🤪 60% of top 25 US banks are ready to adopt Bitcoin, according to River analysts

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed this after Davos, saying most bank executives are now pro-crypto. Some are still hesitant, but many already see digital assets as a top strategic priority

Quietly bullish - TradFi is warming up while the market sleeps 🤳

☔ Rekt Capital: the bull cycle is over

The analyst points to a classic weekly EMA crossover on Bitcoin. A similar setup in 2022 marked the transition into a prolonged downtrend that lasted until year-end

Charts don’t predict the future - but they do remind markets how cycles usually end 😢

🥂 Gate going full macro while CT keeps being active:

🔼TradFi volume > $10B - gold at new ATH, Gate turning macro into a trading button
🔼Research take - metals, FX, indices, stock CFDs all wired into one TradFi stack
🔼Gate Ventures - macro uncertainty rising, risk sentiment turns cautious again
🔼$27.5M net inflows (24h) - Gate ranks #2 globally, liquidity still choosing sides
🔼SOL staking ATH - 513,970+ SOL, 16% APR, yield hunters migrate fast
🔼Gate US expands to 44 states - compliance grind continues, footprint grows quietly
🔼Volatility indices incoming - BVIX & EVIX perps, volatility itself becomes the asset
🔼DEX BountyDrop x CarbonEx - another airdrop side quest unlocked
🔼Dr. Han in Forbes - transparency + compliance as long-term edge, not marketing fluff
🔼TradFi new-user campaign - 150K USDT to onboard the macro-curious
🔼CrossEx upgrade + competition - cross-exchange trading, now with incentives
🔼Metals Trading Season - 20K USDT prize pool, boomers and degens finally aligned

Gate builds the macro gateway. CT trades everything. Volatility stays employed 🔍

👥 GM Fam!

🗡 Ethereum over Solana for institutions

SharpLink CEO Joe Shalom says Solana wins on speed and fees but Ethereum still leads on security liquidity and asset protection. That is why 65% of stablecoins and most tokenized funds remain on Ethereum

Cheap is nice safe is non negotiable 🛡️

😊 CZ backlash is growing

Traders are questioning why CZ is getting more hate lately. Critics point out that almost everything Binance has touched since his release has dropped hard - many listings down 80%+ on average - while insiders were selling and still talking about a “supercycle”

Narratives are cheap. Drawdowns aren’t 👉

🏦 Stablecoins could drain bank deposits

Standard Chartered warns that faster stablecoin adoption could trigger major deposit outflows from banks in developed economies, with up to $500 billion potentially moving into digital assets by 2028. Stablecoin supply has already grown about 40% year over year, surpassed $300 billion, and may accelerate further as crypto regulation matures

Banks watching liquidity walk out the door 💸

🔫 Crypto kidnappings on the rise

Just 27 days into 2026, at least 9 “wrench attacks” on crypto holders have already been reported. France leads the list, with Belgium and the Philippines also involved.One attack every three days - and many cases likely never go public

Crypto wealth is becoming a physical risk, not just a digital one 😓

⚰️ Top meme shitcoins are down ~95% from ATHs, with no signs of recovery

Liquidity left. Attention moved on. Memes don’t die slowly - they get abandoned 🚶‍♀

📈 Silver hits a new all time high at $120

Over the past 29 days silver has delivered returns four times higher than the S&P 500 achieved during all of 2025

Boomers accidentally front running the cycle 🥈

💎 Gold hits a new all time high at $5,600

Gold pushed to a fresh record as demand for hard assets keeps accelerating

Digital gold taking notes quietly 👀

💸 Bitcoin mining meets luxury watches

Jacob & Co teamed up with GoMining to launch the Epic X GoMining watch priced at $40,000, bundled with a digital BTC miner delivering 1000 TH/s via GoMining infrastructure. Only 100 units will be produced with the debut set for February 10 to 12 in Hong Kong

Time really is money now ⏱️

⛹️‍♂️ Scottie Pippen says Satoshi visited him again

Scottie Pippen claims he dreamed about Satoshi Nakamoto just like he did in 2024 right before the legendary bull run

Dream indicators flashing green 💤

☺️ Coinbase joins TrumpAccounts program

Coinbase joined the TrumpAccounts initiative aimed at boosting financial literacy for kids with government matched contributions. The company says eligible employees’ children could receive a $1,000 match and Brian Armstrong hopes it can be paid in Bitcoin

Start them young before inflation does 🤡

📢 3 FRESH DROPS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

💳 Tria
Season 1 farming ends on Jan 30
Register your card on the Tria app
Coinbase is expected to list TRIA soon

🌈 Rainbow
Activity snapshot is already taken
Airdrop distribution starts on Feb 5
Drop will appear directly in the mobile wallet

⭐ 0G Labs
Season 2 of 0G Starboard is live
Complete tasks on Galxe
Stay active to earn Starboard rewards

⚠️ We’re just sharing alpha. Always DYOR 🧠

😮 Has Bitcoin already found its bottom

Investor Dan Tapiero says BTC has likely bottomed pointing to a weaker dollar rising gold and silver Fed rate cut expectations and new Nasdaq highs

Everyone agrees on one thing the debate is just getting started 🤔