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Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, co-founder and former CEO of Binance, rejected accusations that the cryptocurrency exchange is responsible for the collapse of the digital asset market in October 2025.
During a live Q&A session on the Binance social platform on Friday, Zhao called the accusations that the world's largest digital asset platform caused the market downturn "fabricated."

Adam James, a licensed physiotherapist with 14 years of experience, believes that the head of the White House may have serious health issues, possibly including frontal-temporal dementia. He shared his opinion on The David Pakman Show.
New rumors that Trump's health is not as good as the politician himself claims spread after the International Economic Forum in Davos. Observers noticed visible bruises on his hands.

Data on the blockchain indicates a clear structural shift in the behavior of Bitcoin whales: addresses holding between 1000 and 10,000 BTC have increased their total balances to approximately 3,204,000 BTC. This is the highest level not seen since 2024.
It turns out that the ongoing consolidation in the crypto market has not worried the 'whales'. They are still confident about the future of Bitcoin. This is indicated by the change in the total balance over the last 30 days, which has increased by 152,000 BTC. This sharp acceleration compared to previous months suggests that the current movement is not a short-term reaction but part of a larger repositioning cycle.

The precious metals markets have experienced a powerful collapse, ending a record rally. The driver of the decline was the strengthening of the dollar amid reports that the Donald Trump administration is preparing to nominate Kevin Warsh for the position of Fed Chair, Bloomberg reports.

Gold has fallen by 6% to $5,000 per ounce, silver has lost 15% (dropping to $97). Platinum has also dropped by more than 10%. The dollar index has risen by 0.5% against this backdrop, making metals more expensive for holders of other currencies.

The Binance exchange will buy bitcoins for a total of $1 billion for the SAFU stabilization fund, established in 2018. The editorial team at Happy Coin News learned that the trading platform plans to exchange for $BTC USDC stablecoins, which are valued at nearly $1 billion. If the value of the coins in the fund drops below $800 million due to the decline in the cryptocurrency market, the company will conduct a rebalancing of assets such that their value amounts to $1 billion. Being confident that BTC is a key element of the cryptocurrency ecosystem and retains its value in the long term, Binance employees will support the digital asset industry during market cycles and uncertainty, methodically investing resources in the cryptocurrency sector, noted exchange representatives. SAFU is replenished from the trading commission earned by Binance and serves as a reserve fund created to protect client funds. The name of the fund comes from the title of a video uploaded in 2018 on YouTube, titled Funds Are Safu, meaning that assets are safe.

Market Picture
The cryptocurrency market continues to remain sidelined, failing to join the rising stock and metal markets. Suddenly, cryptocurrencies no longer seem like an alternative to fiat money and a hedge against the somewhat irresponsible financial policies of the largest states. The weak performance of cryptocurrencies has been met with a sharp increase in interest in precious metals following their prices. As a result, cryptocurrencies temporarily appear to be a source of funds to strengthen positions in gold and silver. At the same time, cryptocurrencies are not giving up important local support levels, both in terms of market capitalization as a whole and individual coins – Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana.

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) called the wave of criticism directed at him and the Binance exchange a "coordinated attack."

It all started with his post, in which he advised to "buy and hold" cryptocurrencies. However, later "unknown accounts began to copy and paste my words into tweets," wrote CZ. Zhao himself did not mean a strategy in which traders should buy and hold any token, as this would lead to extremely low portfolio returns.

