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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.

The Ethereum network activity has recorded an unprecedented growth during the last month, reaching eight million active addresses. According to the recent report from Glassnode, user retention has almost doubled in scale compared to the previous period recorded. This phenomenon is not a coincidence, as it responds to a massive influx of wallets interacting for the first time with the ecosystem. The daily transaction volume set a record of 2.8 million, reflecting a 125% year-over-year increase.

The Iran’s crypto ecosystem has recorded a remarkable expansion reaching the figure of 7.8 billion dollars in 2025. According to data published by the firm Chainalysis, citizens use Bitcoin as an element of financial resistance in an active way. This phenomenon arises after the collapse of the rial against the dollar, which generated severe economic instability.

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan warned that interest-bearing stablecoins could siphon as much as $6 trillion—roughly 30–35% of U.S. commercial bank deposits—out of the traditional banking system.

MetaMask has added native support for the TRON blockchain, enabling direct management of TRX, TRC‑20 tokens and TRON dApps inside the wallet. The change, removes multi‑wallet friction and opens MetaMask’s interface to TRON’s large stablecoin and payments activity.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies is holding a high-profile shareholder meeting in Las Vegas today with significant media impact. Company chair Tom Lee officially confirmed the attendance of Vitalik Buterin and Sam Altman. The meeting will primarily focus on the Ethereum accumulation by Bitmine and a massive capital increase. In this way, the event in the city of sin will attract eyes from the entire sector. Likewise, the presence of these figures guarantees a deep technical debate throughout the day.

The digital asset market experienced a historic day last January 14, 2026, driven by a renewed institutional appetite. Bitcoin ETFs in the United States recorded net inflows of 843.6 million dollars, marking their best daily performance in several months. According to data from SoSoValue, this massive rally puts an end to a volatile streak that had characterized the start of the current year.