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Solana’s validator count has dropped 68% since 2023 as rising costs and zero-fee competition push smaller node operators offline.

Metaplanet said proceeds will be used for Bitcoin purchases, its Bitcoin income business and partial debt repayment as it executes its capital strategy.

Regulators gain wider discretion to vet shareholders, finances and controls as South Korea tightens crypto market access.

Crypto exchange Bybit said its new “My Bank” accounts will give users personal IBANs, instant fiat access, multi-currency transfers and crypto trading under their own name.

Hang Seng plans to offer tokenized gold fund units recorded on public blockchains, though the product remains subject to regulatory approval and will not trade on secondary markets.

ETH price charts confirmed a triangle breakdown, shifting the near-term bias lower and putting $2,250 in focus if sellers stay in control.

Abu Dhabi’s Universal Digital has launched USDU, the first US dollar‑backed stablecoin registered by the UAE central bank under its Payment Token Services Regulation.

Sygnum says its market-neutral BTC Alpha Fund posted 8.9% annualized returns in Q4 and raised more than 750 Bitcoin from professional and institutional investors.

The validator entry queue for the Ethereum network is heavily congested, with 3.6 million ETH lined up to be staked with a forecasted 63-day wait.

Cere Network is facing a second lawsuit this month that accuses its co-founder and board of fraud in relation to a public token launch for the platform in 2021.

The rise in XRP wallets holding more than 1 million tokens comes despite a weakening of broader crypto market sentiment, with a popular crypto indicator sitting in “fear” territory.

Gold is now also outperforming Bitcoin over the last five years, having risen over185%, while Bitcoin is up only 164% over the same period.

Bitcoin price breakouts fail to hold due to insufficient bid-side liquidity. Glassnode analysis identifies the key metrics that are likely to mark the next phase of BTC price expansion.

The US regulator defines tokenized securities as issuer- or third-party-sponsored, stressing that blockchain issuance does not bypass federal securities laws.

A small team is developing the platform, according to sources, which may integrate ChatGPT for content creation while using biometrics for proof-of-personhood. 

The six US senators cited a sharp rise in illicit crypto activity in 2025 to argue that the DOJ should not have disbanded its cryptocurrency enforcement team.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says while settling stock trades only takes one day, it is still “far too long,” a problem tokenized stocks can likely solve.

The 10.7 billion transactions seen during MegaETH’s stress test were more than the Ethereum blockchain has seen in its 10–year history.

Hyperliquid’s HYPE token gained 60% amid heavy staking and balance-sheet accumulation, even as open interest and perpetual volumes remained largely flat.

TRM Labs says $35 billion in crypto was sent to scammer addresses globally last year as fraudsters scaled their operations with AI and businesslike efficiency.

High options volume and concentrated open interest around key strike prices are keeping Bitcoin rangebound as traders favor hedged positions over leverage.

Sony has added a $13 million investment to its partnership with Startale, signaling a longer-term infrastructure strategy, a year after Soneium’s mainnet debut.

Strive has now become one of the top 10 largest corporate Bitcoin holders, with a treasury of 13,132 BTC, worth $1.17 billion.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

The Trump administration is moving to break a deadlock over crypto market-structure legislation as lawmakers remain split over stablecoin interest rules.

The exchange is working with local banks like Pave Bank to enable fiat-to-crypto conversions and encourage digital asset adoption.

Gold and other hard assets are rallying on dollar weakness, but bitcoin is lagging as markets continue to treat it as a liquidity-sensitive risk asset.

On-chain data points to underlying demand for XRP as ETFs pull in over $90 million.

The USDU stablecoin is issued by Universal Digital, a crypto firm regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

Crypto prices stabilized after an early-week dip, but bitcoin continued to trail gold and silver as macro trades dominated after the Fed’s policy hold.

Higher oil prices could add to inflation, making it harder for the Fed to cut rates rapidly.

The agency says issuer approval is required for true tokenized ownership, warning that many stock tokens sold to retail investors provide only indirect or synthetic exposure.

In its fourth quarter earnings report, Meta said capital spending plans for 2026 should be in the range of $115-$135 billion, well ahead of consensus forecasts.

The WLD token surged after Forbes reported that Sam Altman's OpenAI is planning to use Worldcoin to fight bots online.

Gold fans rushed in to buy as the Fed chair said he took no macro signal from the raging bull market in precious metals.

The company's bitcoin stack remained at 11,509 coins, worth about $1 billion at BTC's current price near $89,000.

Tokenized gold has improved the traditional store of value metal's utility, while bitcoin trades like a risk asset amid uncertain times, one expert noted.

A vote on the legislation was delayed earlier this month after hitting resistance over how it proposes regulation regarding stablecoins.

The proposal links the OP token more directly to the economic performance of the Superchain.

The industry's chief campaign-finance arm got another $49 million and already outpaces what it had in the last U.S. congressional races, when it aided dozens of wins.

The January Fed rate decision capped a sharp reversal in easing expectations, likely among the reasons for crypto's poor price performance.

