Month: January 2026

Strategy acquires $2.1B in Bitcoin, holdings top 709,000 BTC

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Strategy, the enterprise software company and largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has added 22,305 Bitcoin to its treasury at an average price of $95,284 per coin, according to its latest disclosure. Strategy has acquired 22,305 BTC for ~$2.13 billion at ~$95,284 per bitcoin. As of 1/19/2026, we hodl 709,715 $BTC acquired for ~$53.92 billion at ~$75,979 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/pJM0Yuy32w — Michael Saylor (@saylor) January 20, 2026 The purchase was funded by approximately $2.1 billion in net proceeds raised through the sale of common stock and preferred stock under the…

Saylor’s Strategy Buys Over $2 Billion Worth of BTC Despite Growing Geopolitical Tension

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Saylor hinted about this purchase on Sunday. Given the fact that Monday was an official holiday in the US (MLK Day), Strategy’s Michael Saylor had to wait until today to announce his company’s latest BTC purchase. In it, the world’s largest corporate holder of the digital asset said it accumulated another 22,305 BTC for just over $2.1 billion. The average price of the acquisition was $95,284, and puts the firm’s total holdings at a whopping 709,715 BTC. This substantial fortune was accumulated over the past half a decade at…

TROVE token crashes 97% after TGE amid trust fallout and strategy pivot

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TROVE, the native token of perpetual DEX Trove Markets, plunged roughly 97% following its token generation event, wiping its valuation from about $20 million to under $500,000, per GeckoTerminal. Market confidence had been fragile after a series of controversies, including last-minute ICO contract changes and an incident tied to Polymarket. Targeting the booming perpetuals DEX market, Trove Markets promised leveraged access to collectibles, real-world assets, and equities. Its TROVE token ICO ran from January 8 to January 11 without major issues, until just five minutes before closing, when the team…

Digital Asset Treasuries That Just Hodl Get It Wrong

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Opinion by: Mike Maloney, Chairman of 21 Vault, a company operating in digital asset infrastructure and treasury strategy ​Digital asset treasuries (DATs) started back in 2020 with Strategy’s decision to buy and hold Bitcoin (BTC). ​That fateful decision has created a treasury with a market capitalization exceeding $80 billion. ​A flurry of companies began to replicate this buy-and-hold approach. These new DATs raise huge amounts of capital to buy their chosen asset before merging with publicly traded companies, giving investors exposure to crypto via their stocks. Summer turned to winter.…

WLFI Faces Backlash After ‘Team Wallets’ Dominate USD1 Growth Proposal Vote

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World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is facing criticism following a governance vote that approved a USD1 growth proposal, despite objections from the community over the lack of voting access for locked WLFI holders. Onchain voting data shows that the largest “FOR” votes were cast by top wallets flagged as team-linked or strategic partner addresses, according to pseudonymous crypto trader and researcher DeFi^2. The top nine wallets accounted for about 59% of total voting power, giving a small cluster of big holders effective control over the outcome of the USD1 growth proposal.…

Hungary and Portugal Move to Block Polymarket Access

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Hungary and Portugal have taken steps to restrict access to the crypto-based prediction market Polymarket, adding to mounting regulatory pressure on the platform across Europe. Hungary’s regulatory authority, Szabályozott Tevékenységek Felügyeleti Hatósága, has temporarily blocked access to Polymarket’s domain and subdomains, citing the “forbidden organization of gambling activities.” According to an official notice released Friday, the restriction will remain in place until the authority completes its review. Users reported being unable to access the platform using their Hungarian IP addresses, which now displays a warning message from the country’s regulator.…

Why Ripple Is Crashing and What Happens Next

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XRP falls to $1.93 after rejecting $2, while weekly MACD tightens. Analysts watch $1.90 support and $2.05 reclaim. Ripple’s native cross-border token has dropped to $1.93 after failing to hold above the $2. In the short term, the price action is moving to the downside, but some technical indicators could change the trend in the future. XRP Stalls Below $2 as Support Shifts XRP lost momentum after a brief move above $2. Sellers stepped in quickly, pushing the asset down and clearing recent gains. Former support at $2 has…

Altcoins Continue to Bleed Out as Bitcoin Dumps to Weekly Lows: Market Watch

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ICP and XMR have plunged the most over the past day. Bitcoin’s recovery from last week has been almost entirely erased as the asset dipped below $91,000 earlier today after the latest developments on the EU-US trade war front and the situation with Greenland. The altcoins are deep in the red again, with ETH sliding beneath $3,100 and XRP decisively losing the $2.00 support. BTC Sees Weekly Lows Recall that the primary cryptocurrency went on the offensive last week. It gained $8,000 in the span of just a few…

Prediction Markets Must Use KYC To Curb Insider Trades: Messari

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Concerns over insider trading on prediction markets have intensified after a series of high-profile bets on geopolitical events, prompting fresh questions over whether it’s even feasible to curb such practices in the growing industry sector. Preventing insider trading is realistically possible only on prediction markets applying Know Your Customer (KYC) measures, according to Austin Weiler, a research analyst at the blockchain intelligence firm Messari. “For KYC’d platforms, the most effective mechanism is to restrict access upfront for users to specific markets,” Weiler told Cointelegraph, adding that state actors could be…

BTC Bulls Defend $90K as Hash Ribbons Signal Long-Term Buy Opportunity

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Bitcoin’s (BTC) leading indicators flashed buy signals as bulls fought to keep the price above $90,000. Key takeaways: Bitcoin Hash Ribbons flashed a “buy” signal amid miner capitulation recovery, an occurrence that has historically preceded strong rallies. The Fear and Greed Index’s “golden cross” signals improving market sentiment and a potential BTC rally ahead. Bitcoin must hold $90,000 to avoid a bear market scenario.  Bitcoin Hash Ribbons, sentiment index flash “buy” Bitcoin miner performance is still telling market participants to buy as sentiment begins to shift across the market. Hash…