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Historic Increase in Gold ETFs
In 2025, global gold ETFs increased by 801 tons, marking the second strongest year. Total gold investments reached $240 billion.

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ABD Louisiana State Employees Retirement Fund reported that it holds a stake worth $3.2 million in Strategy ($MSTR) shares.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that it is unlikely that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump and described these tariffs as a fundamental economic policy.
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$282 Million Cryptocurrency Scam
Approximately $282 million worth of BTC and LTC were stolen in a social engineering attack targeting hardware wallets. When the attacker converted the funds through THORChain into Monero (XMR), it caused fluctuations in the XMR price.

Motley Fool warns XRP investors: Ripple's business growth and the widespread adoption of RippleNet do not automatically increase demand for XRP. Because banks can benefit from Ripple's technology without using the XRP token.

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🇺🇸The United States and Taiwan have reached an important trade agreement.
Under the agreement, the US will reduce customs tariffs on Taiwan-origin products to 15%.
In return, Taiwan plans to invest $250 billion in the US.

On January 14, US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $844 million in net inflows.
Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $175 million in net inflows.
Solana and XRP spot ETFs saw $23.57 million and $10.63 million in net inflows, respectively.

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According to the latest FED Beige Book based on data collected by the (Fed) up to January 5, 2026:
• Economic activity in 8 out of 12 regions grew at a modest to moderate pace. This indicates an improvement compared to previous reports.
• Employment remained largely unchanged; companies increasingly relied on temporary workers and preferred to fill vacant positions.
• Wage increases have returned to more normal levels.
• Prices continued to rise at a moderate rate.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said that the Trump administration has brought the US crypto industry to a worse state compared to the Biden era. He criticized the politicization of crypto with tokens like #TRUMP and #MELANIA .

Janet Yellen criticizes Powell investigation harshly
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen described the investigation into Jerome Powell as "extremely alarming" in terms of the Fed's independence.

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🇦🇪 Dubai's financial regulatory authority,
banned the use of privacy-focused cryptocurrencies,
and introduced stricter rules for stablecoins.
These new crypto regulations will take effect from January 12.