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Spain passes laws to combat AI deepfakes, consent rules with image generation

Spain is passing laws that make the use of AI to generate individuals’ images and voices for use in advertisements without their consent unlawful. Spain’s laws against unlawful AI use include exceptions for creative content involving public figures that are clearly labeled as AI generated. Other countries like Indonesia and Malaysia have also made moves […]

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Ex-DOGE head Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive buys Semler Scientific, jumps Tesla, Trump Media

Strive Inc, the asset management firm co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, has secured approval to acquire Semler Scientific in an all-stock transaction that will propel the combined company past Tesla and Trump Media in corporate Bitcoin holdings. Semler Scientific stockholders gave their blessings by voting in support of the acquisition, which Strive’s executives have called the […]

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Bitcoin Forecast: All-Time High In Sight, But Expert Flags Potential For Bear Market Reversal

On Tuesday, Bitcoin (BTC) witnessed a notable surge, approaching its nearest resistance level at $94,000, a barrier that has thus far hindered the cryptocurrency’s return to significant

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XRP Holders Warned: Patience May Be The Hardest Test As Analysts Eye Large Move

XRP has lagged behind a modest rebound in the wider crypto market, even as the total market cap climbed by $20 billion this week. According to chartist analysis, the token’s recent calm may be part

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Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Near A Profit Flip: A Key Level Comes Into Focus

Bitcoin has started the year on firmer footing, recovering from late-2025 weakness and pushing back toward the $92,000 level. Price action has improved, and short-term momentum has turned

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Cardano Whales Buy 100 Million ADA, but Price Still Struggles Below $0.40

The Cardano price is stuck in an uncomfortable place. It is down roughly 6% over the past seven days and has barely moved over the last 24 hours. That flat action reflects hesitation.Price has been hu

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Ethereum (ETH) Reclaims $3,000, but Analysts Say This $0.04 Token Is the Best Crypto to Buy Now

Ethereum resumed trading above the $3,000 level, giving hope to the bulls again. Ethereum is yet to relinquish its position as a top market player due to high liquidity levels and active developments in its ecosystem. On the other hand, traders and analysts are turning its attention to, Mutuum Finance (MUTM), which is a rising […]

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Franklin Templeton updated LUIXX and DIGXX to support stablecoin reserves and on-chain fund settlement

Franklin Templeton has restructured two of its institutional money market funds, marking a new step toward integrating traditional finance with blockchain-based infrastructure. The company modified the Western Asset Institutional Treasury Obligations Fund (LUIXX) and the Western Asset Institutional Treasury Reserves Fund (DIGXX), both of which are managed by its affiliate, Western Asset Management. LUIXX to […]

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Amended CLARITY Act Bill Frustrates the Crypto Community: Who Really Benefits?

The release of the bipartisan crypto market structure bill text on Monday has left much of the crypto community dissatisfied.Most critics have directed their frustration at banking lobbyists. However,

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Pawnshop chain plans to issue crypto-backed loans in Russia

A pawnshop chain in Russia may soon start offering loans using cryptocurrency as collateral, with plans to accept other digital assets in the future. The announcement comes amid efforts to properly regulate crypto transactions in the country, which already recognizes Bitcoin as property but intends to expand the legal definition. Russian pawnbrokers mull launching loans […]

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XRP Potential: Four Q1 2026 Triggers That Might Propel Price Beyond $8

As the cryptocurrency market enters the new year, optimism around XRP is growing, particularly following Standard Chartered’s positive outlook for the altcoin. As NewsBTC reported two weeks

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Micron’s price target was raised to $400 by Bank of America due to rising DRAM and NAND prices and limited supply

Wall Street analysts are raising price targets on chip stocks Intel, AMD, and Micron as earnings season once again dawned upon us. The focus of the boosts is on memory pricing, server sales, foundry progress, and how much product these companies can actually deliver in 2026. First, it was Bank of America, which raised its […]

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JPMorgan’s Q4 2025 profit dropped 7% to $13B, missing analyst estimates

JPMorgan posted its fourth-quarter results today after the bell and said profit fell 7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, landing at $13 billion, or $4.63 per share, missing FactSet estimates of $4.85 per share. As of press time, the JPM stock has crashed by 4.15%. Meanwhile, JPMorgan’s quarterly revenue rose 7% to $45.8 billion, […]

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Why XRP Is Gearing Up For A Massive Week

Crypto pundit Bird has highlighted why this week could be a massive one for XRP. This comes as market investors keep an eye on key macro events such as the U.S. CPI and also the upcoming CLARITY

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Bitpanda may complete its IPO by the end of H1, or even as early as Q1

Bitpanda may be able to complete its IPO by the end of H1, said sources familiar with the matter. The Austrian platform is a leader in its country, and may tap a favorable IPO season in the Euro Area.

