Crypto News

Bitcoin mining difficulty falls in first adjustment of 2026

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The Bitcoin mining difficulty continued to push through to new all-time highs in 2025 amid a turbulent year for the mining industry.

Published Date: 2026-01-10 21:22:20
Creator: Cointelegraph by Vince Quill
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Starknet publishes post-mortem report after temporary network outage

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The outage was the second major network disruption in 2025, with both incidents requiring a block reorganization that rolled back some activity.

Published Date: 2026-01-10 20:06:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Vince Quill
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Bitcoiners celebrate 17th anniversary of Hal Finney's Bitcoin post

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Many in the Bitcoin community continue to speculate that cryptographer Hal Finney was Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

Published Date: 2026-01-10 18:37:35
Creator: Cointelegraph by Vince Quill
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Bitfinex whales dump BTC longs as $135K Bitcoin price target reemerges

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Bitcoin whales began repeating a classic bull signal as they took BTC long positions off the table after a year of declining overall market exposure.

Published Date: 2026-01-10 17:13:28
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Betterment urges users to ignore ‘unauthorized’ crypto promotion message

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The message claimed Betterment would “triple” Bitcoin and Ether deposits sent within hours, urging users to transfer $10,000 to crypto wallets.

Published Date: 2026-01-10 12:42:39
Creator: Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs lose $681M in first week of 2026 as risk appetite fades

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs reversed early inflows in 2026 and posted four straight days of outflows as fading rate-cut hopes and rising geopolitical risks pushed investors into risk-off positioning.

Published Date: 2026-01-10 09:12:11
Creator: Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas
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Pump.fun says creator fees ‘may have skewed’ incentives, plans revamp

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Pump.fun is introducing a new creator fee sharing system that lets teams and CTO admins split fees across up to 10 wallets, transfer coin ownership and revoke update authority.

Published Date: 2026-01-10 07:05:19
Creator: Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas
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Anti-DeFi group runs ads urging public to pressure Senators on crypto bill: Report

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A series of ads reportedly aired on Fox News, calling on the public to contact their senators to remove DeFi provisions from the CLARITY Act bill.

Published Date: 2026-01-10 05:27:05
Creator: Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea
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A16z raises $15B, says crypto a 'key' to America winning next 100 years

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Crypto remains a key technology for maintaining America’s technological edge, according to a16z, which has raised another $15 billion to back American-aligned tech investments.

Published Date: 2026-01-10 02:56:33
Creator: Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea
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Stablecoin card adoption will be a 'big theme' of 2026: Dragonfly exec

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Crypto venture capitalists have tipped stablecoin card adoption to take off in 2026 after fintech startup Rain secured $250 million in funding to push stablecoin payments.

Published Date: 2026-01-10 00:46:33
Creator: Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea
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