XRP has been on a January 2026 roller coaster, kicking off the month with confidence before running headfirst into a sharp pullback. It jumped about 20% in the first week, topping out near $2.41 on Jan. 6, but fast forward to today and the crypto asset is changing hands at $1.91. Even so, a handful …
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Gold’s rally is being driven less by panic and more by policy choices that are quietly reshaping global trust in money, according to veteran macro strategist Jim Rickards. Inside Jim Rickards’ Case for Gold as Governments Rewrite the Rules Appearing on The Julia La Roche Show, Jim Rickards—an economist, lawyer, and longtime market watcher—argued that …
This weekend, with silver changing hands at $103 an ounce, an X account known as Stoic Trader said he was “sitting on 1,000 ounces of silver bars” and claimed he has been attempting to sell them, alleging that dealers are “lowballing 30% under spot.” The post spread quickly across X, drawing significant attention to the …
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As markets lurch between relief rallies and sudden reversals, ten developments now unfolding across equities, bonds, currencies, and commodities suggest the global monetary order is quietly being rewritten heading into Q1 2026. 2026 Is Becoming a Stress Test for the Financial System The financial markets opening in 2026 are not merely volatile — they are …
Bitcoin is trading at $89,166 per coin at 12 p.m. EST on Jan. 24, 2026, with derivatives markets sending mixed but revealing signals beneath the surface. Futures leverage is easing, options traders remain selectively optimistic, and liquidation data suggests excess positioning is still being worked off. Bitcoin Derivatives Paint a Tense Picture Bitcoin futures open …
The Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) token, a memecoin launched on the Solana layer-1 blockchain network, surged by about 564% following a social media post from the United States White House. On Friday, the White House published a social media post on X of US President Donald Trump and a penguin holding hands and walking through the …
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TLDR: Ethereum Foundation established a dedicated Post-Quantum team led by Thomas Coratger and Emile from leanVM. Foundation announced $2M in prizes targeting Poseidon hash function and post-quantum cryptographic research. Multi-client PQ consensus devnets are live with participation from pioneering and established teams. AI-powered mathematics completed complex cryptographic proof in eight hours at $200 cost for …
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Hackers have breached the systems of a government-related entity handling sensitive personal information, putting the data of 478,188 Americans at risk. According to a new notification filed with the Maine Attorney General’s office, the incident at Brittany N. Griffiths in Illinois happened in May of last year. After a week of investigating, the firm determined …
The number of Bitcoin (BTC) nodes signaling support for Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 (BIP-110), a temporary soft fork limiting the amount of data included in each transaction at the consensus level, rose to 2.38%. 583 out of 24,481 nodes are running BIP-110, and the primary node software implementation for running the soft fork proposal is …
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Seven days after the stablecoin sector printed a record $310.426 billion on Jan. 17, the market has given back $3.327 billion—proof that even “stable” capital has a sense of timing. Post-Peak Pause: Stablecoins Step Back Starting with the heavyweight contender, tether ( USDT) sits at roughly $186.59 billion in market cap and posted zero activity …
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U.S. markets closed Friday with mixed signals across major indexes, while crypto-associated stocks—particularly bitcoin miners—largely pushed higher against a backdrop of global economic fragility and shifting geopolitical currents. Wall Street Wobbles While Publicly Traded Bitcoin Miners Outperform in a Jittery Global Market The four major U.S. stock indexes wrapped up Friday, Jan. 23, with a …
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Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) remained under pressure Thursday as Bitcoin and ether extended their outflow streaks, though the pace of exits slowed. XRP and Solana continued to quietly attract capital, offering small pockets of stability. ETF Bleeding Slows, but Bitcoin and Ether Stay Under Pressure The selling hasn’t vanished, it has simply cooled. After two …
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Bitcoin’s recent price action has all the drama of a soap opera—with a rollercoaster drop from its high-flying $97,939 cameo down to a modest flirtation with $88,665 before landing comfortably around $89,396. Despite the theatrics, it appears the market is catching its breath in a narrow trading band, preparing for its next act. Whether it’s …
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A man from North Carolina has been arrested for allegedly executing a multimillion-dollar gold scheme. Police say they intercepted a “controlled gold drop,” outside of a local Walmart, which led to a chase and the suspect – 29-year-old Florida resident Michael Francois – getting arrested, reports CBS17. The report says authorities first started investigating a …
Banking giant JPMorgan Chase is issuing a warning to Americans, saying that many of them could lose access to credit under Trump’s new proposed rate cap. In a recent earnings call, JPMorgan Chase executive vice president and chief financial officer Jeremy Barnum says he believes Trump’s proposed plan would be dire for consumers and the …
