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Bipartisan senators introduce bill shielding crypto developers from money transmitter rules

Senators Lummis and Wyden introduced a bill to protect crypto software developers who do not handle users’ money.

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XRP Consolidates Above $2 As Volume Z-Score Signals A Quiet Market

XRP is attempting to stabilize above the $2 level after enduring several days of sustained selling pressure, as the broader market searches for direction. While price action has cooled from recent

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If World War 3 Fears Spike, Does Bitcoin Crash or Become Digital Gold?

War scenarios do not reward clean narratives. Markets usually do two things at once. They sprint into safety, then they reprice the world after the first shock passes. Bitcoin sits right on that fault

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Get Ready For An XRP Price Explosion Once This Happens; Analyst

Analysts are calling for an XRP price explosion, as the cryptocurrency’s market structure and the reappearance of historically reliable technical patterns support this bullish outlook. Although XRP

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Analysts Track a 550% Upside Window for This $0.04 New Cryptocurrency, Here’s Why

Each cycle, there are new cryptocurrencies that analysts are interested in, before they start being traded widely. This is the time when usually product development, capital formation and participation of the user start to coincide. A new crypto that is less than $0.05 has made it through that window and a number of analyst groups […]

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CFTC Chair unleashes innovation panel to tackle crypto and prediction markets

The CFTC Chair has founded an Innovation Advisory Committee to address areas related to cryptocurrencies and prediction markets.

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Trump-Powell Conflict Fuels Volatility While Retail Sells Bitcoin At A Loss – Details

Bitcoin has entered a fresh bout of volatility after a rare and highly charged response from Jerome Powell, following reports that federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation related to

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Sen. Liz Warren blasts crypto in 401(k)s as too risky, presses SEC Chair Atkins for action

Senator Warren has on Monday sent a letter to the SEC Chair Paul Atkins regarding the agency plans to protect regular Americans from Trump’s crypto in 401(k)s executive order. Trump had signed a new executive order in August that made it easier for crypto and private equity to be included in 401(k) plans. “I write […]

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CLARITY Act Delayed Again as Senate Lacks Votes for Crypto Reform

The US Senate has delayed a critical step on the Digital Asset Market Structure CLARITY Act, raising fresh doubts about whether Congress can pass long-awaited crypto rules in 2026.Senate Agriculture C

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XRP Attracts 4-Month Record Dip Buying as Price Falls 15% in a Week

XRP has been in a sharp freefall since peaking on January 6, dropping nearly 15% in just six days. Multiple support levels have already given way, and momentum remains weak. Yet beneath the sell-off,

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Analyst Highlights Fibonacci Level That Could Put Dogecoin Price Top Above $10

Crypto analyst DOGECAPITAL has drawn attention to a Fibonacci level that indicates that the Dogecoin price top is above $10. The analyst also highlighted the meme coin’s performance during past

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New Hope For Crypto: Senators Introduce Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act

In a major new development for the crypto industry, Senators Ron Wyden and Cynthia Lummis announced on Monday evening the introduction of a bipartisan, standalone version of the Blockchain Regulatory

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Top 3 Cryptos for 2027 Long-Term Upside, One Altcoin Is Below $1

The next big wave of crypto is expected to take place in 2027 when many crypto investors are looking forward to it. Long-term upside can also come when infrastructure, capital and user activity start to come into balance. Whereas others have already made massive moves, the traders are now looking at the next growth areas.  […]

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MicroStrategy’s Near-Term Outlook Depends on This Bitcoin Price Level

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) disclosed on Monday that it spent $1.25 billion on a 13,627 Bitcoin purchase, its biggest purchase in 6 months. With several recent buys concentrated in the $88,000 a

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The CEO of Helius Labs says Solana's program model is much safer for AI than EVM's interface model.

