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Kraken-backed KRAKacquisition Corp completes a $345 million IPO

KRAKacquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, announced on January 30, 2026, that it had closed the upsized offering of 34.5 million units at $10 per unit after it completed a $345 million initial public offering. The company’s units began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker […]

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Solana had a strong first 30 days in the year 2026, with DEXs and DeFi leading the growth

Solana has posted strong metrics in the first 30 days of 2026, according to on-chain analytics Nansen, carried by DEXs and its DeFi sector.  According to a recent post from Nansen, the first 30 days of 2026 for Solana saw active addresses double to over 5 million, daily transactions jump from 52 million to 87 […]

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Turkish authorities seize the crypto assets of a criminal bookie

Authorities in Turkey have seized a serious amount of cryptocurrency as part of a probe against the alleged leader of an illegal betting network. The move aims to prevent the laundering of illicit money, officials said, and affects other assets of the suspect who fled the country after an earlier release from prison. Turkish state […]

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How Europe’s Right Wing Weaponized Crypto After Trump’s Election

Since US President Donald Trump positioned crypto as a central pillar of his campaign, political leaders across Europe have begun adopting a similar approach, seeking to attract crypto-aligned voters

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Bitcoin Miner Fees Remain Near Cycle Lows: What Does This Signal?

Bitcoin has slipped below the $83,000 level as selling pressure continues to dominate global markets, extending a correction that has unfolded alongside broader risk-off conditions. Weakness across

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Crypto fundraising hits five-year low, investors pivots toward AI and payments infrastructure

In January, only 67 crypto fundraising rounds were completed, as the activity fell to the lowest level since 2021.

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Meta plans to spend up to $135 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026

Meta Platforms is pouring massive amounts of money into artificial intelligence, and the bet appears to be paying off through stronger advertising sales. The social media giant plans to spend up to 135 billion dollars on infrastructure this year. That amount exceeds the total economic output of many smaller countries. The company spent 39 billion […]

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Germany’s inflation ticks up to 2.1% as European Central Bank cuts rates again

Germany’s prices climbed a bit faster last month, official numbers showed Friday, just as the European Central Bank announced another interest rate reduction. The country’s inflation rate hit 2.1% in January, up from 2% the month before, Germany’s statistics office reported. Experts had thought the rate would stay flat. The timing is notable. The ECB […]

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Best Crypto Opportunity for Q1 2026: New Crypto Protocol Just Activated

The year 2026 is turning out to be a pivot in the top crypto market in the first quarter of the year. As old crypto names are being pursued by many investors, a new generation of decentralized utility is silently replacing it. The passage of a particular new crypto protocol has broken a huge technical […]

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Big banks race to win AI startups after tech lender collapses

Three years after several major lenders serving technology companies collapsed, big banks are fighting hard to capture their business. The surge in artificial intelligence investments is turning up the heat on this battle. Venture funding for AI hit an all-time high of $222 billion last year, according to PitchBook. This money has created numerous millionaires […]

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Norwegian sovereign wealth fund increased its indirect Bitcoin exposure by 149% in 2025

The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund increased its indirect Bitcoin exposure by 149% in 2025, bringing its holdings to 9,573 BTC. 

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Justin Sun pledges to boost Tron’s bitcoin holdings after Binance move

Tron blockchain founder Justin Sun has pledged to increase his platform’s Bitcoin holdings in response to Binance’s announcement that it will convert $1 billion from its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) into Bitcoin. Sun wrote on X, “In response to Binance’s call, Tron will also increase its BTC holdings in the future.” This came […]

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HumidiFi token rebounds after brief site outage sparks sell-off

HumidiFi’s token is up about 3% after ending an almost 10% dip earlier in the day as investors panicked over an earlier announcement from the team that the site is facing downtime.  Not much else was said at the time, other than that the team is in the process of investigating and will deploy a […]

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Conviction 2026: Vietnam’s #1 Blockchain Technology & Digital Asset Economy Event Returns

As the crypto industry enters a new phase of maturity, the global conversation is shifting away from speculation and toward infrastructure and real-world economic impact. Conviction 2026 Forum returns at this pivotal moment to position Vietnam at the center of the next wave of digital asset adoption across Asia and beyond. The Southeast Asian country, […]

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Meta, Google, and Apple push eyewear as AI’s next interface

Major technology companies are racing to create artificial intelligence-powered eyewear as they search for the next breakthrough hardware product to complement their AI software advances. While AI tools have started changing how people work, helping draft documents and create presentations, these capabilities remain mostly entertainment features for everyday users. Tech firms now face a bigger […]