President of the brokerage company Euro Pacific Capital Peter Schiff, in an interview with American blogger and journalist Tucker Carlson, called Bitcoin a speculative instrument with no real application. According to Schiff, it is much better to invest money in gold. In a conversation with Carlson, Schiff criticized the creation of an American state reserve of Bitcoins, as the economist believes that cryptocurrencies are completely useless. The gold investment advocate called the state crypto reserve a "rescue fund" for Bitcoin at the expense of taxpayers' money. Schiff suggested that some early investors "managed to bribe a bunch of politicians and convince them to support Bitcoin." The economist mentioned the Big Beautiful Bill signed by President Donald Trump, aimed at increasing government spending on defense and reducing taxes by nearly $4 trillion over the next ten years. Schiff called this the worst initiative under Trump, which forces Americans to throw money into cryptocurrencies in hopes of protecting their savings. The economist believes that the law not only preserved the accumulating deficit of government budget spending from the previous White House administration but, on the contrary, worsened the situation by further increasing government expenditures. In response to Tucker's question about how investments in Bitcoin differ from purchasing gold or stocks, Schiff replied that

The issuer of the USDT stablecoin, Tether, has become the world's largest private owner of gold reserves. The volume of accumulated precious metal approaches 140 tons, and its estimated value is around $24 billion, said Tether's CEO Paolo Ardoino in an interview with Bloomberg. Every week, the company acquires one to two tons of the most expensive precious metal, Ardoino reported. Over the past year, Tether has added more than 70 tons of gold to its reserves. According to Bloomberg's calculations, this is more than the annual purchases of nearly any central bank, except for the Central Bank of Poland, which increased its gold reserves by 102 tons during the same period. For comparison, all the central banks in the world together purchased just over 200 tons in 2025. Tether stores the entire volume of precious metal in the form of gold bars in Switzerland, in a specially equipped nuclear bunker. The facility is equipped with a multi-level security system, assures the company's head. Paolo Ardoino drew parallels between Tether and state central banks in a conversation with the agency. According to him, Tether is effectively becoming one of the largest 'golden central banks' on the planet, playing an increasingly significant role in the global precious metals market. Ardoino stated that the company plans to launch gold trading, becoming a competitor to large commercial banks. Tether issues its own gold token $XAU , which can be exchanged for bars. According to Ardoino, the volume of issued tokens is equivalent to 16 tons of gold ($2.7 billion). A lower denomination token, Scudo, is also issued. The head of the company hopes that by the end of the year, the market turnover of XAUT will reach $5–10 billion. Recently, Tether announced the release of a stablecoin pegged to the dollar specifically for the American market.

Bitcoin is trying to recover after the plunge on Sunday, when the mark of $86,000 provided support. After touching the lows of December 19, the BTCUSD pair is showing signs of a local bounce this week.
However, for now, the recovery looks unconvincing, and the price remains below the level of $90,000, which acts as the nearest resistance.

Businessman and investor Robert Kiyosaki acknowledged the sale of part of his bitcoins and gold. During the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference 2026 in Canada, Kiyosaki learned about the spreading rumors that he supposedly got rid of all his silver stocks and spent the earned money on $BTC . I sold a little bit of bitcoins and then part of gold to buy a new house. I did not get rid of even a small portion of silver. Unfortunately, I sold $XAU and BTC. It was a big mistake. Thank God, I saved XAG. Why sell off silver when I can borrow money, invest it in real estate, earn income, and buy more gold, silver, bitcoins, and ethers, - refuted the thoughts of Kiyosaki. As usual, Robert advises spending fake, as he considers it, fiat currency on precious metals and digital assets. In his opinion, gold, the price of which on January 28 updated its historical maximum at $5,246, will rise to $27,000. Thus, buying XAU at the current price can multiply capital more than five times. If Kiyosaki's forecast comes true, the price of silver should increase from the current $115 to $200. However, analyst Happy Coin News Yuri Saveliev believes that in the coming week a correction will begin in the gold market. The price of the precious metal already exceeds the exponential moving average by more than 14% for 800 hours. The last time a similar situation was observed in October 2025, and then the price of XAU fell by 11%.

