Maps
Works offline and does not track the user.
📧 Email and documents
Proton Mail with encryption + Fileverse for decentralized file work.
💬 Messengers
Abandoning Telegram → Signal
Sometimes — Session and SimpleX Chat (by the way, he donated $800 000 to these projects 💸).
🌐 Social networks
Instead of X (Twitter): Farcaster, Bluesky, and Lens
Posts via Firefly — a single interface for all feeds.
🤖 Artificial intelligence
Local LLMs through Ollama and ComfyUI, to avoid sending data to the cloud and third-party services.
⚡ Flash Earn: quick income + airdrops on cryptocurrency exchanges
The Flash Earn format is rapidly gaining popularity among traders and active exchange users. The essence is simple:
you deposit an asset for a short period, provide liquidity, and receive an increased percentage, and sometimes even an airdrop of a new token 🎁
Often such campaigns are timed to listings — and this is where an additional bonus appears.
⸻
🔍 What to definitely look at before participating
✅ Payment format
— flexible 🟢 (can be withdrawn at any time)
— fixed 🔒 (money is frozen until the end date)
✅ What income consists of
— interest on the deposit
— airdrop of a new token
— accruals can be ⏱ hourly, 📆 daily, or weekly
✅ Limits and competition
— the number of places is limited
— those who entered earlier often receive more
— as the influx of participants increases, profitability may decrease
✅ Withdrawal of funds
— sometimes available immediately
— sometimes only upon completion of the campaign
— there may be an automatic transfer to the funding account
The Flash Earn format is rapidly gaining popularity among traders and active exchange users. The essence is simple:
you deposit an asset for a short period, provide liquidity, and receive an increased percentage, and sometimes even an airdrop of a new token 🎁
Often such campaigns are timed to listings — and this is where an additional bonus appears.
⸻
🔍 What to definitely look at before participating
✅ Payment format
— flexible 🟢 (can be withdrawn at any time)
— fixed 🔒 (money is frozen until the end date)
✅ What income consists of
— interest on the deposit
— airdrop of a new token
— accruals can be ⏱ hourly, 📆 daily, or weekly
✅ Limits and competition
— the number of places is limited
— those who entered earlier often receive more
— as the influx of participants increases, profitability may decrease
✅ Withdrawal of funds
— sometimes available immediately
— sometimes only upon completion of the campaign
— there may be an automatic transfer to the funding account
🇷🇺❌ The Russian Federation recognized the cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT as an "undesirable organization"
The General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation has officially included the cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT in the list of "undesirable" organizations. The decision affects not only the platform itself but also all affiliated structures within the W Group.
📌 What was the reason?
The agency stated that the exchange is allegedly used for:
— "gray" schemes for withdrawing funds from Russia
— transactions through cryptocurrency exchanges
— other "illegal activities"
But the key point is support for Ukraine 🇺🇦
💙💛 According to the Russian prosecutor's office:
— since 2022, WhiteBIT has transferred about $11 million
— $900,000 was allocated for the purchase of UAVs for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
— the exchange collaborates with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
🔎 In practice, WhiteBIT is indeed actively helping Ukraine:
— participates in fundraising
— supports crypto donations
— provides infrastructure to assist the army and humanitarian initiatives
⚠️ What does this mean for users from the Russian Federation?
— risks of blocking
— possible access restrictions
— increased attention from regulators
The General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation has officially included the cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT in the list of "undesirable" organizations. The decision affects not only the platform itself but also all affiliated structures within the W Group.
📌 What was the reason?
The agency stated that the exchange is allegedly used for:
— "gray" schemes for withdrawing funds from Russia
— transactions through cryptocurrency exchanges
— other "illegal activities"
But the key point is support for Ukraine 🇺🇦
💙💛 According to the Russian prosecutor's office:
— since 2022, WhiteBIT has transferred about $11 million
— $900,000 was allocated for the purchase of UAVs for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
— the exchange collaborates with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
🔎 In practice, WhiteBIT is indeed actively helping Ukraine:
— participates in fundraising
— supports crypto donations
— provides infrastructure to assist the army and humanitarian initiatives
⚠️ What does this mean for users from the Russian Federation?
