{"id":69661,"date":"2026-01-28T10:01:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=69661"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:01:42","slug":"crypto-market-news-today-january-28-usd-index-dropping-as-we-wait-for-fomc-results-bitcoin-to-follow-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=69661","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Market News Today, January 28: USD Index Dropping as We Wait For FOMC Results, Bitcoin to Follow Gold?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, crypto markets are stuck in an awkward pause with so much fud-toned news. Bitcoin USD price is holding its breath, the gold chart keeps running, and each one of us is glued to the incoming FOMC news. With the dollar losing altitude, risk assets are recalibrating.<\/p>\n

Under the surface, Polymarket bettors are assigning nearly a 76% probability to a US government shutdown by January 31. And legislative momentum around the US Crypto Clarity Act has slowed, keeping institutions cautious. Now, is there even enough liquidity for the market today?<\/p>\n

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(source \u2013 Polymarket<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Federal Open Market Committee meeting also delivered no surprises on paper, yet. Rates were held steady at 3.50%\u20133.75%, brushing aside expectations of an early cut.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, dollar weakness is playing some part in the current market condition. The USD index slipped by almost 3% to 96.09 this week, and more than 10% in the last 12 months. Today, though, the drop is likely fueled by rumors and whispers of yen intervention.<\/p>\n

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(source \u2013 TradingView<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

For macro cycles veterans, these are familiar conditions. Before the Plaza Accord in the 1980s, currencies weakened well before official coordination.<\/p>\n

FOMC News Reshapes Crypto Movement Today<\/h2>\n

Safe-haven flows are no longer subtle as Gold USD smashed through an all-time high today of $5,280 per ounce, outperforming the S&P 500\u2019s total return by more than 100% over comparable periods. Most crypto news today is mentioning gold alongside equities as capital hedging macro risk tied to FOMC news.<\/p>\n

Even stablecoin issuers are leaning into the same narrative. Tether now reportedly holds over 140 tons of gold, worth $24 billion in current price, more or less, stored in Switzerland. That stash is larger than the reserves of several countries, reinforcing gold\u2019s relevance.<\/p>\n

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JUST IN: Tether now holds over 140 tons of gold worth $23 billion, the largest known non-sovereign gold stash in the world, stored inside a nuclear bunker. pic.twitter.com\/QMZGVK3Tue<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n