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Friday, January 30, 2026

DOJ Seizes $400M in Helix Crypto Linked to Darknet Money Laundering

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
The U.S. Department of Justice has completed the seizure of over $400 million in cryptocurrency and ...
4 hours

$200M Unclaimed DAO Ethereum to Fund New Security Initiative on ETH

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Ethereum that remains unclaimed from the 2016 DAO hack will go into a new security fund to help stre ...
4 hours

$306B Stablecoin Market: Circle Sets 2026 Push for Institutional Adoption

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Circle Internet Group plans to focus on building long-term infrastructure in 2026 to help more compa ...
5 hours
As Exxon, Chevron, American Express, Verizon, and SoFi Technologies release their Q4 2025 results, i ...
5 hours

Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD Drops 4% From $5,450 Peak as $5,160 Becomes the Market’s New Test

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Gold (XAU/USD) has run into its first real obstacle after a strong start this month. After climbing ...
5 hours
Market Sentiment Pulse – A brief update on what’s moving markets and why The forex mark ...
5 hours

WTI Oil Below $65, Yet July’s Best Month Since 2023 Still in Play

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
WTI crude oil futures fell below $65 per barrel on Friday, trading around $64.20 due to short-term s ...
5 hours

Silver Fund Full-Day Halt, Oil Funds Paused: China Acts to Limit Speculative Losses

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
2 min read
China suspended trading of five commodity funds on Friday to reduce the underlying risks of investme ...
6 hours

Gold’s Wild Ride: Second-Day Freefall Caps Off 25% Monthly Explosion

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
Gold is seeing significant liquidation for the second day in a row on Friday following a parabolic i ...
6 hours

Meta Stock Surges 10.4% on Strong Q4 Earnings, AI Investment Plans

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
With shares rising more than 10.4% to year-to-date highs Thursday, Meta Platforms was the most impre ...
7 hours

China’s Speculative Frenzy Propels Copper to Record $14,500+ High

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
Copper surged by the most in over 16 years as metals continued their dramatic start to the year, dri ...
7 hours

Bitcoin Options Traders Betting Big on Short-Term Crash to $70K–$75K

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
Bitcoin fell 8% to reach a low of $81.3K before making a minor comeback on Friday morning. There wer ...
7 hours

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Eyes Blockbuster Merger With Tesla — or xAI

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
SpaceX is thinking about merging with Tesla Inc. as well as a different merger with the artificial i ...
8 hours

Microsoft’s $357 Billion Rout Is Worst Since DeepSeek Hammered Nvidia

By Olumide Adesina, Financial Market Writer
1 min read
Microsoft shares on Thursday wiped out $357 billion in value, making it the second-largest selling s ...
8 hours

Ethereum Tumbles to $2,700 as Whales Stake $745M Despite Market Weakness

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
Ethereum [[ETH/USD]] is experiencing rising pressure as the world's second-largest cryptocurrency sl ...
8 hours
XRP is currently trading below $1.80 after a notable decline. According to live data from major trac ...
8 hours

Solana Plunges 7.2% Amid Market Turmoil Despite Major Institutional Wins

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
2 min read
As of this writing, Solana [[SOL/USD]] is down 7.2% over the last day, trailing the 6% fall in the o ...
9 hours

Bitcoin Plunges to $82,000 as Microsoft Sell-Off and Gold Flash Crash Wipe Out 2026 Gains

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
Bitcoin [[BTC/USD]] is facing additional selling pressure on Thursday, trading around $82,000 after ...
10 hours

Daily Crypto Signals: Bitcoin Retests $83K, Solana Anchors Institutional Tokenization Strategy

By Arslan Butt, Lead Markets Analyst – Multi-Asset (FX, Commodities, Crypto)
3 min read
Bitcoin [[BTC/USD]] tumbled to its lowest level in over two months as futures liquidations and AI st ...
11 hours
SPAR shares face renewed pressure after a legal dispute over past software issues reignites investor ...
13 hours
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