U.S. government seizes $400 million Helix allegedly made from drug-linked transactions

The Department of Justice said it now holds legal title over crypto, real estate and monetary assets tied to darknet mixing service, Helix дальше »

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Dimon to Coinbase CEO Armstrong: ‘You’re full of it’ — Wall Street’s crypto battle boils over in Davos

Coinbase's Brian Armstrong was chatting with Tony Blair when crypto skeptic Dimon pointed a finger at him, and said: “You are full of s—.” дальше »

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Hong Kong regulators to submit draft bill for crypto framework in 2026

An official said that Hong Kong authorities would work on a draft framework, and had begun processing license applications for stablecoin issuers and addressing crypto taxes. дальше »

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Binance to Move $1 Billion User Protection Fund Into Bitcoin 

Bitcoin Magazine Binance to Move $1 Billion User Protection Fund Into Bitcoin  As the bitcoin price slumps, Binance said it will convert the $1 billion stablecoin-backed Secure Asset Fund for Users entirely into bitcoin over the next 30 days. дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin earmarks $45M in ETH for privacy and open-source infrastructure

The move comes as the Ethereum Foundation enters a period of “mild austerity” while sticking to its core technical roadmap, Buterin said. дальше »

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CFTC chair signals clearer rules for prediction markets, lawful innovation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will draft clear standards for prediction markets and withdraw proposals that would prohibit political and sports-related event contracts, Chair Michael S. Selig said Thursday. дальше »

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Kevin Warsh set to be nominated by Trump as Fed chair on Friday: Reports

Kevin Warsh, seen as a more hawkish Federal Reserve chair pick, previously said Bitcoin could serve as a check on fiscal policy decisions. дальше »

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21Shares lists JitoSOL staking ETP on Euronext

21Shares listed a new Solana-linked exchange-traded product on Euronext, giving investors exchange-traded regulated access to JitoSOL and its staking yield. The issuer said on Jan. 29 that the 21Shares Jito Staked SOL ETP (JSOL) has listed on Euronext Amsterdam and… дальше »

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Analyst claims single entity is ‘suppressing’ Bitcoin below $90K

Bitcoin order-book analysis said that BTC price action was being held back by just one trading entity, while risking a trip to "Bearadise." дальше »

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SEC chair says 'time is right' for pension funds to include crypto, CFTC head says digital assets set to flourish

SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig said they are working with the Senate to get a crypto market structure bill over the line. дальше »

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'Crypto Is Like Casino': Shiba Inu's Shytoshi Kusama Reacts to Market Meltdown

Shytoshi Kusama said investors may need to buy top projects and HODL at a time when market momentum is slowing. дальше »

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Single Bitcoin entity keeping BTC price 'suppressed' below $90K: Analysis

Bitcoin order-book analysis said that BTC price action was being held back by just one trading entity, while risking a trip to "Bearadise." дальше »

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Metaplanet approves $137M overseas raise to buy Bitcoin and repay debt

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

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Bybit to launch retail bank accounts with personal IBANs in February

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. дальше »

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Worldcoin Jumps 16% After Report OpenAI Is Exploring Proof of Personhood

Worldcoin (WLD) surged more than 16% in a straight line after a Forbes report said OpenAI is developing a social network designed to tackle the growing bot problem online using “proof of personhood. дальше »

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Probe Into Venezuela’s Bitcoin Reserve Confirmed By White House Adviser

Executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets Patrick Witt said US officials are actively examining how Venezuela’s Maduro regime was financed, including whether any value sits in Bitcoin and “digital assets,” as speculation mounted earlier this month that recent Venezuela-linked actions may have surfaced a large Bitcoin cache. The comments stop […] дальше »

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Steak ’N Shake Boosts Bitcoin Holdings After 18% Rise In Store Sales

Steak ’n Shake said this week that it quietly beefed up its Bitcoin stash as in-store sales jumped. The chain added $5 million in BTC to what it calls a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, bringing total crypto holdings to roughly $15 million. дальше »

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Trump predicts rate cuts after replacing Federal Reserve chair

Trump says his next Fed chair will usher in “a lot” of rate cuts, stoking debate over political pressure on the central bank and what looser policy means for crypto. U.S. President Donald Trump said he will soon name his… дальше »

