Donald Trump announced that he will not proceed with tariffs that had been scheduled for February 1, tying the move to progress on a prospective deal involving Greenland and the wider Arctic region. Following his comments, Bitcoin's price rapidly moved between $87K and $90K within hours, and liquidations surged to about $1 billion, marking a 40% jump over the last 24 hours.

On January 20, 2026, Bitcoin slipped 2.6% in 24 hours to a low near $90,600, wiping out gains made since January 14. Broader crypto markets also turned lower as rising geopolitical friction over Greenland and fresh tariff threats from the United States dampened risk appetite and pushed investors toward assets like gold.

Bitcoin failed to sustain a break above 90,000 and slipped back into a retracement over the past 24 hours, while most majors traded lower. BTC is down about 2.5% near $87,5000; liquidations total roughly $250 million with nearly $200 million from longs, according to Coinglass, and altcoins from ETH to BNB also declined.

Dash core member Joël Valenzuela outlined why privacy-focused assets are drawing users amid tighter KYC and surveillance concerns. He cited growing legal clarity, AI-related anxieties, and Bitcoin’s transparency, and referenced Tyler Winklevoss’s $50m Zcash investment while highlighting Dash’s 2014 focus on instant, low-cost private payments and upcoming feature work.

According to the article, XRP held the #3 spot among non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies by market capitalization as of mid-December, with its network originally launched in June 2012 to facilitate large international transfers. The author compares a potential 20x upside to Bitcoin's peak market cap and explores projections that XRP could capture 14% of SWIFT's $150 trillion payments volume by 2030, alongside surging activity on the XRP Ledger as a smart contract platform.

XRP is trading near $2.08 as three distinct AI-based models outline potential paths for its next price move. A trend-focused neural network, an LSTM designed for cyclical patterns, and a multi-factor AI all flag rising odds of volatility, with some scenarios tilted toward the upside. Their projections point to a possible 18% move in the near term and highlight resistance zones between $2.22 and $2.28. The analysis was conducted using models run through ChatGPT’s engine.

Bitcoin fell approximately $6,000 within hours, declining from over $91,000 to around $85,000 on Binance. The drop triggered more than $650 million in liquidations, a 390% increase from the previous 24-hour period. Total cryptocurrency market capitalization decreased to $3 trillion, according to CoinGecko.

Bitcoin dropped below $82,000 on Binance during early European trading Friday, trading near $84,000 at press time. The decline triggered extensive liquidations totaling $2 billion across exchanges over 24 hours, according to Coinglass. Long positions approaching $1 billion were liquidated within a single hour as selling pressure accelerated.