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• Bitcoin Unlikely to Replicate January’s Surge to New High: 21Shares Founder

• CNBC Partners With Kalshi to Bring Prediction Data to Viewers

• JPMorgan Says Strategy's Resilience is Key to Bitcoin's Price Direction in the Near Term

• Solana and Coinbase’s Base Connect Together Using Chainlink

❌ Bitcoin Unlikely to Replicate January’s Surge to New High: 21Shares Founder

Ophelia Snyder warns that Bitcoin may struggle to replicate its early-2025 rally in January 2026.

• 21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder says Bitcoin is unlikely to repeat its strong early-2025 gains in January of 2026 due to unresolved market volatility and weak sentiment.

• She pointed out that January typically brings renewed ETF inflows as investors rebalance, but this trend may be muted next year.

• Overall, Bitcoin’s January performance is uncertain, especially with sentiment still subdued despite its previous peak of $109,000 tied to expectations around Donald Trump’s crypto plans.

📺️ CNBC Partners With Kalshi to Bring Prediction Data to Viewers

CNBC will integrate real-time prediction data from Kalshi across its programming and digital platforms starting in 2026.

• CNBC entered a multi-year partnership with prediction market operator Kalshi to integrate real-time event-probability data across its TV programming, digital platforms, and subscriber products starting in 2026.

• Shows including Squawk Box and Fast Money will feature a dedicated forecast ticker, while Kalshi will host a CNBC-branded page with markets selected by the network.

• Executives from both companies say the deal forms part of the shift toward using prediction markets as a core analytical tool in financial journalism, especially after Kalshi’s recent integration agreement with CNN.

🟠 JPMorgan Says Strategy's Resilience is Key to Bitcoin's Price Direction in the Near Term

JPMorgan says Strategy’s stability now has more influence on Bitcoin’s short-term price than miner activity.

• JPMorgan analysts say Strategy’s resilience is a more important driver of Bitcoin’s near-term price outlook than miner selling.

• Bitcoin is still under strain due to falling network hashrate and mining difficulty, driven by China’s renewed enforcement of its mining ban and high-cost miners shutting down abroad.

• Despite lower difficulty, analysts pointed out that Bitcoin is still trading below its production cost, keeping sell pressure elevated across the mining sector.

⛓️ Solana and Coinbase’s Base Connect Together Using Chainlink

Solana and Base are now bridged via Chainlink’s CCIP, enabling cross-chain trading and native support for Solana assets across Base applications.

• Solana and Coinbase’s Base network are now connected through a new bridge powered by Chainlink’s CCIP, enabling seamless cross-chain asset transfers.

• The bridge is live on mainnet and rolling out across apps like Zora, Aerodrome, Virtuals, Flaunch, and Relay, allowing users to trade SOL and Solana-based assets directly on Base.

• Developers on Base can now integrate Solana assets, including SPL tokens, as both chains continue to grow—Solana with $9 billion locked and Base with $4.5 billion.

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