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Crypto Liquidity Vanishes: Silver Crash & DOJ Dump Trigger $1.57B Flush

A historic 35% silver crash and a massive DOJ document dump sparked a $1.57 billion liquidation event, with tokenized commodities leading the wipeout.

January 31, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Senate Banking Committee Advances CLARITY Act; Stablecoin Yield Ban Sparks Industry Clash

Senate Banking Committee releases updated CLARITY Act draft, enforcing a controversial ban on stablecoin yield while granting the CFTC exclusive spot market oversight.

January 31, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Binance Rotates $1B SAFU Into Bitcoin; Sets $800M Hard Floor

Binance commits to a 30-day, $1B Bitcoin buying spree to overhaul its insurance fund, creating a hard floor at $81K.

January 31, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Metals Flash Crash: $6T Liquidity Void as Warsh Nomination Triggers Gamma Implosion

Silver plunges 35% and Gold sheds 12% as the nomination of hawk Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair triggers a massive gamma squeeze, wiping out up…

January 30, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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DOJ Secures $400M Helix Forfeiture; Bitcoin Hovering at $83K

A federal judge has finalized the forfeiture of $400 million in crypto and real estate from the Helix mixer, as Bitcoin struggles to hold the…

January 30, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Liquidity Shock: Metals Flash Crash Triggers $1.7B Crypto Wipeout

A 'capitulation event' in Gold and Silver sparked a cross-asset liquidity crunch, forcing $1.7B in crypto liquidations as the Dollar rallied on Kevin Warsh rumors.

January 30, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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CZ Claims “Coordinated Attack” as Binance Faces Fresh 8% Listing Fee Allegations

Changpeng Zhao dismisses criticism as a "coordinated attack" while facing allegations of 8% listing fees and lingering anger over the $283M October crash compensation.

January 30, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Visa & Mastercard Kill the “Crypto Coffee” Dream; Stablecoins Relegated to Backend

Payment giants pivot to a 'Stablecoin Sandwich' model—using crypto for backend settlement while keeping the high-fee card swipe front and center.

January 30, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Ethereum Activates 70,500 ‘Zombie’ ETH from 2016 DAO Hack for $220M Security Endowment

A decade after the DAO hack, Vitalik Buterin and Griff Green repurpose 70,500 dormant ETH to launch a permanent, yield-generating security endowment.

January 30, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Binance Pivots $1B SAFU Fund to Bitcoin as Market Flushes to $81K

Binance abandons stablecoins for its insurance fund, committing to a $1 billion Bitcoin position just hours after prices collapsed to $81,000.

January 30, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments