Strategy Spends $1.25 Billion on Bitcoin in Biggest Buy Since July
Strategy acquired 13,627 Bitcoin for approximately $1.25 billion during the week of January 5-11, 2026, marking its largest single purchase in six months.
The company now holds 687,410 BTC worth roughly $62 billion, cementing its position as the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder.
Michael Saylor announced the purchase on January 12 via a regulatory filing with the SEC. Strategy paid an average of $91,519 per Bitcoin during the acquisition period. The company’s total Bitcoin investment now stands at $51.8 billion with an average cost basis of $75,353 per coin.
Binance Market Update: Crypto Market Trends | January 11, 2026
According to CoinMarketCap data, the global cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $3.1T, up by 0.1% over the last 24 hours.Bitcoin (BTC) traded between $90,404 and $90,850 over the past 24 hours. As of 09:30 AM (UTC) today, BTC is trading at $90,766, up by 0.09%.Most major cryptocurrencies by market cap are trading mixed. Market outperformers include HYPER, 币安人生, and BIFI, up by 25%, 21%, and 16%, respectively.Top stories of the day:U.S. Employment Market Shows Mixed Signals Amid Fed Rate DecisionsBuffett Indicator Reaches Historic Highs Amid U.S. Stock Market Valuation ConcernsJapan to Classify Bitcoin as Financial Product in 2026Precious Metals Surge Amid Geopolitical Instability and Fed Policy ShiftsBitcoin ETF Outflows Hit $681M As 2026 BeginsBitcoin's Short-Term Performance Expected to Strengthen, But Analyst Predicts Challenges for 2026DWF Labs Completes Initial $1 Million Seed Investment in DeFi ProjectEthereum's Social Sentiment Mirrors Pre-2025 Price Surge Levels, According to AnalystsBSC Prediction Markets See Record Trading Volumes Trump's Impeachment Probability Rises to 57% for 2025-2029 TermMarket movers:ETH: $3106.42 (+0.47%)BNB: $915.07 (+1.58%)XRP: $2.0945 (-0.02%)SOL: $136.73 (+0.39%)TRX: $0.2991 (+0.44%)DOGE: $0.14027 (+0.20%)WLFI: $0.1684 (-0.24%)ADA: $0.3919 (+0.75%)BCH: $651.6 (+2.18%)WBTC: $90556.45 (+0.08%)
Tether Partners with United Nations to Combat Cybercrime and Support Trafficking Victims in Africa
The collaboration aims to strengthen cybersecurity, fund victim protection programs, and develop blockchain-based solutions across Africa and Papua New Guinea.
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, announced a major partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on January 9, 2026.
The partnership addresses urgent needs in Africa, which has become the third-fastest-growing cryptocurrency region globally. According to Chainalysis data, Sub-Saharan Africa received over $205 billion in on-chain value between July 2024 and June 2025, marking a 52% increase from the previous year.
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Creator Capital Markets: How Pump.fun Changed Streaming in 2025
This time last year, the Solana meme coin launchpad Pump.fun had disabled its livestreaming feature after creators flooded the platform with videos of dangerous stunts in attempts to pump their tokens.
Now, Pump.fun views streamers as the future of its platform, with plans to take on other livestreaming competitors head on: “Our plan is to kill Facebook, TikTok, and Twitch. On Solana,” the company posted on X in July.
The move is being billed as “creator capital markets”—the idea that viewers can help fund their favorite creators while having a stake in the future of their content via a crypto token. It’s a stark contrast from the traditional model, which mostly relies on viewers donating money to creators, with little to nothing in return.
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Bitcoin has slipped from highs near $94,000 as selling pressure returned, exposing the rally’s thin leverage despite improving liquidity.
Bitcoin’s run was cut short on Tuesday as a spike in selling pressure undid most of the new year's gains. Experts suggest the pullback is a short-term impediment to long-term recovery.
Musk's xAI Raises $20 Billion With Backing From Nvidia and Cisco
In brief
Elon Musk's xAI closed an upsized $20 billion Series E round with backing from Nvidia, Cisco Investments, and others. The funding will accelerate the buildout of what xAI claims are the world's largest GPU clusters, totaling over one million H100 equivalents. The capital injection comes as xAI faces international probes over Grok's ability to generate non-consensual deepfakes and sexualized images of minors
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has closed an upsized $20 billion Series E funding round, exceeding its original $15 billion target as tech giants pour billions into the AI arms race despite mounting regulatory scrutiny and AI bubble warnings.
Morgan Stanley Registers Bitcoin and Solana Funds With SEC
Morgan Stanley files for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs as crypto investment products gain Wall Street traction with $119 billion in BTC assets under management.
Iran’s currency collapse shows why Bitcoin is seen as an exit option.
As Iran’s rial hits record lows, Bitcoin is resurfacing in public discourse. Its decentralized design is often cited as a contrast to state-managed fiat currencies.
Ledger Hardware Wallet Users Hit by Third-Party Data Breach
Hardware wallet maker Ledger confirmed on January 5, 2026, that customer information was exposed through a security breach at Global-e, its third-party payment processor.
The incident marks another security concern for the French crypto company, which has faced multiple data exposure events since 2020.