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Trump is weighing an executive action to cap credit card interest rates at 10%

President Donald Trump is weighing an executive action to cap credit card interest rates as Congress remains stuck. The 10% credit card plan sits inside a broader affordability agenda. That agenda includes blocking institutional investors from buying single‑family homes and allowing savers to tap 401(k) plans for home down payments. Timing remains uncertain, but Trump […]

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Bitcoin Flashes Near-Identical Fractal Before The 2021 Bull Run Started

Bitcoin may be replaying a market structure that historically preceded one of its most powerful rallies. A high-timeframe trader has identified a fractal that closely mirrored Bitcoin’s behavior

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OpenAI expands testing and keeps paid plans ad‑free

Ads are officially coming to ChatGPT. OpenAI said on Friday it will begin testing ads inside chatbot responses for free users in the U.S. and those on its new $8 Go plan. That includes a lot of people. If you’re not paying for Plus, Pro, or Enterprise, you’re going to start seeing ads in your […]

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Ethereum and Solana boost tokenization growth

Tokenized assets now rank as the fastest-growing frontier in the crypto industry, driven by the influx of financial institutions.

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Coinbase CEO Claims Big Banks Are Aiming To ‘Kill Competition’ With Latest Crypto Market Bill Draft

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) recently retracted its support for the latest iteration of the crypto market structure bill, known as the CLARITY Act, just 24 hours before a crucial markup

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Armstrong identifies several risks associated with the recently shared Senate Banking draft

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said a new Senate bill could hurt crypto and stop Americans from earning interest on stablecoins.

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XRP Breakout Possible Before The Weekend, Expert Says

XRP could be approaching an inflection point as a closely watched chart pattern tightens into its apex and broader “risk-on” signals in equities flash green, according to XRPL developer Bird

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JustLend DAO Completes Second JST Buyback and Burn, Removing Nearly 11% of Total Supply

Singapore January 16, 2026 — JustLend DAO, TRON’s premier decentralized lending platform, announced the completion of a second buyback and burn of its JST token, permanently removing 525 million tokens, representing an estimated $21 million USD in value, from circulation. The burn represents approximately 5.3% of the total supply, and brings the cumulative reduction to […]

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PEPE Price Could Soar 3,000% If The Bottom Is In; Analyst Explains

As meme coins posted sharp rebounds earlier this year, PEPE also rallied, delivering notable gains. Although the meme coin has since slipped back into negative territory, a crypto analyst believes

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Google bets on fiber as AI demand soars

Google is teaming up with Radiate to expand its fiber-optic internet service.

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2025 Crypto Boom Backed By $50 Billion In Treasury Firm Purchases

According to CoinGecko’s annual report, crypto treasury companies were among the year’s biggest buyers even as prices fell. Their balance sheets grew sharply, and their actions left a clear mark

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New Crypto at $0.04 Named Top Altcoin Alternative to Volatile Cardano (ADA), Should You Buy Today?

While Cardano (ADA) remains volatile, investors are seeking new investment opportunities that not only offer practical DeFi use cases but are also in the early stages of development. Priced at $0.04 during Phase 7 of its presale, Mutuum Finance (MUTM) has emerged as one of the most promising new crypto investment alternatives to ADA. MUTM […]

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Anchorage Digital eyes $200M-$400M fundraising ahead of potential IPO

Anchorage Digital plans to raise $200–$400 million ahead of a potential IPO next year.

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Zuckerberg's Threads starts 2026 ahead of Musk's X in user count

Meta’s text-based social media platform Threads has outpaced its main competitor, X, which was previously known as Twitter. The platform has around 320 million active users and an average of 143 million active users on mobile as of January 2026, according to Forbes, citing Similarweb data. In December 2025, more than 30 million new users […]

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Ethereum Caught Between Weak Flows And Strong Fundamentals — What This Means

Ethereum finds itself in an unusual position where the fundamentals are strengthening, but capital flows remain hesitant. On-chain activity and the real-world tokenization of assets point to a

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Trump Shifts on Fed Pick as Hassett Odds Fade: Who Will Replace Powell?

