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Ethereum at risk of falling below $3,000 as sell-side pressure and bearish derivatives build — Assets.beincrypto.com

Ethereum at risk of falling below $3,000 as sell-side pressure and bearish derivatives build

Beincrypto reports that Ethereum is showing rising sell-side pressure that threatens a drop below $3,000. The token has rolled over after failing to hold above key resistance, and price action has put a bearish structure back in play. On-chain data shows long-term holders remain in accumulation, with the HODLer

Gold surged, oil plunged and institutions bought nearly $50B in crypto — Assets.beincrypto.com

Gold surged, oil plunged and institutions bought nearly $50B in crypto

Beincrypto reports that in 2025 gold surged, oil collapsed and Bitcoin largely stalled while corporate treasuries — Digital Asset Treasury Companies (DATs) — quietly bought nearly $50 billion of cryptocurrency. CoinGecko data cited in the article shows gold rose 62.6%, oil fell 21.5% and Bitcoin ended the year down 6.

Ethereum futures show buy-side shift as net taker volume turns positive — Images.cointelegraph.com

Ethereum futures show buy-side shift as net taker volume turns positive

Ether derivatives data point to a structural shift: Ethereum’s Net Taker Volume has turned positive after nearly three years of sell-side dominance, a move that may signal renewed interest from futures traders. Net Taker Volume registered roughly $390 million in positive imbalance since Jan. 6, the largest buy-side dominance

Whales and institutions move over $110 million of Ethereum to exchanges — Assets.beincrypto.com

Whales and institutions move over $110 million of Ethereum to exchanges

Beincrypto reports Ethereum is facing notable selling pressure in January 2026 after whale wallets and institutional players moved more than $110 million worth of ETH onto major exchanges. On-chain data and Lookonchain reports show a wallet identified as 0xB3E8 transferred 13,083 ETH (about $43.35 million) to Gemini last

Researcher links Ethereum surge to address-poisoning attacks that stole $740K — Images.cointelegraph.com

Researcher links Ethereum surge to address-poisoning attacks that stole $740K

Security researcher Andrey Sergeenkov says Ethereum’s recent record network activity could be partially linked to a wave of address poisoning attacks that are exploiting sharply lower gas fees. Cointelegraph reported that network activity retention nearly doubled to 8 million addresses in a month and daily transactions reached an all-time

MegaETH reaches nearly 47,000 TPS ahead of 11 billion-transaction stress test — Images.cointelegraph.com

MegaETH reaches nearly 47,000 TPS ahead of 11 billion-transaction stress test

Ethereum layer 2 MegaETH reached network speeds of up to 47,000 transactions per second in testing, the project said, as it prepares a global stress test ahead of its mainnet launch. In an X post on Monday, MegaETH said it will launch a “global stress test” on Thursday and

Research suggests Ethereum activity surge may be driven by address‑poisoning spam — Cdn.sanity.io

Research suggests Ethereum activity surge may be driven by address‑poisoning spam

Ethereum has posted record on‑chain activity, but research and data suggest much of the recent spike may be tied to address‑poisoning scams rather than organic usage. Address poisoning is a scam that relies on cheap "dust" transfers to contaminate transaction histories, according to the analysis, creating

Ethereum momentum weakens as $3,050 support becomes critical — Assets.beincrypto.com

Ethereum momentum weakens as $3,050 support becomes critical

Beincrypto reports Ethereum is slipping again, down about 3.2% over the past 24 hours and extending a pullback from the January peak near $3,390; the token remains inside a rising channel but momentum is showing signs of weakening. Two daily RSI divergences highlight the strain: between December 10

Crypto funds draw $2.17B as Bitcoin leads inflows — Assets.beincrypto.com

Crypto funds draw $2.17B as Bitcoin leads inflows

Beincrypto reports that crypto funds attracted $2.17 billion last week, their strongest weekly inflows since October 2025, as investors sought exposure amid rising geopolitical tensions, renewed tariff threats and mounting policy uncertainty. The latest CoinShares Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report showed Bitcoin led inflows with $1.55 billion,

Buterin’s walkaway test frames quantum readiness as key to Ethereum’s durability — Images.cointelegraph.com

Buterin’s walkaway test frames quantum readiness as key to Ethereum’s durability

Vitalik Buterin’s so‑called “walkaway test” is being used to assess Ethereum’s long‑term credibility, with full quantum resistance listed as a core goal for the network to remain secure and functional even if its core developers stopped actively upgrading it. Buterin argues a protocol should resemble a

Buterin urges simplifying Ethereum protocol and calls for code ‘garbage collection’ — Assets.beincrypto.com

Buterin urges simplifying Ethereum protocol and calls for code ‘garbage collection’

Beincrypto reported that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said in a January 18 post on X that the network must prioritize protocol simplicity and code reduction to preserve its long-term self-sovereignty. Buterin warned that excessive technical complexity could cause Ethereum to fail the “walkaway test,” a benchmark that measures whether the

BitMine faces shareholder backlash after contentious annual meeting over MrBeast deal — Assets.beincrypto.com

BitMine faces shareholder backlash after contentious annual meeting over MrBeast deal

Beincrypto reports that only days after BitMine's (BMNR) annual shareholder meeting in Las Vegas, controversy erupted, exposing a sharp divide between management and investors over governance and the company's strategic shift. Shareholders criticized the meeting for absent executives, rushed presentations, unclear vote outcomes and poor execution;

Solana CEO says protocol must continually evolve, rejects 'ossification' — Assets.beincrypto.com

