Author: Oguz Ozdemir

At first glance, selling such a large amount might seem like a signal of waning interest. In reality, the move is part of a long-term strategy designed to strengthen the token’s ecosystem while maintaining decentralization. Telegram has consistently built its monetization model around $TON, and the sales are structured to prevent any single entity from controlling too much of the supply. Why Telegram Sells $TON Telegram’s core business integrates $TON deeply. Ads, revenue sharing, premium features, gifts, Stars, and other in-app payments all settle through $TON in some form. As the platform grows, it naturally accumulates more tokens from these…

“At some point, you have to ask if this is innovation… or just wasted time and opportunity cost,” one X user stated. Unlike many leading cryptocurrencies, Pi Network’s native token failed to post a substantial uptick in the opening days of the new year. It has been in a massive downtrend over the past several months, prompting some analysts to be quite bearish about the future. Meanwhile, certain indicators suggest a further pullback could be on the horizon. ‘Hard to Stay Bullish’ PI currently trades at approximately $0.20 (per CoinGecko’s data), representing a minor 2% increase on a weekly…

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Zcash’s technical and fundamental catalysts raise the odds of ZEC price declining to as low as $200 in the coming weeks after core developers exited the project.Zcash (ZEC) slid more than 20% on Thursday to about $381, marking its weakest price level in three weeks, as markets reacted to the sudden resignation of the core development team from the Electric Coin Company (ECC). Key takeaways: ZEC/USD hourly price chart. Source: TradingViewFormer CEO Josh Swihart confirmed that the team will form a new company to continue privacy-focused development. But his assurance failed to lift the market’s mood, prompting many analysts to…

Bitcoin’s start of year rally ran into stiff resistance near $93,000, triggering a pullback that has shifted the market’s focus back to key support levels. While the higher-time-frame (HTF) structure still looks fragile, the lower time-frame (LTF) signal suggests bulls may yet have room to regain control if critical levels hold.Key takeaways:Bitcoin rejected at $93,000 for the third time, slipping back toward weekly lows near $89,250.Rising open interest during the dip suggests shorts are building positions near $90,000.Strong passive bids around $90,000 could act as a springboard, or fail and open the door to the $86,000 to $87,000 range.Bitcoin bulls…

The U.S. is entering what may be the most favorable policy environment for crypto since the industry emerged, as President Donald Trump’s second term accelerates deregulation across financial markets and pulls digital assets closer to the center of the U.S. financial system, according to a new outlook from TD Cowen’s Washington Research Group. The report, shared with Bitcoin Magazine, characterizes 2026 as a rare convergence of aligned regulators, political will, and market momentum, creating a short window in which crypto firms could secure lasting policy gains.  Those gains, however, are not guaranteed to endure. TD Cowen repeatedly warned in its…

Ethereum Treasury Company BitMine ($BMNR) has added another 32,977 ETH at a value of around $105 million, in the first 8 days of 2026 alone. Now, the company’s total ETH exposure has pushed past $13.2 billion, out of which the company has staked ETH worth $2.62 billion, making it one of the largest institutional holders of ETH.  Tom Lee’s associated firm, BitMine, has always had an “Ethereum-first” treasury strategy and rather than holding ETH idle, the company is deploying it into its expanding validator operations. It simply means – adding to both its staking footprint and recurring yield base. Over…

The TRU price fell to $0.0000000029 from $0.16 after the protocol reported a security incident and crypto sleuths tracked stolen Ether.The Truebit protocol reported a security incident “involving one or more malicious actors” with a smart-contract address suggesting the loss of $26 million worth of Ether.In a Thursday X post, Truebit said it was in contact with law enforcement and “taking all available measures” following the security incident. Crypto sleuths monitoring the protocol reported that the exploit had resulted in the removal of 8,535 Ether (ETH), worth about $26.6 million at the time of publication. Source: TruebitThe affected smart contract…

BlackRock’s fresh round of Bitcoin (BTC) buying takes place alongside a sharp slowdown in long-term selling, a combination that points to cooling downside pressure after the recent market pullback in  Q4. Key takeaways:BlackRock added nearly $900 million worth of Bitcoin in the first week of January, rebuilding exposure after an end-of-2025 drawdown.Long-term Bitcoin holders are selling at their lowest rate since 2017, despite elevated prices.Onchain data pointed to a possible accumulation phase among certain wallet cohorts.Data from Lookonchain indicated BlackRock has accumulated Bitcoin for the past three days, adding 9,619 BTC valued at roughly $878 million. The asset management company currently…

Talk of the United States buying Greenland has returned to Washington, and miners are tracking the power projects on the island.The White House said a U.S. purchase of Greenland is an “active discussion,” according to Reuters.For Bitcoin miners, the more actionable clock is Greenland’s industrial power planning.How Greenland’s hydropower translates into real Bitcoin mining capacityGreenland’s government said it plans to open a public tender round in the second half of 2026 for the two largest mapped hydropower sites intended for industrial use, Tasersiaq (site 07.e) and Tarsartuup Tasersua (site 06.g), according to Naalakkersuisut.gl.It said the two sites together could produce…