President Donald Trump publicly signaled hesitation about moving Kevin Hassett to the Federal Reserve, casting doubt on Hassett’s chances to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed Chair. Speaking at a conferenc

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The Ethereum MACD Crossover That Could Lead To A Massive Bull Wave

Ethereum is showing bullish technical strength, with momentum indicators beginning to tilt back in favor of buyers. After weeks of uneven price action, the ETH/USD chart on the 3-day timeframe is now

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Trump White House confirms forfeited Samourai Wallet BTC were never sold

The Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets has confirmed on X that no government BTC was sold, despite recent reports.  Patrick Witt posted an update on X regarding the sale of 57.55 BTC forfeited by Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and Will Lonergan Hill.  Did the SDNY violate Presidential orders? […]

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Poisoning scam attackers strike again as victim loses $500K

A crypto user lost over $500,000 in USDT after falling victim to an address poisoning attack on the Ethereum blockchain.  The attack was detected around 14:01 UTC, and CyversAlerts, a web3 security platform, posted it shortly after at 14:34 UTC, making it one of the first reported cases of address poisoning in the new year. […]

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Monero Triggers Retail Alert That Preceded ZEC And DASH Drops As Privacy Coin Hype Returns

Monero (XMR), one of crypto’s most established privacy-focused assets, has exploded higher to start 2026, delivering one of the strongest moves in the market over the past few days. Monero is built

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Next Crypto to Explode: This Rising Token Is Being Compared to Solana (SOL) at $5

As the market looks for the next crypto to explode, investors have started to draw comparisons between Mutuum Finance (MUTM) and Solana (SOL). SOL was trading for $5 before its huge rally in 2021. Currently, MUTM is in phase 7 of presale for $0.04, making it an attractive entry point for investors seeking asymmetrical gains. […]

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Forfeited Bitcoin Linked To Samourai Case Not Sold, Confirms White House Crypto Advisor

Recent allegations regarding the Bitcoin (BTC) sale by the US Marshal Service (USMS) — operating under the Department of Justice (DOJ) — have been addressed by White House crypto advisor Patrick

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SUI Reclaims Smart Money Zone, While Weekly Structure Signals Big Move Ahead

SUI is showing early signs of a meaningful shift in momentum after reclaiming a key smart money accumulation zone on the weekly chart. Following a deep corrective phase, the price structure is

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Ethereum Weekly Forecast: ETF buying, staking inflows, network growth boost prices

Ethereum (ETH) saw renewed buying activity this week after a slight decline last week. Buoyed by strong inflows into ETH exchange-traded funds (ETFs), rising staking balances and expansion in network activity, Ethereum is showing signs of a comeback jumping 5% so far this week.

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Gambling stocks crash as Polymarket and Kalshi continues to gain traction

Gambling stocks fell on Friday, as Draft Kings and Flutter saw an outflow of sportsbooks revenues and faced more pressure from the emerging platforms Polymarket and Kalshi.

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A Third of French Crypto Firms Still Unlicensed Under MiCA as Deadline Nears

French regulators announced this week that roughly 30% of crypto companies have not yet applied for a MiCA license. The news comes as a key regulatory deadline approaches, one that will decide whether

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Riot Platforms’ stock jump overs 13% after announcing a $311 million, 10-year data center lease agreement with AMD

Riot Platforms shares rose by over 13% after it announced that it has secured a $311 million data center lease with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). In the same announcement, Riot disclosed that it had acquired 200 acres of land that it currently occupies at Rockdale, Texas, facility for $96 million. The company funded this purchase […]

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Galaxy’s Michael Novogratz says the crypto bill doesn’t need to be perfect to move forward

Michael Novogratz, CEO of Galaxy, has revealed that the crypto bill to regulate the crypto industry could be finalized within the next few weeks. However, unlike Coinbase’s CEO, the legislation doesn’t need to be perfect to move forward. The long-awaited US crypto market-structure bill has been met with fresh turmoil, as industry leaders and lawmakers […]

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Canaan Inc. enters a 180-day grace period to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements

Canaan Inc., a major player in the Bitcoin mining hardware space, has received a Nasdaq notification regarding non-compliance with the exchange’s minimum bid price requirement.  Nasdaq has now put the company in what is often called a “delisting window.” However, it is crucial to note that the delisting is yet to be enforced.  What does […]

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Bitcoin Price Will Still Rally Above $99,000 Despite Bearish Sentiment, Here’s Why

Crypto analyst TARA has predicted that the Bitcoin price will still rally despite bearish signals that have surfaced. She highlighted why the flagship crypto could reach this level and what could

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