Pro-crypto regulation advocate heads Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation — temporarily
After Mikhail Fedorov was appointed Minister of Defense, the duties of the head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine were transferred to his deputy — Oleksandr Borynko. A full appointment is not planned in the near future.
Borynko has been working at the Ministry of Digital Transformation since its establishment and oversaw key digital initiatives, including "Diyа.City" and e-Residency. He is well known in the IT community as one of the main public advocates for the legalization of crypto assets.
Previously, he repeatedly stated about the high potential of the crypto industry for Ukraine and the need for accelerated development of regulatory frameworks — amid the country's position in the top 5 globally in terms of cryptocurrency usage.
Experts say Bitcoin's rise is justified — whales are accumulating, while retail is selling
BTC has already stabilized above $94,000 and at times rose above $97,000. According to CryptoQuant and Santiment data, the movement is supported by fundamental metrics, not speculation.
Long-term holders are not selling: the Value Days Destroyed indicator dropped to 0.53 — mainly 'young' coins are leaving the market. At the same time, a high level of FUD persists, which historically has often accompanied continued growth.
Major players are accumulating assets: since January 10, addresses with balances of 10 to 10,000 BTC have purchased over 32,000 BTC, while retail continues to sell. Analysts describe such a configuration as typical for the start of a bullish impulse.
🪙 I love this, finally analysts are talking about an imminent deep correction.
I scoured Twitter (X), gathered the main idea from all the 'experts' and analysts — here's what they're saying:
Analysts warn: the current BTC structure is far from a classic bull market.
There's almost no retail presence — the market is essentially propped up by whales and big players.
The on-chain chart of 30-day demand from small investors (transactions $0–10k) looks dead.
In previous cycles, it was completely different:
👉 Every strong upward impulse was accompanied by mass FOMO from the crowd and green spikes in activity. There's no such excitement even remotely now.
The conclusion is simple and unpleasant: when growth is sustained only by whales, corrections become sharper and deeper, because there's no one below to catch the price.
🤖 OpenAI has launched its own AI translator, ChatGPT Translate.
The service supports 50 languages, understands context, slang, and idioms, and is available for free.
Features include quick modes for business, casual, and simplified 'child-friendly' styles, and in the future, voice input and image translation are promised.
🎲 Donald Trump said that the Venezuelan insider who used information about Maduro has already been arrested and is in jail.
According to analysts, two of the three wallets on Polymarket that previously profited from bets on the president's departure have been inactive for 11 days already.
The remaining wallet, "SBet365", placed a new bet two days ago, predicting the departure of Khamenei from the position of Supreme Leader of Iran by January 31.
In China, details of the case against Yao Qian—one of the architects of the digital yuan—have been revealed: the man kept hardware crypto wallets with assets worth hundreds of millions of yuan in his office, relying on the anonymity of cryptocurrencies.
Investigations found that in 2018, Yao Qian received a bribe of 2,000 ETH for lobbying cryptocurrency projects; part of the funds was cashed out and used to purchase real estate in Beijing, registered under a relative.
Authorities applied blockchain transaction analysis alongside traditional methods, leading to the official's expulsion from the Communist Party of China and the referral of the case to the procuratorate, emphasizing that cryptocurrencies do not guarantee complete anonymity, even in corruption schemes.
JPMorgan believes the next push for the crypto market will come not from retail investors or corporate 'bitcoin treasuries,' but from institutional investors. After the slowdown in activity from DAT since autumn 2025, funds and major financial players could become the new source of capital inflow.
The bank notes that the growth in 2025 was driven by BTC and ETH ETFs and corporate purchases — over $68 billion was allocated to DAT, of which approximately $23 billion was from Strategy. Now the focus is shifting: institutions are ready to enter with clearer rules of the game.
Key triggers include stronger regulation, increased trust from traditional finance, and the potential impact of the CLARITY Act in the U.S. JPMorgan expects this could spark a new wave of venture investments, M&A deals, and IPOs.
