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20 Jan 2026, 13:05

Saylor’s Strategy Buys Over $2 Billion Worth of BTC Despite Growing Geopolitical Tension

Given the fact that Monday was an official holiday in the US (MLK Day), Strategy’s Michael Saylor had to wait until today to announce his company’s latest BTC purchase. In it, the world’s largest corporate holder of the digital asset said it accumulated another 22,305 BTC for just over $2.1 billion. The average price of the acquisition was $95,284, and puts the firm’s total holdings at a whopping 709,715 BTC. This substantial fortune was accumulated over the past half a decade at an average price of almost $76,000 per unit, as Strategy has spent nearly $54 billion to acquire it. Given BTC’s price today of $91,000, the stash is now worth $64.6 billion. Consequently, Strategy sits on a paper gain of over $10 billion as of press time. Strategy has acquired 22,305 BTC for ~$2.13 billion at ~$95,284 per bitcoin. As of 1/19/2026, we hodl 709,715 $BTC acquired for ~$53.92 billion at ~$75,979 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/pJM0Yuy32w — Michael Saylor (@saylor) January 20, 2026 The post Saylor’s Strategy Buys Over $2 Billion Worth of BTC Despite Growing Geopolitical Tension appeared first on CryptoPotato .

20 Jan 2026, 13:04

Bitcoin Dips Further as Turmoil Rises

Bitcoin prices dropped further after losing the $94,000 support level. Roman Trading's bearish predictions proved accurate as BTC dipped to $90,693. Continue Reading: Bitcoin Dips Further as Turmoil Rises The post Bitcoin Dips Further as Turmoil Rises appeared first on COINTURK NEWS .

20 Jan 2026, 13:00

Bitcoin volatility rises: Should traders reassess BTC’s path to $100K?

Short-term bullish Bitcoin traders will be hoping the $91.1k support zone is defended to enable a recovery later this week.

20 Jan 2026, 13:00

How Bitcoin mining’s hard-won lessons are solving AI’s power crisis

Artificial intelligence (AI) and the chips that power them are advancing at a rapid pace,

20 Jan 2026, 13:00

Shiba Inu Whales Are On The Move Again, 361 Billion SHIB Stuns Community

Shiba Inu’s on-chain data shows an interesting dynamic among SHIB holders and their relationship with crypto exchanges. Recent metrics from CryptoQuant show sustained withdrawals from exchanges alongside a noticeable increase in burn activity in the past few days, all of which are signs of tighter supply conditions. This dwindling exchange supply reflects hundreds of billions of SHIB tokens removed from exchanges in recent days in a trend that dates back up to a year. Massive Decline In SHIB Held On Exchanges According to data from on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, SHIB exchange reserves have declined noticeably as whale wallets withdraw large amounts of tokens from trading platforms. On January 16, the total Shiba Inu exchange reserves stood at approximately 82.6 trillion SHIB. As of January 20, that figure has fallen to about 82.23 trillion SHIB. This change means that roughly 370 billion SHIB has been removed from exchanges in just a few days. Such movements are typically attributed to whale activity, as transfers of this size are rarely caused by retail traders. When whales move SHIB off exchanges, the tokens are often sent to cold storage or long-term holding wallets, reducing the amount of supply immediately available for selling. SHIB Exchange Reserve. Source: CryptoQuant This short-term outflow also fits into a much larger trend of outflows from crypto exchanges since January 2025. CryptoQuant data shows that SHIB exchange reserves were close to 140 trillion tokens in early January 2025. Since then, however, SHIB whales have steadily reduced exchange balances, and this has pushed the reserves down to current levels around 82.2 trillion SHIB. The consistency of this decline suggests deliberate accumulation or long-term positioning by large holders. SHIB Exchange Reserve. Source: CryptoQuant Whale Activity Correlates With Increased SHIB Burn Rates Burn activity across the Shiba Inu network has intensified alongside whales withdrawing SHIB from exchanges. According to recent on-chain data, the SHIB burn rate has witnessed a jump of more than 1,200% in the past 24-hour period, with almost 29 million SHIB permanently removed from circulation. Although burns are not exclusively initiated by whales, large holders often play a role by sending large tokens to burn addresses or interacting with ecosystem mechanisms like Shibarium that lead to burns. Data from the burn tracker website Shibburn shows that the bulk of these burns were made with one single transfer of 28 million SHIB tokens sent to burn address CA. SHIB Burn Rate. Source: Shibburn.com According to CryptoQuant data, over 51.2 billion SHIB tokens have been withdrawn from crypto exchanges in the past 24 hours alone. So far, Shiba Inu’s price action has not made a decisive move in response to these changes. At the time of writing, Shiba Inu is trading at $0.00000794, up by 1% in the past 24 hours but down by 7.6% in a seven-day timeframe. SHIB Exchange Netflow. Source: CryptoQuant Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com

