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US imposes sanctions on cryptocurrency exchanges for links to Iran
The platforms facilitated more than USD 94,000 million in transactions of wallets linked to terrorist organizations, according to the government.

The OFAC blocked operations of Zedcez and Zedxion, companies from the United Kingdom.
The sanctions freeze all assets linked to the US and prohibit their use.
The US Department of the Treasury announced on January 30 sanctions against Iranian officials, a businessman, and two London-based cryptocurrency exchanges linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), for human rights violations and illicit financial activities.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the agency announced through a statement that the identified exchanges are Zedcex and Zedxion. This measure is part of a broader campaign against Iranian authorities following the crackdown on local protests.

Zedcex and Zedxion are two cryptocurrency exchange platforms registered in the United Kingdom. Since their registration in 2022, the exchanges have processed more than USD 94 billion in transactions, the agency reported.

It states that multiple addresses attributed to Zedcex and Zedxion have processed funds for wallets linked to the IRGC. This group is considered a terrorist group by the United States, its allies in Europe, and Canada.

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CZ, co-founder of Binance, denies blame for crypto crash in October.

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, co-founder and former CEO of Binance, rejected the accusations that the cryptocurrency exchange was responsible for the market crash of digital assets in October 2025.

During a live Q&A session on Binance's social platform on Friday, Zhao called the accusations "absurd" that the world's largest digital asset platform caused the market crash.

Zhao addressed the allegations that Binance triggered record liquidations when users experienced technical issues and price discrepancies on the platform. Following the crash, Binance offered approximately $600 million in compensation to affected clients and businesses.

"There is a larger group that claims that the crash on October 10 was caused by Binance and wants Binance to compensate everything," Zhao said. "If you live in that world inside your head, it is unlikely that you will succeed in the future."

He emphasized that Binance operates as a regulated company in Abu Dhabi, where regulators have access to the company's activities. Zhao also pointed out that the U.S. government maintains oversight of the platform.

Zhao clarified that he was speaking as a shareholder and user of Binance, not as an executive. He resigned as CEO in November 2023 as part of a deal with U.S. authorities after pleading guilty to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program. The agreement required Binance Holdings to retain an independent external monitor to oversee its compliance practices. Zhao received a pardon from President Donald Trump in October 2025.

XRP had its worst day on Wall Street
XRP-based funds experienced a capital outflow of USD 93 million.

The largest capital exodus was suffered by the ETF managed by Grayscale.
XRP has experienced a 2% drop in the last 24 hours.
The exchange-traded funds (ETFs) of the cryptocurrency XRP recorded their largest outflow of capital since their debut on Wall Street. This follows reporting a negative balance of 92.9 million dollars during yesterday's session, January 29.

The day was marked by a significant divergence among the issuers of these financial products. The outflows corresponded to a single ETF out of the five currently listed on the exchange since November. This is the Grayscale XRP Trust ETF (GXRP), which recorded a net outflow of 98 million dollars in a single day.

The movement of this ETF was partially mitigated by the performance of other competitors that maintained a positive balance. The Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP) captured 2.4 million dollars, followed by the Canary XRP ETF (XRPC) with an inflow of 2.1 million dollars. The Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ) had a favorable balance of 972,000 dollars.

In the chart below, you can see, day by day, how the capital flows to and from the XRP ETFs have been.

Why bitcoin fell 7% in the last 24 hours
The cryptocurrency fell sharply and was trading around US$81,000.

January was a rollercoaster for the “digital gold,” but the last 24 hours left a clearly negative balance for bitcoin, which was trading at US$81,300 yesterday at 11:30 PM - a number it hadn't seen since early April of last year, and far from the US$90,000 it had been recording lately.

At 12:30 PM this Friday, the cryptocurrency showed a slight rebound and was around US$82,500. Among the main reasons for the drop, according to the platform CoinMarketCap, are the recent nomination of a Fed chair, something that frightened the markets and may have prompted risk-averse movements. According to the platform: “Bitcoin fell 4% a few hours after Trump nominated Kevin Warsh, a Fed chair candidate favorable to cryptocurrencies, but focused on controlling inflation.”

