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Cryptocurrency News 5 January 2026

Why Strategy Inc stock is jumping after-hours: fresh Bitcoin buy, $17.44B Q4 paper loss

Why Strategy Inc stock is jumping after-hours: fresh Bitcoin buy, $17.44B Q4 paper loss

Strategy Inc. said it bought $116 million in bitcoin in the first four days of 2026, raising holdings to 673,783 coins. A regulatory filing showed a $17.44 billion fourth-quarter unrealized loss on digital assets. Shares rose 4.8% in after-hours trading as bitcoin climbed 3.4%. The company funded the latest purchase by selling 735,000 shares for $116.3 million.
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XRP price today jumps 11% as Ripple-linked token leads crypto rebound — what traders watch next

XRP price today jumps 11% as Ripple-linked token leads crypto rebound — what traders watch next

XRP surged 11% to $2.32 in late U.S. trading Monday, outpacing bitcoin and ether, according to CoinMarketCap. Trading volume for XRP neared $5.8 billion as it ranged between $2.08 and $2.34. Investors are watching the $2 level and the Federal Reserve’s January 27-28 meeting for direction. XRP investment products saw $3.7 billion in inflows last year, CoinShares reported.
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Bitcoin price jumps above $94,000 as Coinbase stock rallies; payrolls report is next test

Bitcoin price jumps above $94,000 as Coinbase stock rallies; payrolls report is next test

Bitcoin surged 3.3% to $94,191 late Monday after the U.S. said it struck Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro. U.S. stocks closed higher, with the Dow at a record and crypto-linked shares rallying. Coinbase gained 7.8% after a Goldman Sachs upgrade. Traders await Friday’s U.S. jobs report and the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 meeting.
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XRP pops again as U.S. spot ETF assets near $1.4B and buy pressure hits month-high

XRP pops again as U.S. spot ETF assets near $1.4B and buy pressure hits month-high

XRP jumped 9% to $2.27 on Monday, with U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs taking in $43 million last week and holding $1.37 billion in assets, according to FXStreet. XRP futures open interest reached $3.8 billion. CryptoQuant reported a seven-day average taker buy/sell ratio of 0.991, the highest since November. ETF inflows have continued for 43 straight trading days since mid-November, 24/7 Wall St. said.
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IREN stock jumps 11% as bitcoin rallies — what’s driving Nasdaq: IREN today

IREN stock jumps 11% as bitcoin rallies — what’s driving Nasdaq: IREN today

IREN shares jumped about 11% to $47.36 Monday afternoon as bitcoin rose 3.5% to $94,302, lifting crypto-linked stocks. Investors weighed IREN’s AI data center expansion and a $9.7 billion Microsoft contract against bitcoin volatility. Several U.S.-listed miners and Coinbase also gained. Zacks flagged IREN’s rapid GPU growth but called shares “overvalued.”
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XRP price today: Ripple-linked token jumps above $2.20 as crypto stocks rise, CoinShares flags inflow surge

XRP price today: Ripple-linked token jumps above $2.20 as crypto stocks rise, CoinShares flags inflow surge

XRP climbed about 7% to $2.23 Monday, trading between $2.07 and $2.23 in the past 24 hours, with $4.1 billion in volume and a market value near $135 billion, CoinMarketCap said. CoinShares reported $3.7 billion in 2025 inflows to XRP-linked investment products, a 500% jump from the previous year. Bitcoin rose 3% near $94,000, ether gained 2% to $3,200. Coinbase shares advanced 7.4% in regular U.S. trading.
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Bitcoin price jumps near $94,000 as Coinbase stock surges on Goldman upgrade, Strategy buys more BTC

Bitcoin price jumps near $94,000 as Coinbase stock surges on Goldman upgrade, Strategy buys more BTC

Bitcoin climbed 3.3% to $94,161 in New York afternoon trading Monday, with Coinbase jumping 7.6% after a Goldman Sachs upgrade. Strategy disclosed buying 1,283 bitcoin for $116 million in an SEC filing. Crypto stocks and tokens tracked the move higher as traders watched fallout from the U.S. capture of Venezuela’s president and awaited U.S. jobs data due Friday.
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Hut 8 Corp stock jumps 12% as bitcoin pushes higher — traders eye Friday jobs data

Hut 8 Corp stock jumps 12% as bitcoin pushes higher — traders eye Friday jobs data

Hut 8 shares jumped about 12% to $57.47 in midday trading Monday as bitcoin rose 2.5% to $93,587. Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms, and CleanSpark also advanced. Investors are watching U.S. payroll data due Jan. 9 and monitoring bitcoin’s next move. Hut 8 recently signed a $7 billion, 15-year lease for a Louisiana data center.
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RIOT stock rises as bitcoin climbs; Riot’s data-center pivot and $500 million share-sale plan in focus

RIOT stock rises as bitcoin climbs; Riot’s data-center pivot and $500 million share-sale plan in focus

