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January 9, 2026
Bitcoin Stalls at $90,000 as Markets Await Fed, Tariff News — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin is ending its first full week of trading in 2026 little changed — hovering around the $90,000 level and down about 2% from a year earlier.
Rumors are swirling about Venezuela holding $60 billion in Bitcoin—but crypto experts are skeptical — fortune.com
Following the United States’ capture of Nicolás Maduro over the weekend, a report came out claiming that Venezuela had $60 billion stored in Bitcoin—leading to speculation that the U.S. could lay claim to cryptocurrency as well as oil. Despite numerous
GameStop shutters more stores as retail apocalypse continues — foxbusiness.com
Meme stock GameStop, once a dominant brick-and-mortar video game retailer, is continuing to close more stores in 2026. The retailer, whose business model was threatened by digital adoption in the gaming industry, closed 590 stores nationwide in fiscal 2024
Gold, Bitcoin and Reits: What investors should consider for their portfolios in 2026 — the straits times
Gold, Bitcoin and Reits: What investors should consider for their portfolios in 2026 The Straits Times
Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans — theatlantic.com
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces
Wall Street has written off a Fed cut this month as it awaits 2 market-moving events today — fortune.com
Back in October of last year, 55% of traders in Fed Funds futures contracts assumed the U.S. Federal Reserve would deliver an interest rate cut this month, bringing the base rate down to the 3.25% level. Today, 90% of them think the Fed will hold rates at
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