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- Why the CEO of crypto trading firm XBTO says gold is surging while bitcoin stays quiet in 2026: Asia Morning Briefingby Sam Reynolds on January 21, 2026 at 2:01 am
XBTO CEO Philippe Bekhazi told CoinDesk in an interview that ETFs, derivatives hedging, and corporate treasuries are compressing BTC swings, while metals absorb the macro stress trade.
- Solana Mobile begins SKR token airdrop to Seeker phone usersby Margaux Nijkerk on January 21, 2026 at 2:00 am
The token will play a central role in governance and staking, allowing holders to delegate tokens to help secure and scale the mobile ecosystem.
- Massachusetts judge poised to tell Kalshi to stop taking sports bets in stateby Jesse Hamilton on January 20, 2026 at 8:22 pm
The prediction market platform Kalshi will be preliminarily ordered by a superior court justice in Massachusetts to halt its online sports business there.
- Not all crypto is equal: Schwab maps where the money actually is in digital assetsby Helene Braun on January 20, 2026 at 7:17 pm
A new report from Schwab breaks crypto into 3 layers — networks, infrastructure and products – and says most value is still concentrated at the base.
- Tokenized gold volumes beat most ETFs as metal rallies toward $5,000by Krisztian Sandor on January 20, 2026 at 5:16 pm
Crypto tokens backed by gold booked $178 billion trading volume last year, surpassing all but one major gold ETF, a report showed.
- Solayer unveils $35 million fund for real-time DeFi, AI and tokenization apps on infiniSVMby Olivier Acuna on January 20, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Funded by Solayer Labs and Solayer Foundation, the effort targets onchain apps with revenue and high usage potential.
- Mastercard said to weigh Zerohash investment after ending takeover talks worth billionsby Will Canny on January 20, 2026 at 4:50 pm
The credit card giant is considering a strategic investment in Zerohash as opposed to buying the company outright, according to people familiar with the transaction.
- Trump Media sets date for airdrop of digital tokens to DJT shareholdersby Olivier Acuna on January 20, 2026 at 4:33 pm
Crypto.com will mint nontradable tokens for DJT shareholders on Feb. 2, as Trump Media expands its blockchain rewards strategy.
- Bitcoin falls below $89,000 amid new tariff war concerns, bond selloff: Markets Liveblogby CoinDesk on January 20, 2026 at 4:22 pm
Analysts, CoinDesk reporters and longtime industry participants weigh in on today’s bitcoin, crypto and market price action.
- Trump’s new CFTC chief Selig starts ‘future-proof’ initiative to champion cryptoby Jesse Hamilton on January 20, 2026 at 4:10 pm
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig signals an intent to set crypto policy into formal rules that would be hard to reverse down the road.
- Chainlink expands data streams to cover multitrillion-dollar U.S. stock marketby Francisco Rodrigues on January 20, 2026 at 4:00 pm
The upgrade uses a “pull” model for sub-second updates, allowing more advanced trading logic and avoiding high gas costs.
- Solana falls, rebounds from $145 as crypto market liquidations near $350 million
by CD Analytics on January 20, 2026 at 3:35 pm
Despite strong fundamentals including $15 billion in stablecoins and $1 billion in tokenized real-world assets, technical signals suggest growing uncertainty.
- Bitcoin plunges below $90,000 amid global risk asset selloffby Helene Braun on January 20, 2026 at 3:23 pm
Ether is the worst performer among the major cryptos, down more than 6% over the past 24 hours and tumbling below $3,000.
- Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion wins investor backing to expand share limitby Francisco Rodrigues on January 20, 2026 at 3:10 pm
The company now holds 4.203 million ETH, 193 BTC, a $22 million stake in Eightco Holdings, and nearly $1 billion in cash.
- How Wall Street took over the bitcoin options marketby Hong Fang on January 20, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Bitcoin is no longer an outlier, says OKX President Hong Fang. It now behaves more like a macro proxy — one that traders use to express their views on growth, risk appetite, and volatility.
- TenX adds Tezos to its crypto treasury, targets staking revenue after buying 5.5M XTZby Olivier Acuna on January 20, 2026 at 2:58 pm
The public blockchain infrastructure firm said it expects Tezos staking yields in the high single digits and plans to disclose rewards in its financial reporting.
- CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Internet Computer Drops 8.3% as All Assets Declineby CoinDesk Indices on January 20, 2026 at 2:21 pm
Solana (SOL) joined Internet Computer (ICP) as an underperformer, falling 4.5% from Monday.
