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The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General announced that the organization is facing a serious financial crisis. According to the warning, if necessary measures are not taken and the funding issues are not resolved, the UN faces the risk of running out of money by July.

A total of $4.02 trillion was wiped out from the market value of gold and silver today.

Global Market Sell-Off

Historic Increase in Gold ETFs
In 2025, global gold ETFs increased by 801 tons, marking the second strongest year. Total gold investments reached $240 billion.

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ABD Louisiana State Employees Retirement Fund reported that it holds a stake worth $3.2 million in Strategy ($MSTR) shares.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that it is unlikely that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump and described these tariffs as a fundamental economic policy.
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$282 Million Cryptocurrency Scam
Approximately $282 million worth of BTC and LTC were stolen in a social engineering attack targeting hardware wallets. When the attacker converted the funds through THORChain into Monero (XMR), it caused fluctuations in the XMR price.

Motley Fool warns XRP investors: Ripple's business growth and the widespread adoption of RippleNet do not automatically increase demand for XRP. Because banks can benefit from Ripple's technology without using the XRP token.

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🇺🇸The United States and Taiwan have reached an important trade agreement.
Under the agreement, the US will reduce customs tariffs on Taiwan-origin products to 15%.
In return, Taiwan plans to invest $250 billion in the US.

On January 14, US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $844 million in net inflows.
Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $175 million in net inflows.
Solana and XRP spot ETFs saw $23.57 million and $10.63 million in net inflows, respectively.

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According to the latest FED Beige Book based on data collected by the (Fed) up to January 5, 2026:
• Economic activity in 8 out of 12 regions grew at a modest to moderate pace. This indicates an improvement compared to previous reports.
• Employment remained largely unchanged; companies increasingly relied on temporary workers and preferred to fill vacant positions.
• Wage increases have returned to more normal levels.
• Prices continued to rise at a moderate rate.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said that the Trump administration has brought the US crypto industry to a worse state compared to the Biden era. He criticized the politicization of crypto with tokens like #TRUMP and #MELANIA .

Janet Yellen criticizes Powell investigation harshly
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen described the investigation into Jerome Powell as "extremely alarming" in terms of the Fed's independence.