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28 Jan 2026, 19:22

Fed holds rates steady as Bitcoin and Ethereum trade flat ahead of Powell remarks

The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged at 3.50%–3.75% as markets awaited further guidance from Chair Jerome Powell.

28 Jan 2026, 19:14

Bitcoin traders eye $93.5K liquidation sweep despite Fed interest rate pause

Bitcoin pulled back from its intraday highs after the US Federal Reserve declined to cut interest rates, but futures market data suggests traders may attempt to seize the short liquidity in BTC’s $93,500 range.

28 Jan 2026, 18:57

Federal Reserve holds policy steady as early rate cut bets vanish and bitcoin stalls

The January Fed rate decision capped a sharp reversal in easing expectations, likely among the reasons for crypto's poor price performance.

28 Jan 2026, 18:50

Commodity meme tokens rise as a new category after an X post by influencer Cobie

Commodity trading and meme tokens have converged to form a new memecoin narrative. Meme launchers have started creating spoofs of the most active metals on a dare from a crypto influencer. Commodity markets heated up, while traders seemed to forget about crypto. These two categories moved in different directions, and all seemed lost for memes. However, a new narrative has arrived just as traders started seeking the next runner on Solana among several emerging categories. Commodities and memes converged just as influencer @Cobie innocently mentioned that at least copper is not threatened by having a copy token called CopperInu. The meme market did not hesitate to create just such a token, which went on to rally based on Cobie’s exposure . Crypto influencer Cobie sparked the commodity meme token trend by mentioning that copper cannot have a copycat token on Pump.Fun – just before creators started launching memes based on metals and commodities. | Source: X While Cobie has been known for skepticism about memes, the token communities kept making jokes about onboarding him, while gaining more exposure on social media. The trend continued with a new meme token called Toothpaste , although Cobie has not endorsed the asset. As with other memes, copycats and spoofs also emerged, as well as potential scam contracts. Copper Inu (COPPERINU) was also immediately spoofed by another token of the same name, but carrying the ticker COPPER. Commodity meme tokens are born The market only took a few days to single out an entirely new category, commodity meme tokens. Those assets remain entirely unserious, not promising any underlying metal reserves. Just days after the launch of CopperInu, gold and silver also got the same treatment. NEW category: Commodity Memecoins 🟨 Recent moves in gold and copper have sparked a new wave of commodity-themed memecoins like #COPPERINU and $GOLD . To improve token discovery, we’ve grouped them all in one place. Check it out 👇 https://t.co/pjFci4WuFp pic.twitter.com/wBlgbUMIwV — CoinGecko (@coingecko) January 28, 2026 In total, commodity meme tokens reached a valuation of over $9M, while remaining highly unpredictable and volatile. CopperInu already went through a boom and crash, with expectations of more active trading. The token lined up among the day’s trending assets, amid a general reawakening of Solana meme tokens. More metal-themed and commodity tokens are expected, after a recent launch of a Lean Hogs (LH) token . The meme market has already started a gold rush to new memeable metals , minerals, or any other commodity that could be generated on top of Cobie’s tweet lore. Commodity meme tokens resemble the launch of SPX6900, spoofing the SPX exchange index. The current trend is not the first to track commodities, with a brief wave of gold and silver tokens in the summer of 2025. This time, the tokens are not randomly created, but tied to a social media challenge. CopperInu shows signs of insider holders Besides the general risks of a new token, CopperInu showed signs of insider allocation. While commodity meme tokens look organic, they also open the door to new unvetted creator teams. CopperInu was heavily promoted right after its launch , becoming a trending token in the trenches. Based on wallet estimates, the team controls up to 32% of the supply, spread across linked wallets and bundles of addresses. During early trading, the token was also sniped and sold, affecting up to 68% of the supply. Early influencers also sold their holdings in the first days of trading. CopperInu was still standing higher than its launch price, leaving up to 93% of holders in profit in the initial days of trading. However, the token also lost over 37% in the past 24 hours, leaving more recent buyers with unrealized losses. Sharpen your strategy with mentorship + daily ideas - 30 days free access to our trading program

28 Jan 2026, 18:36

Coinbase Global shares fall for seven consecutive sessions; at high risk of bad performance