- Japan bond market panic spills into crypto; ‘yields will keep rising until something breaks’by Stephen Alpher on January 20, 2026 at 1:49 pm
Donald Trump, Greenland and EU trade tensions are grabbing most of the headlines, but financial pros are eyeing Tuesday’s shocking surge in Japanese bond yields.
- Michael Saylor’s Strategy purchases another $2.13 billion in bitcoinby James Van Straten on January 20, 2026 at 1:27 pm
The company now holds 709,715 bitcoin, acquired for nearly $54 billion.
- Former FTX EU trading specialists unveil Perpetuals.com, an AI-powered derivatives platformby Ian Allison on January 20, 2026 at 1:07 pm
Patrick Gruhn and Robin Matzke were the co-founders of Digital Assets, which was acquired by FTX’s Sam Bankman Fried in 2021 and rebranded as FTX EU.
- As tariff threat hits bitcoin, ‘invisible hands’ may amplify swings: Crypto Daybook Americasby Omkar Godbole on January 20, 2026 at 12:25 pm
Your day-ahead look for Jan. 20, 2026
- Bitcoin could crash to $58,000 as ‘restrictive’ Fed policy and trade tensions weigh on cryptoby Olivier Acuna on January 20, 2026 at 12:02 pm
The veteran trader who accurately called the 2018 bitcoin crash has tipped bitcoin to fall to $58,000. Experts said macro conditions favor a bearish bitcoin trend.
- Bitcoin slides to $91,000 as U.S. trade tensions spur selloff : Crypto Markets Todayby Oliver Knight on January 20, 2026 at 11:39 am
Bitcoin erased last week’s rally as Asia-led selling hit crypto alongside falling U.S. equity futures.
- Makina loses $4.1 million in exploit tied to price-feed manipulationby Shaurya Malwa on January 20, 2026 at 11:35 am
An attacker used flash loans to manipulate pricing data in Makina’s DUSD/USDC Curve pool, draining more than $4 million before MEV bots captured part of the haul.
- BlackRock’s PFF ETF has $380 million worth of exposure to MSTR’s preferred equitiesby James Van Straten on January 20, 2026 at 11:29 am
ETF allocations to Stretch, Strife, and Stride underscore institutional appetite for MSTR income securities.
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- “Out Of Touch”: Marylanders Fume As Gov. Moore Prioritizes Building Energy-Hungry ‘Sphere’ Amid Power Bill Crisisby Tyler Durden on January 21, 2026 at 1:30 am
“Out Of Touch”: Marylanders Fume As Gov. Moore Prioritizes Building Energy-Hungry ‘Sphere’ Amid Power Bill Crisis Marylanders are raging at left-wing Governor Wes Moore, accusing him of fast-tracking a massively power-hungry Sphere entertainment venue near Washington, DC, while working-class households across the central part of the state are drowning under crushing electricity bills. “So this Governor spends money he doesn’t even […]
- Pakistan To Send Chinese Warplanes To Libyan Faction Under Gen. Haftarby Tyler Durden on January 21, 2026 at 1:05 am
Pakistan To Send Chinese Warplanes To Libyan Faction Under Gen. Haftar via Middle East Eye Pakistan has sealed a deal worth over $4 billion to sell military equipment, including warplanes jointly built with China, to General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army, according to a report by Reuters. The deal could significantly alter the military balance of power in the oil-rich North African country, where Haftar rules over the […]
- Fauci & Collins Brushed Off ‘Impressive’ Data For COVID Natural Immunityby Tyler Durden on January 21, 2026 at 12:40 am
Fauci & Collins Brushed Off ‘Impressive’ Data For COVID Natural Immunity Newly released emails reveal that senior Biden administration health officials privately grappling with research suggesting recovery from Covid-19 infection provided stronger protection than vaccination alone – at the very moment the federal government was preparing sweeping vaccine mandates in 2021. (from l) Bill Gates, former NIH director Dr. Francis […]
- Trump Says ‘Agitators’ In Minnesota Church Should Be Jailed, Wants Broader Investigationby Tyler Durden on January 21, 2026 at 12:15 am
Trump Says ‘Agitators’ In Minnesota Church Should Be Jailed, Wants Broader Investigation Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump said that people who stormed a Minneapolis church over the past weekend should be jailed, while calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate two local Democratic politicians. President Donald Trump speaks during the “Great, Historic Investment in […]
- “Extraordinary Times”: Ted Cruz Predicts Iran, Venezuela, & Cuba Could All Fall Within Six Monthsby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 11:50 pm
“Extraordinary Times”: Ted Cruz Predicts Iran, Venezuela, & Cuba Could All Fall Within Six Months The world may be approaching a turning point not seen since the collapse of the Soviet Union. At least, that’s what Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) predicts. Appearing on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Cruz said the globe is on the brink of a historic realignment, predicting that three long-standing anti-American regimes […]
- Democrats Are Trying To Weaponize The 25th Amendment Again, And It Won’t Workby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 11:05 pm
Democrats Are Trying To Weaponize The 25th Amendment Again, And It Won’t Work After spending nearly four years pretending that Joe Biden was fit for office, congressional Democrats are now calling for President Trump to be removed from office under the 25th Amendment after he linked his pursuit of Greenland to being snubbed for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. In that text, sent Sunday, Trump told the Norwegian leader he no longer […]