20 Jan 2026, 13:00

Ray Dalio warns U.S. debt and tariffs may open door to replace dollar as global reserve asset

Ray Dalio thinks 2026 is the year the dollar finally cracks and loses its world reserve currency. Wonder what could replace it? Perhaps the world’s current best-performing currency; the Russian ruble . Back in April 2025, Ray warned that the global monetary system was starting to break. At the time, the U.S. national debt was already above $36 trillion, and Uncle Sam was neck-deep, drowning in interest rate payments on the debt. The warning came before markets fully reacted. Since then, pressure has built from every direction. U.S. debt has kept rising. Trade tensions have not cooled, thanks to Mr. Donald Trump. Ray Dalio links US national debt stress to gold and crypto demand In an interview with the Financial Times, Ray was asked if deregulation threatened the dollar’s reserve role. He said no. He pointed instead to debt. “I do see the dollar and the other reserve currency governments’ bad debt situations as threatening to their appeals as reserve currencies and storeholds of wealth,” Ray said. He added that this is what has been pushing gold and cryptocurrency prices higher. Ray was also asked about stablecoins holding U.S. Treasuries. He said he did not see that as a systemic risk. “I don’t think so,” he said. But he did flag a separate issue. “I see a fall in the real purchasing power of Treasuries as being a real risk.” He said stablecoins should avoid wider problems if they are well regulated. When asked if crypto could replace the dollar, Ray said crypto now works as an alternative currency. “Crypto is now an alternative currency that has its supply limited,” he said. He explained that if dollar supply rises or demand drops, crypto becomes more attractive. He also said most fiat currencies with large debts struggle to store value. Ray pointed to history. He said this played out in the 1930s and 1940s and again in the 1970s and 1980s. Sanctions and market stress push dollar’s reserve status doubts deeper Gold and silver prices have both hit record highs as the U.S. dollar weakened. David Wilson from BNP Paribas spoke to Bloomberg about the gold rally. He said gold at $5,000 per ounce once sounded extreme. “It looked like a big target,” David said. He added that it is now within sight. Bitcoin has sadly not shared that momentum. Traders are betting price weakness continues. Geopolitical tension is hurting risk appetite. Nic Puckrin from Coin Bureau said pressure could remain. “From here, it’s likely we’ll see further downside unless buyers step in,” Nic said. He pointed to strong support near $88,000. He also said fears tied to Greenland could get worse before easing. VanEck tied the reserve currency debate to earlier crises. The firm said concern became real after repeated monetary and fiscal support during the global financial crisis. It intensified after the U.S. sanctioned Russia’s central bank reserves. VanEck said this forced a rethink of what reserve assets actually mean. They said they began reviewing this issue in August 2012 after studying the financial crisis in detail. At the time, the crisis was described as a rare event. Later analysis showed deeper structural flaws. VanEck pointed to work by Laurence Kotlikoff and reporting by Mark Pittman and Bob Ivry, who sued the Federal Reserve for documents and won. VanEck said the Fed and Treasury backstopped the global system in 2008. The same approach returned during the 2020 lockdowns. That confirmed monetary support was no longer temporary. Sanctions added urgency. Freezing central bank reserves raised the risk of total asset loss driven by politics. Economists described that move as a form of default. VanEck said this is the opposite of what reserve managers want. Sanctions were imposed by countries with heavy financing needs, showing how far policymakers are willing to go. That shift pushed gold higher again. For reserve managers, doubts around the dollar are no longer theoretical. If you're reading this, you’re already ahead. Stay there with our newsletter .