Did DOJ Prosecutors Violate Trump’s Executive Order By Selling The Forfeited Samourai Wallet Bitcoin?

It seems that the U.S. Marshall Service (USMS) has sold the $6.3 million worth of bitcoin that Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill paid the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as a fee that was part of their guilty plea.

In doing so, it has potentially violated Executive Order (EO) 14233, which mandates that bitcoin acquired via criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings should be held as part of the United States’ Strategy Bitcoin Reserve (SBR).

If the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the federal judicial district in which the Samourai case was to be tried, did, in fact, violate EO 14233, it would not be the first time employees of the…

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This Bitcoin Chart Signal Has 91% Accuracy, But Here’s Why It Could Be Different This Time

A closely watched Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) technical pattern has delivered a strong track record over the past four years —but prominent analyst Trader Mayne urges caution.

What Happened: In his latest podcast, Mayne highlighted the weekly Swing Failure Pattern (SFP) as one of Bitcoin’s most reliable signals since 2021, posting a reported 91% success rate.

An SFP forms when price briefly breaks a key swing high or low to capture liquidity, then reverses and closes back inside the prior range. This move often traps late traders and has historically marked major tops or bottoms.

Since March 2021, Bitcoin has printed 22 weekly SFPs.

Of those, 20 were followed by moves of more than 10% in the…

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Momentum Builds Toward $98,000 Amid Neutral Mood

After remaining relatively sideways through the Christmas and New Year’s weeks, the bitcoin price made a small move higher over this past weekend. Bitcoin price closed the week at $91,489, just above the short-term resistance level at $91,400. If bulls can sustain above this level, they should take another run at the $94,000 resistance level this week, which has kept a lid on the price since mid-November. $98,000 is within reach this week as well.

Key Support and Resistance Levels Now

Bulls will try to carry some momentum into the New Year here and take out the $94,000 resistance level. Above $94,000, we have $98,000, where resistance really starts to pick up, and…

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Grayscale Ethereum ETF Makes First US Staking Distribution – Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETH) (ARCA:ETHE)

Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF (NYSE:ETHE) has made its first distribution to shareholders, marking a significant milestone for U.S.-listed spot crypto exchange-traded products.

The firm announced that ETHE distributed proceeds from Ethereum staking rewards earned between Oct 6, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2025. Shareholders will receive $0.083178 per share, with the payout set for Tuesday, based on holdings as of the Jan. 5 record date.

This move is significant because it marks the first time a spot crypto ETP in the U.S. has distributed staking rewards to investors, indicating a gradual shift in how digital assets are offered in public markets. Until now, staking income, a key feature of…

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Bitmine Adds 32,977 ETH As BMNR Sits At Critical $34 Support – BitMine Immersion (AMEX:BMNR)

Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) bought 32,977 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) last week to push total holdings to 4.144 million ETH worth $13.2 billion, with the BMNR stock holding at a critical support level.

Bitmine Now Owns 3.43% Of ETH Supply

Bitmine’s Ethereum holdings now represent 3.43% of the total ETH supply of 120.7 million tokens, putting the company two-thirds of the way to its stated goal of owning 5% of all Ethereum—the “Alchemy of 5%.”

Beyond Ethereum alone, Bitmine’s broader balance sheet continues to expand. 

The company’s total crypto and cash holdings hit $14.2 billion, including 4.144 million ETH at $3,196 per token, 192 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), a $25…

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Raoul Pal: Bitcoin To Benefit From Up To $8 Trillion In Liquidity Added In 2026

Macro investor Raoul Pal says Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) can reignite its bull run thanks to up to $8 trillion in liquidity hitting the financial markets in the next 12 months.

Why 2025 Failed Despite Perfect Setup

Pal said in an interview with Scott Melker that 2025 was supposed to be a bullish year as institutions showed up and adoption exploded.

Yet, prices stalled, liquidity vanished, and crypto became the “really uncool kids at the party.”

The culprit was liquidity, not narratives. 

In July, the Treasury started rebuilding the general account by $700 billion while draining the reverse repo facility, which pulled the rug from crypto as the furthest asset out the risk curve.

The government…

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Bitcoin Ignores Venezuela Turmoil, Rallies 2.5% To $94,000

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has tapped $94,000 on Monday despite geopolitical turmoil in Venezuela, with no signs of panic-driven selling, according to on-chain data.

What Happened: CryptoQuant data shows no meaningful spike in Bitcoin exchange netflows, a key indicator of whether investors are moving BTC onto exchanges to sell or off exchanges to hold.

The lack of inflows suggests traders are not reacting with fear despite rising geopolitical headlines.

The response mirrors Bitcoin’s behaviour during earlier conflicts, including the Ukraine war and Middle East tensions, where price volatility emerged briefly but failed to trigger sustained selling.

Since 2023, markets have shown increasing…

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