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South Korean government drops prominent tech names in push for sovereign AI

Two prominent technology companies have been cut from South Korea’s government-backed effort to build an artificial intelligence system without depending on American or Chinese technology. The Ministry of Science and ICT revealed the decision today after completing initial reviews of the national program. Naver Cloud and NCSoft are no longer in the race. The other […]

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7% of OM supply remains unmigrated as Mantra phases out ERC-20 version

Mantra (OM) announced the last day for its token migration, although around 7% of the supply is still stuck on Ethereum. Matnra's CEO JP Mullin announced team restructuring, citing worsened crypto market conditions and the crash of OM in April 2025.

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Glassnode: Bitcoin Is Back At $96K, Hitting The Same Sell Ceiling Again

Bitcoin’s early-2026 bounce has pushed back into a familiar problem area: a dense pocket of overhead supply that Glassnode says has repeatedly capped rallies since November. In its latest Week

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Lemon debuts BTC-backed Visa credit cards in Argentina

Lemon, a crypto exchange with over 5.5 million users in Argentina, announced the launch of Argentina’s first “Bitcoin-backed VISA credit card.” The new product will allow users to lock up BTC as collateral to access peso credit lines without selling their coins. Reports say that the card works on a rudimentary basis with set boundaries […]

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Ripple Price Forecast: XRP remains under pressure as licensing operations expand across Europe

Ripple (XRP) is trading lower above support at $2.08 at the time of writing on Thursday, as the broader cryptocurrency market mildly pulls back following a bullish start of the week.

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Crypto.com and EmCoin partner to expand digital asset trading for UAE users

Crypto.com and Emirates Coin Investment LLC (EmCoin), the UAE’s first virtual asset trading platform licensed by the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to find more avenues for digital asset trading.  According to the Singapore-based crypto exchange’s press statement released on Thursday, the partnership will enable EmCoin users to […]

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David Sacks calls crypto industry to order as Senate pauses crypto market structure markup

White House adviser David Sacks is urging the crypto industry to use a sudden pause in Senate action on a U.S. crypto market structure bill to close remaining gaps in the legislation. While the delay has pushed back the committee’s timetable and left the next hearing date unspecified, Sacks said that passage of the bill […]

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Markets watch Polymarket whales as Trump reports arrests linked to Venezuelan leaks

Three Polymarket wallets were closely scrutinized for making outsized gains and betting just ahead of the US operation in Venezuela. One wallet was deleted, the other became inactive, while the third whale made a new bet on the situation in Iran.

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Morningstar unveils index tracking private GenAI firms OpenAI, xAI, Anthropic, others

OpenAI, xAI, and Anthropic are no longer operating in the dark when it comes to investor visibility. Morningstar just launched a new daily index that tracks 20 generative AI companies, including these three, giving investors their first actual shot at measuring performance in a space that’s been closed off for too long. The index pulls […]

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Russia Drafts Bill That Could Change Who Can Buy Crypto

Russia is preparing a landmark legal transformation that would expand who are qualified to buy and own cryptocurrencies in the country. Reports have disclosed that lawmakers in the State Duma are in

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South Korea continues monitoring U.S. AI chip tariffs on industry

South Korea announced that it will continue to monitor U.S. AI chip tariffs and evaluate the industry's impacts.

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Robinhood CEO Tenev pushes for federal oversight amid US regulatory delays

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said US regulatory delays are blocking crypto staking in four states.

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Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP rally stalls despite ETF inflows boosting investor optimism

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading lower but holds above $96,000 at the time of writing on Thursday, as the broader crypto market pulls back from recent highs driven by investors' optimism and rising institutional interest.