— risks of blocking
— possible access restrictions
— increased attention from regulators
🪂 Retro Drops: the most underrated way to earn in crypto
Retro drops remain one of the most interesting ways to earn in crypto for those who enter projects early and actually use them 👀
🔍 How it works
The project team at a certain moment fixes a list of addresses that:
• traded 💱
• added liquidity 💧
• staked 🧱
• participated in the testnet 🧪
• voted 🗳
After the token launch, part of the emission is distributed among these addresses.
👉 The main difference from an airdrop is the reward for actions already taken, rather than for future tasks.
🎯 Why this matters to projects
Retro drops:
• enhance decentralization 🌐
• form a loyal community 🤝
• reward early users 🧠
• help attract liquidity
In simpler terms — the project thanks those who believed in it before the hype.
The basic strategy is simple:
• use protocols 🛠
• add liquidity
• stake
• test early versions
• follow announcements in official channels
❗ Do not abuse multi-accounts
❗ Consider fees and gas
❗ Remember about taxes in your jurisdiction
Retro drops remain one of the most interesting ways to earn in crypto for those who enter projects early and actually use them 👀
🔍 How it works
The project team at a certain moment fixes a list of addresses that:
• traded 💱
• added liquidity 💧
• staked 🧱
• participated in the testnet 🧪
• voted 🗳
After the token launch, part of the emission is distributed among these addresses.
👉 The main difference from an airdrop is the reward for actions already taken, rather than for future tasks.
🎯 Why this matters to projects
Retro drops:
• enhance decentralization 🌐
• form a loyal community 🤝
• reward early users 🧠
• help attract liquidity
In simpler terms — the project thanks those who believed in it before the hype.
The basic strategy is simple:
• use protocols 🛠
• add liquidity
• stake
• test early versions
• follow announcements in official channels
❗ Do not abuse multi-accounts
❗ Consider fees and gas
❗ Remember about taxes in your jurisdiction
⚡️ What is happening with Ethereum? JPMorgan cools optimism after Fusaka ⚡️
While the community rejoices at the Fusaka update, JPMorgan analysts view the situation much colder 🧊
📈 Yes, after the update, network activity did indeed spike:
— throughput increased
— fees decreased
— the number of active addresses and transactions grew
But here is the main question 👇
👉 will this last?
🧩 Reasons why the growth may not hold:
1️⃣ Outflow of activity to Layer 2
Ethereum is increasingly becoming a "base layer," while real movement is shifting to:
— Base
— Arbitrum
— Optimism
2️⃣ Stiff competition
Networks like Solana are actively taking users and developers away:
— faster
— cheaper
— simpler for the average user
📌Fusaka had a short-term impact, but structural problems have not gone anywhere.
Ethereum is increasingly becoming infrastructure, not the center of all activity.
While the community rejoices at the Fusaka update, JPMorgan analysts view the situation much colder 🧊
📈 Yes, after the update, network activity did indeed spike:
— throughput increased
— fees decreased
— the number of active addresses and transactions grew
But here is the main question 👇
👉 will this last?
🧩 Reasons why the growth may not hold:
1️⃣ Outflow of activity to Layer 2
Ethereum is increasingly becoming a "base layer," while real movement is shifting to:
— Base
— Arbitrum
— Optimism
2️⃣ Stiff competition
Networks like Solana are actively taking users and developers away:
— faster
— cheaper
— simpler for the average user
📌Fusaka had a short-term impact, but structural problems have not gone anywhere.
Ethereum is increasingly becoming infrastructure, not the center of all activity.
