{"id":68436,"date":"2026-01-20T09:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=68436"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:31:47","slug":"gold-hits-ath-on-greenland-tensions-but-bitcoin-slides-to-90k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=68436","title":{"rendered":"Gold Hits ATH on Greenland Tensions, But Bitcoin Slides to $90k"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitcoin slipped toward $92,000 on Tuesday after a tariff dispute tied to Greenland shook global markets, though some analysts still see room for a rebound toward $99,000 once sentiment steadies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitcoin fell about -2.8% is trading on January 20. It moved near $92,759 after touching an intraday low of $92,245. The drop came as traders pulled back from risk assets across the board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\" id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853\" data-coin-id=\"bitcoin\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<img id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853-chart__info-icon-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\" id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853-chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\" id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853-chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\" id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853-chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\" id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853-chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\" id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853-chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\" id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853-btn-24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\" id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853-btn-7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\" id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853-btn-30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\" id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853-btn-1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\" id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853-btn-all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\">\n\t\t<canvas class=\"chart__canvas\" id=\"crypto_chart_696f4b6c62853-cryptoChart\"><\/canvas>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The move followed fresh jitters over a possible US-Europe trade fight linked to Greenland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCOVER:<\/b><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"> <b>9+ Best Memecoin to Buy in 2026<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Did Bitcoin React to the New US\u2013Europe Tariff Risk?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As per a Reuters <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/london-stocks-fall-after-trump-issues-tariff-threat-european-nations-2026-01-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">report,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> US President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on several European countries unless Washington is allowed to buy the territory, a stance that rattled investors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The risk-off tone hit currencies, equities, and crypto at the same time. Reuters called Bitcoin \u201ca liquid proxy for risk,\u201d noting its nearly 3% slide as money shifted into safer assets like the yen and Swiss franc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">European markets also <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/world-markets-face-fresh-jolt-trump-vows-tariffs-europe-over-greenland-2026-01-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sold off<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on Monday. Gold climbed to new highs, and silver jumped as traders braced for the possibility of retaliation from Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The tariff threat is unusually clear. Reuters reported that Trump said the US would add a 10% tariff starting Feb. 1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That rate would rise to 25% by June 1 if no deal is reached over Greenland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The International Monetary Fund warned the move could set off a \u201cspiral of escalation.\u201d The Guardian reported the IMF said this could spill into broader financial market stress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CoinGlass data <\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/currencies\/BTC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">showed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Bitcoin\u2019s spot trading volume stood near $6.58Bn, while futures volume reached about $62.4Bn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The data also showed roughly $235.7M in Bitcoin futures liquidations over the same period, with open interest around $61.28Bn.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_329022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329022\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-329022 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5451B840-7975-4990-9C1B-F17F2247C488-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Bitcoin\" width=\"2560\" height=\"940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5451B840-7975-4990-9C1B-F17F2247C488-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5451B840-7975-4990-9C1B-F17F2247C488-300x110.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5451B840-7975-4990-9C1B-F17F2247C488-1024x376.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5451B840-7975-4990-9C1B-F17F2247C488-768x282.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5451B840-7975-4990-9C1B-F17F2247C488-1536x564.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5451B840-7975-4990-9C1B-F17F2247C488-2048x752.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5451B840-7975-4990-9C1B-F17F2247C488-50x18.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a class=\"general-link\" title=\"Meme Coin Supercycle Confirmed? \u2018Final Boss\u2019 Dog Token Explodes to $4.5M in Presale\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/pr-news\/meme-coin-supercycle-confirmed-final-boss-dog-token-explodes-to-4-5m-in-presale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Source: Coinglass)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>DISCOVER:<\/b><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coin-icos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"> <b>Best Meme Coin ICOs to Invest in 2026<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Bitcoin Price Prediction: Is BTC Forming a Base After Its 2025 Correction From $120K?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeFiLlama\u2019s perpetuals dashboard showed elevated on-chain derivatives activity despite the risk-off tone.\u00a0 Perp volume reached about $139.87M over the past week.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_329023\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329023\" style=\"width: 1552px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-329023 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/77D27869-7533-402B-A93C-CAA099E3D807.jpeg\" alt=\"Bitcoin\" width=\"1552\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/77D27869-7533-402B-A93C-CAA099E3D807.jpeg 1552w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/77D27869-7533-402B-A93C-CAA099E3D807-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/77D27869-7533-402B-A93C-CAA099E3D807-1024x538.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/77D27869-7533-402B-A93C-CAA099E3D807-768x404.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/77D27869-7533-402B-A93C-CAA099E3D807-1536x808.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/77D27869-7533-402B-A93C-CAA099E3D807-50x26.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1552px) 100vw, 1552px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/chain\/bitcoin?perpsVolume=true&amp;groupBy=weekly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">(Source: DefiLlama)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitcoin, meanwhile, appears to be stabilizing after a sharp correction, with broader liquidity trends helping explain the recent price action.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the daily chart, BTC\/USD peaked above $120,000 earlier in 2025 before entering a clear downtrend marked by lower highs and lower lows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">US liquidity YoY growth bottomed in November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This also marked the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$BTC<\/a> local bottom.<\/p>\n<p>Now US liquidity is improving, which is one of the reasons I&#8217;m expecting a crypto rally.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s that simple. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bD61ImJt7X\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/bD61ImJt7X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted (@TedPillows) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TedPillows\/status\/2013317587032019049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selling pressure intensified in November, when prices briefly slipped into the low-$80,000 range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitcoin has built a base and moved into consolidation. Higher lows have formed around the $85,000 to $88,000 area, while resistance has capped moves near $95,000 to $97,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This setup suggests selling pressure has eased, even as upside momentum remains restrained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The lower panel points to a key macro signal: US liquidity growth on a year-over-year basis. Data from Capriole shows liquidity bottomed in November 2025, around the same time Bitcoin hit a local low.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since then, liquidity has started to improve and is now less negative heading into early 2026. If this trend holds, the chart suggests Bitcoin may be forming the base for a wider trend shift, not just a brief relief bounce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCOVER:<\/b><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-1000x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"> <b>Next 1000X Crypto \u2013 Here\u2019s 10+ Crypto Tokens That Can Hit 1000x This Year<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p>        <b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n        \u00a0Bitcoin slipped toward $92,000 on Tuesday after a tariff dispute tied to Greenland shook global markets, though some analysts still see room for a rebound toward $99,000 once sentiment steadies.<\/li>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitcoin has built a base and moved into consolidation. Higher lows have formed around the $85,000 to $88,000 area, while resistance has capped moves near $95,000 to $97,000.\u00a0<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc\/gold-hits-ath-on-greenland-tensions-but-bitcoin-slides-to-90k\/\">Gold Hits ATH on Greenland Tensions, But Bitcoin Slides to $90k<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin slipped toward $92,000 on Tuesday after a tariff dispute tied to Greenland shook global markets, though some analysts still see room for a rebound toward $99,000 once sentiment steadies. Bitcoin fell about -2.8% is trading on January 20. It moved near $92,759 after touching an intraday low of $92,245. The drop came as traders [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-68436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68436\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}