🤑 Morgan Stanley Expands Its Bitcoin Market Footprint

🟠Morgan Stanley filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2026, to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF, a move that underscores the continued entry and consolidation of major financial institutions in the Bitcoin market.

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Standard Chartered calls 2026 Ethereum’s breakout year

Standard Chartered is betting that Ethereum will outpace Bitcoin in 2026, pointing to its growing grip on the crypto economy’s most valuable layers. The bank highlights Ethereum’s dominance in stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets, and DeFi, combined with improving network capacity, as key forces that could push ETH ahead of BTC.

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Iran’s currency crisis fuels Bitcoin adoption

The rapid devaluation of the rial has pushed many Iranians toward BTC as a store of value and an escape from capital controls and inflation.

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🪙Bitcoin remains the people's currency: almost half of all BTC (10.22 million or 48.7%) is held in self-custody.

This is significantly more than in ETFs (12.3%) and other indirect products.

33.9% of all coins still remain on exchanges, according to Arkham data.

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Market jitters overnight, no panic yet

BTC briefly broke below $88k overnight but recovered fast, now trading above $89k again. Some traders expect further downside, others think the market is just digesting recent moves and waiting for Davos headlines, especially from Trump.

Gold continues to shine, reaching $4,850 and making the $5,000 level look increasingly realistic.

On the Bitcoin network, a rare win: a solo miner successfully mined a block and earned 3.13 BTC, beating the odds.

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Why Young Americans Prefer Crypto

According to Protocol Theory, transparency and control are pushing US Gen Z toward crypto.
Almost half have used crypto platforms, and over a third own digital assets.

Older generations show far less trust, highlighting a clear shift in financial mindset.

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📈 Is Bitcoin really “too risky”?

In 2025, the average 30-day volatility:

• Bitcoin: ~40%
• Tesla: ~73%
• Nvidia: ~55%
• Apple / Google / Amazon: 34%-42%

At the same time, about 12% of Americans own BTC, while 62% of the US population owns Tesla and Nvidia shares (including through pension funds).

It turns out that more volatile assets are held in the portfolios of the majority, who consider them “normal,” while the less volatile Bitcoin is still branded as a dangerous exotic asset.

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Bybit expands fiat infrastructure

Bybit is preparing to launch MyBank in February 2026, introducing direct fiat transfers via IBAN bank accounts.

The service will support 18 fiat currencies and allow instant conversion into crypto after deposits. Developed in cooperation with local banks, MyBank will require users to complete KYC checks with both Bybit and the banking partner.

Jurisdiction availability is still undisclosed.

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Epstein’s early view on Bitcoin

The “Epstein files” include a 2011 email where he acknowledged Bitcoin’s potential but highlighted its problems.

According to Ki Young Ju, Epstein invested in crypto but never believed BTC would become mainstream.

His skepticism remained, as shown by his 2017 response: “No.”

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Supply rotation in action

Large holders sold more than 80,000 BTC worth $5.3B over 8 days, reducing their share of supply to 68.04% — a 9-month low.

Small wallets keep stacking, lifting their share to 0.249%, the highest in 20 months.

Whales sell, retail buys.

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Another “bottom signal” appears for Bitcoin

X (Twitter) users are discussing a theory that every major crypto CEO conviction coincides with a Bitcoin bottom.
• 2018 — Vinnik.
• 2022–2023 — Do Kwon and SBF.
• 2024 — CZ.

On February 10, 2026, SafeMoon CEO Braden Karony was sentenced to 100 months in prison, while BTC trades below $70,000 after dropping from $126,000.

Is the bottom finally here?

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Vitalik Buterin calls for a reboot of prediction markets

Buterin argues that prediction markets are losing their purpose and sliding into gambling-style mechanics.

The rise is driven by naive users rather than serious demand, creating a low-quality mass product.

He suggests shifting the focus toward risk management and insurance use cases.

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📉 Altcoins under strong selling pressure

For the first time in a long period, the altcoin market has faced a particularly aggressive sell-off.

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Bloomberg: Apple pushes hard into AI hardware

Apple is ramping up development of smart glasses, a wearable pendant, and camera-enabled AirPods as part of its push to regain momentum in the AI space.

All devices will reportedly rely on a new, more advanced version of Siri.

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💵Dollar Outlook Amid New Risks

🟢The dollar’s outlook is currently seen as neutral and range‑bound. Despite intermittent pressure from the “AI losers” narrative and concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, U.S. equities have not suffered a major hit, with indices still moving in a tight range.
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🟢For the dollar, today’s releases, including ADP, consumer confidence, and speeches from Fed officials, will be key; a weak ADP print could exert mild pressure on the greenback. Overall, the dollar index is currently chopping sideways in the 97.50–98.00 range.

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🍀 Solo miner incredibly lucky

A solo miner, renting a small amount of power, was able to mine a Bitcoin block and receive 3.125 BTC (≈$200,000).

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