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Moltbook’s viral posts and strange user behavior memecoins, including MOLT soaring more than 7,000%.

After a bruising 2025, Hougan sees sideways Bitcoin trading, rising institutional interest and early central bank curiosity setting up the next cycle.

The Department of Justice said it now holds legal title over crypto, real estate and monetary assets tied to darknet mixing service, Helix

It seems like ages ago, but bitcoin rose to just shy of $91,000 on Wednesday. Then the U.S. dollar started to strengthen.

Crypto bulls who have theorized that bitcoin can’t begin rising until money flows out of red-hot precious metals are about to find out if they were correct.

Despite crypto’s promise of faster, cheaper transactions, the payments giants aren’t buying the stablecoin pitch, at least not in developed markets.

Stablecoin rewards and the Clarity Act widen the divide between crypto and TradFi, according to people who spoke with the WSJ.

The former Federal Reserve governor has invested in crypto firms, criticized bitcoin’s role as money and argued for a U.S. digital dollar.

The conventional wisdom on Trump’s pick for Fed chair says he’s a hawk. Stanley Druckenmiller, who made billions fading conventional wisdom, suggests that’s not necessarily so.

Washington is edging closer to a landmark crypto framework, though disputes over DeFi and stablecoin rewards risk pushing final passage beyond 2026.

Cronos (CRO) fell 4.2% and Aave (AAVE) dropped 3.7%, leading the index lower.

stVaults let other teams plug into Lido’s staking system instead of building their own from scratch.

New product lets companies manage cash, stablecoins and tokenized funds in one system, cutting cross-border settlement times from days to seconds.

Your day-ahead look for Jan. 30, 2026

The president confirmed his pick on Friday to replace the incumbent Jerome Powell when his term ends in May.

The Brazilian digital bank announced it received conditional OCC approval to provide deposit accounts, credit cards, lending and digital asset custody in the United States.

Crypto markets fell further overnight as bitcoin and ether extended losses, metals tumbled and liquidation pressure hit leveraged traders across derivatives markets.

The bitcoin-to-gold ratio rebounded from recent lows, mirroring a pattern seen in the 2019-2020.

While Fed chair speculation drives uncertainty across equities, rates, and crypto.

Ethereum’s co-founder said the $17.3 million withdrawal will support a broader “full-stack openness and verifiability” vision as the foundation tightens spending.

U.S.-listed spot bitcoin and ether ETFs saw one of their worst combined outflow days of 2026 as falling prices, rising volatility and macro uncertainty pushed investors to cut exposure.

Binance will convert the stablecoin holdings in its $1 billion Secure Asset Fund for Users to bitcoin over the next 30 days, with plans for regular audits.

Metals remain a leading theme for the year while bitcoin trades independently, suggestive of its growing role as a standalone risk asset.

BTC fell deeper to nearly $81,000 late Thursday as Warsh’s odds surged in betting markets.

Traders are watching $1.74 as near-term support, with $1.79–$1.82 now the key resistance zone.

The spike shows traders rushing for protection, though implied volatility is not yet at extreme levels versus the past year.

More than $1.7 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated in 24 hours as bitcoin fell to $81,000, with long bets accounting for nearly all the damage amid macro jitters and Fed chair speculation.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency has shed nearly $10,000 over the past 24 hours, now threatening to take out its recent November low just under $81,000.

The bitcoin-friendly nation’s central bank now holds over $360 million of the yellow metal, while the government, led by President Nayib Bukele, has bitcoin holdings worth $635 million.

Circle’s rising correlation with ether and DeFi exposure drives the re-rating, despite valuation and competition concerns.