- Maybe It’s Time For Conservative Patriots To Rally In Minneapolisby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 10:45 pm
Maybe It’s Time For Conservative Patriots To Rally In Minneapolis Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us For years we knew it was coming: Civil War 2.0. It’s not as if the establishment has been subtle about their intentions to erase conservatives and liberty minded people from the American epoch. I remember during the Obama years, the narrative was repeated daily that conservatives are a “backwards remnant” of the old […]
- Lululemon Yanks Leggings Over “See-Through” Concerns When Bending Overby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 10:25 pm
Lululemon Yanks Leggings Over “See-Through” Concerns When Bending Over Lululemon Athletica yanked its new Get Low training apparel line from its North America e-commerce website just days after launch, following customer complaints that the leggings were see-through. “The Get Low line has officially been pulled. The leggings are absolutely see-through when you squat or bend over (in every colorway). You can bring them into any […]
- The Reckoning On Immigration Is Hereby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 10:05 pm
The Reckoning On Immigration Is Here Authored by Alex Berenson via Unreported Truths, The easy part is over. Americans wanted the borders closed. For decades, the legacy media and politicians in both parties ignored that wish, claiming the United States had to accept and support an endless flood of illegal migrants. The disconnect between average people and elite opinion was so obvious that academics wrote papers about it. […]
- Leftists Call For Political Purge Of MAGA If They Return To Powerby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 9:45 pm
Leftists Call For Political Purge Of MAGA If They Return To Power You might have thought it wasn’t possible, but leftist activist rhetoric has become even more unhinged than usual in the past month as ICE agents try to do their lawful jobs in Democrat controlled sanctuary cities like Minneapolis. During the Obama Administration, ICE carried out millions of deportations of illegal aliens without a peep from progressives. […]
- Netflix Craters On Disappointing Guidance, Stock Buyback Pauseby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 9:32 pm
Netflix Craters On Disappointing Guidance, Stock Buyback Pause It was already an ugly quarter for NFLX shareholders who have been caught in a painful takeover battle for Warner Bros Discovery which has hammered the stock. And it only got uglier moments ago when Netflix reported Q4 earnings which came in solid, along with record subscribers for 2025, but it was the company’s disappointing guidance due to higher program […]
- By The Numbers… Trump’s (Second) First Year In 10 Chartsby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 9:20 pm
By The Numbers… Trump’s (Second) First Year In 10 Charts Authored by Emel Akan and Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times, Trump’s policies have influenced everything from economic growth and stock market performance to gas prices and mortgage rates. Stock Market Performance Since President Trump took office in January 2025, stock indexes have reached new highs. The S&P 500 Index rose nearly 16 percent through Jan. 14, […]
- Trump’s Long, Meandering Pre-Davos Presser: ‘Things Are Going To Work Out Pretty Well’by Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 9:19 pm
Trump’s Long, Meandering Pre-Davos Presser: ‘Things Are Going To Work Out Pretty Well’ Summary: In what was a long and meandering speech, with no questions from the press taken till well over an hour in, President Trump’s ‘pre-Davos’ press briefing varied greatly in terms of topics, themes, and emphasis. The president drifted between thoughts in a meandering, unscripted, and often tangential way – as he’s been known to sometimes […]
- Goldman Exec Denies Plan To Oust Top Lawyer Over Epstein Revelationsby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 8:40 pm
Goldman Exec Denies Plan To Oust Top Lawyer Over Epstein Revelations A senior Goldman Sachs executive says rumors of a plan to oust general counsel and top adviser to CEO David Solomon, Kathryn Ruemmler, are “completely untrue,” after recent document dumps from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate revealed that she was far closer with him than previously known. Ruemmler – a former top legal advisor in the Obama administration – told […]
- Shellenberger: The Left Is Getting People Killed At This Pointby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Shellenberger: The Left Is Getting People Killed At This Point Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Investigative journalist Michael Shellenberger has accused the radical left of getting people killed through ongoing delusions and interference with federal immigration enforcement, pointing to the fatal shooting of Renee Good as a prime example. Appearing on FOX News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” […]
- “I’m $6K Behind”: Maryland Power Bill Crisis Sparks Debt Panic As 14,000 Residents Cry For Help Onlineby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 8:00 pm
