💰Strategy has bought another 22,305 BTC for $2.13B, at an average price of ~$95,284 per coin

As of January 19, 2026, the company now holds a massive 709,715 BTC, with an average purchase price of $75,979.

🤭 As usual, crypto Twitter didn’t miss the moment: right after the buy, Bitcoin dipped to ~$89,000, and memes about “Saylor buying the local top” are back in full force.

Meanwhile, with silver (XAG) going vertical, some are joking that Michael Saylor is secretly buying silver instead of Bitcoin — because BTC seems to fall every time he clicks “Buy”. 👀

Love him or troll him, one thing is clear: Strategy isn’t slowing down. 🚀

🔨 $90 in — $282,000 out… or is it?

Yesterday, Bitcoin block #933034 was mined by a solo miner who rented hashpower via the Swiss pool NiceHash, paying around $90 for that attempt.

🎯 Reward: 3.1 BTC (~$282,000)

Sounds like the luckiest trade of the year — but the full picture is unknown. We don’t know how much was spent on failed attempts before this block.

What looks like pure luck on-chain may actually be the result of long, exhausting, and ungrateful work behind the scenes. In Bitcoin, fortune often smiles only after patience runs out. 🧠⛏️

🇺🇸 Trump Family’s Wealth Is Increasingly Tied to Crypto

Over the past year, crypto has become a major pillar of the Trump family’s fortune. According to Bloomberg, digital assets added ~$1.4B to their wealth, making up about 20% of the family’s estimated $6.8B net worth for the first time.

Key drivers include:

▪️World Liberty Financial, a crypto platform co-founded by Trump and his sons, which generated hundreds of millions from token sales and stablecoin issuance.
▪️A Trump-branded memecoin, launched ahead of the second inauguration.
▪️American Bitcoin Corp., a mining venture linked to Hut 8.

These gains were supported by a friendlier regulatory environment under Trump’s second term, including crypto legislation and dropped lawsuits.

However, not everything is green: losses in Trump Media (shares down ~66% YoY) largely offset crypto profits, keeping total net worth flat. 🤷

🧮 How likely is it to crack someone else’s Bitcoin wallet?

🔎 Analysts at The Smarter Web ran the numbers — and the result is almost poetic.

Trying to guess a private key is like:
🎟 winning the lottery 8 times in a row
…and then doing it another 292 million times.

In short: mathematically possible, practically impossible.

So yes, you can try — but you’ll need more than luck.
You’ll need a miracle. Or several hundred million of them. 😅🔐

🇺🇸 US Builds a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that the administration continues working on the creation of a state strategic Bitcoin reserve.

▪️The US has fully stopped selling confiscated BTC.
▪️The next step is replenishing the reserve using seized and forfeited assets.
▪️Confiscated Bitcoin will no longer be sold and, after legal settlements, will be added to the national digital reserve.
▪️The administration is focusing on bringing the crypto industry back to the US.
▪️The policy direction includes clear regulation and support for innovation.
▪️Officials also noted that the previous administration’s approach nearly crippled the digital asset sector.

📉📈 Trump’s Davos Speech Shook the Markets — Bitcoin Got Whipsawed

Donald Trump’s speech at Davos triggered sharp volatility across markets, and Bitcoin was no exception. 👀

After a series of controversial statements, BTC first rebounded above $90,000, then quickly dropped below $88,000, before surging again past $90K. At the moment, Bitcoin is trading around $89,000. 🎢

Futures traders had a rough day. The market violently wiped out both longs and shorts, turning leveraged positions into a dangerous game where timing mattered more than direction.

And this is how Paolo Ardoino, the head of Tether, was watching Bitcoin’s price yesterday.

🇮🇷 Iran’s Central Bank quietly turns to USDT

🔎 Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic reports that the Central Bank of Iran has accumulated at least $507 million in USDT, using stablecoins as an alternative to the traditional banking system under sanctions.

🗝 Key takeaways:

• The USDT was initially routed through Iran’s largest exchange, Nobitex, likely to inject dollar liquidity and support the collapsing rial. ⬇️
• After a major hack of Nobitex in June 2025, flows shifted to cross-chain bridges, DEXs and other blockchains, signaling a more sophisticated setup. 🥷
• Elliptic believes USDT was used both to stabilize the domestic currency and to settle international trade in “synthetic dollars,” bypassing SWIFT and correspondent banks. 🏦
• This effectively creates a sanctions-resistant shadow financial system backed by stablecoins. 💵
• Despite this, blockchain transparency allowed investigators to trace the funds, and some CBI-linked wallets were later blacklisted, freezing ~$37M USDT. 🥶

🏦 BlackRock: Ethereum is set to benefit from tokenization

In its 2026 outlook, BlackRock highlights Ethereum as a major winner in the tokenization trend. Around 65% of all tokenized assets are already issued on the Ethereum blockchain, giving it a strong early lead.