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What Crypto Whales Are Buying For Potential Gains In February 2026

January has been a volatile month for crypto, with early-month gains followed by a sharp late-month sell-off. Several major tokens erased weeks of progress in days. Amid this uncertainty, crypto whale

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Canada reports stagnant GDP growth in Q4 2025 on the heels of U.S. tariff uncertainty

Experts believe the Canadian economy experienced a contraction in Q4 2025 after Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth went flat in November. The country faced a great deal of trade uncertainty last year amid tariffs from the Trump Administration, largely contributing to this economic slowdown. Recent data from Statistics Canada (StatCan) showed that the country may […]

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Bitcoin falls out of top 10 global assets amid market sell-off

Bitcoin now ranks as the eleventh-largest global asset in market capitalization, with a market cap of $1.642 trillion.

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SoFi reaches its first billion-dollar revenue quarter in Q4 of 2025 at $1.113 billion

SoFi Technologies has surpassed its first billion-dollar revenue quarter in Q4 of 2025 at $1.113 billion, up 30% year-over-year.

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Mergers between crypto firms and TradFi players to rise in 2026

Crypto and TradFi will continue to converge on multiple metrics, claims the latest report by Eliptic.

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Ripple Affirms XRPL Focus, Says ‘We Love XRP’ Over Ethereum

Ripple’s new stablecoin rollout has put a bright spotlight on a simple fact: most RLUSD is living on Ethereum right now. That imbalance has stirred worry among long-time XRP supporters. Some feel

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Ripple (XRP) is too Big for a 20x ROI, Here’s the Top Crypto to Buy Instead 

Ripple (XRP) remains one of the top assets in the cryptocurrency market that is backed by high liquidity, recognition, and institutional importance. Nevertheless, it is an acknowledged reality that Ripple’s high market capitalization makes it difficult to achieve a 20x return in the near future. This reality has led investors to look beyond Ripple (XRP) […]

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What to Expect From XRP Price in February 2026

XRP is entering February under pressure. The token is down nearly 7% in the past 24 hours and about 5% over the past month, reflecting growing weakness across the market. Historically, February has be

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Fed chair pick hits Senate roadblock over Powell investigation

Republican Senator Thom Tillis said Friday he will not back President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair. The reason? Tillis wants the Justice Department to finish its investigation into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell first. No resolution, no support. Tillis made it clear in a public statement that nothing will change […]

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Hong Kong to issue first stablecoin licenses in early 2026

Hong Kong has rolled out stablecoin rules and started a licensing process to support crypto adoption.

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Fleet Mining & Dogecoin (DOGE): Simple Cryptocurrency, Smarter Cloud Mining Earnings

Simple is always the true strength of Dogecoin, which is underestimated due to its fun origin. Dogecoin revolves around speed, usability and accessibility when many cryptocurrencies are concerned with complexity. That is precisely why Dogecoin has remained appealing to everyday users and why it can be integrated into the contemporary cloud mining models quite naturally.The […]

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Here’s The Dogecoin Resistance Level That Is Stalling A 402% Move

Crypto analyst Javon Marks has released a fresh update on Dogecoin (DOGE), continuing a price analysis he has consistently shared on X since earlier last year. His latest update focuses on a

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Gold tops $5,500 as Chinese sellers rush to lock in profits

Gold surged over the $5,500-per-ounce milestone this week, sending throngs of Shanghai residents to gold shops to sell bars, jewelry, and family heirlooms. Gold has become the go-to safe haven, climbing over 20% since January as geopolitical strife and shaky economic outlooks send investors and savers scrambling for safety. Record prices are leading others to […]

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Kazakhstan allocates $350 million from reserves to crypto investments

Financial authorities in Kazakhstan have earmarked a portion of the nation’s gold and foreign currency reserves for cryptocurrency investment, the country’s central bank unveiled. The money will be controlled by an entity under the monetary authority and used for indirect investments at this stage, according to a representative of the regulator’s management. Kazakhstan to convert […]

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Bitcoin Slips Below $83K as Fed Succession Fears Hit Crypto at Full Speed

Bitcoin has slipped below $83K and briefly tapped a low of $81K, cutting through crucial intra day support around $85K. This has plunged sentiment to extreme fear levels not seen in weeks. Yesterday and today’s drop in Bitcoin wasn’t driven by the Fed’s decision to pause interest rate cuts (which was already largely priced in) […]

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