Мем-токен PENGUIN виріс на 1500% після поста Білого дому
24 січня мем-токен Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) на базі Solana підскочив з $0,01 до $0,16, додавши близько 1500%. Резкий взлет произошел после публикации Белого дома в соцсети X. К короткому посту прикрепили фотографию президента США Дональда Трампа, идущего за руку с пингвином. З невідомих причин співтовариство пов'язало цей пост із мем-коіном. Саму монету запустили 16 січня. Ймовірно, їх поєднують подібні згенеровані ІІ малюнки. До публікації Білого дому капіталізація активу становила близько $300 000, а на піку показник сягав $170 млн. Зараз значення скоригувалося до $112 млн за курсу монети $0,11. Аналітик Lookonchain звернули увагу на користувача, який витратив 6 SOL (~$867) на покупку 16,5 млн $PENGUIN , а потім продав усі токени за 6,12 SOL (~$886). На момент публікації дослідників ці монети оцінювалися у $1,4 млн. За даними Arkham, одному з трейдерів вдалося заробити $1,5 млн за 72 години. Він витратив на купівлю активу $53 900. «Ранній успіх $PENGUIN доводить, що ончейн-торгівля ніколи не вмирала, а була лише сплячим гігантом, який чекає відповідного моменту. Психологічні бар'єри лише починають долатися. Попереду багато можливостей», - написав співзасновник Pump.fun під ніком alon. #PENGUIN #altcoins
XRP News Today: XRP Under Pressure Due to Ongoing Cryptocurrency Legislation.
The XRP price has fallen below $1.9 as U.S. Senate committees have postponed consideration of the market structure bill, reducing short-term demand for purchases. Regulatory uncertainty has led to a drop in the XRP price from a January high of $2.41 to a level below $1.9, highlighting sensitivity to delays in Congress.
AI ChatGPT determined the price of Bitcoin on February 1, 2026
This week, Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen by more than 6% — the flagship cryptocurrency is facing institutional sales and weakening technical indicators. However, the artificial intelligence (AI) model suggests that by the end of the month, a reversal in the BTC price chart may occur. The leading data processing model OpenAI ChatGPT claims that the base scenario for February 1, which anticipates interest from institutional buyers, will set the price of Bitcoin in the range of $95,000 to $120,000.
India has banned the use of 'private cryptocurrencies'
The Central National Agency for Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of India has imposed a ban on cryptocurrency exchanges and platforms from conducting operations with cryptocurrencies that provide a high level of anonymity, reports The Economic Times. This measure is aimed at combating money laundering and concealing transaction trails.
Binance has applied for a pan-European license in Greece.
The cryptocurrency exchange Binance has applied for a pan-European MiCA license in Greece, reports Fortune. Companies dealing with digital assets must obtain this license by July 2026. If they fail to obtain the license, they will be forced to cease operations in European Union countries.
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Trump plans to pay $1 million to residents of Greenland.
Donald Trump last night backed down from his threat to invade Greenland after a heated dispute with Britain and other NATO allies. Speaking after talks with NATO chief Mark Rutte, the U.S. president stated that they had agreed on the 'framework for a future deal' regarding control over the Arctic island, which he described as vital to U.S. security.
The reason for the Bank of Iran's purchase of 507 million USDT became known
Most of the purchased stablecoins were bought by the Bank of Iran last spring. Due to international sanctions, digital assets have become the only alternative to cross-border bank transfers for the local economy, analysts explained. Earlier, the Central Bank of Iran directed the purchased stablecoins to the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the country, Nobitex, for exchange and sale for the local currency (rial). After the hacker attack on Nobitex in June 2025, the regulator changed its strategy and began using decentralized platforms, conducting asset conversions and moving them between Ethereum and Tron networks, specialists from Elliptic reported.
The Saga network halts EVM network operations after a smart contract hack.
A data leak occurred in the first-level blockchain Saga in the SagaEVM network, resulting in the theft of nearly $7 million. This forced the project to suspend the network's operations while an investigation and remediation took place. #Saga
Unknowns hacked the Saga blockchain and withdrew $7 million.
