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Trump-linked WLFI dropped more than five hours before a $6.9 billion crypto liquidation event, raising questions about early market stress signals.

Mirae Asset Consulting agreed to acquire a 92.06% controlling stake in South Korean crypto exchange Korbit for about $93 million in cash.

Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim call on Treasury’s Scott Bessent to review a UAE-backed investment in the Trump-linked crypto firm over national security concerns.

Bitcoin developers must address the quantum risks to Bitcoin fast to avoid a successful “corporate takeover,” according to venture capitalist Nic Carter.

The ETF issuer warned that investors who pick the fund tied to the losing US presidential outcome could lose nearly all invested capital.

Prediction markets should pivot from short-term betting and move toward becoming price stability instruments for consumers, Buterin argued.

An announcement in January teased the potential in-app trading feature, fueling online speculation about X's upcoming Smart Cashtags.

Hong Kong, Thailand, and the Marshall Islands are exploring tokenized debt instruments and administering social benefit programs onchain.

ShinyHunters hackers leaked user data after a social-engineering attack on a Figure employee and the company reportedly refused to pay a ransom.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added nearly $15.2 million in Coinbase stock across three ETFs, reversing course days after offloading more than $39 million in shares.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded four straight weeks of net outflows, with about $360 million withdrawn in the latest week.

The total memecoin market capitalization has dropped roughly 34% over the past month as the broader market sold off, but Santiment suggests the slump may not last long.

Bitcoin will become “more valuable than ever” after deflation stops covering “up the impact" on the US dollar, according to Bitcoin entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano.

Ether holds $2,000, but may remain under pressure as traders watch corporate earnings, US government debt and growing global tensions.

Crypto companies and platforms that provide stablecoin rewards have become a major point of contention in the CLARITY crypto market structure bill.

Traders say Ether’s declining open interest and futures funding rates could set the groundwork for a significant short squeeze on bearish leveraged positions and a rally to $2,500.

Bitcoin and several major altcoins are attempting a relief rally, signaling that the bulls are trying to form a higher low.

Certain assets, like equity in a qualifying start-up company and physical property used for non-investment, were exempt from the 36% tax.

Bitcoin’s growing correlation with tech stocks challenges its digital gold narrative, as Ether treasuries, BlackRock and Polymarket make bold moves.

Bitcoin rallies above $69,000 as retail traders apply pressure to short positions and aim to generate a lasting bullish trend change.

Bitcoin and Ether rebounded modestly as ETF outflows mounted, while BlackRock entered DeFi and Binance completed its $1 billion Bitcoin reserve shift.

A new framework allows institutions to borrow against staked SOL while the assets remain in qualified custody, as US lawmakers debate DeFi oversight.

Bitcoin’s post-CPI rally above $69,000 may help complete the V-shaped recovery chart pattern and also confirm that $60,000 was the sell-off bottom.

Delaying the CLARITY market structure bill until 2027, after the US midterm elections, may significantly reduce its chances of passage, the Treasury Secretary said.

The difference in futures basis between CME and Deribit reflects varying risk appetite across regions.

Evan Cheng and Stephen Mackintosh said 2025 marked a turning point for institutional adoption, with tokenization and agentic commerce emerging as the next frontier.

Users will be able to interact with ticker symbols in posts and execute trades within the app, the company's head of product said.

The firm's asset-management chief says the recent crypto selloff reflects healthy deleveraging, while infrastructure growth and institutional adoption support a bullish outlook.

Despite the price recovery, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index remains in “extreme fear,” indicating underlying market anxiety.

The filings include a bitcoin and ether ETF and a staking-focused Cronos fund, deepening the Truth Social brand’s ambitions in digital asset investing.

After the bankers shared a document at the White House demanding a total ban on stablecoin yield, the crypto side answers that it needs some stablecoin rewards.

Barclays, Benchmark, Clear Street, and JPMorgan all cut targets, citing weak retail trading and macro headwinds.

DeFi Education Fund says developers of non-custodial protocols should not be regulated as intermediaries under the U.K.’s proposed crypto regime.

Stańczak came aboard in 2025 after the exit of longtime chief Aya Miyaguchi amid criticism the foundation wasn’t doing enough to push the Ethereum ecosystem.

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 5.3% from Thursday, joined Uniswap (UNI) as a top performer.

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Ark also bought $12 million worth of crypto-friendly investment platform Robinhood and $4 million worth of ether treasury firm Bitmine Immersion Technologies.

Derivatives show tentative optimism, with cleaned-up leverage, positive funding rates and rising institutional basis, even though traders are still paying a premium for short-term downside protection.

Instead of investing in bitcoin and foreign currency trading, as promised, Palafox used new investor funds to pay old ones and siphoned millions for personal use.

A bitcoin price drop to $58,000 could reignite buying momentum.

JPMorgan said weak crypto markets pressured fourth-quarter results, but backs Coinbase’s strategy of investing through the cycle and returning capital via buybacks.