🔥 What is happening on Telegram? Arbitration that turned out to be a scam 🔥
In recent months, not just a couple of shady channels have been discovered — it's a whole scam network built like a business. And the scale, to put it mildly, is impressive 🤯
— Since November 2025, at least 27 Telegram channels belonging to one group have been discovered
— Content is copy-pasted word for word, only the names change
— Currently, at least 4 channels are actively running ads, but the real number is clearly higher
— They are not stingy with advertising money: only on December 21 — about 3 million ₽ spent on placements in major channels 💸
🧠 How the scheme works (classic, but refined):
1️⃣ First, they allow 1–2 exchanges for small amounts
2️⃣ Money is returned with a small profit — trust is established 😌
3️⃣ As soon as the amount increases — BAM ❌
— "the commission is stuck"
— "AML check"
— "network error"
4️⃣ They ask to repeat the payment for “unfreezing”
5️⃣ Then a “security deposit” appears and a dozen more reasons to deposit money
👉 On average, they extract $1000–2000 from a person
📌This is a single scam network with large advertising budgets, actors, and fake infrastructure.
In recent months, not just a couple of shady channels have been discovered — it's a whole scam network built like a business. And the scale, to put it mildly, is impressive 🤯
— Since November 2025, at least 27 Telegram channels belonging to one group have been discovered
— Content is copy-pasted word for word, only the names change
— Currently, at least 4 channels are actively running ads, but the real number is clearly higher
— They are not stingy with advertising money: only on December 21 — about 3 million ₽ spent on placements in major channels 💸
🧠 How the scheme works (classic, but refined):
1️⃣ First, they allow 1–2 exchanges for small amounts
2️⃣ Money is returned with a small profit — trust is established 😌
3️⃣ As soon as the amount increases — BAM ❌
— "the commission is stuck"
— "AML check"
— "network error"
4️⃣ They ask to repeat the payment for “unfreezing”
5️⃣ Then a “security deposit” appears and a dozen more reasons to deposit money
👉 On average, they extract $1000–2000 from a person
📌This is a single scam network with large advertising budgets, actors, and fake infrastructure.
🇬🇪 Georgia unexpectedly turns into a new mining hub ⚡️⛏
The country is experiencing a real surge of interest in cryptocurrency mining. And the reason is quite simple:
cheap electricity + the authorities' course towards legalization and regulation of the industry 💡
📊 According to Business Georgia, the energy consumption of data centers is growing very quickly.
The main capacities are concentrated in the free economic zones of Tbilisi and Kutaisi, and a significant part of them is used specifically for mining.
🔥 The numbers speak for themselves:
— from January to November 2025, mining companies “burned” 675 million kWh
— this is 5% of the total electricity consumption of the country
— the production volume of crypto companies has tripled over the year 🚀
🏭 The largest energy consumers:
1️⃣ AITEC Solution — 403 million kWh (market leader)
2️⃣ Texprint (Free Economic Zone Kutaisi) — 135 million kWh
3️⃣ TFZ Service LLC — 104 million kWh
(it does not mine itself, but supplies energy to miners in the Free Economic Zone Tbilisi)
The country is experiencing a real surge of interest in cryptocurrency mining. And the reason is quite simple:
cheap electricity + the authorities' course towards legalization and regulation of the industry 💡
📊 According to Business Georgia, the energy consumption of data centers is growing very quickly.
The main capacities are concentrated in the free economic zones of Tbilisi and Kutaisi, and a significant part of them is used specifically for mining.
🔥 The numbers speak for themselves:
— from January to November 2025, mining companies “burned” 675 million kWh
— this is 5% of the total electricity consumption of the country
— the production volume of crypto companies has tripled over the year 🚀
🏭 The largest energy consumers:
1️⃣ AITEC Solution — 403 million kWh (market leader)
2️⃣ Texprint (Free Economic Zone Kutaisi) — 135 million kWh
3️⃣ TFZ Service LLC — 104 million kWh
(it does not mine itself, but supplies energy to miners in the Free Economic Zone Tbilisi)
🟣 The Winklevoss Brothers donated over $1 million in ZEC for the development of Zcash
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss continue to support private technologies 🔐
This time they transferred 3221 ZEC (≈ $1.2 million at the time of the transaction) to the independent organization Shielded Labs.
