Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has designated Lithuania-based crypto exchange WhiteBIT as an "undesirable" organization, effectively forcing it to halt activities in the country. Authorities alleged the platform provided financial and technical backing to Ukraine-linked initiatives, citing about $11 million in donations that align with figures WhiteBIT has published on its website.

On-chain analyst Darkfost said Ethereum's ERC-20 stablecoin supply fell from $162 billion to $155 billion over the past week. For the week starting January 19, CryptoOnchain reported Binance's largest net outflows since November 2025, with about $1.97 billion BTC, $1.34 billion ETH, and $3.11 billion USDT exiting.

XRP recovered above $1.880 on the hourly chart and briefly pierced $1.920, but buyers failed to overcome the $1.9250 barrier. The pair trades above $1.90 and the 100-hour SMA, with resistance at $1.960–$2.050 and support at $1.880–$1.8650. A close below $1.8650 may target $1.840 and $1.820.

BlackRock has submitted an S-1 registration for the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, a fund designed to follow bitcoin's price while earning option income by selling call options mainly on its spot ETF IBIT. Market participants see the strategy as an additional source of systematic volatility supply rather than a clear bullish or bearish trigger for BTC. Analysts warn that more covered-call style products could further depress implied volatility and reduce option yields for investors seeking premium from bitcoin exposure.

Zcash's price decline of about 42% over the past two weeks has slowed as large holders increased their ZEC balances and derivatives traders leaned long. ZEC recently traded near $351 while defending the $320 support zone for the fourth time, with on-chain and technical signals pointing to a potential bullish reversal if this level continues to hold.

Digital asset manager Bitwise has announced on X that it is partnering with DeFi lending protocol Morpho to launch non-custodial onchain vaults designed to generate yield. The first Bitwise-managed vault aims for a 6% annual percentage yield by allocating capital into over-collateralized lending pools, with additional multi-strategy products planned on Morpho.

On Monday, gold broke above $5,000 and set a fresh record at $5,110 per ounce, while Bitcoin traded in the mid-$80,000s, well below its prior peak above $126,000. CoinShares reported $1.73 billion in weekly outflows, including $1.09 billion from Bitcoin, as the Dollar Index slipped to 96.7 and technical gauges from TradingView and InvestTech turned negative.

Bitcoin’s network hashrate fell more than 40% to 663 EH/s over a two-day period as a major winter storm hit the United States, before rebounding to around 854 EH/s on Monday. Mining firms including Abundant Mines and large listed operators cut output, with some daily production dropping from 45 BTC to 7 BTC, while the US remains the top contributor to global hashrate at close to 38%.