Crypto's role in payments for AI, regulatory changes and the digital asset market dominated conversations on the ground.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's new chief, Mike Selig, repurposed the agency's previous CEO innovation council, almost tripling its members.

"Crypto is cyclical, and experience tells us it’s never as good, or as bad as it seems," said the company.

Despite its 45% fall since its October peak, Bitcoin has not yet found its bear market bottom, according to a new report from CryptoQuant.

Blockchain lender Figure said hackers accessed customer data after an employee was targeted in a social engineering attack.

Truth Social Funds applied for ETFs that would give investors exposure to crypto—one focused on Bitcoin and Ethereum, the other on Cronos.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that the crypto market would be calmed by the passage of the Clarity Act.

Bitcoin's rebound from $60K lows may be a dead cat bounce, as the daily charts scream caution and prediction markets price in more pain.

The CEO of Binance France was targeted in a recent home invasion attempt, but the executive was unharmed and the criminals were arrested.

Wallets linked to the $200 million exploit of Mixin in 2023 woke after nearly two years and moved funds to coin mixer Tornado Cash.

Coinbase just fell short of Wall Street expectations, but investors are overlooking the exchange’s resiliency, according to Bernstein.

A new report from Google AI Threat Tracker shows how hackers from North Korea, Iran and Russia are using AI to speed up their attacks.

The 24-year-old faces 21 criminal charges for losing nearly a million dollars worth of customer funds prosecutors say were never invested in crypto.

While Q4 was rough and the Q1 outlook is sobering, there are plenty of signs of hope within the Coinbase ecosystem.

FedEx joins firms like Google, IBM, and Dell on the Hedera Council, running a network node and contributing to governance.

Workforce monitoring software was abused in two cases of attempted ransomware attacks, researchers from Huntress found.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $410M in outflows Thursday as institutional profit-taking and macro hedging create a "liquidity mirage."

Kalshi expands sports risk hedging while courts weigh bans and U.S. regulators signal broader oversight of prediction markets.

Anthropic’s funding round lands as AI company rivalry turns increasingly public and personal among top founders.

Many of the cases now intersect with “pig-butchering” schemes, long-form scams blending emotional grooming with fake crypto platforms.

Key valuation gauges remain short of the capitulation seen at past cycle lows, as inflation risks keep the pressure on digital assets.

The CFTC has brought in leading crypto executives to its advisory panel as lawmakers weigh how new rules should govern digital-asset markets.

Suspected trafficking-related crypto flows reached hundreds of millions, Chainalysis reported, with one CSAM site topping $530,000.

The prediction sharpens a debate inside boardrooms over how fast AI could upend high-paid office work and whether companies are prepared.

Microsoft researchers said some companies are hiding promotional instructions in "Summarize with AI" buttons, poisoning chatbot memories to influence future recommendations.

An AI agent got nasty after its pull request got rejected. Can open-source development survive autonomous bot contributors?

Paul Atkins said the Wall Street cop already has “enough authority” to regulate at least a portion of the booming prediction market sector.

Coinbase reported a down quarter for the end of 2025, with its investment portfolio plunging alongside Bitcoin and other crypto assets.

Top markets on Myriad this week include predictions on Bitcoin's next move, a multimillion-dollar Pokémon card sale, and more.

Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm ETHZilla is tokenizing equity in jet engines that it is leasing to a major air carrier.

Bitcoin-buying firms delivered on demand last year, but they struggled to keep up with market leader Strategy for a fourth straight month.

Multiple Israelis now face criminal charges for allegedly using insider information about Israel’s June 2025 attack on Iran to make prediction market wagers.

The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement have flagged crypto OTC desks as a growing risk to preventing illicit financial transactions.

Standard Chartered predicts Bitcoin will hit $100K and Ethereum will rise to $4,000 by the end of 2026, but expects further drops first.

Wrong answers, confused advice and difficulty with personalising information plague AI chatbots in medicine.

Something big is happening with AI. And Coinbase is betting on it becoming much bigger...

Altcoins are posting gains as the crypto market cap ticks up—but experts warn structural trend reversal remains elusive.

Risk appetite recovered while buy pressure to price turned positive.

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The high-volume surge into a key supply zone and subsequent rejection in recent hours was cause for worry for the bulls.

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XRP bulls target a potential toward the $1.80 level.

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This was the week of the smaller cap tokens!

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Bonk breakout collides with heavy short positioning, setting up a potential volatility squeeze.

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Bitcoin isn’t crashing or rallying. So why are institutions moving so carefully right now?

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USELESS rallies 30% despite mixed signals from whales.

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Jupiter’s on-chain activity continues to lag behind strong market demand.

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PENGU tests key resistance as tightening supply reinforces bullish breakout momentum.

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FLOKI successfully defended $0.000030 support, hiking 12% to a local high of $0.000035.

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Dormancy calculation is based on the coin days destroyed, which indicates distribution trends.

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