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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Support Price amid Regulatory Delays and Market Structure Shifts |
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January 17, 2026 |
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Today’s Setup
Bitcoin ETFs rebound and legislative setbacks define market direction
ETF Flows: Bitcoin spot ETFs posted $1.8 billion inflows as BTC price steadies near $95,000, signaling renewed institutional demand. Regulatory Delay: Senate Banking Committee postpones crypto market structure bill vote following Coinbase withdrawal and bipartisan concerns. Market Structure: Bitcoin supply tightens with demand outpacing issuance 6x; miners face challenges amid declining hashrate and price resistance near $98K.
Watch: U.S. regulatory developments and ETF flow trends as primary drivers for crypto price and investor sentiment.
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Bitcoin spot ETFs rebound with $1.8B inflows as BTC steadies near $95,000
Bitcoin spot ETFs reversed last week's outflows with $1.8 billion net inflows, supporting BTC price stability near $95,000 amid institutional renewed interest.
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Senate Banking Committee delays Digital Asset Market Clarity Act after Coinbase veto
The Senate Banking Committee postponed the vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act after Coinbase publicly withdrew support citing concerns over restrictions affecting DeFi and tokenized assets.
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Bitcoin demand outpaces issuance 6x amid supply tightening and momentum shifts
Bitcoin's market structure shows demand exceeding supply by six times with weekly buys of $1.68 billion, though recent ETF frenzy slowed causing price pullback from near $98,000 resistance.
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Largest 2026 crypto theft: $282 million stolen in hardware wallet social engineering scam
A social engineering attack on a hardware wallet resulted in a $282 million theft in Bitcoin and Litecoin, with funds quickly converted to Monero and other tokens to obfuscate tracing.
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Mid-cap privacy coins see whales accumulate amid regulatory clarity
Privacy tokens including Horizen (ZEN) and Zcash (ZEC) saw heavy accumulation in January following regulatory developments and closure of SEC probes, triggering notable price increases.
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