Amboss Technologies launched RailsX, a Lightning-native, peer-to-peer (P2P) decentralized exchange, at the PlanB Forum in El Salvador on Jan. 30, 2026. Unlike other exchanges that build separate protocol layers, RailsX executes trades entirely via the Lightning Network. Transactions work as circular self-payments: funds route through existing Lightning channels, exchange assets atomically, then loop back to the sender. This eliminates custodial intermediaries and cross-chain bridge risks while maintaining ...

Your top swaps on MetaMask this week:$PAXG - @Paxos$XAUT - @tethergold$LINK - @chainlink$LCAI - @LightchainAI$WLFI - @worldlibertyfi🦊 https://t.co/4wpo2C1OWc ...

🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 112,423,380 #USDT (112,351,148 USD) transferred from #Bitfinex to Tether Treasuryhttps://t.co/ePDFIWgPTI ...

Core Insights - Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer, is storing over a ton of gold weekly in a Cold War-era nuclear bunker in Switzerland to back its gold-pegged XAUT Token [1] - The company currently holds an estimated $24 billion in gold, making it the largest holder outside of governments and major financial institutions, reflecting a belief in the instability of Western economies [2] - Tether's gold holdings, approximately 140 tons, coincide with a record rally in precious metals [3] Market Trends - Gold has increased by 83% over the past year, while Bitcoin has declined by 20%, indicating a shift in investor preference towards gold [5] - Over the last five years, gold has risen by 174%, outperforming Bitcoin's 142% increase in the same period [5] - Younger investors, who typically favor cryptocurrencies, are seeing older generations profit from gold investments, highlighting a generational divide in investment strategies [6] Cryptocurrency Performance - The cryptocurrency market has faced challenges, with Bitcoin down nearly 35% since October, currently priced around $83,000 [7] - Other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Solana have also seen declines of 30% and 37% respectively in the last three months [7] - Analysts suggest that Bitcoin could face further declines due to the turbulent macroeconomic environment, with predictions of prices potentially dropping into the low $70,000s [8]

Snapshot 243 is live:💵 UBS to give select private banking clients BTC and ETH access🥇 Tether’s XAUT supply up 38% following gold rally🛒 Nearly 40% of U.S. merchants accept crypto🛡️ New team formed to prepare Ethereum for quantum threats🐶 DOGE ETF launched, but investor uptake remains limited— and more ...

Tether launches a US-compliant stablecoin, BlackRock rolls out a yield-generating Bitcoin ETF, and Nifty Gateway shuts down.All covered below by @OllieLeeech 👇 https://t.co/x8gXvhqK16 ...

🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 129,999,900 #USDT (129,927,425 USD) transferred from #Binance to Tether Treasuryhttps://t.co/ORSyt15i3B ...

Core Viewpoint - The defensive position of the US dollar is facing significant challenges as the current US government adopts a more laissez-faire stance on the dollar's exchange rate, leading to substantial fluctuations in the dollar index (DXY) which recently dropped 125 basis points to around 95.8, the lowest level since early 2022 [1][2] Group 1: Dollar and Market Dynamics - The recent policy direction has injected strong momentum into safe-haven assets, resulting in a nearly frenzied rise in gold and silver prices at the end of January [1][2] - The dollar's decline, combined with strategic accumulation by institutions like Tether, forms the underlying logic for the gold and silver bull market at the beginning of 2026 [4] Group 2: Gold and Silver Market Trends - Gold prices have surged to $5,250 per ounce, while silver has reached $115 per ounce, underscoring the irreplaceable safe-haven attributes of precious metals in the current uncertain environment [4] - Tether significantly increased its gold holdings by approximately 27 tons in Q4 2025, raising its total reserves to about 104 tons, indicating a shift in demand driven by crypto asset giants [3] - The market for tokenized gold assets (XAUT) has surpassed $2.3 billion, while the market cap for the mainstream stablecoin USDT has exceeded $180 billion, altering the pricing dynamics of precious metals [3] Group 3: Federal Reserve and Interest Rates - The Federal Reserve maintained its interest rate range at 3.5% to 3.75% during the January meeting, aligning with market expectations, and is not expected to reopen the rate cut window until June, creating a "policy vacuum" that supports gold and silver prices [4] - Investors are advised to closely monitor future government statements regarding exchange rates and the anticipated interest rate cuts in June, as the volatility of precious metal assets is expected to remain high during the dollar's bottoming process [4]

Bankless Nation is the last week of January. It's time for the Bankless weekly rollup. We got markets in a little bit of a tumble right now. David, I was getting ready to say gold and silver are unstoppable because they have been on the week, but now things are reversing. At least for a moment. At least for a moment. >> Well, we do got to talk about gold and uh silver all-time highs this week. Peter Schiff taking victory laps of course. Also, >> he's earned it. Did you know, David, Tether has a nuclear resi ...

He is the co-founder of Tether >> that the first generation stable coins have is who gets the yield. It's these centralized entities that are capturing all the yield and it's extremely lucrative and extremely profitable. The promise of web 3 is that the people who contribute to the ecosystem.The people that use the product should reap the rewards and the benefits. We have the infrastructure now for the community to reap all of the rewards. The solution is to strip the yield, give it to the mtor, and then sp ...