Maduro Captured! Bitcoin Dips… Then Recovers?!

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What to Know: 🎭

  • The U.S. seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife after a brief military opera­tion, according to President Trump. 🕵️♂️
  • Crypto prices suffered a brief, modest drop on the first reports of the military action, but have since recovered. 📉📈

The U.S. carried out a “large scale” strike against Venezuela and its President Nicolas Maduro, Donald Trump announced early Saturday morning. Maduro and his wife, Trump continued, were captured and flown out of the country like a pair of over-ambitious actors. 🎭

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi later announced that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had each been indicted in the Southern District of New York over various drug trafficking and weapons charges. 🧩

Crypto prices took a modest hit around 2 a.m. ET on reports of military operations in Venezuela, with bitcoin dipping about 0.5% to $89,300. At press time, just shy of 9 a.m. ET, BTC had returned to just below $90,000. 📈

President Trump has scheduled a news conference for 11 a.m. ET. Let us hope it is more entertaining than the previous act. 🎤

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2026-01-03 17:05