💡 Where will the funds go?
The donation is directed towards the development and scaling of the Zcash network, including key protocol initiatives:
⚙️ Network Sustainability Mechanism
— mechanism for issuance, distribution of fees, and coin burning
— aimed at the long-term sustainability of the network
— includes proposals ZIP 233–235
🔗 Crosslink
— finalization level
— uniting the ecosystem and liquidity of Zcash
📊 Dynamic Fees
— dynamic fee adjustment
— depends on network load and activity
🧠 At Shielded Labs, it was emphasized that the Winklevosses are long-time supporters of Zcash, both personally and through the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini.
💬 Cameron Winklevoss:
"We have supported Zcash for many years because we believe that a high degree of privacy is a key property of reliable money".
Tyler added that it is the independent developers who have played a key role in the formation of the ecosystem 🛠
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss continue to support private technologies 🔐
This time they transferred 3221 ZEC (≈ $1.2 million at the time of the transaction) to the independent organization Shielded Labs.
💡 Where will the funds go?
The donation is directed towards the development and scaling of the Zcash network, including key protocol initiatives:
⚙️ Network Sustainability Mechanism
— mechanism for issuance, distribution of fees, and coin burning
— aimed at the long-term sustainability of the network
— includes proposals ZIP 233–235
🔗 Crosslink
— finalization level
— uniting the ecosystem and liquidity of Zcash
📊 Dynamic Fees
— dynamic fee adjustment
— depends on network load and activity
🧠 At Shielded Labs, it was emphasized that the Winklevosses are long-time supporters of Zcash, both personally and through the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini.
💬 Cameron Winklevoss:
"We have supported Zcash for many years because we believe that a high degree of privacy is a key property of reliable money".
Tyler added that it is the independent developers who have played a key role in the formation of the ecosystem 🛠
⛏ Mining profitability in 2025 exceeded 60% — the numbers speak for themselves
According to Intelion, the average annual profitability of mining equipment in 2025 exceeded 60% 📈
At the same time, the difficulty of the Bitcoin network increased by approximately +34%, making the result particularly significant.
🏆 Leaders in ROI (%):
• 🥇 Bitmain Antminer S21 PRO 234 TH/s — 62.93%
• 🥈 Bitmain Antminer S21+ 235 TH/s — 62.86%
• 🥉 Bitmain Antminer S21+ 225 TH/s — 62.81%
• MicroBT Whatsminer M60S+ 204 TH/s — 59.44%
• MicroBT Whatsminer M60S+ 208 TH/s — 57.72%
💰 Leader in BTC mining volume:
🚀 Bitmain Antminer S21 XP 270 TH/s
• ⛏ 0.05015574 BTC per year
• 💵 ≈ $4,500 (as of January 21)
• 📊 ROI ~56.89%
🧠 Key takeaway from analysts:
The mining market has matured.
In 2025, strategy is more important than "luck":
➡️ either maximize ROI (%)
➡️ or accumulate the maximum BTC
The choice of ASIC generation today matters more than the timing of entry ⚙️📈
According to Intelion, the average annual profitability of mining equipment in 2025 exceeded 60% 📈
At the same time, the difficulty of the Bitcoin network increased by approximately +34%, making the result particularly significant.
🏆 Leaders in ROI (%):
• 🥇 Bitmain Antminer S21 PRO 234 TH/s — 62.93%
• 🥈 Bitmain Antminer S21+ 235 TH/s — 62.86%
• 🥉 Bitmain Antminer S21+ 225 TH/s — 62.81%
• MicroBT Whatsminer M60S+ 204 TH/s — 59.44%
• MicroBT Whatsminer M60S+ 208 TH/s — 57.72%
💰 Leader in BTC mining volume:
🚀 Bitmain Antminer S21 XP 270 TH/s
• ⛏ 0.05015574 BTC per year
• 💵 ≈ $4,500 (as of January 21)
• 📊 ROI ~56.89%
🧠 Key takeaway from analysts:
The mining market has matured.
