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Quick Take Colder weather led to higher energy prices in the U.S., prompting Bitcoin’s mining difficulty to adjust downward for the first time since late September, 2024, according to Bitcoin mining firm Luxor. The U.S. accounts for 36% of global Bitcoin mining hashrate, with Texas alone contributing nearly half that sum, according to Luxor’s estimates.
Quick Take Transactions on the Bitcoin network fell to an 11-month low in January, indicating reduced activity on the network. Bitcoin’s backlog of unprocessed transactions has also plummeted, leading to record-low transaction fees as miners clear out Bitcoin’s mempool. Several blocks went unfilled on Saturday. Several U.S.-based Bitcoin mining firms are exploring diversifying their operations by offering compute for AI and high-performance computing workloads.
Markets shook off the DeepSeek panic, with stocks and crypto stabilizing after a chaotic week. Tech stocks split—Microsoft tanked while Google and Meta gained as traders played it safe with AI leaders. Bitcoin and Ethereum are stuck below key resistance levels, with weak momentum keeping full recovery on hold.
Polymarket data shows an 82% chance of XRP ETF approval in 2025, peaking at 89% on Jan 20 before cooling after an SEC closed-door meeting. Grayscale filed to convert its $16M XRP Trust into an ETF, joining firms like CoinShares and WisdomTree in seeking SEC approval. XRP trades below $3.10, with analysts eyeing $3.34 resistance; a breakout could test its 2018 all-time high of $3.84.
The crypto company has turned into a booming investment fund.
BTC remains resilient above $100K, but resistance at $106K challenges further gains. Whale accumulation and technical signals hint at the next trend.
- 05:27A Whale Closes ETH Short Position and Opens $116 Million ETH 15x Long PositionOn July 21, according to on-chain data, a certain whale closed their ETH short position 17 hours ago and, within the past 7 hours, accumulated $116 million worth of ETH long positions with 15x leverage. The average entry price was $3,762.58, with a liquidation price of $3,604.
- 05:12Spot gold rises to $3,360 per ounce, up 0.29% on the dayAccording to Jinse Finance, spot gold has risen to $3,360 per ounce, up 0.29% on the day. (Jin10)
- 05:07Swarms community Discord account compromised, over 300 members removedAccording to ChainCatcher, the AI agent protocol swarms disclosed on the X platform that the swarms community Discord account was compromised. Earlier today, a team member’s Discord account was breached after receiving a malicious private message from a user. As a result, the attacker deleted multiple channels and removed over 300 community members. The team is actively working to restore the community and is implementing additional security measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.