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Bitcoin Rainbow Chart says ‘accumulate' - But analysts warn of bear market

Bitcoin has rallied 3.74% from its lows on the 25th of January, reaching $ 89,300 at the time of writing. The move came after U.S. President Donald Trump said they would pause imposing new tariffs aftThe post Bitcoin Rainbow Chart says ‘accumulate' - But analysts warn of bear market appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Gemini to shut down Nifty Gateway NFT marketplace in February

Gemini said Nifty Gateway helped introduce new creative experiences during the height of the NFT boom. Now, it's coming to an end. дальше »

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Steak ’n Shake Adds $5 Million in Bitcoin Exposure, Deepening Bitcoin Commitment 

Bitcoin Magazine Steak ’n Shake Adds $5 Million in Bitcoin Exposure, Deepening Bitcoin Commitment  Steak ’n Shake said it increased its Bitcoin exposure by an additional $5 million in notional value today. дальше »

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Is your Ethereum at risk? Vitalik Buterin admits his biggest design mistake since 2017

Vitalik Buterin said he no longer agrees with his 2017 tweet that downplayed the need for users to personally verify Ethereum end-to-end. This week, he argued the network should treat self-hosted verification as a non-negotiable escape hatch as its architecture gets lighter and more modular. дальше »

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US Government Investigating Alleged $40 Million Crypto Theft by Federal Contractor’s Son

Bitcoin Magazine US Government Investigating Alleged $40 Million Crypto Theft by Federal Contractor’s Son U. S. government officials said they are investigating allegations that tens of millions of dollars in crypto seized by law enforcement were stolen through insider access. дальше »

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Bitwise launches non-custodial DeFi vault as asset managers move on-chain

The initial strategy focuses on USDC stablecoin lending through overcollateralised pools on Morpho. Bitwise said the strategy currently targets returns of up to 6%, depending on market conditions. дальше »

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Charles Hoskinson Fires at Donald Trump for Worsening Crypto Landscape

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A16z-backed Entropy to wind down after failing to find a venture-scale model

A16z-backed crypto startup Entropy is shutting down operations after struggling to build a business model that was “venture scale.” Founder and CEO Tux Pacific, who launched the company in late 2021, said the team has run out of viable options… дальше »

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Ether treasury ETHZilla buys plane engines amid tokenization focus

ETHZilla acquired two aircraft engines for $12 million, just weeks after the company said it was renewing its focus on tokenizing real-world assets. дальше »

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Japan regulators expected to approve spot crypto ETFs by 2028

Japan is edging closer to approving spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, with regulators signaling that the first products could be cleared for listing as early as 2028. A report published by Nikkei Asia on Jan. 26 said the Financial Services Agency… дальше »

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‘Opportunists’ pushing protocol changes are BTC's biggest threat: Saylor

Major changes to the Bitcoin protocol should be well-thought-out and rare, Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor previously said.

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Terrifying Solana flaw just exposed how easily the “always-on” network could have been stalled by hackers

When Solana maintainers told validators to move quickly on Agave v3. 0. 14, the message arrived with more urgency than detail. The Solana Status account called the release “urgent” and said it contained a “critical set of patches” for Mainnet Beta validators. дальше »

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'Time to go full PQ' - Ethereum Foundation launches post-quantum push

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is going all in on a post-quantum (PQ) era and has unveiled a team to help the chain become more resistant.  In a statement, EF researcher Justin Drake said that the fThe post 'Time to go full PQ' - Ethereum Foundation launches post-quantum push appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin: Institutions will push Ethereum toward more decentralization, not less

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said institutions seeking control over their own operations will drive decentralization rather than undermine it. Writing on Farcaster, Buterin argued that corporate and government demands for self-custody wallets and independent staking will strengthen Ethereum’s decentralization rather… дальше »

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Trump-picked OCC head proceeds with consideration of WLF's bank charter

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said no political or personal financial ties will impact the procedural review of World Liberty Financial’s bank charter application. дальше »

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SEC dismisses lawsuit against billionaire Winklevoss twins-backed Gemini over Earn product

The SEC said Gemini Earn customers had already received 100% of their assets back through Genesis' bankruptcy, warranting the dismissal of the case. дальше »

