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20 Jan 2026, 20:45
Bitcoin drops below $90k as $708.9m crypto liquidations hit leveraged longs

Bitcoin dipped under $90k and printed a low near $89.2k as a wave of forced selling swept derivatives markets.
20 Jan 2026, 20:36
Saylor’s Strategy Splurges $2.1 Billion On Bitcoin In Biggest Buy In A Year, Total Holdings Now Top 700,000 BTC

Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest publicly traded holder of Bitcoin, unveiled its largest Bitcoin purchase in over a year on Tuesday.
20 Jan 2026, 20:35
Privacy Coins Take a Beating as Bitcoin’s Slide Hits the Sector Hard

The privacy-coin crypto market has taken a noticeable knock, moving in lockstep with bitcoin and ethereum as both slid lower. While the broader crypto economy is off more than 4% over the past day, the privacy-coin segment has fared worse, slipping 9.9% against the greenback. Crypto Pullback Sparks Sharp Sell-Off Across Privacy-Focused Tokens After a
20 Jan 2026, 20:35
US Treasury Secretary Discusses Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Plans As Price Crashes Below $90,000

On Tuesday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed plans for the country’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR), coinciding with a sharp decline in BTC and the overall cryptocurrency market. All Seized Bitcoin To Be Held In Strategic Reserve In a discussion about the government’s approach to BTC and the recent seizures of the cryptocurrency, Bessent reassured the public that the administration would cease all sales of seized Bitcoin. Instead of auctioning off these assets, the government plans to add the seized Bitcoin to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, which was set up in March last year by President Donald Trump’s administration. This decision, however, did little to mitigate BTC’s plummet on Tuesday, as the lack of any plans to purchase additional coins from the market contributed to continued downward pressure on prices. Bessent elaborated that the initiative is part of a broader strategy aimed at fostering digital asset innovation within the United States while maintaining federal oversight of confiscated cryptocurrencies. “This administration’s policy is to add seized Bitcoin to our digital asset reserve,” Bessent stated, marking a decisive shift in the government’s handling of Bitcoin assets. Political Climate Leads To $215 Billion Crypto Market Dip Bitcoin has experienced a decline of nearly $5,800—coinciding with political tensions after President Trump hinted at a 10% tariff on the European Union (EU) in an attempt to compel Denmark to sell Greenland. This geopolitical maneuver has not only affected Bitcoin but has also resulted in a staggering loss of approximately $215 billion in total market capitalization across the crypto sector. Market analyst Ted Pillows warned that BTC must maintain its position above the $89,000 mark. He expressed that failing to hold this level would signal the end of the short-term upward trend, further complicating an already tumultuous condition for the cryptocurrency. When writing, BTC still holds above the key level outlined by Pillows at $89,497, but has declined by 3.7% in the last 24 hours. Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
20 Jan 2026, 20:21
New Bitcoin whales may send BTC price to $85K: Here’s why

Analysts say Bitcoin’s volatile price action reflects an increasing risk of distribution as new BTC whales control the price action. Is a drop to $85,000 in play for the short-term?
20 Jan 2026, 20:19
XRP Price Slides Below $2 Despite Persistent ETF Demand, Regulatory Tailwinds

Spot XRP ETFs have continued to attract the interest of institutional investors, posting inflows every day of the past week amid improving regulatory clarity.



