In 2025, strategy is more important than "luck":
➡️ either maximize ROI (%)
➡️ or accumulate the maximum BTC
The choice of ASIC generation today matters more than the timing of entry ⚙️📈
🫧🧼Market Cleaning: Liquidations, Outflows, and Capitalization Decrease
Bitcoin has updated its minimum since the beginning of the year — last night the price dropped to $87,800, now it is trading around $89,500.
In 24 hours, BTC has lost -1.6%.
Ethereum feels weaker 👇
🔻 ETH -4.6% — around $2,920.
💰 The total market capitalization has decreased by 1.98% and is approximately $3.02 trillion.
📊 Top Market Movements:
• 🔻 BNB -4.2% — the worst result among the top-10
• 🔻 Monero (XMR) -15%
• 🚀 LayerZero (ZRO) +16%
• 📈 Canton (CC) +6%
• 📈 WLFI +3.5%
⚡ Liquidations continue:
In 24 hours, positions of 178,000 traders have been liquidated for $929 million.
Since the beginning of the week, the market has already "eaten" more than $2 billion — a classic reckoning for leverage.
🏦 ETF Flows:
• 🇺🇸 BTC-ETF: outflow $483 million
• 🇺🇸 ETH-ETF: outflow $230 million
😨 The Fear and Greed Index has fallen to 24/100 — the extreme fear zone.
Historically, such phases are accompanied by panic sales… and the formation of long-term points of interest.
Bitcoin has updated its minimum since the beginning of the year — last night the price dropped to $87,800, now it is trading around $89,500.
In 24 hours, BTC has lost -1.6%.
Ethereum feels weaker 👇
🔻 ETH -4.6% — around $2,920.
💰 The total market capitalization has decreased by 1.98% and is approximately $3.02 trillion.
📊 Top Market Movements:
• 🔻 BNB -4.2% — the worst result among the top-10
• 🔻 Monero (XMR) -15%
• 🚀 LayerZero (ZRO) +16%
• 📈 Canton (CC) +6%
• 📈 WLFI +3.5%
⚡ Liquidations continue:
In 24 hours, positions of 178,000 traders have been liquidated for $929 million.
Since the beginning of the week, the market has already "eaten" more than $2 billion — a classic reckoning for leverage.
🏦 ETF Flows:
• 🇺🇸 BTC-ETF: outflow $483 million
• 🇺🇸 ETH-ETF: outflow $230 million
😨 The Fear and Greed Index has fallen to 24/100 — the extreme fear zone.
Historically, such phases are accompanied by panic sales… and the formation of long-term points of interest.
😔My thoughts, my gallopers🏇
Many say that the cryptocurrency market is going through tough times 📉
But if you look deeper — the picture is quite different.
In fact, the market is undergoing a deep transformation 🔄
It is gradually moving out of the category of 'shadow finance' and becoming part of the official global capital markets 🌍💰
Those who suffer the most are those who came for:
🚀 quick x100
🎰 easy money
⚡ 'change your life in a couple of months'
This era has ended 🎯
With the arrival of institutional investors and the integration of crypto into the global financial system, the rules of the game are changing:
📌 Investments need to be planned for years ahead
📌 Assets should be chosen with the question: 'Am I ready to hold this for 10 years?'
📌 Projects should be analyzed as real businesses, not as lottery tickets
This completely contradicts what has been promoted in the crypto community for years.
And yes — accepting new rules will not be easy.