The developers announced a breach themselves. According to them, the attack occurred due to a vulnerability in the smart contracts related to cross-chain operations of SagaEVM. According to the results of the preliminary investigation, the attackers deployed a series of contracts and conducted cross-chain transactions. Lost assets: USDC, ETH, yUSD, and tBTC. The SSC mainnet remains untouched, validators are not compromised, and the signer keys have not been stolen, project representatives assure.
Tom Lee named the recovery period for the cryptocurrency market.
Lee believes that strong pressure on the cryptocurrency and stock markets will be exerted by the tariffs of U.S. President Donald Trump, political conflicts, and discrepancies in the economic order. • "Ahead of the change in the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), the market is nervous and is pre-checking the future policy of the regulator, which leads to a correction of quotes. When the Fed begins to ease interest rates, then the recovery will start, but closer to the end of the year," the businessman said.
Bitcoin will retain its status as digital gold and may reach $250,000 in the long term. This would mean that the market has finally cleared itself of excess leverage, Lee added.
Ethereum remains more volatile than Bitcoin and continues to lag behind Bitcoin in terms of adoption. Its potential now depends on the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) and the interest of Wall Street companies. If Bitcoin reaches the mark of $250,000, then Ethereum may approach $12,000, the businessman suggested. #BTC
Derive analysts expect a decline in the bitcoin price by the end of June.
According to experts, the correction of the first cryptocurrency is due to new geopolitical risks. U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to impose tariffs on imports from several European countries amid the situation around Greenland will trigger an even greater flight of investors to safe assets. • "Options markets show a clear bias towards decline, with a 30% probability that bitcoin will drop below $80,000 by June 26, compared to a 19% chance that it will rise above $120,000 in the same period," explained Derive's head of research, Sean Dawson.
He emphasized that in the short term, market participants will act very cautiously, reducing the share of risky assets in their portfolios. Until there is clarity on the U.S. trading and foreign policy agenda, bitcoin will remain under pressure, and any attempts to recover its price will be limited and technical in nature, without forming a sustainable upward trend. #BTC
U.S. futures rise after Trump's statement on Greenland.
Futures on American stock indices rose on Wednesday evening after President Donald Trump stated that his administration had reached a framework agreement regarding Greenland and would not impose tariffs against European countries over this territory.
Futures continued to rise after a strong session on Wall Street, where stocks rebounded after a sharp decline earlier in the week. Earlier, Trump had threatened to impose tariffs against eight European countries if they did not transfer Greenland to the United States. #TrumpTariffsOnEurope
The Winklevoss twins donated $1.16 million to Zcash developers.
The Zcash support organization – Shielded Labs – received 3221 ZEC (approximately $1.16 million) from Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. The funds will be used to finance work on the core protocol of the privacy coin.
Shielded Labs operates independently from the main Zcash development company and does not claim rewards for mining blocks. The structure exists through donations and focuses on research and engineering rather than creating commercial products. Among its participants is Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox.
The received capital will be directed towards long-term initiatives: Network Sustainability Mechanism, Crosslink, and Dynamic Fees. These solutions aim to improve the security, scalability, and economic sustainability of the network.
In a statement, Tyler Winklevoss noted that a healthy ecosystem requires the involvement of several independent teams at the protocol level. Cameron Winklevoss added that the twins have supported the project for years, as they believe privacy is a key feature of "hard money." #zcash
The Trump administration is maintaining plans to create a reserve of bitcoins.
The administration of Donald Trump confirms its course towards the development of cryptocurrencies and the establishment of a strategic reserve of bitcoins. Bitcoins in the reserve will primarily be formed through confiscated assets and are not subject to sale. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the administration of Donald Trump continues to bet on the development of cryptocurrencies and aims to solidify the United States' status as a global center for digital innovation. He spoke about this at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
According to Bessent, the White House intends to create clear and favorable rules for the digital asset market. This is expected to support technological development and attract companies to the U.S. He also confirmed that plans for the formation of a strategic reserve of bitcoins remain in effect.
