| | Plus, Pudgy Penguins makes enemies in India. | ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ | View in browser | | | | | | January 19, 2026 | | | | Your Daily Digest of the π₯Hottest News in Crypto | | | | Today's top stories π BTC holds onto $92K, but for how long? π Pudgy Penguins vs India; digital yuan scandal πΊ Altcoin Daily on BTC's next ceiling and altcoin survival
π° Keep reading for all of today's biggest headlines & stories | | | | Bitcoin Holds $92K…For Now Bitcoin is holding above $92,000 after a weekend drop, even as spot ETF flows wobble and global tensions rise. About $215 million in long futures were wiped out on the retest, which has traders asking if this is just a healthy reset or the start of a deeper drawdown. ETF demand and macro headlines will decide whether this "support" holds or snaps. | | | | | | | | | | Pudgy Penguins Anger India as China Probes Ex–Digital Yuan Boss Pudgy Penguins is under fire in India after a now-deleted X post joked that new "infofi" rules could hit the country's economy, sparking accusations of stereotyping and damage control from the project's social team. Meanwhile, a state TV documentary in China alleges former digital yuan chief Yao Qian took 2,000 ETH in bribes to push a token listing, then cashed part of it out. | | | | | | | | | Bermuda Bets on a "fully onchain" Economy Bermuda is teaming up with Coinbase and Circle to test what a "fully onchain" national economy could look like. The plan is to lean on USDC and Coinbase's Base infrastructure for payments and public services, building on the island's early crypto rules from 2018. If the experiment works, it gives other small jurisdictions a template; if it stumbles, it will be a cautionary tale about how far a country can push digital rails in practice. | | | | | | | | | [AD] | | | | 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.
| | | | | | | | | Injective Locks In a Long-Term INJ Supply Squeeze Injective's community has approved a major tokenomics overhaul, with 99.89% backing a proposal to cut new INJ issuance while keeping its buyback-and-burn in place. Protocol revenues will keep removing tokens from circulation as supply grows more slowly, turning INJ into an even more reflexive bet on network usage. | | | | | | | | | YOUTUBE | | | | BTC to $180K, ETH to $10K? Inside Altcoin Daily's 2026 Playbook
Altcoin Daily's Aaron Arnold sees a path for Bitcoin to $180,000 and Ether to $10,000, but only if the new cycle looks very different from the last one. In his 2026 outlook, he lays out bull, base and bear cases that hinge on institutional flows, regulation and whether the four-year halving pattern is breaking down. The big question is whether these targets reflect a maturing market with deeper capital or another round of over-optimistic top calls. | | | | | | | | | —Written by Monica Hutchison | | | | 4.6 million people follow us on social media. You should too. | | | | | | | | | Cointelegraph Consulting Limited | | 20/F, Strand 50, 50 Bonham Strand Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Hong Kong | | | You received this email because you signed up on our website. | | Download our official app: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |