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- Bitcoin stalls as risk-off mood lifts gold, altcoins diverge: Crypto Markets Todayby Oliver Knight on January 23, 2026 at 11:40 am
Bitcoin and ether were little changed alongside softer U.S. equity futures as investors leaned risk-off. Some altcoins bucked the trend due to thin liquidity.
- Revolut drops U.S. bank merger plan to seek standalone license: FTby Francisco Rodrigues on January 23, 2026 at 10:57 am
The fintech company believes a de novo banking license under the Trump administration will be faster than acquiring an existing bank, avoiding the need to maintain physical branches.
- U.S. bitcoin ETF weekly outflows largest since November may signal BTC price bottomby James Van Straten on January 23, 2026 at 10:20 am
This week’s redemptions reached the highest level since November, a signal that often marks a local bottom in the price of bitcoin.
- Bitcoin returns fail to match risks, just like 2022by Shaurya Malwa on January 23, 2026 at 7:32 am
The metric highlights weak risk-adjusted performance during periods of volatility, a feature of drawdowns that can persist for months.
- ETH, SOL and ADA slip as bitcoin fails to build momentum near $90,000by Shaurya Malwa on January 23, 2026 at 7:08 am
Asian equities pushed higher and the dollar stayed under pressure, giving crypto a firmer footing after a volatile week.
- Bitcoin and yen hold steady as Japan’s inflation eases and BOJ keeps interest rates unchangedby Omkar Godbole on January 23, 2026 at 6:54 am
The Bank of Japan held rates steady while revising inflation and growth projections higher.
- Coinbase lets users borrow up to $1 million against staked ether without sellingby Shaurya Malwa on January 23, 2026 at 6:12 am
The new feature allows U.S. users to borrow USDC against cbETH while keeping their staked ETH exposure intact.
- South Korea probes loss of seized bitcoin in phishing attackby Omkar Godbole on January 23, 2026 at 5:17 am
Internal audit showed the coins were likely lost via a phishing attack during official storage, according to local media reports.
- XRP slips to $1.93 despite early signs of a technical reboundby Shaurya Malwa on January 23, 2026 at 4:41 am
The pullback comes as XRP continues to trade without a fresh headline catalyst, leaving price action largely driven by positioning and technical levels.
- Dogecoin falls 2% as liquidation pressure hits meme coinsby Shaurya Malwa on January 23, 2026 at 4:30 am
Trading remains a sell-the-rally environment, with resistance entrenched around $0.126 to $0.127 and only tentative, short-lived bounces emerging on intraday.
- Gold nears $5,000, silver closes on $100 while bitcoin remains listlessby Sam Reynolds on January 23, 2026 at 4:30 am
Prediction markets price further upside for bullion as volatility data shows silver absorbing momentum while gold grinds higher
- Crypto’s 2025 ‘whipsaw’ year drove capitulation as markets look toward a 2026 rebound, Pantera saysby Sam Reynolds on January 23, 2026 at 4:01 am
In its ‘Navigating Crypto in 2026’ outlook, the fund says non-bitcoin tokens have been sliding since late 2024, weighed down by weak value capture, slowing on-chain activity, and fading retail flows.
- Caroline Ellison, former Alameda and FTX executive, released after 14 monthsby Sam Reynolds on January 23, 2026 at 1:52 am
The former Alameda Research chief and key witness against Sam Bankman-Fried has exited federal custody but remains subject to long-term bans, injunctions, and supervision tied to the FTX collapse.
- Coinbase VP says ‘fatal flaws’ in Senate crypto bill forced sudden withdrawal of supportby AI Boost on January 22, 2026 at 10:27 pm
Coinbase VP of US Policy Kara Calvert explains what tipped the scales for Coinbase against the legislation just hours before a scheduled markup.
- Capital One agrees to acquire credit card, stablecoin payment enabler Brexby Helene Braun on January 22, 2026 at 10:27 pm
In a press release from September, Brex said it was planning to launch native stablecoin payments as part of its business.
- SEC, CFTC to push united crypto work now that they both have Trump-appointed headsby Jesse Hamilton on January 22, 2026 at 10:13 pm
The two U.S. markets regulators will have a joint event to highlight their unified crypto agenda, following the arrival of permanent CFTC chief Mike Selig.
- Gold surges to doorstep of $5,000 as experts debate bitcoin’s underperformanceby Krisztian Sandor on January 22, 2026 at 9:16 pm
“The [BTC] adoption announcements are not working anymore,” said Jim Bianco, while Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas urged taking a longer-term view.
- Ark Invest sees bitcoin and tokenization driving the next phase of digital asset growthby Will Canny on January 22, 2026 at 8:19 pm
The asset manager said bitcoin’s institutional adoption and asset tokenization are pushing digital assets toward scale, potentially reaching tens of trillions by decade’s end.
- Optimism community begins vote on OP token buybacksby Margaux Nijkerk on January 22, 2026 at 7:56 pm
The Optimism Foundation’s proposal would link the value of the OP token more directly to the economic performance of the Superchain.
- Citi sounds the alarm on ‘address poisoning’ scams flooding the Ethereum networkby Will Canny on January 22, 2026 at 6:36 pm
A record surge in activity on the Ethereum network is likely being driven by scam-related behavior rather than genuine user growth, according to the bank’s analysts.
- Trump files $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan over 2021 debankingby Nikhilesh De on January 22, 2026 at 5:51 pm
- BitGo stock edges higher in NYSE debut as investors bet on the ‘plumbing’ of the crypto worldby Helene Braun on January 22, 2026 at 5:44 pm
The crypto custodian priced its initial public offering at $18 per share late Wednesday.
- Trump-linked World Liberty Financial partners with Spacecoin on satellite-powered DeFiby Francisco Rodrigues on January 22, 2026 at 5:19 pm
Spacecoin aims to provide permissionless internet access via satellite constellation, targeting remote and underserved communities.
- Ondo to put BitGo stock onchain following New York Stock Exchange debutby Krisztian Sandor on January 22, 2026 at 4:54 pm
The crypto company’s stock will be available in a tokenized version on Ethereum, Solana and BNB Chain closely after it starts trading on NYSE.
- Russia’s ruble-pegged stablecoin helped evade sanctions to the tune of $100 billionby Olivier Acuna on January 22, 2026 at 4:13 pm
Elliptic says the ruble-pegged A7A5 processed nearly 250,000 onchain transactions, demonstrating how stablecoins facilitate cross-border flows under sanctions pressure.
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- Davos Elites Scammed By Fake VIP Passes To Exclusive USA House Venueby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 10:45 am
Davos Elites Scammed By Fake VIP Passes To Exclusive USA House Venue The Trump administration’s primary venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos, known as USA House, issued a pointed warning on its website Tuesday after reports surfaced that some high-profile attendees had been duped by scalpers peddling counterfeit VIP access packages, Fox Business reports. Pedestrians walk past the USA House during the annual meeting of the […]
- Watch: Davos Elites Push Lab-Grown ‘Meat’ Despite Massive Backlashby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 10:00 am
Watch: Davos Elites Push Lab-Grown ‘Meat’ Despite Massive Backlash Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The clips in this piece were all sourced and edited by Wide Awake Media. Please give them a follow on X. As the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again initiative ramps up its assault on processed poisons and added sugars, Davos elites are scrambling to defend their synthetic food agenda. From lab-grown […]
- Finnish President Claims Europe Can ‘Unequivocally’ Defend Itself Without USby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 9:15 am
Finnish President Claims Europe Can ‘Unequivocally’ Defend Itself Without US Donald Trump’s opposition to the US continuing to bankroll NATO has become a defining issue in global politics, so much so that a considerable percentage of time and energy at the ongoing Davos conference has been spent talking about it. During a panel discussion on Europe’s defense capabilities with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Polish President […]
- IMEC’s Future Is Once Again In Doubtby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 8:30 am
IMEC’s Future Is Once Again In Doubt Authored by Andrew Korybko, The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), which was envisaged as a game-changing geo-economic megaproject when it was announced in September 2023 at the G20 Summit in Delhi, was abruptly frozen by the Gaza War that broke out a month later and the West Asian War that followed. The end of those conflicts then gave rise to optimism that Saudi Arabia would […]
- Netanyahu Skipped ‘Board Of Peace’ Signing In Davos On ICC Arrest Fearsby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 7:45 am
Netanyahu Skipped ‘Board Of Peace’ Signing In Davos On ICC Arrest Fears One of the more interesting aspects to the Thursday signing ceremony for President Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ in Davos, Switzerland was who was not in attendance. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to attend the signing ceremony, but not necessarily by choice, as he is currently unable to travel to much of Europe on fears of being […]
- EU Parliament Vote Sends Mercosur Trade Deal Into Legal Limboby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 7:00 am
EU Parliament Vote Sends Mercosur Trade Deal Into Legal Limbo Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The European Parliament has voted to ask the Court of Justice of the European Union to rule on the legality of the EU–Mercosur trade agreement, a move that delays ratification of the deal, but the European Commission could still apply the agreement “provisionally” if Germany has its way. MEPs meeting in Strasbourg […]
- Is BRICS Gearing Up To Protect Global Maritime Trade Against All Enemies?by Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 4:25 am
Is BRICS Gearing Up To Protect Global Maritime Trade Against All Enemies? Authored by Miguel Santos García via GlobalResearch.ca, The inaugural BRICS joint naval exercise, “Will for Peace 2026”, that unfolded off the coast of South Africa from January 9 to the 16 marked a significant and symbolic evolution for the bloc but not without its hurdles. With the participation of naval forces from China, South Africa, Russia and […]
- Billionaire Sports Mogul Has Quietly Become America’s Largest Private Landownerby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 4:00 am
Billionaire Sports Mogul Has Quietly Become America’s Largest Private Landowner Stan Kroenke, the billionaire sports magnate who owns the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and England’s Arsenal FC, has quietly ascended to the top of America’s private landownership rankings, controlling more than 2.7 million acres following a blockbuster off-market acquisition in December, according to The Land Report. Stan Kroenke (photo via The Land […]
- US Begins ‘Transfer’ Of ISIS Prisoners From Syria To Iraq, Mulls Full Withdrawalby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 3:35 am
US Begins ‘Transfer’ Of ISIS Prisoners From Syria To Iraq, Mulls Full Withdrawal Via The Cradle US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a fresh statement that it has launched a mission to transfer ISIS fighters from Syria to Iraqi government-controlled facilities. The announcement came hours after the Syrian army entered the Al-Hawl Camp in the country’s north, resulting in the escape of thousands of ISIS and ISIS-linked […]
- White House Aims For Cuba Regime Change By Year-Endby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 3:10 am
White House Aims For Cuba Regime Change By Year-End Brimming with bravado after snatching Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a lightning raid on Caracas earlier this month, the Trump administration has now set a goal to end Communism in Cuba by the end of the year, according to sources who talked to the Wall Street Journal. Using the Venezuela operation as a blueprint, the White House is working to identify people inside the […]
- Greenland Remaining With Denmark Not Raised During Trump Talks, NATO Chief Saysby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 2:45 am
Greenland Remaining With Denmark Not Raised During Trump Talks, NATO Chief Says Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Jan. 21 that the issue of Greenland remaining part of Denmark did not come up during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte during a bilateral meeting on the […]
- Canada’s Military Preps Model Of Hypothetical US Invasion In Historic Firstby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 2:20 am
Canada’s Military Preps Model Of Hypothetical US Invasion In Historic First It’s quite surprising, and a bit absurd, to read these lines in one of Canada’s premier and most widely read newspapers: “The Canadian Armed Forces have modelled a hypothetical US military invasion of Canada and the country’s potential response, which includes tactics similar to those employed against Russia and later US-led forces in Afghanistan, two […]
- House Speaker Endorses Impeachment Of Federal Judges Over Rulingsby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 1:55 am
House Speaker Endorses Impeachment Of Federal Judges Over Rulings Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Jan. 21 that he would support articles of impeachment against some federal judges after congressional Republicans floated the prospect last year. During a press conference, a reporter asked Johnson about Senate Republicans suggesting that the House bring articles of […]
- Trump Suggests He Can Send $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks Without Congressby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 1:30 am
Trump Suggests He Can Send $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks Without Congress President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that his administration could distribute $2,000 direct payments to Americans – a “dividend” from tariff proceeds – without congressional authorization, citing the absence of a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of his sweeping import duties. President Donald Trump speaks as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt […]
- Newsom’s Gerrymander Just Might Have A Racial Discrimination Problemby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 1:05 am
Newsom’s Gerrymander Just Might Have A Racial Discrimination Problem Authored by Jonathan Turley, California Democrats face a pesky problem: their recent gerrymandering effort may have a racial discrimination problem. According to Ninth Circuit judge Kenneth Lee, the problem is District 13 and the public comments of the primary mapmaker, who declared his intention to create a Latino-dominated district. Democrats are bullish about […]
- “Go F**k Yourself!”: Brawl Nearly Breaks Out During Jack Smith’s Hearingby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 12:40 am
“Go F**k Yourself!”: Brawl Nearly Breaks Out During Jack Smith’s Hearing Former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s congressional testimony on Thursday took an unexpected turn when a brawl nearly erupted. The showdown featured former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone and conservative activist Ivan Raiklin. The confrontation happened during a break in Smith’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. Video captured Fanone […]
- Massive Fraud Infuriates Minnesotans, Lawmakers, But Top Official Sees No Quick Fixby Tyler Durden on January 23, 2026 at 12:15 am
Massive Fraud Infuriates Minnesotans, Lawmakers, But Top Official Sees No Quick Fix Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), ST. PAUL, Minn.—Erin Campbell, Minnesota’s top financial officer, told a state anti-fraud committee at the state Capitol on Jan. 21: “Unfortunately, there’s not a ‘silver bullet’ to stop the type of fraud that we’ve seen in our public-assistance programs.” Minnesota state […]
- Texas AG Starts Investigation Into Vaccine-Related Financial Incentivesby Tyler Durden on January 22, 2026 at 11:25 pm
Texas AG Starts Investigation Into Vaccine-Related Financial Incentives Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Jan. 21 said he’s investigating incentives related to vaccinating children. Paxton’s office said in a statement that the probe will cover pediatricians, insurers, vaccine companies, and other entities “engaged in deceptive or unlawful conduct by failing to disclose […]
- Legislation Proposed To Make It Easier To Denaturalize Somali Fraudstersby Tyler Durden on January 22, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Legislation Proposed To Make It Easier To Denaturalize Somali Fraudsters In the wake of the massive Somali-fraud scandal out of Minnesota and other states, President Donald Trump wants to denaturalize American immigrants convicted of crimes and deport them, but the current legal framework and federal bureaucracy make such sweeping denaturalization efforts difficult to achieve quickly. “I would do it in a heartbeat if they […]
- Narrative Control Made Easy: Us Versus Themby Tyler Durden on January 22, 2026 at 10:40 pm
Narrative Control Made Easy: Us Versus Them Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Those in charge of narrative control are suffering from the delusion that they’re making sense. Everything is under control until it isn’t. The name of the game in controlling the populace is narrative control, the current term for setting the context, priorities and agenda so the populace complies without being aware they’ve been […]
- Trump Rages As Jack Smith Accidentally Exposed The Partisan Scam Behind The Jan 6 Probeby Tyler Durden on January 22, 2026 at 10:20 pm
Trump Rages As Jack Smith Accidentally Exposed The Partisan Scam Behind The Jan 6 Probe Jack Smith’s testimony before Congress did more than expose weaknesses in his own case against President Trump. It also laid bare just how partisan the entire January 6th investigation had become—and how willing Democrats were to elevate sensational claims they knew could never survive real scrutiny. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim […]
- Booming US Firearms Industry Could Get 2026 Deregulatory Boost From Trump Administrationby Tyler Durden on January 22, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Booming US Firearms Industry Could Get 2026 Deregulatory Boost From Trump Administration Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times, Record sales made the first year of the second Trump administration a profitable one for the nation’s $92 billion firearms industry, but the potential for federal regulatory rollbacks in his second year could provide manufacturers and retailers with long-term assurances they need to thrive. […]
- Intel Plunges On Another Quarter Of Dismal Guidanceby Tyler Durden on January 22, 2026 at 9:44 pm
Intel Plunges On Another Quarter Of Dismal Guidance Intel is back to its old bag of post earnings rugpull tricks. The stock, which for some bizarre reason is up 50% in 2026 and almost 3x higher since August (it’s actually not bizarre at all, with Trump pumping it at every opportunity but ultimately the fundamentals have to take over), tumbled after hours on an earnings release which was a tale of two parts. First, the […]
- Massive Winter Storm Puts 230 Million Americans At Risk As Panic Buying Beginsby Tyler Durden on January 22, 2026 at 9:40 pm
Massive Winter Storm Puts 230 Million Americans At Risk As Panic Buying Begins “If you’re younger than 40 years old, then you may be experiencing the worst winter weather of your lifetime depending upon where you are over the next 10-14 days,” meteorologist Ryan Maue warned on X, as Winter Storm Fern and a dangerous polar blast line up to deliver what could soon be a historic, winter storm event across the South, Midwest, and […]
- Demographics Deployed For Political Controlby Tyler Durden on January 22, 2026 at 9:20 pm
Demographics Deployed For Political Control Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, People are talking ever more about the possibility of civil war in the United States. The scenes on the streets do not look good, to be sure. That said, we are nowhere near this point and certainly don’t have to be. The trigger for the unfolding of events speaks to a tactic of control that unleashes resistance (and counterresistence) […]



















































