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Bitcoin surging past $95,000 has driven a rally in Strategy (MSTR) stock, as liquidity risks decline and internal buying signals reinforce confidence that the previous deep correction may have formed a bottom.

After a challenging Q4/2025 marked by significant unrealized losses and liquidity concerns, the outlook for 2026 is improving due to rising Bitcoin prices, positive index movements, and new developments from SEC filings and Wall Street analysts' perspectives.

X has revoked API access for 'InfoFi' applications because the reward model for user posts has led to a surge in spam and unnatural AI-generated content on the platform.

This move comes amid intense debate within the crypto community about the quality of X's feed, as many 'point farming/airdrop' campaigns rely on mass posting. X stated that cutting off API access aims to reduce bots, improve user experience, and curb misleading promises of point rewards for posting.

X has updated its API policy to ban financial reward apps from paying users for posting or interacting, while also revoking API access, directly impacting the 'InfoFi' model based on the 'reward-for-post' mechanism.

This move aims to limit automated responses, low-quality interactions, and AI-generated spam, but also highlights the platform dependency risks for crypto projects built on X's distribution and interaction verification infrastructure.

Base is leading the L2 group in fees and daily revenue thanks to its active application ecosystem, far surpassing most other L2 networks that generate negligible fees.

While many L2s are expected to expand the application ecosystem for Ethereum, fee data shows that only a few networks have actual economic activity of significant scale. This highlights Base's role, while also indicating that the application revenue market share of L2s is declining.

Ripple is accelerating its compliance strategy and licensing efforts in Europe, with consecutive approvals in Luxembourg and the United Kingdom, highlighting its global expansion goals and strengthening institutional confidence in the XRP ecosystem.

Amid tightening regulatory frameworks for digital assets, positive signals from regulators often serve as a catalyst for deeper institutional capital participation. For Ripple, this recent string of approvals also raises the question of whether its compliance framework could support a surge in XRP prices in the second half of 2026.

The UK economy is forecast to grow by 1.4% this year, the best level since 2022, helping the country surpass many major European economies, but still falling short of the goal to lead growth among wealthy nations.

New forecasts show a stronger-than-expected recovery in the second half of the year, yet growth still faces risks from a cooling labor market and cautious household spending. These factors directly impact market sentiment, interest rates, and capital flows into riskier assets such as cryptocurrencies.

CME Group will launch futures contracts for Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM) on February 9, under the oversight of the CFTC, adding more hedging options and regulated access to the cryptocurrency market through derivative channels.

This development occurs as derivative crypto trading activity on CME surges, reflecting institutional demand for standardized products to support price risk management and arbitrage trading strategies on a legal platform.

Bitcoin surged strongly to nearly $98,000, but the signal confirming a sustainable uptrend depends on reclaiming the 50-week EMA around $97,650.

The new rally followed softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data, triggering short covering and improving market sentiment. Although BTC has surpassed $95,000, the market continues to monitor key technical levels and liquidity clusters around $99,000–$100,000 to assess the potential for continuation.

South Korea's Minister of Industry Kim Jung-kwan said the government will continue monitoring the new U.S. tariffs on advanced AI chips to mitigate their impact on domestic manufacturers.

This move comes as the U.S. announced a 25% tariff on certain AI chips and signaled it may expand to other semiconductor groups, adding further uncertainty to supply chains and cross-border investment activities.

X has updated its developer policy, banning InfoFi-style apps that attract users by rewarding posting behavior, and has revoked API access for these applications.

The move, announced by Nikita Bier, Product Manager at X, on January 15, aims to reduce the large volume of low-quality content generated by AI and spam replies, with the goal of improving the user experience on the platform.

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Bitcoin miner IREN suddenly took the lead in the list of most-searched cashtags on X, surpassing both Tesla and Bitcoin, just a few days after X launched its 'Smart Cashtags' feature.

This development shows the rapid shift in community and investor interest on X toward crypto-related topics, particularly stocks/cryptocurrencies related to Bitcoin mining, amid the platform's introduction of more accurate asset tagging tools.

Monero (XMR) surged strongly and reclaimed the lead among privacy coins by market capitalization, as funds flowed out of Zcash (ZEC) following internal volatility and governance concerns.

The divergence between XMR and ZEC indicates investors are favoring privacy-focused assets with better liquidity and a cleaner narrative. Although the rally has been strong, overbought signals also suggest the market may take a brief pause or make a minor correction before deciding the next trend.

Chinese tech company Xunlei sues former CEO Chen Lei and his core team, demanding up to 200 million CNY (approximately 28.6 million USD) in compensation for allegations of embezzlement and transferring funds into illegal cryptocurrency transactions.

The lawsuit took place nearly six years after Xunlei dismissed Chen Lei (April 2020) and reported the case to the Shenzhen police. According to sources, Chen Lei and former senior vice-chairman Dong Xue are believed to have left the country to evade investigation.

In the past 24 hours, the total liquidation of cryptocurrency futures contracts across the entire network reached $313 million, with $196 million in long positions and $117 million in short positions.

Data shows market volatility has triggered a wave of widespread liquidations, with BTC and ETH being the two assets contributing the largest liquidation values today.

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Total futures liquidation: $313 million/24 hours.

Long liquidation: $196 million; short liquidation: $117 million.

Co-founder of CoinGecko, Bobby Ong, said the company regularly evaluates 'strategic opportunities' but neither confirms nor denies rumors that CoinGecko is considering a sale at a valuation of around $500 million.

This statement comes as merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the cryptocurrency sector has surged since 2025, drawing particular attention from investors and users regarding the future independence of one of the oldest crypto data platforms.

Michael Selig takes over as chairman of the CFTC amid the agency being drawn into a series of legal disputes and market oversight pressures related to sports betting, prediction markets, and internal issues concerning staffing and approval processes.

The CFTC was originally designed to oversee commodities such as oil and wheat, but now faces challenges from event contracts, prediction platforms, and new trading models, while Congress has yet to clearly define the agency's next mission scope.

DeFi network strength is shifting from TVL to stablecoin transaction volume, as real money flow and actual payment demand increasingly determine a blockchain's position.

When stablecoins like USDT and USDC are used as payment infrastructure and the "cash leg" for many applications, the key question is: which network truly dominates DeFi— the one with the most locked capital or the one with high and consistent transaction volume?

Anchorage Digital partners with the DeFi lending protocol Spark to enable institutional lending channels without transferring assets on-chain, while Anchorage acts as the intermediary for collateral assets and BTC custody.

This initiative leverages the Atlas asset management platform to help institutions access DeFi-native liquidity while maintaining compliant custody models, reducing operational friction when borrowing.

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Anchorage Digital teams up with Spark to launch DeFi lending channels for institutional clients.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg calls for criminalization and stricter regulation of unlicensed crypto activities, especially crypto ATMs/kiosks, as he believes they are creating 'blind spots' that enable money laundering and violent crime.

Bragg argues that legal loopholes allow criminals to convert dirty money into digital assets, amid the rapid expansion of the crypto market. This call comes alongside a trend of crypto crime shifting from online fraud to real-world robbery and assault.

CleanSpark signed an agreement to purchase 447 acres of land in Brazoria County, Texas, to access 300 MW of transmission power (with plans to expand to 600 MW), thereby shifting its focus from Bitcoin mining to serving AI and high-performance computing.

The deal is not just about buying land, but about "acquiring access" to high-voltage power and scarce resources as AI demand surges. The market reacted positively, with CLSK shares rising over 6% after the announcement, reflecting expectations of a more diversified revenue model beyond Bitcoin mining.