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In 2025, Bitcoin's global search interest fell about 50% even as the asset reached an all‑time high of $126,080. Posts on X mentioning "Bitcoin" declined 32% year over year to 96 million, and sentiment weakened following an October 10 liquidation of over $19 billion. By mid‑January 2026, social metrics turned more bearish despite prices rising from $90,320 to $97,540.

Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus has reacted on X to a sharp crypto market downturn that erased about $150,000,000,000 in value as Bitcoin dropped under $90,000 and gold set a fresh record above $4,800 per ounce. Markus, known online as "Shibetoshi Nakamoto," replied with a brief "oh" to a post highlighting the scale of liquidations, while separately the firm Strategy disclosed a purchase of 22,305 BTC for roughly $2.13 billion at a price of about $95,284 per coin.

Bitpanda will let users trade about 10,000 stocks and ETFs alongside crypto starting Jan. 29, according to an announcement. Stock and ETF orders will cost a flat 1 euro ($1.17) per trade, with access to real stocks across the European Union as the company advances a universal exchange model.

On January 21, 2026, Galaxy Digital outlined a $100 million hedge fund targeting returns in both rising and falling markets. According to sources familiar with the plan, it aims to be operational in the first quarter and will allocate roughly 30% to crypto tokens and 70% to equities of financial services firms exposed to digital-asset trends.

Late Monday, a leverage flush sent Bitcoin down 9% to $87,000 and erased $360 million in longs. On Tuesday, crypto market value fell by $150 billion as BTC slipped below $88,000, while gold reached a record $4,874.21, up 2.3%. CoinGlass flagged $998.33 million in long liquidations over 24 hours.

New BTC whales have become the dominant force in Bitcoin's current cycle as ownership metrics tilt toward recently active large wallets. With price slipping below $90,000 and touching $86,000 in the past day, wallets aged 6–12 months now hold over 17% of marginal supply, while newer buyers carry about $6B in unrealized losses. Older whales remain less price-sensitive around a realized price near $40,000.

Bitcoin fell below $88,000 earlier today, hitting a 19‑day low and its weakest level since January 2, the article said. Across the past few days, more than $250 billion in value was erased as total crypto market capitalization slipped under $3.1 trillion; altcoins such as XMR and HYPE lagged while a few names like CC and WLFI advanced.

On Jan. 20, spot ETFs tied to Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Solana recorded a combined net outflow of about $766 million, according to SoSoValue. Bitcoin led redemptions with $483 million and Ethereum saw $230 million, while XRP funds shed $53. 32 million. Solana was the outlier, posting a $3.08 million net inflow.

On Tuesday, U.S. XRP-focused ETFs posted their largest single-day net redemptions, with $53.32 million withdrawn, according to SoSoValue. Cumulative net inflows fell from $1.28 billion to $1.22 billion as XRP, which climbed to just over $2.40 on January 6, slipped under $2.00, hit $1.84 on some venues, and hovered near $1.90.

U.S. Oil (USOR) surged more than 40% in 24 hours amid heightened oil-geopolitics headlines, pushing trading volume above $43 million and placing the Solana-based token among the day’s most active assets. Despite the rally, analysts caution that USOR remains a high-risk, narrative-driven token with no verified oil backing, making it vulnerable to sharp reversals as speculation cools.