Yesterday, the digital gold dropped to US$81,000, numbers it hadn't seen since early April of last year. In that sense, Julián Colombo, director of Bitso for South America, notes that “for more than a week, global markets have been very volatile and with pronounced movements, reacting to new statements by Donald Trump about trade and geopolitical policies.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple Forecast: BTC, ETH, and XRP deepen the sell-off as sellers take control of momentum.

The price of Bitcoin extends its correction on Friday, falling below $81,500.
Ethereum is situated below the key support of $2,749, a close below suggests a deeper correction.
XRP falls below $1.77, extending losses and increasing short-term downside risks.
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) continued their corrections on Friday, registering weekly losses of nearly 6%, 3%, and 5%, respectively. BTC is approaching the November lows of $80,000, while ETH falls below 2.800$ amid increasing downward pressure. Meanwhile, XRP has fallen to its lowest level since mid-October, highlighting the overall weakness in the cryptocurrency market.

The downward movement of Bitcoin continues, heading towards the November low.
Bitcoin started the week on a positive note. However, on Wednesday, BTC failed to close above the upper limit of a horizontal pattern at 90.000$ and corrected by 5.23% the following day, closing below the lower limit of consolidation at $85,569. As of Friday, BTC continues its correction, trading near $82,000.

If BTC continues its downward trend, it could extend the fall towards the November lows of $80,600. A decisive close below this level could extend the decline towards the low of April 7 (annual lows of 2025) at $74,508.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the daily chart marks 29, falling below the oversold level of 30, indicating strong bearish momentum. Additionally, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator showed a bearish cross on January 20, which remains intact with increasing red histogram bars below the neutral level, further supporting the negative outlook.

MiCA: The crypto exchange Binance is targeting Greece to evade the caution of other regulators.

At first, European crypto regulation scared more than one exchange. Too slow, too complex, too finicky. However, over time, even the most reluctant ended up seeing it as a mandatory step. The European Union remains an important part of the global crypto community, and its market cannot be ignored. Today, Binance, long a symbol of independence, turns the page. The giant changes course, and its pivot is being written in Athens.

Binance submits a MiCA license application to the Greek regulator HCMC.
Greece becomes a strategic ground for European crypto compliance.
The exchange collaborates with EY, KPMG, PwC, and Deloitte for its authorization.

Athens, the unexpected gateway of MiCA
The news shook the European crypto sphere where nearly 90 companies remain without a MiCA license. Binance officially submitted its MiCA license application to the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission (HCMC), the Greek market authority. A choice that intrigues: Greece has not yet issued any MiCA licenses, unlike Germany (43) or the Netherlands (22).

But Athens has an advantage: an agile administration. The Binance file enjoys an expedited procedure led by the HCMC, supported by EY, KPMG, PwC, and Deloitte. The group also created Binary Greece, a local holding company to oversee its regional activities.

Rubio says that the U.S. has a mechanism to finance parts of the Government of Venezuela.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared before the Senate on Wednesday that the Trump administration has created a short-term mechanism to finance key services of the Venezuelan government, such as police and sanitation, and that the interim government had committed to purchasing medicines and equipment directly from the United States.

Rubio testified at a Senate hearing about the U.S. operation that led to the capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro.

They were facing a fiscal crisis. They needed urgent money to finance police officers, sanitation workers, and the daily operations of the government, he stated to lawmakers on Wednesday.

Rubio indicated that the money would come from sanctioned Venezuelan oil, which is sold at market prices. He later noted that "part of the funds raised will be allocated to finance an audit to ensure that the money is spent in that way."

This is a short-term mechanism that meets the needs of the Venezuelan people through a process we have created, in which a budget will be presented monthly with the funds we need, he explained in his inaugural speech.

We will provide from the beginning what cannot be used with that money. And they have been very cooperative in this regard
he pointed out.

Rubio defended the Trump administration's collaboration with the government of Delcy Rodríguez, noting that there have been advances and that they are closely monitoring the authorities in charge. He assured that the United States has a gradual approach to the transition to democracy in Venezuela.

