Elon Musk stated on the X platform that the service will release as open source the code used to recommend both organic and advertising posts, with the first release set for seven days after his announcement and subsequent updates every four weeks. The move follows a sharp rise in bot-driven crypto posts, including a reported 7.75 million bot messages in one day and a 1,224% jump in such activity, and could alter how sensitive the algorithm is to crypto-related content.

Bitcoin has recently traded in a tight band between $90,000 and $93,000, with price action showing little decisive movement. Data indicates spot market inflows have dropped to a six-week low, while institutional investors have shifted from net buying to selling hundreds of millions of dollars in BTC. Despite weak broader sentiment, long-term holders remain largely inactive, helping to limit deeper downside for the cryptocurrency.

Tennessee’s Sports Wagering Council has issued cease-and-desist directives to Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com, requiring them to shut down sports betting contracts in the state and refund users by January 31, 2026. The council argues these unlicensed sports event markets violate state gambling law and could trigger civil penalties or criminal exposure for non-compliance. The decision adds to mounting U.S. regulatory pressure on crypto-based prediction and betting platforms.

A Bitcoin miner who earned rewards in 2010 has transferred 2,000 BTC, valued at nearly $200 million at prices close to $100,000 per coin, to Coinbase after 15 years of inactivity. On-chain data shows multiple whale selling waves since late 2024, including an 80,000 BTC move in July 2025 and several other dormant wallets reactivating. Analysts are debating whether these sales and cooling ETF inflows will disrupt Bitcoin’s historical four‑year cycle as institutional demand continues to expand.

On January 10, 2009, early Bitcoin contributor Hal Finney posted the brief message "Running Bitcoin," signaling the first publicly known node operating beyond the project's creator. He later received Bitcoin's first transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto, and over time his post has come to represent a key moment in the network's early development. Ongoing debate about whether Finney could have been Satoshi has been challenged by technical details and timelines described by other Bitcoin developers.

Lawmakers are reportedly considering limits on stablecoin yields during bipartisan talks on a U.S. crypto market structure bill set for markup on 15 January. Industry figures including Galaxy’s Mike Novogratz and VC Nic Carter have criticized the idea, with Carter suggesting the sector might be better off without the bill if rewards are curbed. The bill needs support from 7‑10 Democrats to clear the Senate Banking Committee, and a failed vote could make another attempt in 2026 difficult.

Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has reiterated his optimistic outlook on digital assets, stating on X that a crypto "super cycle" is expected to begin in 2026 and drive prices far beyond prior projections. He contrasts this view with the traditional four-year market cycle thesis and continues to spotlight Bitcoin, BNB and Aster as his preferred long-term holdings, while separate analysts and investors are also focusing on emerging tokens like Bitcoin Hyper and Floki.

On July 2, 2025, Tether Ltd. carried out its largest sanctions-related freeze, blocking 42 cryptocurrency addresses tied to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and about $1 billion in flows primarily in USDT on Tron through UK-registered exchanges Zedcex and Zedxion. The action, identified and detailed by TRM Labs, is prompting closer scrutiny of sanctions-evasion risks, while USDT continues trading near its $0.999 peg with a market cap of 186,712,276,063 and a sharply lower trading volume.