Strategic reserve of bitcoins and the position of the authorities In response to journalists' questions, the minister reminded that Donald Trump previously signed a decree on preserving state stocks of bitcoins as a strategic asset. #BTC
The activity of burning SHIB tokens has fallen by 88% The daily volume of tokens being burned began to decrease on January 20. On that day, 28.86 million SHIB were burned. All of them were destroyed in one transaction. This indicates low user activity - despite the large number of burning tokens. The destruction of tokens plays an important role in Shiba Inu's deflationary policy, which aims to gradually reduce the supply of SHIB and create conditions for the long-term growth of the meme coin. Given the slow burning rate, the likelihood of a significant increase in the token price decreases. Shiba Inu still has a huge volume of coins: since its launch, when the volume was a quadrillion SHIB, the community has burned about 410.75 trillion tokens, leaving approximately 589.25 trillion SHIB in circulation. Over the week, the meme coin's rate has fallen by nearly 9%. SHIB has dropped to 25th place among cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, ceding the 24th position it held for several weeks to the crypto asset Hedera (HBAR). The gap between HBAR and SHIB remains relatively small: currently, HBAR's market capitalization is estimated at $4.66 billion, while SHIB is at $4.65 billion, a difference of about $50 million. #SHIB
The daily volume of transactions via cryptocurrency cards has increased 22 times.
In mid-January 2026, approximately 60,000 transactions per day were made using cryptocurrency payment cards, which is 22 times more than in December 2024. This rapid growth indicates that more and more people prefer to use digital assets for everyday purchases and service payments.
Since the end of 2024, over 7.3 million transactions worth more than $804 million have been processed. The number of those using crypto cards has risen to 150,000 individuals. The most popular asset among them has become Solana. Over 20,000 people used crypto cards designed with this altcoin in mind. They conducted nearly 385,000 transactions totaling more than $40 million. #WhoIsNextFedChair
The current state of the XRP market mirrors the structure of 2022.
Analysts from Glassnode published a post with observations that XRP is repeating the market structure seen in early 2022.
The chart confirms a rotation of supply rather than aggressive distribution, as new participants absorbed liquidity while long-term holders remained at a loss.
Such configurations often form during prolonged consolidation when spot prices move within a narrow range and volatility remains low.
In previous cycles, similar situations coincided with extended periods of indecision.
The $2 level remains an important psychological zone for Ripple holders. Since the beginning of 2025, whenever XRP tested the $2 level, investors incurred losses of $0.5 to $1.2 billion per week. #TrumpTariffsOnEurope
In Portugal, the blockchain prediction platform Polymarket has been banned.
In recent days, user activity on the platform has sharply increased. This surge was triggered by the presidential elections that concluded in Portugal on January 18. The volume of bets on the outcome of the vote exceeded 103 million euros (about $120 million). Portuguese media reported on the danger of insider trading on Polymarket. According to the Renascença radio station, just hours before the victory of António José Seguro was announced, over 4 million euros were withdrawn from the prediction platform. The probability of this politician being elected was estimated at 60%, while his competitor André Ventura was estimated at 30%.
SRIJ insists: in Portugal, betting on political events is illegal. According to local online gambling legislation, betting on sports, in online casinos, and on horse racing is permitted. Although Polymarket remains an accessible platform for Portuguese users, within 48 hours the regulator intends to force internet service providers to block the platform. What will happen to the users' money who do not manage to withdraw it before the blocking, the regulator did not clarify. #TrumpTariffsOnEurope
The meme coin WhiteWhale lost 60% of its value in five minutes.
The market capitalization of WhiteWhale, launched three months ago on the Pump.fun platform, fell from $200 million to $30.9 million within a week. Amid massive investor losses, one, the largest, remained profitable. In a day, the coin dropped nearly 40% to $0.03090, while the daily trading volume of the token increased to $54.12 million.
A trader under the nickname Remus purchased 1.5% of the total supply of WhiteWhale at an early stage for $370, analysts from Arkham Intelligence reported. As the popularity and price of the meme coin grew, the trader's position increased to a peak value of $1.5 million. #GoldSilverAtRecordHighs