The feature, first announced in December, was built in partnership with U.S.-regulated prediction market operator Kalshi.

This follows its October 2025 $450 million token sale that was heavily oversubscribed.

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Marcin Kazmierczak writes on risk ratings and how they are central to capital being deployed on-chain. Then, Andy Baehr says Bitcoin has some 'splaining to do.

Executives and industry groups pressed regulators to apply traditional securities rules to blockchain-based trading, pushing back on exemptions even as DeFi enters the debate.

The privacy-focused browser developer is testing whether gamified competition can pull new users into Web3 gaming.

The SEC said Wednesday blockchain-based recordkeeping does not alter investor protections, while leaving unresolved how crypto-native products fit into existing law.

Prism aims to move ChatGPT into scientific writing as OpenAI signals plans to share in future profits. Some are warning against its pitfalls.

Publicly traded crypto exchange Gemini launched a new Zcash-themed credit card that pays ZEC rewards to holders.

Some members of the crypto industry are publicly distancing themselves from President Trump after the killing of Alex Pretti—and the White House's comments around it.

A Swiss subsidiary of Japanese investment banking giant Nomura is the latest crypto firm to seek a U.S. national bank charter from the OCC.

Leading American crypto exchange Coinbase has launched its own prediction markets offering, powered by Kalshi.

Scammers exploited a brief gap amid a trademark dispute to launch meme coin CLAWD, briefly inflate it to $16 million, and turn a viral AI project into a cautionary tale.

The move was widely expected, but FOMC members were divided.

Financial services firm Strive Asset Management is now among the top 10 publicly traded holders of Bitcoin.

Stablecoin issuer Tether is now one of the world's biggest gold holders, keeping its precious metal in a former Swiss nuclear bunker.

A former Jagex employee allegedly stole over 700 billion virtual gold pieces and sold them for almost $750,000 in crypto and fiat.

Citadel, SIFMA, and JPMorgan met with the SEC on Tuesday to raise concerns about the agency’s aggressively pro-crypto agenda.

Wall Street giant Fidelity will enter the stablecoin world with the upcoming launch of its Ethereum-based Digital Dollar (FIDD).

The bill by State Representative Logan Manhart seeks to allocate as much as 10% of the state’s investment funds to the cryptocurrency.

The Advertising Standards Authority deemed the ads irresponsible by presenting crypto as a solution to “prevalent financial concerns.”

Some $158 billion worth of illicit crypto traded last year, and much of that activity came from just one source: a ruble-pegged stablecoin with ties to Russia.

Silver and Gold are some of the heaviest traded assets on the Hyperliquid perps exchange now. And it's leading to a surge in HYPE's price.

Bitcoin and Ethereum rise as traders brace for Fed's first 2026 rate decision—will Powell's labor concerns hint at March cuts or delay easing?

The firm is "reallocating resources to AI-focused roles," amid mounting concern around the technology's impact on the tech workforce.

As Bitcoin inches towards $90K, capital has rotated into altcoins, resulting in weekly gains between 30% and 56%.

Experts say the metals expansion builds infrastructure, not a near-term volatility hedge, as Coinbase stock falls 46% from its peak.

The filing comes after regulators closed their probe into Uniswap Labs, shifting attention from enforcement toward questions over liquidity.

New analysis points to steadier market conditions for Bitcoin as liquidity support holds and investors shift toward hedging over leverage.

A proposed class action accusing Meta of accessing WhatsApp messages is drawing early skepticism from experts, claiming it lacks evidence.

A Chinese national was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for his role in a $37 million crypto scam that claimed American victims.

How did Michael Saylor's firm amass a record stash of Bitcoin? Here's a look back at how Strategy made such massive gains.

Mesh, which lets businesses take crypto payments across networks, added $75 million to its war chest, achieving “unicorn” status in the process.

Bitcoin ETFs saw a modest $6.8 million in net inflows Monday, putting an end to a five-day streak of outflows.

Forgotten Runiverse, a free-to-play role-playing game on Ethereum scaling network Ronin, is shutting down its servers until further notice.

PIPPIN surged 69%, but liquidity clusters and smart money exits now decide what happens next!

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A big upgrade meets a patient market.

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Institutional flows signal confidence in Chainlink’s role at the core of DeFi.

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UNI reacted to the ETF news, but weeks of weakness still hang over the daily charts.

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Network progress is clear. Price conviction is not.

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Circle moves to serve the rising demand for private stablecoin transfers.

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Hyperliquid’s HYPE token surged even as the broader crypto market showed little reaction to the Fed’s latest policy decision. A shift toward selective, asset-led momentum?

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From BTC accumulation to ETH staking: The new crypto playbook.

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The total crypto market capitalization excluding stablecoins remained largely unchanged after Jerome Powell reiterated a data-dependent policy stance.

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Following 2024 outages, ASIC draws a hard line on future failures in critical market infrastructure.

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LayerZero posts a major upswing, but can the minting momentum last?

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