Greenland Tariffs, NYSE to Trade 24/7, and The "Perpetual Bitcoin Machine"
Breaking News in Finance & Bitcoin - 1/19/2026
Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Greenland
President Trump, once again, is using tariffs as a negotiating tactic. This time he is threatening a 10 to 25% tariff on 8 different European nations if they oppose a United States takeover of Greenland. Just like the "Tariff Tantrum” of last year, the seriousness / follow through of the threats is in question.
While US Equity markets are close today, a sudden (but slight) drop in BTC on Sunday night gives us reason to believe the equity market may likewise face a bump in the road on Tuesday. However, BTC’s drop was meager and this headline will likely bear little to no significant impact against the broader up-trend across markets.
NYSE to Begin Trading 24/7 on “Tokenized” Platform
The NYSE announced it is developing a blockchain-based platform for trading tokenized securities, enabling 24/7 markets with near-instant settlement, pending regulatory approval. Stablecoins will be used in the funding and settlement process, and the system is being built in-house by the NYSE and ICE rather than deployed on an existing public blockchain. While details on architecture are still sparse, the signal is clear: traditional capital markets are adopting blockchain as infrastructure, not as an open, permissionless playground.
This is something “crypto” has talked about for over a decade; but the outcome was not what many expected. The DeFi era obsessed over which chain would win Wall Street. Instead, Wall Street simply built its own rails. It’s not on Ethereum. It’s not on Solana. It’s not on any of the thousands of competing chains. Regulated institutions are embracing blockchains as a backend efficiency upgrade, while Bitcoin continues to stand alone as the neutral, permissionless monetary asset outside the system.
Mark Moss and the “Perpetual Bitcoin Machine”
In the latest episode of ‘What Bitcoin Did’, Mark Moss described an idea that we have been discussing for months — he calls it “The Perpetual Bitcoin Machine.”
The concept is simple:
Use Bitcoin Mining to wipe your tax bill and stack BTC at the same time.
Moss mentioned this within the context of Bitcoin-lending; which adds another layer of optionality to the strategy.
The conversation around “borrowing against BTC” often assumes the only option to use the borrowed funds to purchase more BTC. Moss proses a different idea:
Borrow with BTC as Collateral
Use Borrowed Funds to Purchase Bitcoin Miners
Use 100% Depreciation on Miners to Lower Taxable Income
Stack More BTC with Miners and Use Some of the Cash Flow to Pay Borrowing Costs
BTC Collateral Appreciates Against Loan Principle (denominated in USD) Over Time
This allows you to lower your taxable income, produce cash flow to service the loan interest rate, and generate more BTC.
The number 1 risk factor when borrowing against BTC is a margin call (value of collateral dips below loan balance and you’re forced to sell your BTC to cover the loan). Purchasing miners with your borrowed funds makes a margin call far less likely than purchasing more BTC, because you’re able to use the cash flow from the miners to service your loan gradually, even if the price of BTC declines in the short-term.
You can execute this strategy by using “Tax Shield” — a Blockware x Arch Lending partnership. For more information, fill out the form here: https://mining.blockwaresolutions.com/tax
To hear an in-depth explanation, check out the video below (starting at timestamp 42:34)