🎯 TOP OF THE DAY (Thursday, January 8) ▫️BTC reserve in Brazil (read) ❕Management split in Zcash (read) ▫️JPM Coin on the Canton Network blockchain (read) ▫️BTC inflows have dried up (read) ▫️Bitcoin OG is in the red again (read)▫️BlackRock transfers (read) ▫️FAIL with ZEC longs (read) ▫️OP buyback program (read) ▫️JPMorgan forecast (read) ▫️Digital wallet from Morgan Stanley (read) ▫️Truebit Protocol hack (read)▫️Forecast by Presto Research (read) ▫️Red Dreams - BTC (read) ❕Zcash Foundation calms the community (read) ❕Giveaway from Bybit (read) ❕New wallet from Zcash developers (read)
🤔 CNBC: BTC forecasts for 2026.➥ Carol Alexander: expects strong volatility in the range of $75,000-150,000, most likely price around $110,000.The market is shifting from retail investors to institutional investors.➥ CoinShares: forecast $120,000-170,000.Growth is more likely in the second half of the year, when it becomes clear who will lead the Fed after Powell leaves.➥ Standard Chartered: target $150,000 (previously predicted $300,000, but reduced).Purchases from crypto companies accumulating BTC have most likely ended.The growth driver will be Bitcoin ETFs.➥ Maple Finance: $175,000 target thanks to Fed rate cuts and rising institutional demand.➥ Bit Mining: widest forecast $75,000-$225,000.The worst-case scenario is a rollback against the backdrop of macroeconomic risks.At best, strong growth with a Fed rate cut and favorable regulation.➥ Nexo: optimistic range of $150,000-200,000.Long-term holders have completed taking profits, institutions will continue to accumulate BTC.
🗽👀 #BNB Grayscale has officially registered a BNB ETF in Delaware.
👋🚀 A wave of ZEC developers recently left the Electric Coin Company, and they’re now building a new wallet called cashZ to rival the privacy‑focused Zashi. 📲
👮 #FTT — Trump isn’t interested in pardoning Sam Bankman‑Fried (SBF), NYT reports.
👛 #ZEC
Zcash developers just announced **cashZ**, a fresh wallet that’s set to replace Zashi.
After moving off ECC, the team launched a new company and built cashZ on the same codebase as Zashi, promising a smooth migration for current users.
Ready to go live in a few weeks, you can already join the waiting list.
(Previous update: community calming.)
📕New cover of The Economist January 10th-16th (past)
👍🚀 #GUN +110% from January 3 on large purchases: At 15:09, the token appeared in the leading positions in the top for purchases on all CEX, and at 15:36 - in first place in the top for the growth of open interest, which has not left until today.It is noteworthy that large purchases resumed on January 6, after which the main increase in the price of GUN occurred.
#CAreport 📊 Chart 👈
Got more Bitcoin than the German government? Drop a 👍.
🧑💻📉 #ZEC Alert: Santiment shows Zcash's developer activity has slid to its lowest since November 2021.
When devs ramp up, altcoins tend to grow; when they quiet down, momentum fades.
🎁 Bybit exchange is giving away #BREV and #WHITEWHALE tokens.✔ Preparation: 1. Registration via the link - Bybit 30k$
2. Level 1 verification via the link ✔ Promotion 1 - 450,000 BREV For all users:
1. Trade BREV for at least 500 USDT
2. Take up to 3000 BREV to your account For new users:
1. Make a deposit of 450 BREV or deposit from 100 USDT and buy BREV with it as part of the first spot transaction
2. Take 75 BREV to your account ✔ Promotion 2 - 2,000,000 WHITEWHALE For all users:
1. Trade WHITEWHALE for at least 500 USDT
2. Take up to 20,000 WHITEWHALE to your account For new users:
1. Make a deposit of 1500 WHITEWHALE or deposit from 100 USDT and buy WHITEWHALE with it as part of the first spot transaction
2. Take 250 WHITEWHALE to your account
🐳📈 #WLFI Santiment update: More people are actively holding WLFI, and whales are stepping up their purchases.
#RedDreams #BTC 🧸 A fresh take from Twitter’s bearish crowd: Bitcoin may tumble to $58k‑$60k—roughly a 54 % drop or more. This aligns with the 4‑year cycle theory and the fractal patterns observed in 2018 and 2022.
🚀 **Daily Crypto Highlights – Jan 08**
- ⚡️ *Zcash split*: Electric Coin Company says its non‑profit partner Bootstrap has drifted from the project’s original mission.
- 🏦 *Trump‑family crypto firm*: World Liberty Financial is applying for a U.S. banking licence.
- 💵 *Wyoming leads*: Launches Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) on Solana as the first U.S. government stablecoin.
- 📈 *Bitcoin options*: Wintermute’s OTC chief reports a surge in demand for call options at $98‑$100k strikes since early 2026.
- 💰 *Largest holders*: In 2025 the biggest stakeholders accumulated $40 B in BTC.
- 📊 *Binance expands*: Now offers futures on traditional assets—stocks and indices.
- 🤖 *Anthropic aims high*: Plans to raise $10 B, valuing its AI bot Claude at $350 B—almost double last fall.
- 💀 *Truebit hack*: Allegedly lost 8,535 ETH ($26.4 M).
- 🌐 *Vitalik’s comparison*: Ethereum likened to BitTorrent & Linux, emphasizing global distribution while keeping decentralisation and built‑in consensus.
- 📑 *Binance report*: 2025 insights released, key takeaways inside.
- 🇪🇺 *EU DAC8 directive*: Now live, automating crypto data exchange for direct tax purposes.
🇺🇸 #macro Trump tells an NYT reporter he’s already chosen the Fed chair: “I’ve already made my decision.”
🥹 #ZEC Zcash Foundation: Transition periods can raise concerns, but it’s important to separate organizational changes from the network’s status. The Zcash network runs independently of any single entity—no board, corporation, or organization controls it. Its longevity relies on a global community of users, miners, researchers, developers, and organizations all united in advancing privacy‑enabling technology.
Previously: ZEC dump 📉
Google is now the second‑largest company in the world by market value—Apple has slipped back to third.
Only four non‑American firms make the top twenty:
- TSMC – Rank 6
- Saudi Aramco – Rank 9
- Tencent – Rank 15
- Samsung – Rank 17
🗽💹
Presto Research: What to expect from cryptocurrency in 2026?The crypto industry has entered adolescence.There are growth spurts, but so are mood swings and awkward moments... NFTs are dead.Altcoins without cash flow are doomed.And “listing on Upbit = pump” no longer works.What will grow: tokenization, privacy, AI agents.What will die: pure narratives without cash flow.+ 41 charts Read: in Russian @web3ru
☠️ The Truebit project was allegedly hacked for 8,535 ETH ($26.4 million).