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Trump assures that he is not worried about the fall of the dollar, $It's going very well, look at the business we are doing
The U.S. currency is trading at its lowest level in four years. This Tuesday, it suffered the largest depreciation since April, when the president of the U.S. approved tariffs.

Analysts have started to show their concern about the depreciation of the dollar in recent days. Investors have sold greenbacks, bringing the world's main currency to its lowest level in four years. But Donald Trump, the president of the United States, does not seem worried about this movement that threatens to affect the world's largest economy. Look at the value of the dollar. Look at the business we are doing. The dollar is, the dollar is doing very well," said the president of the United States in Des Moines, the capital of Iowa, where he gave a speech this Tuesday about how well the economy is doing. The Republican leader's statements accelerated sales and accentuated the decline in the dollar's quote. One euro now equals 1.20 dollars, which makes imports even more expensive for Americans and cheaper for Europeans.

The dollar fell 1.3% against other major currencies, leaving its quote at the lowest level since March 2022 and 2.6% below since early 2026, Bloomberg reported. The volatility of the White House's foreign policy, such as the attempt to annex Greenland against the will of its European allies; the unexpected unity of EU countries against this maneuver by Washington, the high debt and uncontrollable public deficit, and the tensions over the Japanese yen, which threaten to force coordinated action by U.S. monetary authorities to avoid greater evils, explain the strong depreciation of the dollar since last week.

The uncertainty generated by Trump on trade matters, threatening tariffs on his main partners - this week he said he would impose 100% trade duties.

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Strategy sells shares for 257 million dollars and buys 2,932 bitcoins.

Strategy Inc (MSTR) sold 1,569,770 common shares for 257 million dollars in net income during the period from January 20 to January 25, 2026, according to an 8-K report. The company used this income to buy 2,932 bitcoins for approximately 264.1 million dollars at an average price of 90,061 dollars per bitcoin.

The share sales were conducted under the company's market offering program. Strategy also sold 70,201 shares of STRC, generating 7 million dollars in net income during the same period.

As of January 25, 2026, Strategy held 712,647 bitcoins with an aggregate purchase price of 54.19 billion dollars and an average purchase price of 76,037 dollars per bitcoin. The company has approximately 8.17 billion dollars available for future issuances and sales under its ATM program for common shares.

The company maintains several classes of preferred shares under its ATM program, including STRF shares with 1.62 billion dollars available, STRK shares with 20.33 billion dollars available, and STRD shares with 4.01 billion dollars available for issuance.

Strategy operates a dashboard on its website to provide information on the market prices of its securities, bitcoin purchases and holdings, and other performance metrics as part of its compliance obligations with Regulation FD.

This article has been generated and translated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information, please see our T&C.

Crypto: Vitalik Buterin criticizes the forced adoption of Bitcoin and the culture of anything goes.

Vitalik Buterin has just reminded us of something that the crypto industry forgets too quickly: being open does not mean saying yes to everything. In a quite extensive interview, the founder of Ethereum sets a clear boundary. A community that applauds everything that raises the price ends up shooting itself in the foot. Not immediately. But surely.

Vitalik Buterin recalls that openness in the crypto world should not become a reflection of automatic validation, with the risk of harming the ecosystem. He believes that Ethereum has developed a culture that filters certain excesses and warns that a community that is too friendly also attracts toxic actors. Lastly, he criticizes the Bitcoin maximalism that applauds forced adoption and considers that top-down approaches are fragile and unsustainable when the market turns.

Ethereum, an open system but not neutral
Buterin begins by pointing out that the Luna platform was not built on Ethereum by accident. For him, the collapse of Terra Luna is not just a story of code or market. It is also a story of culture. Ethereum is open, yes, but there is a form of natural filter: standards, demands, a way of viewing risk.

CEO of Ripple, Before giving up monetary control, governments will bring out tanks
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, is convinced that governments will not loosen their grip on the money supply.

