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28 Jan 2026, 03:30
Citi Raises Silver Target to $150 as Prices Rip Past Forecasts at Record Speed
Silver’s explosive rally is reshaping precious metals markets as investment flows overwhelm fundamentals, pushing prices far beyond expectations and forcing Citi to dramatically lift its short-term forecast amid rising geopolitical and monetary risks. Citi Calls for $150 Silver as the Metal Turns Into ‘ Gold on Steroids’ Global precious metals markets have experienced a sharp
28 Jan 2026, 03:13
Steak ‘n Shake adds $5M in Bitcoin to reserve as in-store sales grow 18%
The restaurant chain said that its adoption of Bitcoin is one of the main reasons that it is “trouncing” its fast-food competitors.
28 Jan 2026, 03:00
Bitcoin Social Interest Fades As Retail Chases Gold, Silver Hype
Data shows social media interest has shifted away from Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency sector recently as interest in Gold and Silver has spiked. Crypto Social Volume Has Cooled Recently In a new post on X, analytics firm Santiment has talked about how the Social Volume has compared between the cryptocurrency market, Gold, and Silver recently. Related Reading: Stablecoin Market Cap Drops By $7 Billion—What It Means For Bitcoin The “Social Volume” is an indicator that tells us about the amount of discussion that a given term or topic is receiving on the major social media platforms. It does so by counting up the total number of posts/messages/threads on the platforms that contain unique mentions of the term. Retail traders outweigh all other types of investors in population, so social media discourse tends to be a reflection of their behavior. As such, a spike in Social Volume for a particular market signals retail interest in the space. Historically, crypto traders have shifted their attention between various sections like memecoins, AI, blue chips, etc. based on where hype is the greatest. The pattern has changed recently, however, as Santiment has explained, “now, retail is proving to be open to jumping sectors entirely, with social data showing how gold, silver, and even equities are getting more and more interest based on wherever the latest pumps appear.” Below is the chart for the Social Volume shared by the analytics firm that shows this trend in action. As displayed in the graph, social media users have seen their attention shift multiple times across January. In the first week, the Social Volume was muted for all markets, corresponding to a post-holidays lull. During the second week, Gold witnessed its Social Volume shoot high as its price reached new all-time highs. Bitcoin rose alongside this surge, but crypto Social Volume still didn’t budge much. In the third week, however, social media interest in digital assets saw a return as Bitcoin and other tokens retraced. This activity likely corresponded to traders trying to speculate about the bottom. Now, in the final week of January, Silver has taken the lead in social media talk, with Gold right behind it and interest in crypto at a low. The shift in retail attention has come as Silver has set new records. “Remember that when crypto retail begins FOMO’ing in, that’s generally where tops appear,” noted Santiment. This pattern was witnessed during Silver’s latest run to a new all-time high above $117, which was followed by a drop to $103 within hours as retail hype spiked on social media. Related Reading: XRP, Ethereum Now ‘Undervalued’ On MVRV, Says Santiment With the crypto Social Volume still sitting at relatively low levels, it would appear that the small traders currently don’t feel strongly about Bitcoin and company. Bitcoin Price Bitcoin has seen a bearish second half of January as its price has retraced back to $88,000. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
28 Jan 2026, 02:30
Peter Schiff Says Gold’s $170 Surge Signals Imminent US Dollar Crisis
A violent surge in gold and silver is signaling a collapsing confidence in the U.S. dollar and sovereign debt, pointing to a looming monetary crisis that investors are dangerously underestimating, Peter Schiff warns. Peter Schiff Warns Historic Gold Spike Is Final Alarm for Dollar Stability Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff shared on social media
28 Jan 2026, 02:15
Asia Market Open: Bitcoin Grinds Higher to $89K, Asia Opens Uneven as Gold Marks New Record
Bitcoin edged higher toward $89,000 in early Asia trade as investors watched a choppy regional open, then turned their attention to a packed run of US earnings and fresh talk of more funding for OpenAI. Crypto market depth stayed thin. Spot bitcoin ETFs barely drew fresh money after heavy redemptions last week, and derivatives positioning eased, a combination that has kept traders leaning toward short-term ranges rather than big directional bets. Equities sent a mixed signal across mainland China. The Shanghai benchmark rose 0.21%, and the DJ Shanghai index gained 0.22%. The SZSE Component slipped 0.10% and China A50 fell 0.20%. Market snapshot Bitcoin : $89,158, up 0.7% Ether : $3,007, up 2.5% XRP : $1.90, down 0.6% Total crypto market cap: $3.10 trillion, up 0.7% Hong Kong Rallies As Mainland China Sends Mixed Signals Hong Kong stood out on the upside. The Hang Seng added 1.22%, riding a broader bid for risk that also showed up in pockets of Asia even as mainland gauges moved in different directions. US equity-index futures extended gains after the Wall Street Journal reported SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $30B more in OpenAI . Currency markets stayed restless as the dollar remained under pressure, with traders keeping a close eye on Washington’s policy signals and the Federal Reserve’s next steps. BREAKING: GOLD HITS NEW ATH OF $5.2K/OZ pic.twitter.com/0nL0vs6OcV — DEGEN NEWS (@DegenerateNews) January 28, 2026 Markets Look Ahead To Big Tech Results And Fed Decision Gold kept its safe-haven momentum. Prices pushed above $5,200 an ounce to a fresh record, extending a rally that traders have treated as a hedge against economic uncertainty and geopolitical risk. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 scraped out a record close on Tuesday for a fifth straight gain, as investors positioned for results from megacap tech names and weighed a sharp sell-off in health insurers. UnitedHealth led the slide after the Trump administration proposed changes to Medicare-related payment rates, and peers also came under pressure, adding a new fault line for investors heading into the busiest stretch of the reporting season. Markets now face the next set of catalysts, with more big-tech earnings due and the Fed decision on Wednesday, and crypto traders watching for any pickup in ETF inflows and futures activity that could give bitcoin a clearer push out of its recent range. The post Asia Market Open: Bitcoin Grinds Higher to $89K, Asia Opens Uneven as Gold Marks New Record appeared first on Cryptonews .
28 Jan 2026, 01:30
Tom Lee: Gold and Silver FOMO Is Setting up Next Crypto Rotation
Bitcoin’s upside pressure is quietly building as gold and silver absorb short-term leverage, a familiar rotation that Tom Lee says has repeatedly preceded renewed strength in crypto once precious metals’ momentum fades. Tom Lee Warns Gold and Silver FOMO Drains Crypto Leverage Before Next Bitcoin Surge Capital rotation between asset classes can distort short-term price
