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Former New York City mayor denies fraud related to his NYC Token, Solana Mobile will launch Seeker (SKR) tokens via air drop, and the SEC has dropped all claims against the Zcash cryptocurrency project — these and other cryptocurrency news from the morning of January 15 are covered in our review.

Cryptocurrency market leaders' behavior

According to estimates by the analytics company Chainalysis, total losses from cryptocurrency fraud could surpass the $17 billion mark by the end of 2025.

Researchers note a dangerous trend: criminal groups are increasingly using social engineering and identity spoofing techniques to deceive users. In particular, the number of such incidents has risen by nearly 1400% year-on-year.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said late Tuesday evening that the company no longer supports the U.S. Senate's cryptocurrency regulation bill version after lawmakers made sweeping changes to the CLARITY bill.

In his view, the new version of the Senate Banking Committee 'undermines key elements of the market structure' and poses risks to tokenized stocks, DeFi, stablecoins, and open cryptocurrency markets.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to delay reviewing the application for a national trust bank charter by the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) project. According to the lawmaker, the process should be paused until the president fully exits ownership of the company.

The information that the U.S. Department of Justice has initiated an investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has brought the issue of the regulator's independence back to the forefront. This event has had a direct impact on investor sentiment.

Rubin chips from Nvidia make artificial intelligence accessible through infrastructure. Therefore, open markets for intelligent services, such as Bittensor, are coming to the forefront.

At CES 2026, Nvidia showed how the approach to working with artificial intelligence is changing. Now the company is betting not on consumer GPUs, but on Rubin — a rack-level platform designed to accelerate and reduce the cost of large-scale AI inference processes.

Since mid-2025, the first cryptocurrency has shown signs of decoupling from the dynamics of global money supply M2. By early 2026, this trend became even more pronounced.

Historically, the correlation between these two indicators has served as the basis for many positive forecasts. Currently, analysts differ in their opinions regarding what this phenomenon means for the market this year.

Rising geopolitical tensions often coincide with capital inflows into cryptocurrencies. During conflicts and political instability, investors seek to move funds out of vulnerable jurisdictions and look for alternative ways to preserve capital.

This pattern was highlighted by crypto analyst Garrett (@GarrettBullish), who specializes in macro cycles and market dynamics. In his post, he demonstrated that geopolitical crises regularly coincide with increases in Bitcoin and Ethereum. Amid growing market confidence that the U.S. might strike Iran, the analyst's observations appear particularly intriguing.

The classic altseason, when hundreds of small tokens rose simultaneously due to speculative demand, no longer appears to be the fundamental scenario for the crypto market. Not every project will outperform the market, but rather specific directions and useful projects with sustainable demand will lead the way.

Grace Chen, CEO of Bitget, voiced this position during a conversation with BeInCrypto editorial team.

The publication of the long-awaited bipartisan cryptocurrency bill on Monday caused dissatisfaction within the crypto community.

Most critics directed their anger at banking lobbyists. However, some market participants believe the real beneficiaries are large crypto companies, which have been credited with playing a protective role for the entire industry. Meanwhile, the DeFi segment may be hit the hardest.

The era of bitcoin ETFs and exchange-traded investment funds is now built not on fast speculative trading, but on long-term capital from boomers who prefer not to rush investment decisions.

As the net assets of U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs approach $120 billion, analysts note that the composition of holders and their strategies are subtly shifting the balance of BTC supply and demand. These dynamics could impact the cryptocurrency's price movement.

Former New York City mayor Eric Adams is at the center of a crypto scandal. He launched a token, presenting it as a social initiative. A strong start ended in a sharp collapse, followed by accusations of orchestrating a pump-and-dump scheme.

We explain how the former mayor profited from his audience and how much money trusting investors lost.

January 14, 2026, the Fermi hard fork was activated on the main BNB Smart Chain network. The update reduced the block creation interval from approximately 0.75 to 0.45 seconds and introduced changes to transaction confirmation rules to keep the network stable at higher speeds. All main network nodes must use client version v1.6.4 or later.

Starting January 19, 2026, the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit will begin charging makers a fee for placing advertisements to buy cryptocurrencies in Russian rubles on its P2P platform. The fee applies when a user places an advertisement offering to buy USDT, USDC, ETH, or BTC for RUB. The base rate is 0.3%.

Bitpanda is preparing for its IPO, Bitchat is gaining popularity in Uganda, and there has been a noticeable increase in new wallets on the Ethereum network — these and other cryptocurrency news from the morning of January 14 are covered in our review.

Behavior of the leading cryptocurrencies by market capitalization

Bitcoin (BTC), according to the TradingView resource, started the day with a rise. As of 07:14 (MSK), the cryptocurrency is trading at $95,360 (1 token in rubles — ₽7,515,010). The 24-hour low for Bitcoin is $91,238, and the high is $96,011.

Bitcoin rose above $95,000 on Tuesday — for the first time in over 50 days. The reason was a combination of declining inflation in the U.S. and rising geopolitical tensions, which triggered a massive inflow into cryptocurrencies.

Markets reacted sharply with a surge after the U.S. State Department urged Americans to 'immediately leave Iran' and prepare for possible prolonged communication disruptions.

The Ethereum (ETH) price shows moderately optimistic momentum, trading significantly above the long-term support line.

Despite serious obstacles to growth, capital inflows into exchange-traded funds on Monday strengthened buyers' positions.

Movement dynamics of funds in investment products

Many participants in the crypto community are attracted by the potential for quick profits from memecoins. These coins are highly volatile, which, under favorable circumstances, can lead to gains. However, finding a good entry point into the market is not always easy.

After the difficulties that arose last week, Bitcoin is once again showing strength. This has triggered a wave of optimism among traders in the derivatives market.

However, experts are concerned that the current momentum is primarily driven by speculative capital. Meanwhile, institutional demand remains unstable, increasing risks for long-term holders.

After several months of intense negotiations, the U.S. Senate released the full 278-page text of the bill on the structure of the virtual assets market. The document marks a significant milestone for regulating the crypto industry in the country.

While the media's main focus was on provisions regarding DeFi and token classification, less noticeable changes remained underappreciated.