BREAKING: $435 million has been liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the past 12 hours.

**January 23 – Official sources confirm Spacecoin has launched SPACE token airdrop claims.** Eligible users include those who participated in Season 1 or Season 2 activities previously, plus holders of CTC tokens and ecosystem NFTs (e.g., CTC-0, CPC). To claim, users must visit the official Penguinbase portal, connect their wallet, and complete the claim process. SPACE tokens will be distributed to users’ Creditcoin network addresses.

Silver prices are closing in on $100 an ounce as of January 23, fueled by safe-haven inflows, a weaker U.S. dollar, and robust industrial demand. The metal has climbed roughly 12% since the start of this week, with a year-to-date gain of more than 40%. Ole Hansen, Head of Commodity Strategy at Saxo Bank, noted that momentum and Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) are powering the rally—but he emphasized this isn’t purely a speculative frenzy. Meanwhile, platinum prices have risen 3.3%.

Jan. 23: An analyst from U.S. financial site InvestingLive noted that the latest update on the Federal Reserve Chair selection may have been released last week, suggesting former President Trump could announce his pick before or after his Davos trip. He left Davos yesterday and returned to Washington, putting the decision on the agenda for today or this weekend. Trump appears to have made up his mind: in a Davos interview with CNBC, he said, “We’re down to the final three, but actually the final two—and in my view, maybe just the final one.” Expectations are shifting sharply as Rick Rieder’s odds climb to 35%, now just slightly below Kevin Warsh (a likely typo for the widely reported candidate “Warsh” in original text). Trump also ruled out former front-runner Kevin Hassett: “To be honest, I want him to stay where he is—I don’t want to lose him; he’s been great on TV.” He added Rieder “performed very well” in their interview. (Source: Golden Finance)

January 23, 2026 — At the World Economic Forum in Davos, cryptocurrency has emerged as a key topic at the intersection of politics and finance. While crypto is moving beyond its reputation as a tool for illicit activities, central bank governors from multiple countries warned it poses a threat to monetary sovereignty. U.S. President Trump views crypto regulation as a geopolitical competitive tool, emphasizing fast-tracking the Market Structure Act—known as the CLARITY Act—and positioning the U.S. as a global crypto hub. Meanwhile, European central bank officials, including Bank of France Governor Fran?ois Villeroy de Galhau, warned private currencies could undermine monetary sovereignty, advocating for stricter regulation and the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). On the issue of “monetary sovereignty,” a sharp divide has emerged between Coinbase and the Bank of France: Coinbase’s CEO argued Bitcoin’s decentralized structure makes it superior to the tradition

On January 23, Grayscale filed for a spot BNB ETF.

On January 23, APMEX (American Precious Metals Exchange) reported that spot silver briefly hit $100 per ounce and has since retreated to $99.71 per ounce. Quotes from other major brokerage platforms show spot silver has yet to break the $100 mark, currently trading around $99 per ounce. (Source: Oriental Wealth)