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Columbia professor says NYSE tokenization plan lacks detail, calls it 'vaporware'

A Columbia Business School professor has criticised the New York Stock Exchange’s plan to build a blockchain for real-world asset tokenization, saying the announcement lacked detail and read like “vaporware,” in an X post on Tuesday. Omid Malekan said many questions remain unanswered, including which chain the platform would

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Bitwise says Q4 2025 may have marked crypto bear-market bottom

Crypto asset manager Bitwise said in a report shared on Wednesday that the fourth quarter of 2025 potentially marked the end of the crypto bear market, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. Hougan said Q4 was full of mixed signals, with the market performing poorly despite strong underlying

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Trump says he wants crypto bill signed 'very soon' as Congress stalls

Beincrypto reports President Donald Trump told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday that he hopes to sign crypto market structure legislation “very soon,” but the bill remains gridlocked in Congress. Key friction centers on stablecoin yield provisions: the GENIUS Act allows stablecoin holders to earn rewards, and banking

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Bank lobby seeks limits on stablecoin yields and open-banking data sharing

The American Bankers Association has outlined priorities aimed at limiting how digital dollars earn returns and how financial data is shared as lawmakers debate U.S. crypto market structure legislation. Those priorities target the yield that can be earned on digital dollars and the mechanisms for sharing financial information, forming

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Washington's new crypto rulemaking slows, pause likely for weeks

Momentum for new crypto rules in Washington has slowed to a crawl. The slowdown has stalled progress on the rules, and it is not expected to resume for at least several weeks. It is unknown when momentum will pick up again after that period. Key Topics Crypto, Cryptocurrency Regulation, Washington,

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XLM drops 11% as shorts dominate while CMF hints at possible accumulation

Beincrypto reports Stellar’s XLM crashed 11% after a bearish chart pattern validated, reinforcing short-term downside risks for the altcoin. Derivatives data show market positioning skewed roughly 68% toward short traders, and a dense cluster of long liquidation leverage sits between $0.20 and $0.185, which could trigger forced

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US stocks and crypto edge up after Trump halts proposed Greenland tariffs

US stocks and major cryptocurrencies edged higher on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he would not move forward with tariffs tied to his efforts to claim Greenland. The S&P 500 closed the trading day up 1.16% after Trump posted on Truth Social that he had

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Ether under selling pressure after $480M liquidations as funding turns negative

Ether (ETH) faced selling pressure this week after $480 million in leveraged positions were liquidated and network fees fell, while the funding rate on ETH perpetual futures briefly turned negative. ETH endured a three-day, 13.8% correction that retested the $2,900 support for the first time in four weeks

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Circle awards grant to UN to pilot stablecoins for humanitarian payments

Stablecoin issuer Circle said it has issued a grant to support the rollout of digital financial infrastructure across the United Nations, aiming to make humanitarian aid payments more efficient, the company announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Circle said the grant — its first international grant from the Circle

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Ether falls below $3,000 as whales and institutions buy over $130M

Ether closed below $3,000 on Tuesday, and onchain data showed whales and institutional investors bought more than $130 million in ETH during the dip. ETH dropped 7.83% to $2,938 on Tuesday, its largest daily correction since November 4, 2025, and Lookonchain reported accumulation by whales and institutions.

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Iran central bank purchased over $500M in USDT amid rial crisis

Beincrypto reports that crypto security firm Elliptic found Iran’s central bank secretly purchased more than $500 million in Tether’s USDT during 2025 as the rial crisis deepened. Elliptic said it identified a network of wallets it attributed to the Central Bank of Iran that accumulated at least $507

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Vitalik Buterin to Recommit to Decentralized Social Media in 2026

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he plans to fully recommit to decentralized social media in 2026, according to a Wednesday post on X. Buterin wrote that he has shifted his activity toward decentralized social platforms this year and that every post he has written or read in 2026 has been

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ARK Invest sees Bitcoin near $800,000 by 2030 and warns of rising Nvidia competition

Beincrypto reports ARK Invest’s Big Ideas 2026 report predicts the Bitcoin market cap could rise from about $2 trillion to $16 trillion by 2030—implying roughly $800,000 per BTC—and warns that Nvidia may face growing competition in AI hardware. ARK says Bitcoin’s behavior changed meaningfully in

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AI-token speculation lifts network active addresses to 18.9 million

Network activity has risen, driven by speculation around AI tokens, with active addresses increasing from 14.7 million to 18.9 million in a week. The uptick reflects heightened on-chain engagement tied to interest in AI-related tokens, according to the source material. No further details on which networks or specific

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Bitcoin falls to $87,500, erasing its 2026 gains

Bitcoin fell back to $87,500, giving up its entire 2026 gain. There was a modest bounce after the president said the U.S. had no intention of taking Greenland by force, but the uplift proved temporary. Prices quickly resumed their decline. Key Topics Crypto, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Price, Greenland, U.

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Kevin O'Leary prepares shovel-ready sites for bitcoin miners, backs infrastructure over tokens

Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary is preparing shovel-ready sites for bitcoin miners and data centers, according to the report. O'Leary is betting that infrastructure — rather than crypto tokens — will drive the next wave of value. The report said he believes most crypto tokens will never come

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Maple CEO says private credit is biggest tokenization opportunity

Maple Finance CEO Sidney Powell said blockchain’s biggest opportunity is not tokenized Treasury bills or funds but bringing opaque, illiquid private credit markets onchain. Powell contrasted tokenized Treasury bills and funds with private credit, describing private credit as opaque and illiquid and identifying it as the primary use case

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Maker activity on Polymarket falls after late-December and early-January peaks

Beincrypto reports new on-chain analysis showing that high-conviction crypto trading on Polymarket cooled steadily since early January after peaking twice in late December and the first week of the new year. The dataset focused on makers—wallets that actively placed orders and provided liquidity, not casual users or passive viewers.

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BlackRock’s IBIT backs Delaware Life bitcoin annuity for U.S. retirees

BlackRock’s IBIT will back a new bitcoin annuity offered to U.S. retirees through Delaware Life, the companies said. According to the companies, the product is a first-of-its-kind FIA that offers crypto exposure together with principal protection. The companies said the FIA is aimed at attracting cautious investors nearing

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Senate draft may shield crypto developers but could lack Democratic backing

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee's next market-structure draft is expected to shield developers from liability, insiders have been advised. Those insiders say the draft is likely pro-crypto and would provide protections for developers against certain legal claims. However, the same sources warned the draft may move forward

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Analysts say gold and Bitcoin can complement each other as gold nears $5,000

Beincrypto reports gold hit a new all-time high of $4,830 this week and is building momentum toward $5,000, prompting analysts and investors to argue the metal and Bitcoin are complementary rather than rivals. Quantitative analyst PlanB said both assets share nearly identical risk-return profiles measured by the Calmar

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Mercer on tokenization and 24/7 markets; Baehr previews crypto’s 'sophomore year'

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, David Mercer of LMAX Group writes on tokenization and capital markets that won’t sleep. Mercer’s piece addresses tokenization and the idea of capital markets operating around the clock, the newsletter says. The issue also features Andy Baehr, who looks

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Institutions Reprice Bitcoin Over Quantum Computing Risk

Beincrypto reports institutional investors are factoring quantum computing risk into Bitcoin allocations, treating the threat as immediate enough to reshape portfolios. The shift is reflected in moves such as Jefferies strategist Christopher Wood removing a 10% Bitcoin position from his flagship "Greed & Fear" model portfolio and reallocating

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Solana treasury holders pause SOL buying as unrealized losses mount

Beincrypto reports that companies using Solana as strategic treasury assets have halted SOL purchases as prices fell and unrealized losses grew. Forward Industries holds the largest reported position, with more than 6.91 million SOL acquired at a total cost of $1.59 billion, roughly 1.12% of Solana’s

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Seeker’s SKR weakens after Solana Mobile airdrop as early holders sell

Beincrypto reports Seeker’s SKR token slid after a volatile debut following Solana Mobile’s airdrop on January 21, when 2 billion SKR tokens—worth roughly $26.6 million at launch—were distributed to Seeker phone users and developers. The token surged at launch but profit-taking quickly weakened short-term momentum: