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Bitcoin price succumbed to a violent selloff on Monday while gold and silver surged to all-time highs following President Donald Trump‘s threat of sweeping new tariffs on European allies.According to CryptoSlate’s data, BTC slipped below $93,000 within minutes during early Asian trading hours, after trading comfortably in the mid-$95,000s just moments earlier.This price performance delivered a real-time stress test for the “digital gold” narrative. While traditional precious metals rallied to new highs on the prospect of geopolitical instability, the largest digital asset buckled.This divergence highlights Bitcoin’s current role in the macro regime. In “risk-off” events, Bitcoin often behaves like a…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly sparred with crypto reporter Eleanor Terrett this week after she questioned the exchange’s stance on crypto regulation, prompting an exchange that quickly spilled onto social media and reignited tensions between industry leaders and the broader community.Senate Banking postponed its planned Jan. 15 markup of the CLARITY Act, leaving timing for Senate action on H.R. 3633 dependent on continued negotiations over language that could shape whether stablecoin rewards are treated as deposit-like yield.The committee’s executive session listing for Jan. 15 is labeled “POSTPONED” and “Status: POSTPONED” on the panel’s schedule page. No replacement date was posted…
In brief Privacy coins including Monero, Dash and Dusk are up on the day, despite a wider crypto market slump. Monero’s rally was amplified by reports of stolen Bitcoin being converted into Monero, boosting volume in a thin market, Decrypt was told. The gains reflect defensive positioning amid geopolitical uncertainty and a “broader re-rating” of the privacy sector amid increasing on-chain surveillance and regulatory pressure. Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies including Monero and Dash have climbed despite a broader crypto market drop that liquidated nearly $1 billion in positions.Over the past 24 hours, while Bitcoin dropped 2.3% and most altcoins are down 3%…
The legacy international payments network Swift says it has successfully completed a “landmark” trial enabling the exchange and settlement of tokenized bonds. Swift, which is used by more than 11,000 banks and financial institutions, says the pilot program executed seamless transactions across blockchain platforms and traditional systems. [adinserter block=”1″] The trial, conducted with BNP Paribas Securities Services, Intesa Sanpaolo, and Societe Generale’s blockchain subsidiary FORGE, focused on delivery-versus-payment settlement, interest payouts and bond redemptions. This marks the first time Swift orchestrated tokenized asset transactions as a single process across networks, integrating ISO 20022 messaging standards with blockchain platforms for secure…
A 42-year-old woman from Charlotte, North Carolina is accused of carrying out a lucrative scheme targeting a major US bank. Jillayna Demone Jacoway-Minor is facing charges after allegedly posing as a relative of a Truist Bank account owner to fraudulently withdraw funds, reports WFMY News 2. [adinserter block=”1″] [adinserter block=”5″]   Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. Investors should do their due diligence before making any high-risk investments in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency or digital assets. Please be advised that your transfers and trades are at your own risk, and any losses you may incur are your…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson took aim at Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse in a January 18, 2026 video, criticizing what he framed as an industry push to accept the US Clarity Act on terms that would expand the Securities and Exchange Commission’s authority over new projects. Speaking on Jan 18, Hoskinson used a wide-ranging monologue on market fatigue, industry morale, and the mission behind Cardano and Midnight to zero in on a regulatory flashpoint: a bill he described as swollen by “137 amendments” and tilted toward the SEC.…
In brief Official Trump (TRUMP) meme coin now trades above $4 with a $991 million market cap, making it the sixth-largest meme coin. The Trump family has generated over $1 billion in profits from crypto ventures, including TRUMP, World Liberty Financial, and the MELANIA token. Rep. Maxine Waters introduced the “Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act of 2025” to block the president and family members from owning crypto assets while in office. It was a Friday night bombshell that nobody saw coming. Three days before his second inauguration last January, President Donald Trump’s social media accounts lit up with news of the…
In brief Bitcoin dropped to $92,415 from a peak of $95,385 on Monday, liquidating bullish bets that had expected a continuation of last week’s uptrend. The drop is being driven by a broad shift in global risk appetite, not crypto-specific factors, according to experts. Bitcoin will trade in a tight range with support forming around $85,000, Decrypt was told. Bitcoin’s sudden drop during the early Monday Asian session has flushed excess leverage from the system, triggering liquidations worth over $865 million.The decline comes as U.S. stock and bond markets remain closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, with world…
In brief Ethereum transactions have climbed past prior cycle peaks as average fees fall to recent lows. On-chain data shows roughly 30% of Ether is staked, with no validators currently queued to exit. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has flagged concerns about keeping the protocol simpler over time. Ethereum, the world’s second-largest blockchain network, is being used more than ever, with daily transactions at record highs and fees falling to their lowest levels in the past couple of years.The changes come as the network shows signs of operational stability, even while co-founder Vitalik Buterin warns that keeping Ethereum understandable and simple…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has denied existing tension between the exchange and the White House over the content of the crypto market structure bill, i.e., the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. This development follows a series of contentious moments surrounding the highly anticipated crypto market structure bill, beginning with Armstrong raising concerns over its provisions, which the crypto exchange would rather protest than support. Crypto Market Bill Still On, Bank Negotiations Ongoing — Coinbase CEO In a surprising move on January 15, Armstrong announced a public support…
In brief The move allows customers to allocate funds via PayID and bank transfer for the first time since mid-2023. Binance did not identify the banks or payment providers supporting the renewed fiat channels. The rollout follows regulatory scrutiny and the wind-down of the company’s Australian derivatives business. Binance Australia has restored direct dollar deposits and withdrawals for local users, reopening PayID and bank-transfer access after more than two years of disruption to its banking services in the country.The exchange said the functionality is now available to all Australian customers following a phased rollout to a smaller user group in…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) in the United States have had a relatively positive start to the new year after a wobbly ending to 2025. In this spirit of market positivity, the crypto-linked investment products have just recorded their best weekly performance since early October. This latest weekly inflow of capital signals the return of demand among the US institutional investors, with the price of Bitcoin also reacting positively in the same period. Over the past week, the premier cryptocurrency saw the return of bullish momentum, surging…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s validator exit queue has dropped to zero, a shift that on-chain watchers say could change how the market views sell pressure. According to on-chain metrics and recent reports, validators who once waited weeks to withdraw are no longer lining up. That alone removes a large, visible source of potential ETH flowing back into markets. Ethereum Exit Queue Clears The queue once held millions of ETH. Now it is empty, data from Ethereum Validator Queue shows. This means validators who choose to exit can be processed almost…
Vitalik Buterin framed 2026 as the year Ethereum reverses a decade of convenience-first compromises. His thesis: the protocol stayed trustless, but the defaults drifted. Wallets outsourced verification to centralized RPCs.Decentralized applications became server-dependent behemoths that leak user data to dozens of endpoints. Block building is concentrated in the hands of a few sophisticated actors. The base layer held, but the experience became something else entirely.The response is a concrete menu of infrastructure fixes designed to make the trust-minimized path the easy path.Verified RPC clients that turn untrusted providers into locally verifiable endpoints. Private information retrieval to hide what users query…
A new lawsuit accuses Bank of America of mining data from its customers and unlawfully sharing the results with law enforcement agencies. According to a lawsuit filed by Florida resident Neil Castellon, Bank of America runs one of the “most sophisticated data surveillance systems in the American financial sector and possesses technological capabilities that would be the envy of any 21st-century intelligence agency.” [adinserter block=”1″] The lawsuit alleges that between January 5th and January 7th of 2021, when a mob stormed the United States Capitol, Bank of America used its extensive library of data to identify those who were in…
Gold and copper have moved higher even as the Federal Reserve continues to signal patience on rate cuts, a divergence that shows how markets tend to price liquidity conditions ahead of formal policy shifts rather than wait for confirmation from central banks.These metals are responding to changes in real yields, funding conditions, and forward expectations, and that behavior has often appeared in earlier stages of easing cycles. In previous cycles, Bitcoin reacted later to the same forces, with its strongest advances arriving only after metals had already repositioned for looser financial conditions.The current setup looks familiar. Gold is attracting defensive…