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After ending 2025 with an average monthly trading volume of $1.71 trillion, the second highest in history, cryptocurrency exchanges entered 2026 with noticeably weaker activity, according to Logos Press.

US payment company PayPal Holdings has announced a CEO change after its strategy to relaunch the business failed to meet its stated goals, Logos Press reports.

The cost of silver futures with delivery in March 2026 for the first time in history exceeded $100 per troy ounce. These are the data of the Comex commodity exchange at the end of the current week.

Investors should buy shares of European defense companies in any decline, as the situation is now “in the very early stages of a global rise in defense spending that could last another decade,” according to Logos Press.

This week between January 19 and January 23, 2026, more than 80 of the top 100 cryptocurrencies showed declines, making market participants visibly alarmed, according to Logos Press.

After the U.S. imposed 10% duties on eight European countries, world prices for precious metals have risen sharply. The price of gold has already reached $4690, Logos Press reports citing DW.

In the fall of 2025, futures on precious metals became the beneficiaries of turbulence in the world markets. Thus, on October 8, the price of gold for the first time in history exceeded $4 thousand per troy ounce. In the same week, the cost of silver crossed the $50 mark. Whether the “metal rally” will continue in 2026, says Logos Press with reference to RBC.

The International Exchange of Moldova (IEM) is officially registered with the State Services Agency. Veronica Arpintin was appointed director general. Former Prime Minister Dorin Recean joined the board of directors, Logos Press reported.

Moldova has about 1,000 MW of installed renewable energy capacity and all of these producers are potential sellers of electricity on the exchange.

Agro-industrial conglomerate Trans-Oil Group, one of the largest players in the Black Sea region, focused on Moldova but also active in Romania, Serbia, Turkey and Asia, is studying the possibility of listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) as part of its strategy to diversify its sources of financing, Logos Press reports.

The exchange value of gold for the first time in history exceeded $4300 per troy ounce, – reports Logos Press with reference to Bloomberg.