#CryptoNews 📈 Crypto Digest: Trump-Fed Conflict, Monero Records, and Billion-Dollar Purchases Strategy
The morning of January 12, 2026 brought a lot of turmoil to the market. While
#bitcoin is holding around $91,000, political games in the US and the activity of big players are changing the industry landscape.
⚖️ Trump vs. Powell: Why are Privacy Coins Growing?
The conflict between President Trump and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has reached a new level. Powell announced threats of criminal prosecution from the Department of Justice over his refusal to sharply cut rates.
• The result: Investors began to flee to “anonymous havens.” Monero ($XMR ) soared 18% to a new all-time high, and Zcash (
$ZEC ) – 10%. The market is looking for protection from censorship and political pressure.
🐳 Strategy’s Biggest Purchase in Half a Year
Strategy (MSTR) continues its aggressive course, acquiring another 13,627 BTC for ~$1.25 billion.
• Average Price: $91,519 per coin.
• Total Balance: The company now owns an impressive 687,410 BTC.
This is the largest weekly purchase since July last year.
🧊 Tether Freezes Assets
The issuer of the
#USDT stablecoin has frozen $182 million across five addresses on the Tron network at the request of law enforcement.
• Fact: The total amount of Tether’s frozen funds has exceeded $3 billion, which is 30 times more than that of competitor Circle (
#USDC ).
🚀 Predictions: Is 2026 the year of Ethereum?
Standard Chartered has announced its forecasts. With the short-term target lowered to $7,500, analysts are confident that 2026 will be the year of ETH dominance.
• Reason: Leadership in DeFi, stablecoins, and asset tokenization (RWA).
• Long-term plan: The bank forecasts ETH at $30,000 by 2029 and $40,000 by 2030.
📅 What's next?
Tomorrow at 3:30 PM (Kyiv/ET) we are waiting for data on inflation (CPI) in the US. This is a key marker that determines the market movement for the coming week.