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Bitcoin is down .5% at $37,830 
Ethereum is down slightly at $2,539 
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $387

Amp up 18% 
Helium up 16% 
Loopring up 16% 

IMF wants El Salvador to walk away from BTC. 

Ripple has announced a stock buyback.

Meta's (Facebook's) Diem (Libra) may be shutting down for good. 

PleasrDAO is raising $69M. Links:<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-25/zuckerberg-s-stablecoin-ambitions-unravel-with-diem-sale-talks">Mark Zuckerberg Stablecoin Project Diem Considers Selling Off Remaining Assets - Bloomberg</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/131577/ripple-announces-stock-buyback-nabs-15-billion-valuation">Ripple announces stock buyback, nabs $15 billion valuation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-60135552">IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender - BBC News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/131441/pleasrdao-crypto-art-fundraise">Crypto art collector PleasrDAO is raising $69 million</a></li>
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