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Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for using crypto to launder drug money

A Gen Z drug trafficker has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after authorities found that he used crypto as a money laundering and payment tool in a narcotics distribution network worth $4 million. The kingpin was sentenced at the Ulsan District Court, where prosecutors accused the kingpin and his gang of smuggling drugs […]

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Intersect’s Hard Fork Working Group proposes to name Cardano's 2026 hard fork as Protocol Version 11, the “van Rossem” hard fork

Intersect’s Hard Fork Working Group has proposed to name the next Cardano hard fork to Protocol Version 11, the “van Rossem” hard fork, after DRep Max van Rossem.

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How Nvidia’s Rubin Chips Could Boost Bittensor Adoption in 2026

Nvidia’s Rubin chips are turning AI into cheap infrastructure. That is why open intelligence markets like Bittensor are starting to matter.Nvidia used CES 2026 to signal a major shift in how artificia

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Yield loses $3.7 million after extreme slippage wipes out GHO trade

Yield, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has lost $3.73 million in trade. This was a result of extreme slippage, resulting in 3.84 million GHO being exchanged for just 112,000 USDC. According to Perkshield, the transaction involved six different tokens and leveraged two DeFi platforms, including Uniswap V4 and Bancor. Several internal ETH transfers were executed […]

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Ethereum Loses Out On $116 Million, But Price Remains Steady Above $3,000

Ethereum price has struggled to gain traction despite multiple attempts to break out of a tightening triangle pattern. ETH remains range-bound after failing to convert recent momentum into a sustained

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Next Crypto Under $0.1 That Could Hit $1? Experts Highlight a New Cheap Altcoin

Each cycle, there is a small number of cheap tokens that begin to give indications of being the next breakout. They tend to be discovered prior to the larger market taking up the cue. Analysts have already started indicating a new cheap altcoin selling below $0.10, which is on the verge of a big protocol […]

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A French regulator says 30% of crypto companies without a MiCA licence in France are unresponsive

A French regulator has revealed that 30% of crypto companies without a MiCA licence in France are unresponsive. There’s no communication on ​whether they intend to get the licence required under new EU ‌ rules or will cease operating by July. Stéphane Pontoizeau, executive director of the market intermediaries and market infrastructures supervision directorate at […]

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Rallies for smaller cryptocurrencies lasted just 20 days on average in 2025

The wild ride that lesser cryptocurrencies previously provided to investors has dramatically shortened. These digital tokens are now experiencing price spikes that fade at record speed, indicating a significant shift in where individuals are investing their speculative funds. In 2025, rallies for these lesser-known crypto assets would generally endure only 20 days, according to market […]

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XRP Is At An Unique Moment In History: Developer Calls End Of Suppression

An XRP Ledger ecosystem developer behind the meme coin DROP is drawing attention after predicting a sharp shift in XRP’s relative value versus bitcoin this year, framing it as the start of a new

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Huobi HTX has called out the Flow network for creating an isolated recovery plan

The Flow protocol can’t seem to catch a break, as Huobi HTX, an exchange linked to Justin Sun, publicly condemned the project’s recovery plans after it suffered close to a $4 million exploit.  An update shared via the Huobi official site detailed the major security incident that occurred on the Flow network in December last […]

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Ethereum Price Forecast: Buying momentum returns amid steady network growth

Ethereum (ETH) has been seeing mild renewed buying activity since the beginning of the week. After recording steady inflows throughout last week, ETH Exchange Netflow has flipped to over 100K ETH in outflows this week.

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DOJ’s Move Against the Fed Shook Markets: What It Could Mean for Bitcoin

The news that the US Department of Justice is investigating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has renewed scrutiny over the central bank’s independence and the implications for investor confidence.O

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Polygon Labs acquires Coinme and Sequence for over $250 million as part of its Open Money Stack strategy

Polygon Labs has acquired two U.S.-based crypto startups for over $250 million in a bid to position itself as a competitor to Stripe.  Multiple leading companies, including Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and traditional banks, are investing billions to capture market share in the stablecoin industry. And now, Polygon, a crypto powerhouse company, has splurged on its […]

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Could XRP and Dogecoin Surge in 2026? Investors Are Making $15,700 Day with NAP Hash Cloud Mining!

As the crypto market moves into a new phase in 2026, XRP and Dogecoin (DOGE) are back in the spotlight. XRP is benefiting from clearer regulatory and legal expectations, along with continued institutional interest through channels such as ETFs—helping restore confidence in its longer-term outlook. Dogecoin, meanwhile, remains largely driven by its community, with price […]

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Financial firms sold $3.5 billion in structured notes linked to the S&P 500 Futures Excess Return Index last year

The popularity of structured products associated with the S&P 500 Futures Excess Return Index, often denoted by the ticker SPXFP, has skyrocketed. Last year, issuance increased by 48% to $3.5 billion, indicating a strong demand from investors for securities intended to benefit from stable market circumstances and falling interest-rate expectations. According to Structured Products Intelligence, […]

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