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Trove Markets confirmed the retention of nine million dollars following the TROVE token launch, sparking strong indignation among its initial investors. The official Trove team justified this decision due to an unexpected infrastructure shift toward the Solana network. This measure, announced just days before the asset generation event, has raised serious doubts about the transparency of the project on social media platforms.

By next January 22nd, the team behind the MegaETH layer 2 network has scheduled the start of an ambitious and challenging global stress test. This initiative, officially confirmed by the project, seeks to validate system robustness under a constant and demanding workload for the current protocol.

Ethereum has marked a historic milestone by processing an unprecedented volume of daily transactions on the Ethereum network during early 2026. According to data shared by analyst Shaurya Malwa, on-chain activity reached record levels while the validator system shows unusual operational fluidity.

Riot Platforms’ shares jumped roughly 11% after the company announced a long-term data center lease with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) that shifts part of its business from Bitcoin mining to AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.

Dogecoin price structure showed clear bullish signals, but industry coverage identified a decisive resistance zone at $0.15–$0.17 that the market had to overcome to confirm a larger rally. The technical case combined a falling-wedge breakout with momentum indicators aligned for upside; failure at that band, however, carried a material downside risk.

The crypto market shows signs of strength while the Bitcoin price towards 113,000 dollars becomes the main target for current traders. According to Chris Beamish, an analyst at Glassnode, the digital currency is at a crucial turning point to regain its momentum bullishly soon. This Friday, the asset seeks to overcome the cost basis of short-term holders to accelerate its pace.

Christopher Wood, a strategist at Jefferies, eliminated his 10% Bitcoin allocation from his main model portfolio. The official spokesperson made this decision due to the quantum computing risk for the long-term security of digital assets. According to Bloomberg, this position was replaced by a combination of physical gold and mining company shares.

Digital Wealth Partners recently selected Two Prime for the institutional Bitcoin management of approximately 250 million dollars. James Van Straten highlighted that this new agreement responds to the strong demand for professional risk management strategies. The search for technical transparency is vital for large investors operating in the current ecosystem during this year.

Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, warned about the massive impact of stablecoins on US bank deposits recently. The official spokesperson stated this January 15 that the traditional financial system could lose trillions of dollars soon. The massive migration of capital toward digital assets would drastically reduce the lending capacity of financial institutions.

The cryptocurrency options expiry with a value of approximately 3 billion dollars occurs today, January 16, 2026. According to data from the Deribit platform, this event tests market conviction after the recent bullish breakout. Bitcoin dominates the day with 2.4 billion in contracts, while Ethereum contributes an additional 437 million dollars. The Bitcoin price remains firm today above the “max pain” level situated at 92,000 dollars.