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FBI arrests ex-Olympian drug 'kingpin' who allegedly used crypto to move proceeds

The U.S. caught a top-ten most-wanted fugitive when they arrested Ryan Wedding, a former top snowboarder who's said to have used digital assets in his crimes. дальше »

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CertiK keeps IPO on the table as valuation hits $2B, CEO says

Speaking from Davos on Thursday, co-founder and CEO Ronghui Gu said a CertiK public listing would represent a significant advancement for companies involved in Web3. дальше »

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Paradex refunds $650K to 200 users after maintenance bug triggers liquidations

Paradex said a planned database upgrade briefly corrupted funding data, prompting a chain rollback and refunds after unintended liquidations across multiple markets. дальше »

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U.K. FCA moves closer to crypto regulation with final consumer duty consultation

The UK regulator said crypto firms must ensure good outcomes for customers without stifling innovation. дальше »

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Stablecoins May Soon Power Payments Made Entirely By AI—CEO

Circle’s chief executive painted a brisk picture at Davos this week: autonomous software agents that act for people could be using stablecoins to pay for everyday things within three to five years. He said these agents will need a money system that is stable, fast, and programmable. дальше »

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Dogecoin Is A ‘Client-Statement Risk’ For Advisers, ETF Experts Say

Dogecoin’s attempt to join the institutional ETF lineup is running into a basic problem: institutions may not want it. In a Jan. 22 conversation on the Crypto Prime podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst James Seyffart and host Nate Geraci who is also the President of NovaDius Wealth Management said spot Dogecoin ETFs have attracted “near zero” demand so far, an outcome they tied to who typically buys DOGE, and how financial advisers think about reputational risk inside client portfolios. дальше »

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Buying ether and Bitmine Immersion ahead of weekend a good bet: Standard Chartered

Increasing transaction activity on Ethereum and Tom Lee's continued buying bode well for the crypto, which has tumbled from 2026 highs in recent days, said Geoff Kendrick. дальше »

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Ledger said to seek $4 billion IPO in New York, tripling 2023 valuation: FT

Ledger is working with Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Barclays to list in New York, potentially tripling its last valuation, the Financial Times reported. дальше »

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Ledger said to be in talks with Goldman Sachs, Barclays on US IPO: FT

The Financial Times reports that Ledger is planning a US IPO at a $4 billion valuation as hardware wallet demand increases amid crypto fraud and hacks. дальше »

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PwC flags a fragmented crypto economy as Trump-era momentum lifts the US

Crypto adoption is growing at very different speeds around the world, even though blockchain networks themselves are designed to be borderless, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). In its Global Crypto Regulation Report 2026, the accounting firm said the way people use crypto is becoming increasingly uneven across regions, describing it as a fragmented global ecosystem. PwC […] дальше »

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Ex-Binance CEO ‘talking with probably a dozen governments‘ about tokenization

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that he is advising several governments on tokenizing state assets. дальше »

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Bitcoin falls bellow $89,000 as rally attempt fizzles despite trade war risk relief

"The consensus view is that crypto markets are bearish until about September," said one analyst. дальше »

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Russia-linked A7A5 stablecoin processed $100B before sanctions hit: Elliptic

Elliptic said the ruble-backed A7A5 token functioned as a bridge into USDT markets before sanctions and exchange controls curbed its growth. дальше »

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Will yield-bearing stablecoins force banks into the crypto industry? David Sacks offers new insights

White House advisor David Sacks says banks, stablecoins and crypto will merge into one digital asset industry as U.S. rules evolve and stablecoin yields go mainstream. David Sacks, a White House advisor on cryptocurrency policy, said the divide between traditional… дальше »

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Bitcoin analysts predict ‘prolonged consolidation’ for BTC price

Bitcoin’s onchain structure “remains fragile,” said Glassnode, warning of a prolonged consolidation period ahead for BTC price.

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Santiment Says XRP Social Sentiment Hits ‘Extreme Fear’: Buy Signal?

XRP is back in a familiar spot: social chatter has turned sharply bearish even as the market probes support after an early-January surge. Analytics firm Santiment said its social data shows XRP slipping into “Extreme Fear” after a roughly 19% pullback from its early-month high, a setup it argues has historically preceded rallies. дальше »

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