The CEO of Helius Labs, Mert Mumtaz, whose company provides infrastructure and tooling for Solana developers, stated in a post on X that Solana’s program model is fundamentally safer for AI development than the interface model used by Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-based blockchains. He also predicted the emergence of several billion-dollar startups on Solana this […]

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Bakkt to acquire Distributed Technologies Research (DTR) in an all-stock deal worth approximately 9.1 million shares

Distributed Technologies Research Ltd. has been acquired by Bakkt Holdings, its long-term partner, according to a press release seen by Cryptopolitan earlier today.  Under the terms of the agreement, Bakkt will issue approximately 9.1 million shares of its Class A common stock to DTR shareholders. What does the acquisition mean for Bakkt Holdings? Bakkt Holdings […]

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Machi Big Brother Is Back With His Biggest Ethereum Bet Yet

Machi Big Brother has returned to Ethereum markets with one of his most aggressive trades yet. On January 12, the high-profile crypto whale re-opened a $34 million leveraged ETH long on Hyperliquid.Th

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Here's how the Truebit hack happened

The SlowMist blockchain security outfit shared its report of the audit on the hack that drained $26 million from the Truebit Protocol.  According to the report, the root cause of the attack was that the addition operation in the numerator of the Purchase contract’s price calculation did not use the SafeMath library for overflow protection.  […]

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A wave of perfectly timed bets set off the loudest fight yet over insider trading on prediction markets

A wave of perfectly timed bets placed just before the removal of Nicolás Maduro set off the loudest fight yet over insider trading on prediction markets. Lawmakers started asking how traders could place massive wagers seconds before real-world events without inside access. For Tre Upshaw, the backlash was not a warning, but a signal. He […]

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This Ethereum Triangle Breakout Puts Price Above $24,000, Here’s The Path

Ethereum is nearing a decisive phase that could unlock a major long-term price expansion. A higher-timeframe analysis shared by a TradingView analyst suggests that, despite current short-term

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Solana-based privacy app SHDW received warnings for keeping user funds with no tools for withdrawals

The Solana SHDW app for private trading is preparing to launch its token. Early users warned the SHDW app did not allow withdrawals and held user funds with no support or communication.

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Bitcoin Looks Locked in a Mid-Cycle Reset as On-Chain Data Stabilizes

Over the past month, analysts have increasingly positioned Bitcoin in an ongoing bear market. However, five key data points show the market is going through a mid-cycle reset after the sharp rally to

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Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces the creation of Meta Compute

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the creation of a new initiative known as Meta Compute for the construction of tens of gigawatts of compute infrastructure this decade. In a series of posts on Threads, Zuckerberg revealed that the “top-level initiative” will see the development of hundreds more gigawatts in […]

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Strategy buys $1.25 billion worth of Bitcoin, but sell-side pressure remains dominant

Bitcoin (BTC) treasury and financial intelligence company Strategy stepped up its accumulation of the top crypto last week after it purchased 13,627 BTC for $1.25 billion, its largest buy since last July.

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Next Cheap Crypto to Hit $1? This Altcoin Is Poised For 10x Upside

The question of which low-cost crypto may take a significant step in the next market stage is being posed once again by crypto investors. The final cycle recorded some of the highest returns offered by tokens which had begun below $1 when usage and adoption occurred.  The focus is now on a new altcoin that […]

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After the Golden Globes, Polymarket’s Near-Perfect Accuracy Raised Eyebrows

Polymarket users placed 27 bets on the outcomes of the Golden Globe Awards, with 26 of them turning out to be correct. As the leading prediction market grows in popularity, so do concerns over insider

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Dogecoin Breaks Its ‘Lower-Band Prison’ As Daily Trend Flips

The Dogecoin price is currently up by approximately 17% since the December 31 low and the rebound is starting to look less like a dead-cat bounce and more like a regime change, according to crypto

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Apple selects Google’s Gemini AI model to power a revamped version of Siri launching later this year

Apple has selected Google’s Gemini AI model to power a revamped version of Siri launching later this year. The multi-year partnership will leverage Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology for future foundational models at Apple. “After careful evaluation, we determined that Google’s technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models, and we’re excited […]

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3 Altcoins That Could Hit All-Time Highs In Second Week Of January 2026

The crypto market is showing early signs of rotation after a volatile start to the year. While several assets remain range-bound, select setups are quietly tightening beneath key resistance levels. Ag

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Revolut increased its monthly volumes for stablecoin transfers, reaching a record of $1.2B in December 2025

Revolut increased its monthly stablecoin volumes, with near-exponential growth in 2025.

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