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Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour supports legislation proposed by New York State Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres to ban government officials from trading in prediction markets when in possession of insider information, and calls for regulation of unregulated offshore platforms.

On January 8th, Glassnode published its weekly market observation report stating that Bitcoin has cleared a significant portion of residual positions in the spot, futures, and options markets as the new year begins. The deleveraging event by the end of 2025 and the expiry cycle at year-end have effectively reset the market's structural constraints, leaving a clearer and more transparent signaling environment. Early signs of market reactivation have already appeared. ETF capital flows are beginning to stabilize, futures market participation is rebuilding, and the options market has also shifted noticeably to bullish, with skewness trending toward normalization, volatility bottoming out, and traders' gamma near key high strike prices turning to short. These dynamics collectively indicate that the market is transitioning from a defensive, distribution-driven behavior pattern to selectively taking on risk again and rebuilding engagement. Although structural accumulation remains moderate, the clearing of overextended positions and the re-emergence of upside potential suggest that Bitcoin in 2026

On January 8, crypto analyst Lennaert Snyder stated that the BTC price has declined to around $91,000, and also broke below the support level of approximately $92,155 on the 4-hour chart, confirming the downward momentum. The analyst mentioned that he is looking for shorting opportunities, with a final target price of around $87,600, the monthly opening price (setting two take-profit points during the dip). Additionally, BTC has support around $90,500; if it rebounds strongly and reverses at this level, short positions will be closed. If BTC successfully breaks through approximately $96,500, it will turn bullish.

January 8th, Trump family crypto project WLFI co-founder Chase Herro stated, "I agree with Yi Lihua's analysis of WLFI. We believe stablecoins have already proven they will become the medium of exchange in the digital age. Based on this logic, we decisively decided to exchange WBTC for ETH! Yi Lihua has indeed demonstrated unparalleled research and execution capabilities!" Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital) founder Yi Lihua earlier said, "2026 will be the first year of financial on-chain, with stablecoins and Ethereum being the most important Infra( infrastructure). Today, WLFI exchanging BTC for ETH is believed to follow the same reasoning. WLFI has three future paths: firstly..."

The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has appointed four new board members, including former CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam and Robinhood General Counsel Dan Gallagher, highlighting a focus on cryptocurrency policy that could significantly impact future broker-dealer policies.

On January 8th, according to GMGN data, the Solana on-chain meme coin FISH reached a new all-time high with a market cap of over $12 million, currently valued at $8.5 million, with a 24-hour trading volume of $7.8 million and a 24-hour increase of 35.7%. The coin is inspired by the character from the international bestseller "The Rainbow Fish." Its recent popularity originated from the well-known parody account Rainbow Fish on the X platform — which suddenly returned and started engaging in meme interactions on the afternoon of January 1st after four years of silence. Subsequently, a token with the same name appeared on Pump. fun, driving speculation of FISH and related meme coins on Solana. Its market cap surged from about $70,000 to $700,000 within a day, nearly tenfold. Currently, FISH

On January 7th, monitoring data shows that the bankrupt whale James Wynn experienced 12 liquidations within 24 hours, losing $541,000, mainly from ETH and PEPE long positions. The current ETH long position is valued at $3.3 million, and the PEPE long position is valued at $1.3 million, both close to liquidation prices.

On January 7, cryptocurrency journalist Eleanor Terrett revealed the latest developments of the "Crypto Market Structure Act" (CLARITY Act). The U.S. Senate Banking Committee officially scheduled a hearing on January 15, 2026, Thursday. Committee members and their staff are racing against time to reach bipartisan consensus on unresolved issues. This Tuesday, during a meeting held at the office of Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, key topics included ethical standards for cryptocurrency officials, stablecoin yields, bipartisan representation in cryptocurrency regulatory agencies, and several DeFi-specific provisions. Thirteen pro-cryptocurrency senators attended the meeting. During the three-hour session, it was unclear how many issues were resolved, but both Republican and Democratic senators expressed optimism that the bill might gain bipartisan support.

On January 7th, CEX updated the reserve proof, with BTC, USDT, ETH, and BNB reserves all exceeding 100%. Users' holdings of BTC and ETH increased by approximately $1.73 billion and $960 million respectively compared to December.

After the founder of Taizi Group was arrested in Cambodia, its businesses continued to operate but faced legal challenges and asset freezes in the United States and Singapore. The U.S. Department of Justice froze $15 billion worth of Bitcoin, while Singapore froze assets worth 800 million RMB belonging to the Chen family.

1 月 7 日，据链上分析师 Ai 姨（@ai_9684xtpa）监测，某交易员押注三月底迎来狂暴大波动，在 CEX 买入 660 枚 BTC 12 万美元看涨期权（约 86 万美元），以及 660 枚 BTC 8 万看跌期权（约 150 万美元），皆为今年 3 月 27 日到期。该交易员采用纯波动率策略：押注三月底期权到期时 BTC 价格会出现大幅波动，无论向上或向下皆能盈利。若到期时 BTC 价格在 80,000 至 120,000 美元区间内小幅波动或横盘，则会亏损，最多亏损全部权利金 236 万美元。