Especially in a reality where:
⚠️ war
⚠️ instability
⚠️ rising prices
⚠️ uncertainty
In such an environment, a 10-year horizon seems absurd 🤯
But the fact remains:
👉 either you accept the new reality
👉 or you remain on the sidelines 🤷♂️
Many say that the cryptocurrency market is going through tough times 📉
But if you look deeper — the picture is quite different.
In fact, the market is undergoing a deep transformation 🔄
It is gradually moving out of the category of 'shadow finance' and becoming part of the official global capital markets 🌍💰
Those who suffer the most are those who came for:
🚀 quick x100
🎰 easy money
⚡ 'change your life in a couple of months'
This era has ended 🎯
With the arrival of institutional investors and the integration of crypto into the global financial system, the rules of the game are changing:
📌 Investments need to be planned for years ahead
📌 Assets should be chosen with the question: 'Am I ready to hold this for 10 years?'
📌 Projects should be analyzed as real businesses, not as lottery tickets
This completely contradicts what has been promoted in the crypto community for years.
And yes — accepting new rules will not be easy.
Especially in a reality where:
⚠️ war
⚠️ instability
⚠️ rising prices
⚠️ uncertainty
In such an environment, a 10-year horizon seems absurd 🤯
But the fact remains:
👉 either you accept the new reality
👉 or you remain on the sidelines 🤷♂️
What's happening with gold? 🥇👀
Gold is back on top — and not just on top, but with a new record 💪
The price has broken $4,700 per ounce, and silver has soared above $95 🚀
And here's what's interesting 👇
Against this movement, crypto instruments tied to gold have also come alive.
🪙 Gold stablecoins have reached a historic maximum in market capitalization — $4.65 billion
Practically the entire market is held by two giants:
• XAUT (Tether) — ~$2.43 billion
• PAXG (Paxos) — ~$1.8 billion
👉 Together, this is about 90% of the entire segment
📊 On-chain activity is also buzzing:
• PAXG — ~70,000 wallets
• XAUT — ~20,000 wallets
• Daily turnover — $350 million (and this is with year-on-year growth)
🏦 Exchanges are not lagging behind:
• PAXG added to the OKX spot
• XAUT appeared on Upbit and Bithumb
⚖️ For comparison on returns:
• Gold since the beginning of the year ➕ almost 10%
• BTC — modest <4% 😏
📈 Correlation has also increased (as of January 20):
• BTC ↔️ gold — 0.41
• BTC ↔️ S&P 500 — 0.60
• BTC ↔️ NASDAQ — 0.52
Gold is back on top — and not just on top, but with a new record 💪
The price has broken $4,700 per ounce, and silver has soared above $95 🚀
And here's what's interesting 👇
Against this movement, crypto instruments tied to gold have also come alive.
🪙 Gold stablecoins have reached a historic maximum in market capitalization — $4.65 billion
Practically the entire market is held by two giants:
• XAUT (Tether) — ~$2.43 billion
• PAXG (Paxos) — ~$1.8 billion
👉 Together, this is about 90% of the entire segment
📊 On-chain activity is also buzzing:
• PAXG — ~70,000 wallets
• XAUT — ~20,000 wallets
• Daily turnover — $350 million (and this is with year-on-year growth)
🏦 Exchanges are not lagging behind:
• PAXG added to the OKX spot
• XAUT appeared on Upbit and Bithumb
⚖️ For comparison on returns:
• Gold since the beginning of the year ➕ almost 10%
• BTC — modest <4% 😏
📈 Correlation has also increased (as of January 20):
• BTC ↔️ gold — 0.41
• BTC ↔️ S&P 500 — 0.60
• BTC ↔️ NASDAQ — 0.52
🤖 Roskomnadzor + AI = new internet filters already in 2026
Roskomnadzor is preparing to seriously strengthen control over internet traffic using artificial intelligence.
💰 They plan to spend 2.27 billion rubles on the development and implementation of such tools in 2026.
📊 What is already happening:
• 🚫 Over the year, 258 VPN services have been blocked in Russia
• 🌐 Nearly 1.2 million websites have fallen under the block
• 📈 This is 2 times more than in 2024
🔍 How might this affect crypto?
