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Bitcoin rally collapses at $97K


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January 15, 2026

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Today's top stories

🚫 Grok bans vs. ChatGPT death claims

😞 BTC tagged $97K, then ran out of buyers

🚨 BofA: Yield stablecoins could drain $6T from banks

📰 Keep reading for all of today's biggest headlines & stories

BTC Stalls Below $100K as Retail Sits Out

Bitcoin's 8% move to $97,900 forced $465 million in short liquidations, but the follow-through never came. Funding rates stalled, web search interest stayed muted, and price slipped back toward $95,500 as retail traders stayed on the sidelines.

If Wall Street and ETFs don't step back in with fresh demand, the $100,000 story risks becoming yet another target Bitcoin never quite hits.

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Grok bans vs. ChatGPT Death Claims

Grok's bikini deepfakes trigger bans while ChatGPT's role in suicidal chats gets less political pushback.

Grok is facing bans from Malaysia and Indonesia after generating sexualized deepfakes, with the UK even floating a full X blackout. At the same time, at least eight lawsuits claim ChatGPT played a role in deaths, and OpenAI says around a million people a week discuss suicidal planning with the bot. Politicians are loudly punishing one type of harm while barely engaging with another that cuts much closer to life and death.

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Interest-Paying Stablecoins Put Trillions of Bank Deposits at Risk

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan told investors that interest-bearing stablecoins could drain up to $6 trillion from US bank deposits. In his view, deposit flight on that scale would shrink credit, push borrowing costs higher, and shift risk into products that do not face bank-style capital and insurance rules.

Bitcoin cashback is changing how loyalty works

seQura is rethinking loyalty by turning rewards into real ownership. With its Smart Shopping app, shoppers can manage purchases across thousands of merchants and earn Bitcoin cashback with a growing network of 500+ brands.

No points, no expiration – just flexible payments, full purchase control and rewards that actually belong to the user.

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ETH Targets $4.1K — If It Survives One More Shakeout

Ether is trading around $3,300, and futures point to another 10%–25% of upside toward $4,100, but the issue is leverage. Crowded longs leave ETH exposed to a liquidation flush before any clear trend can form. If bulls can hold key support after that shakeout, the next move higher has a much better chance of lasting.

Landmark Crypto Law Stuck as Industry Pulls Its Support

The Senate has canceled a key markup on the long-awaited crypto market structure bill, pushing the timeline for comprehensive rules even further out. Lawmakers are split over conflicts of interest and enforcement powers, while major industry groups have withdrawn their backing after months of edits. For exchanges, stablecoin issuers and asset managers, the result is the worst of both worlds: higher political stakes, with no clear framework in sight.