“I’m $6K Behind”: Maryland Power Bill Crisis Sparks Debt Panic As 14,000 Residents Cry For Help Online The Maryland power bill crisis first came to our attention in August 2024, when years of poor power-grid management by Democrats (mostly due to backfiring ‘green’ policies) in the state collided with surging electricity demand from AI data centers. Fast forward to today: the power bill crisis in the one-party rule state of […]
- Mexico Quells Strike Rumors As US Issues Written Assurance: No Military Flightsby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 7:20 pm
Mexico Quells Strike Rumors As US Issues Written Assurance: No Military Flights Seeking to tamp down speculation that US bombs and drones could actually be flying south of the border to do cartel raids, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Washington has assured her there will be no American military flights over Mexico. Sheinbaum said Monday she received “written” guarantees from the US that American military aircraft would […]
- Zelensky Skips Davos As Kiev Plunged Into Worst Power & Water Crisis Of Warby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 6:40 pm
Zelensky Skips Davos As Kiev Plunged Into Worst Power & Water Crisis Of War Ukraine’s energy crisis continues, not only with nationwide rolling blackouts, but with fresh overnight Russian strikes on the capital having plunged nearly 6,000 of the city’s buildings into darkness amid subzero temperatures. President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced Tuesday he is skipping the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) summit given his […]
- Exposed: Teachers Unions Funneling Millions To Soros-Linked Groups, Far-Left Agendasby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 6:20 pm
Exposed: Teachers Unions Funneling Millions To Soros-Linked Groups, Far-Left Agendas Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, New Labor Department filings reveal the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest teachers’ union, has been channeling millions in taxpayer dollars to far-left political outfits, including Soros-backed networks and shadowy activist groups. Instead of bolstering education, these […]
- Markets May Be Wrong About The Risks Of Venezuela & Greenlandby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 5:40 pm
Markets May Be Wrong About The Risks Of Venezuela & Greenland Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Most of the recent reports about the potential opportunity in Greenland and Venezuela focus on the large capital expenditure required, technical challenges, and legal security risks. However, markets may exaggerate the risks and underestimate the potential. It is interesting to read that the United States should not invest in […]
- HUD Initiates Investigations Into Race-Based Housing Programs In Minneapolisby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 5:00 pm
HUD Initiates Investigations Into Race-Based Housing Programs In Minneapolis Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is investigating the city of Minneapolis’s “comprehensive racialized housing plans,” the department said in a statement on Jan. 16. HUD’s Office for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) notified the city of the investigation and stated […]
- US NatGas Spikes Most Since Ukraine Invasion On Arctic Blast, Major Winter Storm Threatby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 4:40 pm
US NatGas Spikes Most Since Ukraine Invasion On Arctic Blast, Major Winter Storm Threat US natural gas futures surged for a second straight session as an Arctic cold blast and mounting winter storm threats forced traders to reassess energy demand, with heating demand across much of the eastern US now forecast to surge sharply. As of 09:00 ET, NatGas futures are up nearly 27%, marking the largest intraday jump since Russia’s […]
- 30 Ways Trump Impacted The World In His First Yearby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 4:20 pm
30 Ways Trump Impacted The World In His First Year Authored by Travis Gillmore and Cathy He via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump used his first year back in the White House to set the tone for his second presidency, changing the nation and the world in the process. Through more than 225 executive orders, the president reorganized federal government policy and focus, while advancing his America First agenda. On the world […]
- Trump Calls UK Chagos Deal “Great Stupidity” – Demonstrates Greenland Must Be Takenby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Trump Calls UK Chagos Deal “Great Stupidity” – Demonstrates Greenland Must Be Taken Venezuela, Cuba, Greenland, Canada… and now President Trump sets his sights on ‘defending’ America’s influence over the tiny but strategically important Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia and the Chagos islands. Early Tuesday the US president on social media blasted the UK government led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, branding Britain’s prior […]
- Oklo’s Isotope Business: Atomic Alchemyby Tyler Durden on January 20, 2026 at 3:40 pm
Oklo’s Isotope Business: Atomic Alchemy Submitted by Tight Spreads Oklo is one of the most impressive nuclear companies in the public equities market. They uniquely and strategically intersect arguably the most important themes today: energy dominance, critical material supply chains, and national defense. The market is not pricing in the potential value of the Y-Combinator backed company: Atomic Alchemy acquisition. And those who […]




















