Experts from RBC-Crypto believe that increased filtering could lead to:
• unreliable access to 🌍 foreign crypto exchanges
• problems with ⛏ mining pools
• restrictions for 📊 analytical services
⚠️ But it is important: it is too early to talk about a crisis.
There are no critically important platforms for the crypto community in the current blocking lists.
Roskomnadzor is preparing to seriously strengthen control over internet traffic using artificial intelligence.
💰 They plan to spend 2.27 billion rubles on the development and implementation of such tools in 2026.
📊 What is already happening:
• 🚫 Over the year, 258 VPN services have been blocked in Russia
• 🌐 Nearly 1.2 million websites have fallen under the block
• 📈 This is 2 times more than in 2024
🔍 How might this affect crypto?
Experts from RBC-Crypto believe that increased filtering could lead to:
• unreliable access to 🌍 foreign crypto exchanges
• problems with ⛏ mining pools
• restrictions for 📊 analytical services
⚠️ But it is important: it is too early to talk about a crisis.
There are no critically important platforms for the crypto community in the current blocking lists.
💥 Bitcoin to $10,000 already in 2026? Grim forecast from Bloomberg
Senior strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence Mike McGlone is sounding the alarm ⚠️ and warns: Bitcoin may undergo a tough "stress test".
🔻 Key points from the analyst:
• 📉 After the market reversal in 2025, BTC may enter a phase of deep decline
• 💣 In the worst-case scenario, the price could plummet to $10,000 in 2026
• 🚫 Holding below $100,000 — a possible signal of the end of the current bull cycle
📊 Why does he think so?
• 🚀 Market overheating in 2023–2024
• 😐 Weak returns considering risks since 2021
• 🪙 A huge number of crypto projects with unlimited issuance
• 📉 Negative signals on the annual chart and breaking the 200-day SMA
According to McGlone, Bitcoin could pull back to $50,000 this year as part of a "classic correction", and then — it depends on how the market goes 👀
📌 Much will depend on the state of the stock market. If stocks begin to weaken, crypto may lose competition to other assets — for example, 🥇 gold.
🧊 Interesting point: the analyst believes that BTC could become an indicator of deflation after a prolonged inflationary period.
Senior strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence Mike McGlone is sounding the alarm ⚠️ and warns: Bitcoin may undergo a tough "stress test".
🔻 Key points from the analyst:
• 📉 After the market reversal in 2025, BTC may enter a phase of deep decline
• 💣 In the worst-case scenario, the price could plummet to $10,000 in 2026
• 🚫 Holding below $100,000 — a possible signal of the end of the current bull cycle
📊 Why does he think so?
• 🚀 Market overheating in 2023–2024
• 😐 Weak returns considering risks since 2021
• 🪙 A huge number of crypto projects with unlimited issuance
• 📉 Negative signals on the annual chart and breaking the 200-day SMA
According to McGlone, Bitcoin could pull back to $50,000 this year as part of a "classic correction", and then — it depends on how the market goes 👀
📌 Much will depend on the state of the stock market. If stocks begin to weaken, crypto may lose competition to other assets — for example, 🥇 gold.
🧊 Interesting point: the analyst believes that BTC could become an indicator of deflation after a prolonged inflationary period.
🔥 «Escape Phase»: the market is collapsing, money is fleeing, nerves are fraying
Bitcoin has turned face down.
On the morning of January 19, BTC plummeted from ~$95,000 to ~$92,000,
wiping out almost all the gains from last week 📉
📌 Fact:
• January 15 — local high ~$98k
• Could not hold
• The market said: "too early"
💣 Minus $100 billion in a couple of hours
The total capitalization of the crypto market has fallen by −2.5% —
money is massively exiting risk 🏃♂️💨
🌍 Why the sell-off? Because it's scary😬
⚠️ Triggers for the decline:
• Geopolitics is cracking again
• The US-EU trade war is entering a new phase
• Macroeconomics is stuck
• Cryptocurrency regulation in the US is stalled
• Investors are taking profits and fleeing from altcoins 🔪
💬 Expert Roman Nekrasov says directly:
when the world shakes — risk assets fall first.
