Overview
- Bitcoin traded near $91,000 with ether around $3,150 as major tokens extended gains and XRP hovered near $2 after overtaking BNB by market value.
- Roughly $180 million in crypto futures were liquidated over 24 hours, mostly short positions, after an initial dip gave way to a rebound.
- President Donald Trump said U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a coordinated operation and signaled plans to oversee Venezuela with a focus on oil, as details from the White House remained sparse.
- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced SDNY indictments of Maduro and Cilia Flores on drug and weapons charges, and reports said Maduro is in New York facing a court appearance on Monday.
- Venezuela’s Supreme Court vested acting presidential powers in Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, and market commentators described the strike as brief and contained, reducing the prospect of sustained crypto turbulence.