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Fiat currencies and altcoins are entering a prolonged decline as expanding money supply revives gold’s dominance and pressures speculative assets, a trend veteran trader Peter Brandt says is accelerating across global markets.
As Fiat Erodes, Altcoins Bleed Faster — Peter Brandt Signals Brutal

Crypto researcher Orbion raises concerns over the possible manipulation of key market indicators, including the Altseason Index and Crypto Fear and Greed Index, suggesting that inflated metrics create false optimism and mislead investors about the onset of altcoin season.

According to the latest data, total value locked in the real-world asset ( RWA) sector added more than a billion dollars in the opening weeks of January 2026, pushing the tally past the $21 billion threshold.
RWAs Rack up Billions as Treasurys and Gold Dominate Tokenization
Tokenization and the

OpenAI has confirmed plans to debut its first consumer hardware device in the second half of 2026, marking the company’s expansion beyond software products such as ChatGPT into physical AI technology.
OpenAI’s First Physical AI Product Expected to Debut in Late 2026
Axios and several other

On Monday, the U.S. dollar is sliding, with the Dollar Index (DXY)—which pits the greenback against a mix of heavyweights like the euro, yen, onshore yuan, and pound—tilting lower. Market watchers chalk it up to the “Sell America” trade, a strategy getting extra fuel from U.S. President Donald

Daniel Oliver, Managing Member of Myrmikan Capital, exposed the weakness of the U.S. stock market through gold. Using gold as a reference instead of dollars, the SPX has receded 33% since October 2023, and the dollar has lost 59% of its value in gold terms in the same period.
Myrmikan Capital: SPX

Helen McCaw, a former senior analyst at the UK’s central bank, called Governor Andrew Bailey to prepare for a possible contingency created by the confirmation of alien life in the universe. She states that markets might collapse and a reconfiguration of assets might ensue after this news.
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BTCC reported a record $5.72 billion in tokenized gold trading volume for 2025, highlighting a shift towards gold-backed tokens amid a volatile crypto market. Tokenized gold saw significant growth as it became a utility in decentralized finance, with plans for further expansion into other assets.

Ethereum is currently processing record-setting transaction volumes while gas fees remain stubbornly close to zero.
Ethereum Processes Record Daily Transactions and Welcomes New Wallets at Scale
Network activity on Ethereum is accelerating fast, and January 2026 is shaping up to be the most

Bitcoin’s stagnant price obscures a deep repricing underway as structural supply constraints collide with a looming productivity boom, positioning the cryptocurrency to absorb outsized wealth creation, according to ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood.
Bitcoin’s Flat Price Masks a Massive Repricing,

On Sunday evening, around 6:15 p.m. Eastern time, bitcoin slipped below the $95,000 perch it had clung to for the past day, giving up about 3% in the process. The asset brushed an intraday low of $91,917 per coin as gold and silver headed the opposite direction, charging into fresh price highs.

Bitcoin’s latest slump is challenging long-held cycle assumptions as miner stress, ETF-driven market shifts, and macro headwinds reshape price behavior, raising fresh questions about volatility, timing, and what this phase means for crypto’s broader trajectory, Canary Capital says.
Early

Silver is flashing rare historical extremes that have preceded major turning points, with long-term valuation metrics and equity comparisons suggesting the metal could be nearing a decisive phase that reshapes its price trajectory into 2026.
Strategist Sees Silver Set a Peak for Years as