At the end of January $BTC it was under significant pressure, as sellers maintained control over the market. After a failed attempt to reach a recent peak at $97,900, the price sharply went down.
The behavior of Bitcoin continues to reflect a bearish structure of the market. The flagship cryptocurrency remains below the 20-, 50-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages. Consequently, every attempt at recovery is thwarted by selling pressure. The market has rejected numerous attempts to bounce below the Fibonacci correction level of 0.382. This failure highlighted the presence of strong excess supply in the upper part of the range $89,000. Moreover, volatility increased as it moved down, indicating redistribution, not stable accumulation. In the short term, support will play a key role. The zone from $87,400 to $87,600 continues to attract buyers. There was a short-term reaction observed there, although optimism remains limited. However, analysts note that a break below this range could lead to a drop to $86,000 or even to $84,400. On the other hand, resistance remains multi-level and strong. The first barrier is found in the range from $88,300 to $89,200. This area covers the previous consolidation and short-term moving averages. Additionally, during previous bounces, sellers held the Fibonacci range from 0.5 to 0.618 around the mark of $91,000. This region continues to attract buyers. For a more significant structural shift, it is necessary to rise above the mark of $92,800. Without this movement, bearish control will likely persist.

On Monday, January 26, the course $ZEC fell to its two-month minimum at $Z26. However, over the last few days, the cryptocurrency partially recovered from losses and is now fluctuating at the level of $Z68. At the current moment, there are indications for a continuation of the growth. On the daily chart, the price of Zcash formed a multi-month bullish pennant, a figure that is usually considered a signal for continuation if it appears during a stable upward trend. Breaking this model may lead to parabolic growth of the digital asset in the coming months. Such a trend is often observed after breakouts of such reliable technical structures. Momentum indicators, such as MACD and RSI, also indicate that the bulls have enough strength to provoke a breakout. Notably, the MACD lines seem to be about to cross in a bullish direction; at least, the RSI has bounced off the oversold level and is approaching neutral territory. For Zcash, strong movement upwards, overcoming the psychological resistance level at $400, could provoke growth to $700. This target is calculated by adding the height of the previous flagpole to the price at which the breakout occurs. At the time of publication of the article, this target was 90% above the current course.

The founder of the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos that he knows which meme coin is the most resilient. The businessman is confident that tokens with 'high cultural significance' can remain relevant longer than others. Zhao named Dogecoin as the most resilient, explaining its long existence and relatively large market capitalization of $20.6 billion. Currently,

The head of the largest Ethereum treasury company BitMine, Tom Lee, believes that cryptocurrencies will start to rise in price after the cooling of the gold and silver market. Digital assets should increase in value due to the weakening of the dollar and the easing of monetary policy by the US federal government. However, there is no momentum in the cryptocurrency market because the price of gold and silver is rising, and investors are choosing to buy precious metals instead of digital assets due to the fear of missing out on profit. When the bullish rally in the gold and silver markets stops, the price of bitcoin and ethereum will go up, as has happened in the past, Lee stated.

Investment firm VanEck launched the first exchange-traded fund based on Avalanche in the history of the crypto industry $AVAX .
The new ETF began trading under the ticker symbol VAVX. The fund is aimed at providing investors with access to returns at price and potential rewards for staking Avalanche. VanEck's Director of Digital Assets Kyle DaCruz stated that the Avalanche blockchain is unique in that it allows for the connection between traditional finance and blockchain.

The leading meme-asset Shiba Inu is trying to break through the price against the backdrop of prolonged volatility, as fund movements on exchanges begin to signal increasing demand.
After several days of positive dynamics, the flow of funds on exchanges for Shiba Inu decreased by about 1% in the last day.

On Sunday, the price of bitcoin fell below $87,000 and reached a daily low of $86,604.
As a result, the market capitalization of cryptocurrencies decreased by 1.75% to $2.96 trillion. Selling intensified after bitcoin broke the level of $89,305, which had held throughout the morning.
During the day, bitcoin decreased by 3% and by 9.4% over the past week; however, since the beginning of the year $BTC it has gained 0.30%. After falling below $87,000, the downward momentum increased, and several sharp drops indicate that sellers are firmly holding their positions.