Bitcoin fell below $90,000 after losing the $92,500 support, touching $87,784 before consolidating. Traders are watching $88,000 on the downside and resistance at $89,600, $90,000, and $91,650; a close above $91,650–$92,000 could target $94,000, $94,200 trend line resistance, and $95,000–$95,500, while failure risks $88,800, $87,500, and $86,200.

Stablecoin appchain Noble plans a standalone EVM Layer 1, departing its Cosmos SDK stack. People familiar with the upgrade say mainnet is slated for March 18, while the team maintains short‑term Cosmos support. The new network targets sub‑second finality for stablecoin and FX use cases, after processing over $22 billion across 50 chains since 2023.

Between Jan. 10 and Jan. 19, Bitcoin wallets holding 10–10,000 BTC accumulated $3.21 billion worth of BTC while smaller retail wallets sold, according to Santiment. Over the same period, Bitcoin slipped, briefly dropping 4.55% in 24 hours to around $89,110, with analysts suggesting this divergence between whale buying and retail selling could support a longer-term bullish setup despite cautious market sentiment.

Bitcoin fell around 4% to roughly $88,000 on Wednesday amid a sharp crypto leverage shakeout that erased over $1.07B in positions. At the same time, gold climbed above $4,800 an ounce for the first time and silver also hit records as investors rotated into havens during a broader risk-off move that hit Asian, European and US equities.

Berachain's BERA token has climbed about 10.9% in 24 hours, regaining the $1 area as on-chain DEX volume and derivatives activity expand. After defending the $0.545 demand zone and reclaiming its trend channel, price now faces key resistance near $1.065, with rising Open Interest, stronger directional momentum, and clustered short liquidity overhead shaping the next move.

Bitcoin slid toward $90,623, with analysts pointing to a nearby retest that could set the next directional move. Lennaert Snyder notes a reclaim of $91,265 could target $93,377, while Ardi highlights $94,000 as the key decision area. A rejection there risks a break below $90,000 and a sweep toward $88,000.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has decided to restart development of the company's shelved Dojo3 third-generation AI chip roughly five months after shutting down the original project. The chip, once intended for self-driving training, is now being repositioned for space-based AI computing as part of a broader plan involving compute satellites powered by continuous solar energy.

On January 21, 2026, Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan reaffirmed that the city regulates digital asset activities by risk level rather than by the underlying technology. Hong Kong is piloting tokenized deposits, expanding tokenized green bond issuance worth about $2.1 billion, and preparing a stablecoin licensing regime while also testing cross-border blockchain payments with partners such as Brazil.