NASDAQ:COIN 15 January 2026 - 20 January 2026

A senior White House crypto advisor confirmed the U.S. Justice Department has not sold the bitcoin seized in the Samourai Wallet case. Instead, it will stay in the government’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. https://www.theblock.co/post/386022/bitcoin-forfeited-as-part-of-samourai-case-was-not-sold-and-will-stay-in-the-strategic-reserve-says-top-white-house-crypto-advisor

Bitcoin dipped 0.9% to $95,412 on Friday, after hitting an intraday peak of $96,975. Ether dropped 1.4%, closing at $3,303. Crypto-related stocks showed mixed moves: Coinbase edged up 0.1%, Strategy slipped 0.4%, and the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF barely moved.

XRP dropped roughly 3.3% to $2.07 late Thursday, having earlier reached $2.14. Bitcoin slid 1.9%, while ether dipped 2.1%, adding pressure on the wider crypto market.