[Weekly Crypto] 2026.01.19
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1️⃣ Boomers Aren’t Trading BTC — They’re Locking It Up as Bitcoin ETF Assets Top $120 Billion
Bitcoin ETF assets surpassed $120 billion as long-term holders quietly absorb supply instead of trading.
2️⃣ Ethereum daily transactions surge to all-time high as gas fees fall to record lows
The seven-day moving average of transactions on Ethereum is nearing 2.5 million, a record high that’s nearly double its value from one year ago.
3️⃣ Is Bitcoin Heading for a ‘Parabolic Blowoff’ Mirroring Gold? Analysts Weigh In
Analysts debate whether Bitcoin will follow gold's scarcity-driven surge or take a more volatile path due to structural market differences.
4️⃣ Vitalik calls for a ‘garbage collection’ function to stop Ethereum bloat
Vitalik Buterin warns that Ethereum’s push to add new features while preserving backward compatibility is inflating protocol complexity, calling for a “garbage collection” process.
5️⃣ Here's why Coinbase and other companies soured on the major crypto bill
Provisions addressing decentralized finance, SEC jurisdiction and authorities and — of course — stablecoin yield all alarmed industry participants.