Crisis-proof crypto?
Published: 05 Jan. 2026, 18:38
![Despite the Venezuela crisis, cryptocurrency prices rose across the board on Jan. 5. A screen at Bithumb Lounge’s Gangnam branch in Seocho District, southern Seoul, displays the Bitcoin trading price. As of 11:10 a.m. on the same day, Bitcoin was up 1.84 percent from 24 hours earlier, reaching $92,793 on the global coin tracking site CoinMarketCap. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2026/01/05/604afd63-15bd-49b3-92f4-f7abde3cf2fa.jpg)
Despite the Venezuela crisis, cryptocurrency prices rose across the board on Jan. 5. A screen at Bithumb Lounge’s Gangnam branch in Seocho District, southern Seoul, displays the Bitcoin trading price. As of 11:10 a.m. on the same day, Bitcoin was up 1.84 percent from 24 hours earlier, reaching $92,793 on the global coin tracking site CoinMarketCap. [NEWS1]
Despite the Venezuela crisis, cryptocurrency prices rose across the board on Jan. 5. A screen at Bithumb Lounge’s Gangnam branch in Seocho District, southern Seoul, displays the Bitcoin trading price. As of 11:10 a.m. on the same day, Bitcoin was up 1.84 percent from 24 hours earlier, reaching $92,793 on the global coin tracking site CoinMarketCap. [NEWS1]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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