MicroStrategy bought another 2,530 $BTC($243M) at an average price of $95,972 last week!

Jan 28th, Bloomberg reports that stablecoin issuer Tether has become the largest holder of gold reserves among sovereign nations and banks outside the U.S., with holdings exceeding 140 metric tons. Tether stores the gold securely in a nuclear bunker. In an announcement yesterday, Tether revealed plans to increase its gold holdings by approximately 27 tons in Q4 2025, aiming to break into the world’s top 30 gold holders—surpassing countries like Greece, Qatar, and Australia.

Jan. 28 — Bitget market data shows spot gold has surged above $5,200 per ounce, with a cumulative gain of over $880 in the first month of the year. Spot silver has climbed to $114 per ounce, up 1.54% intraday.

On January 28th, Arthur Hayes published an article titled *Woomph* analyzing that the recent sustained depreciation of the Japanese Yen and slumping Japanese government bond (JGB) prices are triggering a "wham" in global financial markets. He argues the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and Treasury Department may be forced to coordinate direct intervention in the Yen exchange rate and JGB market via balance sheet expansion, injecting fresh liquidity into the global fiat currency system. Hayes stated: “As the Yen strengthens against the Dollar, Bitcoin prices fall. I won’t take on more risk until I confirm the Fed is printing money to intervene in the Yen and JGB market. A sharp rise in the Fed’s foreign currency-denominated assets on its balance sheet will be a prime time to add Bitcoin holdings.” High-leverage Bitcoin-related positions (including closed strategies and Metaplanet) were opened ahead of Yen volatility. He intends to re-enter if his assessment holds. While waiting fo

January 28th – According to market data from Bitget, U.S. stocks closed mixed: the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) fell 0.83%, the S&P 500 rose 0.41%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.91%. Crypto-related stocks posted mixed results: - **Treasury sector**: MSTR climbed 0.62%, BMNR surged 5.5%, and ALTS jumped 10.05%. - **Industry segment**: COIN dropped 1.24%, GEMI fell 4.88%, and CRCL declined 1.33%.

On January 28, Moonbirds revealed details for its BIRD tokenomics, where holders of Moonbirds, Mythics, and Oddities NFTs will earn tokens via the "Nesting 2.0" mechanism. Users can stake their NFTs (referred to as "Nesting") to earn SBTs. The SBT airdrop portion requires no locking, while staked NFTs will be eligible to claim a monthly allocation on the 28th of each month for the next 24 months. Staked NFTs will receive 25% of the total token supply. Following the announcement, Moonbirds NFTs saw a price drop, with the floor price falling from 1.6 ETH to 1.1 ETH. Additionally, the team released the token contract address: G7vQWurMkMMm2dU3iZpXYFTHT9Biio4F4gZCrwFpKNwG. Users are advised to follow official channels to avoid security risks.

On January 28, The Block reported that Laser Digital—the digital asset arm of Japanese financial giant Nomura Holdings—has filed an application with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter. The move aims to fully repatriate its crypto and fintech operations to the U.S. Insiders have confirmed the application is legitimate. If approved, the federal-level charter would let Laser Digital operate nationwide in the U.S. without needing to apply for state-by-state custody licenses. Notably, the charter does not cover accepting retail deposits. The firm also plans to offer spot cryptocurrency trading services.