Coinbase Global ( COIN ) shares clocked seven straight sessions of losses on Wednesday, as the stock was 1.4% lower at $207.97. The largest U.S. crypto platform lost over 7% in the preceding six sessions. Overall, the stock has fallen 7.3% so far this year, compared to the near 2% rise in the broader S&P 500 Index ( SP500 ). COIN is down 12% over the past one month. Most recently, Coinbase Global chief executive Brian Armstrong urged lawmakers to protect his crypto exchange's ability to offer reward on stablecoins, as part of his opposition to the Senate Banking Committee's crypto market structure draft bill. “The CLARITY Act threatens COIN’s ability to pay interest on stablecoin deposits, undermining a key future revenue stream,” pointed out a recent Seeking Alpha analysis. Crypto platform rewards are significantly above typical bank deposit rates, with banking groups warning that high-yield crypto tokens could drain deposits and threaten lenders. Coinbase Global has characteristics which have been historically associated with poor future stock performance. COIN has decelerating momentum and is overpriced when compared to other financials stocks, to the point that it gets a Sell rating from Seeking Alpha's Quant rating system. The company received C in the prospect of profitability, while it received F in the momentum factor. Seeking Alpha analysts are positive and see the stock as a Buy. Turing to the Wall Street , 23 analysts have given the stock a Buy or above rating. Eleven analysts gave the stock hold recommendation, while one positioned Strong Sell. More on Coinbase Coinbase: Ride The Everything Expansion Coinbase: Clarity Act Is Bad For Business (Rating Downgrade) Coinbase: Long-Term Thesis Intact Ahead Of Q4 Coinbase's Armstrong lobbies lawmakers to preserve stablecoin rewards - report Banks vs. Crypto battle escalates over token yields

28 Jan 2026, 18:32

Evening digest: Bitcoin reclaims $90K, chip stocks surge, Amazon layoffs

Risk appetite roared back into markets as investors piled into chips, hard assets, and crypto on a potent mix of earnings, policy signals, and currency chaos. Semiconductor stocks ripped higher on ASML’s order shock and SK Hynix’s record profits, while Big Tech slashed jobs to fund an AI arms race. A collapsing dollar sent gold and bitcoin to fresh highs, underscoring how rapidly capital is fleeing fiat certainty for growth and hard-asset hedges. Chip stocks surge on ASML smash, SK Hynix record profit The semiconductor sector exploded on Wednesday on a perfect storm of catalysts as ASML posted record €13.2 billion quarterly orders, more than double estimates, while SK Hynix delivered record profit, and Beijing approved sales of Nvidia’s H200 to major Chinese firms. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF jumped 3% in premarket. ASML surged 7.5%, SK Hynix +5%, Nvidia +1.6% on China approval. The three-layer win: AI capex stays hyperdrive; memory chip shortage persists, enriching SK Hynix; ASML’s EUV lithography tools now indispensable. But the fine print matters; China approving H200 for ByteDance and Alibaba is Beijing’s middle finger to Washington tariff threats, signaling tech decoupling. ASML warned that this is the last time it reports quarterly bookings; watch gross margins compress as supply normalizes. The rally masks warning signs. Amazon axes 16,000 in latest mass cut Amazon announced its second hammer-blow in three months Wednesday : 16,000 corporate workers terminated, bringing total cuts to 30,000, roughly 10% of its 350,000-person tech workforce, all in pursuit of CEO Andy Jassy’s obsession: operating like the “world’s largest startup.” The cover story: “removing bureaucracy” and “increasing ownership.” The reality: freed-up capital for $125 billion in 2026 data center capex to dominate AI. Jassy flatly told investors in October that this isn’t financially driven, it’s culture. But his June memo revealed the truth: “We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs being done today.” SVP Beth Galetti insisted this isn’t a quarterly purge pattern, but hedged: teams will continue making “adjustments as appropriate.” Translation: more cuts coming. Gold blasts past $5,300 record Gold surged to a record $5,324 Wednesday, shattering the $5,300 barrier for the first time as the dollar collapsed to four-year lows and Trump essentially greenlit currency weakness. Spot gold rose 1.7% to $5,278 before the session closed. Silver? Unhinged. The white metal rocketed 60% year-to-date, touching $117.69, crushing the complex expectations. The catalyst is stark: Trump’s casualness about dollar devaluation (“the value is great,” he said) triggered panic selling of greenbacks, making dollar-denominated gold cheaper for international buyers while signaling Washington won’t defend the currency. US consumer confidence plunged to an 11-year low. Central banks are vacuuming gold. Deutsche Bank projects gold hits $6,000 by year-end. The macro setup is toxic for fiat: policy chaos, Fed uncertainty, geopolitical flare-ups. Investors are fleeing dollar stability for tangible assets. Bitcoin reclaims $90K Bitcoin surged past $90,361 Wednesday as President Trump casually waved away dollar weakness, triggering a flight-to-hard-assets rally alongside gold’s $5,300 record. The crypto market digested a critical macro signal: Powell’s Fed decision likely stays patient on rates, tilting traders toward risk assets. But the real catalyst? Thursday’s Senate Agriculture Committee vote on the crypto market structure bill is the first serious regulatory clarity play in years. Democratic backing remains murky, but the absence of poison-pill amendments has bulls. Bitcoin’s overnight reversal from $86K lows signals conviction: macro tailwinds (weak dollar, hard asset demand), policy tailwinds (regulatory framework), and technical momentum (broke $88K resistance). The post Evening digest: Bitcoin reclaims $90K, chip stocks surge, Amazon layoffs appeared first on Invezz