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BlackRock ends 2025 with record-high $14.04 trillion in assets, beating estimates

BlackRock just closed out 2025 with $14.04 trillion under management. That’s the biggest figure the company has ever recorded. It’s also the first time any asset manager has passed the $14 trillion mark. But while that number grabbed attention, profit actually dropped in the last three months of the year because of higher costs. The […]

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Why 86% of All Crypto Token Failures Happened in 2025

The crypto market experienced an unprecedented wave of project collapses in 2025, with more than 11.6 million tokens failing in a single year, according to new data from CoinGecko.The figure represent

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Morpho winds down Discord server to read-only mode DeFi fight scams

The Morpho decentralized lending protocol has announced its Discord channel will change to a “read-only” mode, joining several other DeFi networks that have decided against using the social platform due to scams. In a short thread published by pseudonymous Morpho Network Discord manager Albist, the protocol announced it would close public channels and turn its […]

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4 Red Flags That Make NYC Token’s Crash Look Like a Rug Pull

Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ NYC meme coin has drawn heavy criticism from the crypto community after plunging more than 80%, pushing its market capitalization below $100 million.While both A

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Famous Kazakhstan blogger Qaisar Qamza wanted for illegal betting promotion

Law enforcement in Kazakhstan is looking for a prominent blogger who has been accused of making a lot of cryptocurrency by illegally advertising online gambling in the Central Asian nation. Known as Qaisar Qamza on social media, the man has already had at least some of his coin wealth seized by the government in Astana, […]

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XRP Price Is Approaching A Key Decision Zone, But Structure Is Still Firmly Bullish

Market analyst Egrag Crypto said the XRP price structure remains largely bullish despite the cryptocurrency’s recent struggles to break above $2. The analyst has presented a chart analysis showing

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Investors Believe This New Altcoin Is The Best Crypto Investment Before Q2 2026, Here’s Why

The crypto market is being given a second look by investors, who believe the market is moving toward the direction of a stronger second quarter in 2026. The capital has been moving into new projects as opposed to the same large caps that supported the previous cycle.  Preliminary feeling is that Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is […]

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Why did silver suddenly crash -$7?

Silver tanked -7.3% on Thursday, after peaking at an all-time high of $93.7515. That comes after a four-day rally that sent it up more than 20%. Bitcoin stayed firm around $97,000 with $844 million of ETF inflows on January 14. Gold dropped 0.7%, while platinum and palladium lost more than 2%.

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Bitcoin Price Forecast: BTC steadies above $96,000 as ETF inflow surges, derivatives suggest further rally

Bitcoin (BTC) price holds above $96,000 on Thursday after hitting a nearly two-month high at $97,800 the previous day.

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NCAA president urges CFTC to put college sports predictions, bets on hold

The NCAA has requested the CFTC to put a hold on college sports betting on prediction markets, emphasizing its negative effects on student-athletes.

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Monero Price Forecast: XMR risks deeper correction as rally fatigues at $800 record high

Monero (XMR) edges lower on Thursday, holding around $700 at the time of writing as the rally cools off after reaching a record high of $800 on the previous day, signaling a potential cycle top. Derivatives data suggest a risk-off shift among traders that could affect the spot market demand.

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Bitcoin climbs above $96,000 as social media sentiment turns sharply bearish

Social data from Santiment Feed suggests Bitcoin commentary on social media has turned more and more bearish as the coin’s price flipped its negative run to a 7% uptick in the last seven days. According to Santiment, markets are moving in the opposite direction of retail sentiment. Bitcoin has crossed the $95,000 mark and is […]

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Wikipedia adds Microsoft and Meta to its AI data ecosystem

Wikipedia has signed paid deals with Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI to monetize their use of site data for training AI.

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Arthur Hayes Bets On MSTR, Metaplanet And Zcash As Bitcoin Liquidity Turns

Arthur Hayes is positioning for a 2026 liquidity rebound, arguing that Bitcoin’s weak 2025 wasn’t a referendum on “crypto narratives” so much as a straightforward dollar-credit story. In his

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Eric Adams denies profiting as NYC Token crashes 80% after launch

Eric Adams denied transferring or profiting from the NYC Token.

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Ethereum Staking Activity Sets Multiple Records — Is ETH Price Ready for a Breakout?

In January 2026, the Ethereum ecosystem recorded a surge in staking activity, with multiple metrics reaching all-time highs. These records may reduce liquid supply and help drive a potential price bre

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Binance sees slowdown in whale deposits in January

BTC deposits on Binance slowed down in January, after more significant selling pressure in December.

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