Trump directly stated: if the Democrats win the midterm elections, they will initiate impeachment proceedings. The Republicans currently have a minimal majority, and losing it would grant the opposition access to investigations, committees, and the ability to block the agenda.
Even in the event of impeachment, power is likely to remain with the Republicans: the entire line of succession from the Vice President to key ministers is currently controlled by the Republican Party.
The first in line is J.D. Vance. He is even more radical on issues concerning cryptocurrency support, border protection, and ending foreign aid.
📈 The main risk is that:
Without Congress, Trump loses the ability to extend tax breaks, pass a budget without Democratic support, increase defense spending, and maintain control over tariffs.
🤖 OpenAI has signed a deal to purchase computing power from Cerebras for $10 billion — the company claims its solutions offer performance "several times higher" than Nvidia's chips.
Sam Altman is one of Cerebras' investors, and in 2024 OpenAI considered buying the startup. Cerebras also provides computing power to Meta and Mistral AI, and is building new data centers in Atlanta, Vancouver, and Montreal.
🍿 Despite the rise in BTC price, the tone of discussions on social media is becoming increasingly pessimistic — Santiment
Since markets typically move in the opposite direction of retail investors' sentiment, this surge in negativity could push Bitcoin to its first rebound above $100,000 since November 13.
🗽 The Senate Banking Committee postponed discussion of the crypto market structure bill (CLARITY Act) after Coinbase withdrew its support for the latest version of the bill. Key issues in the document:
🔴 De facto ban on tokenized stocks. 🔴 Strict restrictions on DeFi undermining financial privacy. 🔴 Weakening the role of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in favor of the SEC. 🔴 Amendments that could destroy stablecoin staking rewards and strengthen banks' positions.
Senate Republicans also claim the market structure bill does not "serve the industry's interests."
Why the altseason like in 2021 will not happen again
The founder of the analytical service Into The Cryptoverse, Benjamin Cohen, stated that the market should not expect a repetition of the 2020–2021 scenario. According to him, the key indicator of market breadth — the Advance/Decline Index for the top-100 cryptocurrencies — has been in a steady downtrend since the end of 2021.
Back then, Bitcoin's growth was supported by altcoins and overall liquidity inflow. Currently, BTC is rising mainly due to defensive demand and institutional purchases, while altcoins are losing investor interest and liquidity. The situation is worsened by the constant launch of new coins, which only dilute trading volumes.
"The bull market in Bitcoin has masked the weakness of altcoins for years. Now that the growth has stalled, this weakness has become too obvious to ignore," Cohen concluded.
‼️Meanwhile, the White House has reached out to residents of Greenland, urging them to choose between the US and China with Russia.
The post is accompanied by a comment: "Which path, Greenlander?"
🧐Meanwhile, Norway has taken a move worthy of Ukrainian RESILIENCE, sending ❗️TWO military personnel to Greenland to assist in its defense amid Trump's threats, — VG
The situation is this: the radiator, gas pipe, and faucet in a person's apartment are electrified. Everything has been checked and measured—the radiator shows 232 volts, the gas riser 73 volts, and the bathroom mixer 57 volts, though it appears only occasionally.
This is definitely not a pleasant situation, I'll be honest.
Finding the 'culprit' apartment is not difficult—one person holds a tester, while another goes through the building's distribution boards and switches off the circuit breakers of each apartment one by one; where the phase disappears, that's where the clever ones are. Much harder is taking any legal action—police officers aren't even allowed into the apartment. And it's unclear what to do in such situations.
In 2024, countries around the world produced 92 million vehicles. The infographic shows the leading countries in the automotive industry. Data includes both passenger and commercial vehicles.
It is reported that Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, and several other richest people in the world are discussing a project for a new city with minimal regulation. The idea is actively being promoted in H.
According to the investors' plan, they want to create a space with autonomous transportation, AI-managed systems, a spaceport, and their own micro-reactors.