In this context, Ripple will focus on creating bridges between cryptocurrencies and the fiat system.
The recent launch of RLUSD is a step forward in this direction.

In his participation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 24, Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, shared his vision on the relationship between governments and control of money in the panel titled, Is tokenization the future.

Garlinghouse explained that the adoption of cryptocurrencies will not imply an immediate relinquishment of monetary sovereignty, which is why Ripple, the company that specializes in payments and transfers with digital assets, seeks to work within the existing financial system rather than replace it.

I have often said: governments will bring tanks to the streets before giving up control of the money supply. Therefore, if you are a crypto project that thinks you are going to replace the dollar or yen as the primary unit of account, I believe you are fighting a lost battle against the guys who have the tanks, Garlinghouse commented.

Additionally, he added, Our vision at Ripple is different. We are focused on building the bridges of traditional finance, working with many banks around the world to build those bridges. We want to enable the existing system to be more efficient, not to overthrow it.

To reject 600 dollars in bitcoin to lose 76 billion: the incredible story of Lily Allen At the beginning of 2009, the artist dismissed an offer for a virtual show in Second Life, where the payment would be in an unknown cryptocurrency.

In 2009, Lily Allen was at the peak of her musical career.
The British singer Lily Allen starred in one of the most striking stories linked to the rise of cryptocurrencies. By rejecting a payment offer in bitcoin for a virtual concert in 2009, she missed the opportunity to become one of the richest people on the planet.
The decision, understandable in that context, today represents an anecdote about the unpredictable turns of financial success in the digital age.

Lily Allen and the bitcoin offer the concert that could have changed everything
The British singer Lily Allen starred in one of the most striking stories linked to the rise of cryptocurrencies. (REUTERS/May James)
The event, unconventional for an artist of her caliber, came with a payment proposal that seemed even more unusual: 600 dollars equivalent in bitcoin, an electronic currency practically unknown outside of technological niches.
At that moment, the singer chose to reject the offer, considering that the amount was insignificant compared to the usual fees she received for her performances. Moreover, payment in a cryptocurrency with no backing or established market value did not offer real guarantees.

Years later, Allen would recall this decision, confirming that the figure implied receiving hundreds of thousands of bitcoins, something that then seemed irrelevant and now seems inconceivable.

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that allows online transactions without the intervention of banks. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
The growth of bitcoin and the fortune that never was
The story took on a new meaning with the evolution of the cryptocurrency market. In 2009, the value of one bitcoin was around 0.0007 dollars.

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Bitcoin falls to $86,000 and sparks bearish bets on Polymarket.

The drop of Bitcoin to 86,000 dollars reflects a fragile market, marked by long liquidations and high volatility.
More than 640 million dollars were liquidated from the crypto market in the last 24 hours, with a clear predominance of long liquidations.
Polymarket traders assign around a 65% probability that Bitcoin will touch 85,000 dollars or less before the end of January.

The price of Bitcoin suffered a strong correction throughout the day, falling to the 86,000 dollar range in a context of widespread selling pressure. The decline prolonged a complicated period for the leading cryptocurrency, which has accumulated losses close to 10% in the last seven days, reflecting a deterioration of the bullish momentum.

This movement did not go unnoticed by traders. Despite intense activity in the derivatives markets, the price failed to stabilize, which highlighted a growing tension between aggressive positioning and the overall market sentiment.

Liquidations and leverage exacerbate the decline
The recent drop was accompanied by a clear increase in volatility, according to data from CoinGecko, Bitcoin was trading around 86,500 dollars at the time of publication, with a 3% decline during the day and a notable spike in trading volume, a sign of accelerated repositioning.

Trump claims that a secret weapon was used to help capture Maduro.

President Donald Trump stated that the United States utilized a weapon he referred to as a discombobulator to capture the then-president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, this month, but a senior U.S. official said he is likely confusing different tools used by the U.S. military.

The discombobulator, I am not allowed to talk about that, Trump told the New York Post in an interview published on Saturday, although he added that it caused the [enemy] equipment to stop functioning during the capture.