Solana CEO says protocol must continually evolve, rejects 'ossification'

Beincrypto reports Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko rejected blockchain "ossification" and said Solana must continually iterate to survive, writing on X on January 17 that a network’s longevity is tied to its ability to change. Yakovenko argued protocol changes should "solve a dev or user problem&

Buterin urges ‘garbage collection’ to simplify Ethereum and curb protocol bloat — Images.cointelegraph.com

Buterin urges ‘garbage collection’ to simplify Ethereum and curb protocol bloat

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is urging developers to tackle protocol bloat and introduce explicit “garbage collection” into Ethereum’s development process, he said in a Sunday post on X. Buterin argued that true trustlessness and self-sovereignty depend more on simplicity than raw decentralization metrics. “Even if a protocol is super

Ethereum validator exit queue drops to zero as staking inflows surge — Images.cointelegraph.com

Ethereum validator exit queue drops to zero as staking inflows surge

The Ethereum validator exit queue has fallen to zero, a development the report says signals a dramatic drop in selling pressure and stronger confidence in Ether (ETH) as a yield-bearing asset. Data from Ethereum Validator Queue shows the exit queue declined from a September 2025 peak of 2.67 million

Solana Labs CEO says network must keep evolving or 'it will die' — Images.cointelegraph.com

Solana Labs CEO says network must keep evolving or 'it will die'

Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko said Solana must be a constantly evolving network that continually updates to meet users' needs, adding that "if it ever stops changing to fit the needs of its devs and users, it will die," in a post to X on Saturday. Yakovenko&

Newrez to Recognize Bitcoin and Ethereum for Mortgage Qualification in February 2026 — Assets.beincrypto.com

Newrez to Recognize Bitcoin and Ethereum for Mortgage Qualification in February 2026

Beincrypto reports Newrez plans to begin recognizing certain cryptocurrency assets for mortgage qualification in February 2026 through its non-QM Smart Series loans. The policy will allow borrowers to use holdings in Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD-pegged stablecoins, and spot crypto exchange-traded funds for underwriting and to estimate income without liquidating them, with

Ethereum breakout appears vulnerable after three-week bearish divergence — Assets.beincrypto.com

Ethereum breakout appears vulnerable after three-week bearish divergence

Beincrypto reports Ethereum's breakout from a bullish triangle appears vulnerable after a nearly three‑week bearish divergence signalled fading momentum and large wallets sold roughly $760 million worth of ETH. While ETH prices made higher highs, the Chaikin Money Flow posted higher lows, suggesting gains occurred alongside rising

Buterin unveils 2026 roadmap to restore Ethereum decentralization — Assets.beincrypto.com

Buterin unveils 2026 roadmap to restore Ethereum decentralization

Beincrypto reported that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on January 16, 2026 unveiled a technical roadmap aimed at reclaiming the network's cypherpunk origins and reversing a decade of what he described as 'backsliding' on decentralization. Buterin said the push for mainstream scalability weakened Ethereum's promise

Ether falls after $3.4K peak as derivatives and activity metrics signal caution — Images.cointelegraph.com

Ether falls after $3.4K peak as derivatives and activity metrics signal caution

Ether (ETH) briefly reached $3,400 before suffering a two-day, 4% correction that took it to about $3,280 and triggered roughly $65 million in liquidations of leveraged long ETH futures, according to the report. Professional traders have remained neutral-to-bearish in derivatives markets despite the recent high. Monthly ETH futures

Nearly $3 billion of Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire as Bitcoin tests breakout — Assets.beincrypto.com

Nearly $3 billion of Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire as Bitcoin tests breakout

Beincrypto reports nearly $3 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options are set to expire on January 16, putting derivatives markets in focus as crypto prices test the strength of a recent rally. Deribit data show roughly $2.84 billion in notional options expiring, with Bitcoin accounting for about $2.4

Buterin says Ethereum must stop sacrificing decentralization and privacy for adoption — Images.cointelegraph.com

Buterin says Ethereum must stop sacrificing decentralization and privacy for adoption

Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin said the ecosystem's core values of decentralization, privacy and self‑sovereignty have been sacrificed in pursuit of mainstream adoption and that the trend must stop. Buterin posted to X that "2026 is the year that we take back lost ground in terms

Polygon Labs denies 30% workforce reduction, says headcount unchanged — Cdn.sanity.io

Polygon Labs denies 30% workforce reduction, says headcount unchanged

Ethereum scaling firm Polygon Labs disputed reports that it had reduced its workforce by 30%, saying its headcount remains unchanged. The company said the reported changes were driven by role overlaps resulting from acquisitions, according to the provided material. Beyond noting overlaps from acquisitions and that headcount is unchanged, the

BitMine influx creates $8 billion Ethereum staking backlog — Cdn.sanity.io

BitMine influx creates $8 billion Ethereum staking backlog

Tom Lee's BitMine has pushed Ethereum into an $8 billion staking backlog. As a result, new validators now need to wait more than 44 days to start earning staking rewards. That wait time is the biggest staking backlog on Ethereum since late July 2023. Key Topics Crypto, Bitmine,

Etherealize co-founders predict ETH could reach $15,000 by 2027 — Cdn.sanity.io

Etherealize co-founders predict ETH could reach $15,000 by 2027

Etherealize co-founders Vivek Raman and Danny Ryan said they expect ether (ETH) to reach $15,000 by 2027. They told the outlet they believe Ethereum is exiting a regulatory "purgatory" and will become the premiere destination for Wall Street. The statements reflect the co-founders' stated view of