📊 What's next? Recovery is not in a hurry
According to Bitget Research, the market is stuck in a messy sideways trend:
• BTC: $85k – $95k
• ETH: $2.9k – $3.3k
📉 There is little liquidity, no drivers, weak faith.
Bitcoin has turned face down.
On the morning of January 19, BTC plummeted from ~$95,000 to ~$92,000,
wiping out almost all the gains from last week 📉
📌 Fact:
• January 15 — local high ~$98k
• Could not hold
• The market said: "too early"
💣 Minus $100 billion in a couple of hours
The total capitalization of the crypto market has fallen by −2.5% —
money is massively exiting risk 🏃♂️💨
🌍 Why the sell-off? Because it's scary😬
⚠️ Triggers for the decline:
• Geopolitics is cracking again
• The US-EU trade war is entering a new phase
• Macroeconomics is stuck
• Cryptocurrency regulation in the US is stalled
• Investors are taking profits and fleeing from altcoins 🔪
💬 Expert Roman Nekrasov says directly:
when the world shakes — risk assets fall first.
📊 What's next? Recovery is not in a hurry
According to Bitget Research, the market is stuck in a messy sideways trend:
• BTC: $85k – $95k
• ETH: $2.9k – $3.3k
📉 There is little liquidity, no drivers, weak faith.
🇺🇸🐸 Meme coin TRUMP: a year later — from hype to reality
Exactly one year ago, the OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) meme coin launched on the Solana network — and received public support from Donald Trump.
It was one of the loudest crypto events of the year 💥
📈 How it all began
• The token price soared above $75
• Huge hype, politics + memes = explosion of interest
• Meme coins became the main trend at the beginning of 2025
📉 How it all ended
• A drop of more than 90%
• By January 19, 2026, TRUMP is trading below $5 😬
🐶📊 What happened to the meme coin market
• Early 2025: sector capitalization ≈ $150 billion
• 2026: only about $45 billion (data from CoinGecko)
➡️ Minus 70% — a hard landing after the euphoria
⚖️ Regulators have also gotten involved
• The SEC stated that meme coins may not require registration
• Binance and Coinbase began actively listing new meme tokens
🎩 Attempts to revive TRUMP
• May 2025 — a closed dinner for major holders 🍽
• December — plans to use the token in a mobile game
🎮 "Trump's Billionaires Club"
➡️ This did not yield long-term effects
📌 TRUMP has become more of a political tool than a crypto project:
• Stalled the industry’s development
• Intensified disputes around regulation
Exactly one year ago, the OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) meme coin launched on the Solana network — and received public support from Donald Trump.
It was one of the loudest crypto events of the year 💥
📈 How it all began
• The token price soared above $75
• Huge hype, politics + memes = explosion of interest
• Meme coins became the main trend at the beginning of 2025
📉 How it all ended
• A drop of more than 90%
• By January 19, 2026, TRUMP is trading below $5 😬
🐶📊 What happened to the meme coin market
• Early 2025: sector capitalization ≈ $150 billion
• 2026: only about $45 billion (data from CoinGecko)
➡️ Minus 70% — a hard landing after the euphoria
⚖️ Regulators have also gotten involved
• The SEC stated that meme coins may not require registration
• Binance and Coinbase began actively listing new meme tokens
🎩 Attempts to revive TRUMP
• May 2025 — a closed dinner for major holders 🍽
• December — plans to use the token in a mobile game
🎮 "Trump's Billionaires Club"
➡️ This did not yield long-term effects
📌 TRUMP has become more of a political tool than a crypto project:
• Stalled the industry’s development
• Intensified disputes around regulation
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