$800M Liquidated as Trump-EU Greenland Feud Flares Up | CoinDesk Daily
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🗓️ 20 January 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Risk assets tumble following reports that the EU is preparing retaliatory tariffs and the New York Stock Exchange goes 24-7. |
| 0:08.0 | You're watching Coin Desk Daily. I'm your host, Jen Sanasi. |
| 0:15.0 | Bitcoin and the broader crypto markets started the week in the red as geopolitical tensions flared between the U.S. and Europe. |
| 0:23.2 | Risk assets are tumbling following reports that the EU is preparing $110 billion in retaliatory tariffs over President Trump's push to acquire Greenland. |
| 0:32.2 | The uncertainty triggered a massive sell-off, resulting in $815 million in crypto liquidations. |
| 0:38.8 | As of this morning, Bitcoin is trading just above $90,000, reversing the earlier gains that push the asset closer |
| 0:43.5 | to the $100,000 mark. The New York Stock Exchange is bringing Wall Street on chain. The exchange |
| 0:49.2 | announced plans to launch a fully blockchain-based trading venue later this year that operates 24 |
| 0:53.8 | hours a day, |
| 0:54.8 | seven days a week. The platform will support tokenized stocks and ETFs offering instant |
| 0:59.8 | settlement and stable coin funding. Parenthood company ICE says the move is part of a broader |
| 1:04.4 | strategy to modernize market infrastructure, including work with banks like BNY and city on |
| 1:09.6 | tokenized deposits and 24-7 clearing. |
| 1:12.4 | The announcement heats up the race with NASDAQ, which recently revealed its own plans for |
| 1:16.9 | around the clock trading. And Portugal gave Polly Market just two days to quit the country. |
| 1:22.4 | The nation's gambling regulator ordered the prediction market to cease operations within 48 hours after over |
| 1:28.3 | 103 million euro were wagered in Sunday's presidential election. Under Portuguese law, |
| 1:34.3 | betting on political events is strictly illegal. The regulator stated the platform has no |
| 1:38.8 | license to operate, adding Portugal to a growing list of over 30 countries, including France |
| 1:43.8 | and Belgium, that have restricted or banned the platform. |
| 1:47.0 | That's it for CoinDesk Daily. Get more updates on CoinDesk.com, and we'll see you next time. |
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