CryptoPatel

If #BTC Breaks the $87K Bear-Flag Support, Where’s Your Downside Target?
Clean Breakdown + No Reclaim = Range Expansion Toward $80K → $72K → $60K.
Fast Reclaim Above $90K = Failed Breakdown / Bear Trap.

Portugal Orders Polymarket to Shut Down in 48 Hours
Portugal's regulator demands #Polymarket cease operations after $130M+ was wagered on their presidential election.
Political betting is illegal under Portuguese law.
Despite the deadline passing, site remains active. ISP blocks expected next.
Portugal joins UK, France, Germany & Ukraine in cracking down on the prediction market.
Polymarket's decentralized structure makes enforcement tricky, users will likely just use VPNs.

BREAKING: South Korea Busts $102M Crypto Laundering Ring
3 Chinese nationals charged for moving $102M through illegal crypto channels from 2021-2024.
The scheme:
→ Payments via WeChat Pay & Alipay
→ Bought crypto on foreign exchanges
→ Transferred to Korean wallets
→ Disguised as "cosmetic surgery fees"
South Korea flagged 36,684 suspicious crypto transactions in 2025, more than the last 2 years combined.
Regulators are catching up. Illicit actors are running out of places to hide.

$DOGE MACRO SETUP | 3,000%+ WAVE 5 EXPANSION IF HTF DEMAND HOLDS
#DOGE is trading at a major HTF Accumulation zone, repeating the same fractal structure seen before its 2020–2021 parabolic expansion.
Technical Structure:
✅ Previous cycle delivered +26,800% after Accumulation
✅ Current cycle: Wave 1–2 complete, Wave 3 Topped near $0.484
✅ Price now in Wave 4 Correction inside descending channel
✅ Strong HTF Demand / Accumulation: $0.115–$0.09
✅ Bullish structure holds above $0.06 (HTF close)
CryptoPatel Targets (Wave 5): $0.28 → $1 → $2 → $4
This zone offers high R:R positioning if the macro fr

🇧🇲 BREAKING: Bermuda is building the world's first fully on-chain national economy
Backed by Coinbase & Circle, announced at Davos 2025.
→ $USDC for everyday payments
→ Govt agencies piloting crypto
→ Banks adopting blockchain
→ Lower fees for businesses
Nation-state crypto adoption is here.

🇱🇦 Tether partners with Bitqik, Laos' first licensed crypto exchange, to promote $USDT adoption and blockchain education.
→ Quarterly events across major cities
→ 10,000+ people targeted for education
→ Focus: remittances & financial inclusion
#Tether keeps expanding into underbanked emerging markets.

CardoneCapital reportedly buys another $10 million (105+ Bitcoin) in Bitcoin, buying while many others are selling.
Grant Cardone is combining real estate income with Bitcoin to build long-term value ahead of a planned 2026 public listing.

ALTCOINS UNDER PRESSURE
Trump Eu Tariffs Flipped Market To Risk-Off.
Altcoin Season Index: 39, No Altseason Yet.
High Beta Alts Bleeding.
Money Rotating To Btc & Majors.
Defensives Win. Patience Pays.

#BITCOIN HASHRATE DOWN 15% FROM OCTOBER PEAK
Miner Capitulation In Full Swing.
Difficulty Dropping 4% On Jan 22.
Seven Negative Adjustments In Eight Periods.
Miners Selling $BTC To Pivot Into AI And HPC.
Short Term Supply Pressure Real.
But History Says Miner Capitulation = Bottoming Signal.
Weak Hands Exit. Strong Hands Accumulate.

$ONDO ALTSEASON SETUP | 5,000%+ EXPANSION IF MACRO DEMAND HOLDS
#ONDO is trading at a major weekly demand zone after an ~85% correction from ATH, while on-chain data confirms stealth accumulation despite weak price action.
Technical Structure:
✅ Bearish divergence confirmed at $2.14 (Macro Top)
✅ Breakdown + Retest of $0.73–$0.80 Support → Resistance
✅ HTF Demand Present at $0.30–$0.20
✅ Possible Final Retracement into Bullish Order Flow Zone $0.32–$0.20
✅ Bullish while above $0.20 (HTF close)
On-Chain Value Add (Jan 18, 2026 Unlock – 1.94B ONDO):
🔹 Whale spot orders dominating
🔹 $0.35–$0.40

The #Bitcoin Crash Everyone's Waiting For May Never Come
S2F Reversion remains above 1 but below historical cycle extremes. This places Bitcoin in a late-trend expansion / early consolidation regime rather than a terminal top.
Trend structure is intact while momentum is decelerating, typically leading to range-bound price action and shallow drawdowns.
Post-halving issuance is structurally lower, and Spot ETF flows are absorbing more $BTC than miners distribute, reducing sell-side pressure.
Net result: an extended cycle with softer corrections, elevated volatility, and a structurally bullish bi

BREAKING: OCC grants Circle conditional approval to establish "First National Digital Currency Bank"
→ $USDC Reserve under federal oversight
→ First stablecoin issuer with this charter
→ Ripple, Paxos, BitGo & Fidelity also approved
Biggest regulatory win for stablecoins in U.S. history.

BREAKING: NYSE announces plans to launch 24/7 tokenized stock trading platform
→ Blockchain-based settlement
→ Stablecoin funding
→ Instant settlement
→ Fractional shares
→ Full dividend & voting rights
Partnering with BNY Mellon and Citibank.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Just Legalized Crypto Under Central Bank Control
➤ #Bitcoin Classified As "Unsecured Digital Asset"
➤ Exchanges Need National Bank License
➤ Digital Tenge (CBDC) Now Legal Tender
➤ $300M Already Allocated For $1B Crypto Reserve
Major Step For Institutional Adoption In Central Asia.

2025 trading volumes tell a clear story:
Spot (CEX + DEX): $18 Trillion
Futures: $61 Trillion
Derivatives continue to dominate, confirming deep liquidity and sustained trader participation.

80% OF HACKED CRYPTO PROJECTS NEVER RECOVER
Not because the code failed,
but because trust did.
Code gets patched in days.
Trust takes years to rebuild.
In crypto, trust is the real asset.