Bitcoin Eyes $100k While Monero Hits New Record High on Privacy Premium – 15 January 2026
Bitcoin eyes $100K on institutional flows and regulatory clarity, while Monero’s 95% surge highlights growing investor demand for privacy-focused crypto.

Bitcoin eyes $100K on institutional flows and regulatory clarity, while Monero’s 95% surge highlights growing investor demand for privacy-focused crypto.
The selling pressure on EUR/USD remains everything but abated so far on Thursday, always against the backdrop of the robust recovery in the US Dollar (USD), which appears reinforced by data and increasing US Treasury yields across the curve.
Spot Gold consolidates recent gains, trading comfortably around $4,610 a troy ounce. The XAU/USD pair keeps finding buyers on dips towards the $4,580 price zone, as the US Dollar (USD) remains unattractive.
AUD/USD continues to chop sideways below the 0.6700 mark, weighed down by a firm US Dollar and a generally soft tone across risk-linked assets.
The NASDAQ 100 pulled back on Wednesday amid geopolitical noise and Federal Reserve uncertainty, but overall price action remains sideways with key support near 25,000.
The EUR/USD pair eases within range, trading near a fresh January low in the 1.1600 threshold early American session on Thursday. The pair has been grinding lower, although the momentum is missing despite political and macroeconomic headlines.