Pump.fun has introduced a new $3 million fund designed to finance early-stage 
projects built openly on its platform. Pump.fun has launched a new investment 
arm, marking a notable shift beyond its role as a token launchpad. The 
initiative, called Pump…

Pump.fun expands into startup funding with new $3M ecosystem fund

According to market reports, US President Donald Trump announced a punitive 
tariff plan aimed at several European allies. The move sent a clear warning to 
traders and policy makers alike. Stocks and crypto fell as investors shifted 
to assets they see as safer. Gold climbed, and some currencies strengthened as 
a reaction to the risk. Related Reading: Bitcoin Bulls Fired Up As Saylor 
Teases ‘Bigger Orange’ After Huge Buy Markets Feel The Shift Trading floors 
showed quick reactions. Bitcoin slipped by about 3% and traded in the 
low-$90,000 range for a time, while equity futures weakened. Safe havens were 
bought up. Precious metals recorded gains. Based on reports from market 
outlets, liquidations hit crypto platforms hard, with roughly $750 million to 
$875 million of leveraged long positions closed out in the first wave of 
selling. That added extra downward pressure on prices and raised volatility 
for hours after the announcement. Tariff Timetable And Targets Trump said an 
extra 10% tariff would start on February 1st, 2026 for goods from eight 
countries that opposed his Greenland stance, with the level set to rise to 25% 
by June if talks do not move forward. The affected nations include Denmark, 
Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the UK. 
Governments in Europe reacted with firm language and warned of counters. 
Officials in Brussels hinted at possible measures that could hurt US exporters 
if tensions deepen. Trade policy is now back in the spotlight and crossing 
multiple political lines. We don’t always agree with the US government and in 
this case we certainly don’t. These tariffs will hurt us. If Greenland is 
vulnerable to malign influences, then have another look at Diego Garcia. 
https://t.co/z0r0IUlD6I — Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) January 17, 2026 How 
This Played Out In Crypto Crypto traders saw the headlines and reacted 
quickly. Positions that had been built with margin were trimmed or forced 
closed. Some funds favored reducing exposure to volatile tokens, while others 
bought the dip on the theory that shocks like this are temporary. Over short 
stretches, Bitcoin behaved more like a risk asset, moving with stocks rather 
than acting as an independent store of value. Over longer stretches, some 
analysts argue that policy shocks which raise inflationary expectations could 
boost demand for scarce assets, though that view depends on many economic 
moves that may follow. Related Reading: What’s Driving The $1.42 Billion 
Comeback In Spot Bitcoin ETFs? What Traders Are Doing Reports say market 
makers tightened spreads and liquidity pools thinned during the worst of the 
volatility. Large orders were matched more slowly and price swings widened. 
Some institutional desks paused trading for a few moments to reassess risk 
models, while retail traders watched charts and reacted to alerts. A few hedge 
desks took the chance to rebalance toward commodity exposure. Others focused 
on scenario planning, mapping out how retaliatory tariffs or sanctions might 
affect specific sectors. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView

Bitcoin Senses Risk As Trump Balks At Europe With Major Tariffs

MegaETH will launch its mainnet on January 22 through a global stress test 
designed to push the network under extreme load and evaluate real-world 
performance.

MegaETH mainnet to launch January 22 with global stress test

Pump Fund will kick off with a hackathon that will allow users to fund up to 
12 projects at $250,000 each at a $10 million valuation.

​​Memecoin platform Pump.fun launches investment arm ‘Pump Fund’

The NYSE is building a blockchain-based trading venue that would allow 
investors to buy and sell tokenized stocks and ETFs around the clock.

Cryptocurrency price in TWD