2026-01-17 04:26:16

Market watch this week: the US administration is ramping up trade tensions, threatening tariffs against nations that resist its geopolitical ambitions. Meanwhile, X is stepping up creator monetization—boosting payouts to attract content producers. On the crypto front, there's been an important clarification: the US government clarified it never actually offloaded Bitcoin reserves, dismissing speculation about large-scale asset sales. These developments paint an interesting backdrop for how macro policy, platform economics, and government crypto positioning might shape markets ahead.

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BugBountyHunter

· 01-17 15:22

Uh, good grief, is the US planning to use tariffs as a weapon? Just for geopolitical reasons, they’re imposing taxes... X side is quite straightforward, knows how to spend money to retain creators. But the most important thing is that Bitcoin reserve clarification; finally, it can settle down. The rumors have been spreading...

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AlphaBrain

· 01-17 04:56

With this series of policy measures, the crypto market is likely to continue fluctuating in the short term.

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ChainMemeDealer

· 01-17 04:56

The fact that the government doesn't sell BTC should have been clarified long ago to prevent a bunch of people from speculating blindly.

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GasFeeTherapist

· 01-17 04:35

This wave of tariff threats has really made them nervous. The most concerned issue in the crypto world is still that Bitcoin reserve clarification... finally, no more guessing.

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FlyingLeek