Lawmakers push closer to market-structure rules, exchange-traded funds (ETF) 
flows stall, Arthur Hayes eyes central bank liquidity, Tom Lee flags metals- 
to- crypto rotation, and banks face $500 billion run risk in this Week in 
Review. Week in Review Crypto faces a turning point as regulation, liquidity, 
and capital flows collide. U.S. lawmakers say crypto market […]

Arthur Hayes Lays out Bull Run Conditionals, Bitfinex Issues Warning, and More — Week in Review

From venture rounds to onchain credit, capital is moving cautiously back into 
crypto as institutions focus on infrastructure and real-world use cases.

VC Roundup: Crypto funding rebounds as institutions test onchain finance

Over the past week, the Bitcoin market experienced new waves of liquidations 
with prices dropping to around $81,000 on Thursday. Though the premier 
cryptocurrency has seen a slight rebound since then, bearish sentiments remain 
dominant with analysts expecting a potential decline to as low as $56,000. 
Amid this recent correction, a developing on-chain situation has reached a 
boiling point, putting the Bitcoin market at a critical juncture. Related 
Reading: Bitcoin’s Slide To $82K Sets Off A $1.7 Billion Chain Reaction 
Bitcoin aSOPR Holds Clue To Next Market Phase &#8211; Analyst The Adjusted Spent 
Output Profit Ratio (aSOPR) is an on-chain metric used to measure whether 
Bitcoin investors are, on average, selling their coins at a profit or at a 
loss, while filtering out noise from short-term, low-value movements. In usual 
market trends, each new price peak is accompanied by higher conviction as 
investors are willing to hold longer, take profits later, and tolerate larger 
drawdowns because they expect even higher prices. However, during Bitcoin’s 
ascent from around $40,000 in early 2024 to over $100,000, the aSOPR has shown 
a different pattern as observed by market analyst MorenoDV. Despite a 
consistent uptrend resulting in multiple price peaks, Bitcoin aSOPR 
established a downtrend pattern marked by lower highs and lower lows, thereby 
creating a puzzling market divergence. According to MorenoDV, this development 
suggests that Bitcoin traders were aggressively taking profits with each 
rally, indicating a lack of long-term market confidence. Considering the 
descending profit-taking pattern, it can also be inferred that investors were 
satisfied with smaller and smaller gains, suggesting they were no longer 
convinced that upside continuation was likely. Related Reading: Bitmine Stakes 
Additional 250,912 Ethereum Worth $745M – 61% Is Now Staked The Present Market 
Debacle Despite the ongoing divergence, it is still observed that aSOPR 
respects the general market trend with each high in its descending channel 
aligning with a local price top, while each retest of the lower boundary 
coincides with a market bottom. Presently, the aSOPR is retesting this lower 
boundary, in a fear-ridden market with over 30% of market supply in a loss. 
Ideally, MorenoDV explains these are accumulation opportunities, especially in 
further consideration of the negative aSOPR. However, the analyst warns that a 
decisive fall below this line could strengthen present bearish sentiments, 
resulting in an intense market capitulation, as an already fearful set of 
investors would likely initiate a sell-off. At press time, Bitcoin continues 
to trade around $83,819, reflecting 0.41% decline in the past day. Following 
the recent liquidations, the market leader is now 34% away from its all time 
high of around $126,100. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview

Bitcoin Adjusted SOPR Shows Market At Pivotal Junction — What’s Next?

The week of January 25-31, 2026, recorded $243.9 million in crypto VC funding 
across 14 projects, with Mesh (ex Front Finance) leading the final week of 
January. Here’s a look into this week’s crypto funding activity as per 
Cryptofundraising data.…

Crypto VC Funding: Mesh secures $75 million, Talos bags $45 million

Bitcoin price continued its strong downward trend as ETF outflows accelerated, 
geopolitical risks rose, and the government shutdown continued. Bitcoin (BTC) 
dropped below the key support level at $81,000 and hit its lowest level since 
October last year. It has…

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