The president might be combining various capabilities into a single weapon that does not exist, a senior U.S. official told CNN. U.S. forces did use cyber tools to disable early warning systems and other Venezuelan defenses during the operation, and also employed existing acoustic systems to disorient ground personnel.

The U.S. Armed Forces have also had a heat ray weapon for years, called the Active Denial System (ADS), which uses directed and pulsed energy. It is unknown if this was also used.

CNN previously reported that the ADS, according to the U.S. military, is a non-lethal weapon that fires an invisible beam of electromagnetic waves that can reach just over half a kilometer. It penetrates human skin and creates a sensation of heat that causes people to move away from the beam.

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if in 2020 I had bought Shiba in 2021 I would have become a millionaire when the creator Kusama transferred 90% of the supply to Vitalik Buterin, and Vitalik Buterin burned 80% of the supply and gave 10% to a charity foundation it was there when the price of Shiba skyrocketed in 2021 removing 6 zeros trading at 0.00008 USD many investors who invested in 2020 became millionaires leaving huge profits after it was already too late since Shiba had given what it had to give and those who took advantage, took advantage.

The end of the separation between banks and crypto, according to an advisor.

The boundary between traditional banks and crypto could soon disappear. In Davos, David Sacks, crypto advisor to the White House, stated that these two worlds will soon form one. In fact, the CLARITY Act, a decisive bill for the future of the sector in the United States, is at stake. Behind the debates about the performance of stablecoins, a complete reconfiguration of the financial industry is taking shape, amid political tensions, power struggles, and strategic ambitions.

The CLARITY Act, a U.S. bill, seeks to structure the crypto market but faces a blockade on the issue of stablecoin performance.
David Sacks, crypto advisor at the White House, claims that this text is key to an upcoming merger between traditional banks and the crypto industry.
Banking actors oppose the yields of stablecoins, fearing a deposit flight, while crypto companies see a lever for innovation.

Despite the current tensions, Washington envisions a unified digital asset industry, where banks and crypto will operate under the same framework.

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El Salvador accumulates more than 7,500 bitcoins worth over 670 million dollars
The government of Bukele acquired 1,513.6 cryptocurrencies during the past year, bringing reserves to record figures amid an agreement with the IMF.

The state balance of cryptocurrencies exceeded 7,500 units by the end of 2025. Featured image
The volume of the government's bitcoin reserves in El Salvador grew during 2025 to surpass 7,539 coins, according to official figures as of the night of January 21, 2026. This growth, which represents a 25% increase compared to the previous year, allowed the cryptocurrency balance to rise to an estimated value of $678.78 million.

The advance is noteworthy because, despite the increase in reserves, the value of bitcoin experienced a 6% drop and ended the year with a price above $88,000, far from the all-time high of $126,251 recorded during the session on October 6, 2025.

In the last week, the Salvadoran government reports a purchase of 8 bitcoin, worth over $719 million. And in the last 30 days, records indicate that it acquired 31 cryptocurrencies valued at nearly $2,787 million.

According to the balance history from the official portal bitcoin.gob.sv/, as of December 31, 2024, the state reserves of El Salvador totaled 6,003.7 BTC. Throughout 2025, the country purchased 1,513.6 BTC, raising the government holdings to the current figures. The value of these reserves increased from $561.23 million to $658.02 million, a 17% increase in monetary terms despite the volatility of the exchange rate.

Tokenized finance could weigh $11 trillion in 2030
According to projections from ARK Invest, the value of tokenized assets could rise to $11 trillion by 2030, compared to an estimated current market of around $22 billion. In other words, ARK is not talking about a gadget, but about an infrastructure change for finance.

Tokenization could reach $11 trillion by 2030 according to ARK Invest, compared to a still tiny market today
The movement is driven by stablecoins and the growing interest from institutions.
The real showdown will be played out in technical standards and regulatory clarity.

An estimate of tokenization that changes the scale of the debate
The market for tokenized assets weighs around several tens of billions of dollars today. ARK estimates that this figure could multiply by several hundreds in less than ten years. The reason is not a massive influx of individuals, but rather the institutions.

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