U.S. CPI: +2.9% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +2.9%); U.S. CORE CPI: +3.2% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +3.3%)

January 27, SharpLink—Ethereum’s second-largest Decentralized Autonomous Treasury (DAT) firm—announced it earned 465 ETH in staking rewards last week. Since launching its staking strategy on June 2, 2025, total staking rewards have hit 12,079 ETH to date. All of its ETH holdings remain 100% staked with institutional partners.

January 27 — Goldman Sachs says silver’s sharp two-way price volatility could persist, while noting its forecast for gold to hit $5,400 by year-end still carries notable upside risks. For aluminum, the bank has trimmed its 2026 global supply surplus forecast to 800,000 tonnes from 1.1 million tonnes, and kept its 2027 surplus outlook at 1.6 million tonnes. It has, however, raised its 2028 surplus projection to 2.3 million tonnes from 1.25 million tonnes. On prices, Goldman has lifted its Q4 2026 aluminum price forecast to $2,500 per tonne from $2,350, and maintained its 2027 average price outlook at $2,400 per tonne. (Source: FX168)

January 27th, CoinDesk reported that Rick Rieder—BlackRock’s Global Fixed Income Chief Investment Officer and a leading candidate for Federal Reserve chair—has said Bitcoin will replace gold and advised investors to include Bitcoin in their portfolios. Prediction markets now rank his election chances first, and he has repeatedly voiced support for cryptocurrencies. Back in 2020, when digital assets were still nascent, he told CNBC Bitcoin would supplant gold as a store of value “because it’s far more convenient than hauling a gold bar.” More recently, in the same outlet, he argued Bitcoin belongs in a smart investment portfolio, describing both Bitcoin and gold as “assets that add a layer of stability to a portfolio.” At the time of that interview, Bitcoin was still above $112,000, and he predicted it “will keep climbing.” Today, Bitcoin trades around $88,000, having recently dropped amid potential tariff measures and other geopolitical unrest. Rieder has openly criticized the Fe

On January 27th, tokenization startup Tenbin Labs announced the completion of a $7.1 million funding round led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from Wintermute Ventures, GSR, Uniswap, Nascent, Variant Fund, FalconX and other investors. Tenbin has rolled out a new tokenization model enabling fast, scalable minting and redemption—initially deployed for yield-bearing forex, precious metals and commodities. By tapping global liquidity from traditional exchanges like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and combining the speed/composability of stablecoins such as USDC, Tenbin delivers truly liquid, yield-generating tokenized assets.

On January 27, Grayscale CEO Peter Mintzberg announced that the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (ticker: BTC) is now live on the Morgan Stanley platform, offering exposure to over $7.4 trillion in advisor-managed assets under management (AUM).

Stablecoin issuer Tether said on January 27 that it added roughly 27 metric tons of gold to its reserves in the fourth quarter of 2025—nearly matching analysts’ estimated 26-ton purchase in Q3. Its publicly disclosed third-quarter USDT reserve audit showed the company held about $12.9 billion in gold reserves as of the end of September, equivalent to roughly 104 metric tons at prevailing market prices then. USDT’s current circulation stands at around $187 billion, with reserves still dominated by U.S. Treasury bonds; gold accounts for roughly 7% of the total. Tether now ranks among the world’s top 30 gold holders, surpassing nations like Greece, Qatar, and Australia.