Riot Platforms shares rose 2.4% to $14.50 by midday Monday as bitcoin climbed to about $93,612. Trading volume exceeded 6.4 million shares. Riot named Jason Chung as CFO, effective March 1, and adjusted executive pay to remove bitcoin compensation. The company launched a new at-the-market offering for up to $500 million after ending a prior $600.5 million program.
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TeraWulf stock climbs as bitcoin tops $93,000 and crypto-linked shares rebound (WULF)

TeraWulf stock climbs as bitcoin tops $93,000 and crypto-linked shares rebound (WULF)

TeraWulf shares climbed 4.9% to $13.36 midday Monday, tracking a 2.2% rise in bitcoin to near $93,415. Crypto-linked stocks advanced as investors weighed geopolitical risks and awaited Friday’s U.S. jobs report for rate clues. No new company news drove the move. TeraWulf’s last major update was a December financing deal for a Texas data center joint venture.
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Coinbase stock jumps after Goldman upgrade as Bitcoin trades near $94,000 — what investors watch next

Coinbase stock jumps after Goldman upgrade as Bitcoin trades near $94,000 — what investors watch next

Coinbase shares climbed over 7% to $253.63 Monday after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to “buy” and raised its price target to $303. Bitcoin’s 2.6% rebound also boosted crypto-linked stocks, with Robinhood up 6%. Traders now await Friday’s U.S. jobs report and Coinbase’s earnings update in February.
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CleanSpark stock jumps 7% as bitcoin rallies; miners rise with February earnings in view

CleanSpark stock jumps 7% as bitcoin rallies; miners rise with February earnings in view

CleanSpark shares climbed about 7% to $12.37 Monday as bitcoin hovered near $94,000, boosting U.S.-listed miners. JPMorgan flagged a second straight monthly drop in bitcoin network hashrate, now averaging 1,045 EH/s in December. Peers Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms also gained. CleanSpark’s next quarterly report is due Feb. 5.
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Bitcoin price nears $94,000 as Strategy buy boosts Coinbase and crypto stocks

Bitcoin price nears $94,000 as Strategy buy boosts Coinbase and crypto stocks

Bitcoin rose 2.4% to $93,501 by 9:59 a.m. EST Monday, after Strategy Inc disclosed a $116 million bitcoin purchase in an SEC filing. U.S.-listed crypto stocks rallied, with Coinbase up 6.6% and Strategy gaining 5.7%. Investors monitored fallout from the U.S. capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and awaited ISM factory data at 10 a.m. ET. Ether traded 1% higher at $3,167.
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MARA stock jumps premarket after 288-BTC Wintermute transfer puts Bitcoin miners back in play

MARA stock jumps premarket after 288-BTC Wintermute transfer puts Bitcoin miners back in play

MARA shares rose 5.1% to $10.42 in premarket trading after the company moved 288 bitcoin, worth about $26.3 million, to market maker Wintermute, according to Lookonchain. Bitcoin traded up 1.9% near $92,852. Peers Riot Platforms and CleanSpark also gained. Investors are watching U.S. economic data and MSCI’s upcoming index update.
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XRP Price Jumps Above $2.12 as Supply Tightens, Traders Eye a Fresh “Squeeze”

XRP Price Jumps Above $2.12 as Supply Tightens, Traders Eye a Fresh “Squeeze”

XRP surged above $2.12 Monday, holding gains as buyers pushed past resistance and trading volume spiked, including a $23 million burst in one minute. Exchange balances hit multi-year lows while U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs absorbed supply, CoinDesk reported. XRP outperformed bitcoin and ether, with its market value reaching about $121.7 billion. Technical traders are watching $2.128 as short-term support.
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Stock Market Today

KKR stock rebounds 4% after earnings shock; what investors watch before Monday’s open

KKR stock rebounds 4% after earnings shock; what investors watch before Monday’s open

8 February 2026
KKR shares jumped 4.06% to $103.20 Friday, rebounding from a steep drop the day before as trading volume surged. The firm disclosed a $1.4 billion deal to acquire Arctos and set an April 21 vote on governance changes, including a shift to one-vote-per-share by the end of 2026. Investors remain focused on KKR’s software exposure and loan leverage after an AI-driven selloff hit the sector.
Take-Two stock snaps back Friday — the next dates TTWO traders are watching

Take-Two stock snaps back Friday — the next dates TTWO traders are watching

8 February 2026
Take-Two Interactive shares closed up 1.22% at $195.59 Friday, trading between $189.45 and $198.07 on 3.1 million shares. The company reaffirmed Grand Theft Auto VI’s Nov. 19, 2026 release and raised its fiscal 2026 net bookings outlook to as much as $6.7 billion. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time.
Gold.com (GOLD) stock jumps nearly 10% as Tether deal and earnings reshape the week ahead

Gold.com (GOLD) stock jumps nearly 10% as Tether deal and earnings reshape the week ahead

8 February 2026
Gold.com, Inc. shares jumped 9.9% to $55.32 Friday after the company announced a $150 million share sale to Tether at an 11.9% discount, with $125 million closing first and the rest pending regulatory approval. Trading volume more than doubled the average. Gold.com posted Q2 revenue of $6.48 billion and net income of $11.6 million, and completed its Monex acquisition in January.
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