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Bitcoin dropped another 4% on Tuesday, with more than $1.8 billion liquidated over the past 48 hours amid tariff threats from US President Donald Trump and Japanese bond turmoil. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $87,790 on Coinbase in late trading on Tuesday, its lowest level since Dec. 31. Over the past 48 hours, more than $1.8 billion has been liquidated, around 93% of them long positions, reported Coinglass. BTC slumps 10% in a week, wiping out all January gains. Source: TradingViewThe asset has now wiped out all gains made so far this year and is down 10% from its year-to-date high…

The crypto market is experiencing a new wave of strategic positioning with a number of popular digital assets moving into what analysts say is an accumulation zone. Phoenix Group released data on January 20, 2026, indicating a set of cryptocurrencies that is witnessing increased trading rates and pronounced corrections in their price. TOP ASSETS IN THE ACCUMULATION ZONE $RENDER $FIL $TRUMP $DASH $IP $BONK $STX $CRV $VIRTUAL $FLOKI pic.twitter.com/6yNuIKMXBM— PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) January 20, 2026 Long-term crypto accumulation phases are common on the decline and price consolidation behavior indicating that long-term investors or large players are…

Italian officials unveiled the discovery of a 2,000-year-old basilica that archeologists have attributed to Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect, at a press conference on Monday, according to a report in Reuters. The ancient basilica, which would have been used as a public building in ancient Rome, was built at Fanum Fortunae and completed in 19 BCE. It is the only known building by Vitruvius and is referenced in De architectura, the only treatise on architecture to survive from antiquity. Vitruvius would later be immortalized in Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man drawing, which mapped the architect’s ideals of portion onto the…

Crypto could be in “optimal conditions” for a breakout as Bitcoin whales and sharks accumulated 36,322 Bitcoin over the past nine days while retail dumped, according to analysts from Santiment. “Bitcoin’s whales & sharks continue to accumulate,” Santiment said in an X post on Tuesday, after Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 4.55% over 24 hours, trading at $89,110 at the time of publication.Between Jan. 10 and Jan. 19, Bitcoin wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 Bitcoin (also referred to as “smart money”) accumulated $3.21 billion in Bitcoin.Retail wallets, described as those holding less than 0.01 BTC, offloaded 132 BTC ($11.66 million) over the…

Bitcoin sellers entered at the Wall Street open to drive BTC price action below $90,000, but a six-figure price target stayed in play.Bitcoin (BTC) narrowly avoided major losses at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as US markets reacted to EU trade-war fears.Key points:US markets offer their first reactions to the EU trade war over Greenland with $90,000 BTC price support on the line.Gold and silver continue to top all-time highs while stocks panic.Bitcoin can still hit $100,000 again if support here holds, a popular trader says.Bitcoin struggles with stocks on Greenland nervesData from TradingView showed a battle unfolding for $90,000 as…

Key takeaway:Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) retested their lowest levels in more than two weeks after crypto and stock markets digested US President Donald Trump’s fresh round of tariff threats. The potential tariffs are an attempt by the administration to convince Denmark to reconsider its control of Greenland. European nations have shown little willingness to negotiate, prompting crypto and equities investors to adopt a more risk-averse stance. The S&P 500 index fell 1.9%, while gold prices surged to a new all-time high on Tuesday. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization dropped to $2.71 trillion on Tuesday, down from nearly $3 trillion the…

Key NotesShareholders holding at least one DJT share on February 2, 2026 qualify for non-transferable digital tokens and Truth platform rewards.Crypto.com will mint and custody tokens designed as perks rather than equity, avoiding securities classification under US guidance.DJT stock climbed to $14.23 but remains down over 60% year-over-year despite the temporary rally on airdrop speculation. Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq, NYSE Texas: DJT) shares traded higher today. This followed the company setting February 2, 2026, as the record date for its planned digital token airdrop to shareholders. The move added interest to a stock that has been under…

Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee has warned investors to brace for a “painful decline” across the crypto and stock markets in 2026 amid geopolitical tension, before a recovery towards the end of the year. In an interview on Tuesday with The Master Investor Podcast with Wilfred Frost, Lee said 2026 will mirror 2025 with tailwinds for the blockchain and AI industries, but risks from tariffs and political divides would hold the market back from a sustained rally initially. Lee estimated a stock market correction of 15% to 20% this year, but added, “I think we really finish the year…

The marketing executive behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s divisive rebranding campaign has resigned, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Paul Dien, who joined the museum in 2023 as chief marketing under former museum director and CEO Sasha Suda, will leave effective February 1, the museum confirmed. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dien has accepted a consultancy position; the museum did not provide further details. Dien, who previously served vice president of advancement and partnerships at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, oversaw the museum’s name change and updated visual identity. Formerly known as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the institution unveiled…

Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis has rolled out a new automation feature aimed at broadening access to onchain investigative and compliance tools beyond technical users.The feature, called Workflows, allows investigators and compliance teams to run predefined blockchain analyses without writing code, reducing reliance on custom SQL or Python queries. Chainalysis told Cointelegraph that the tool is intended to standardize common investigative processes with prebuilt templates, making them easier to repeat and apply across multiple cases, as the company adapts its data products for a wider range of users. Chainalysis’ Workflows library. Source: Chainalysis “What previously required technical expertise and lots of…