BlackRock’s CEO emphasizes that tokenization is a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity that is still in its early stages. As real-world assets move on-chain, Ethereum’s infrastructure, liquidity, and network effects could position it as the primary settlement layer for this new financial era. 💰

Early market, huge potential — and Ethereum is currently at the center of it. 🚀

💵 Stablecoin boom in 2025

In 2025, the stablecoin market expanded rapidly with 59 new stablecoins launched across four major categories:

🔹 US Treasury–backed stablecoins (e.g. Ripple’s RLUSD, WLFI’s USD1): 16
🔹 Crypto-collateralized stablecoins (e.g. USDf, DUSD): 22
🔹 Non-USD stablecoins (e.g. DEURO, JPYC): 16
🔹 Other models: 5

📊 The data shows strong diversification beyond traditional dollar-backed models, with growing interest in crypto-backed and non-USD alternatives. Stablecoins are no longer just about the dollar — the market is experimenting fast and at scale.

🛡 Ethereum dominates by TVL

💰 The total value locked (TVL) in the Ethereum ecosystem has reached $341.5B, reinforcing its position as the leading smart contract platform.

For comparison:

• ~11× larger than Solana
• ~29× larger than BSC
• ~190× larger than Aptos

This massive gap highlights Ethereum’s unmatched liquidity, DeFi depth, and institutional trust — factors that continue to strengthen its network effect despite competition from faster and cheaper chains. 🔗

🇻🇳 Vietnam launches strict crypto exchange licensing

Vietnam has officially opened applications for licensed crypto exchanges, activating a tightly controlled pilot regime under its new crypto law.

Key points:

• Minimum capital requirement: 10 trillion VND (~$400M) — one of the highest in Asia.
• Only Vietnamese companies can apply; foreign ownership capped at 49%.
• Framework favors domestic banks and securities firms, limiting licenses to a small group.
• Marks the shift from legal recognition of crypto to active supervision and enforcement.

At least 10 local banks and securities firms have already signaled interest, after years of infrastructure and partnership preparation. However, user migration may be gradual, with some traders sticking to global exchanges until local platforms offer comparable liquidity and products.

📉 Altcoin bear market still drags on – Pantera Capital

📝🐈‍⬛ Pantera Capital’s January report highlights that 2025 was rough for most of the crypto market outside Bitcoin. Price movements were largely driven by macro factors, capital flows, and big players’ behavior, rather than project fundamentals.

• Altcoin bear market has persisted since Dec 2024, with total market cap of non-BTC/ETH/stablecoins down ~44%. 🐻
• Bitcoin outperformed thanks to ETF, corporate, and institutional demand, while other tokens lacked support, increasing capital outflows. ⬆️
• Current decline aligns with historical altcoin cycles. 🧐

Looking ahead, Pantera notes:

• Leverage use has decreased,
• Prices have undergone deep correction,
• Speculative activity has cooled.

This could make early 2026 a more stable starting point for crypto, potentially setting the stage for the next growth phase if fundamentals hold. 📈

🔥 New hopium alert: Bitcoin mimics gold’s 1973–1980 pattern

🕵️‍♂️ Some analysts note that BTC is showing a price pattern reminiscent of gold during its 1970s surge. The hope: Bitcoin is at the same early adoption stage as gold was 50 years ago. 👀

Whether this is a roadmap to future glory or just wishful thinking… only time will tell 🙄.

🇮🇳 India tightens rules on privacy coins

India’s financial regulator (FIU-IND) has ordered crypto exchanges to stop listing privacy-focused assets such as Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), Dash (DASH) and similar coins. 🕵️‍♂️

The regulator cites money-laundering risks, arguing that privacy coins are harder to trace and therefore unsuitable for the regulated market. 🤷

What this means:

• Delistings of privacy coins on Indian exchanges
• Stricter KYC/AML requirements for users
• Increased pressure on mixers and anonymization tools

Overall, India is signaling a tougher stance on crypto privacy, prioritizing transparency and regulatory control over anonymous transactions.

🧾 Bitcoin whitepaper goes mainstream

A massive poster featuring the Bitcoin whitepaper has been unveiled inside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building. 🏦

What once started as a niche cypherpunk document is now literally hanging in the heart of traditional finance. A clear symbol of how far Bitcoin has come — from an obscure PDF on the internet to a concept acknowledged by the world’s largest financial institutions.

From “magic internet money” to Wall Street walls. 🚀