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Whales Have Dominated Litecoin Trading Since Q4 2024 as Price Remains 46% Below Peak

Beincrypto reports Litecoin remains weak in 2026 as holders have yet to see profits following the sharp sell-off in October, but trading data show sustained whale dominance since Q4 2024. Coinglass data indicate the LTC Whale vs. Retail Delta has been mostly positive from Q4 2024 to the present, reversing

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Ethereum Sees Doubling of New Users and Record Daily Transactions

Ethereum network activity has surged, with on-chain analytics platform Glassnode reporting that “activity retention” nearly doubled over the past month, driven by a sharp spike in first-time interacting addresses. Glassnode said the new cohort indicates a notable influx of new wallets engaging with the network rather than activity being driven

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House Democrats accuse SEC of 'pay-to-play' after dropping Trump-linked crypto cases

House Democrats said in a letter on Thursday that the SEC enabled a "pay-to-play" dynamic after it dropped cases tied to Trump against Binance, Coinbase, Kraken and Justin Sun. The lawmakers made the accusation in the letter, naming Binance, Coinbase, Kraken and Justin Sun as subjects of the

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U.S. crypto market framework push collapses; DeFi leaders largely unfazed

The latest push to establish a comprehensive U.S. crypto market structure framework stalled this week when the proposal collapsed. Leaders in decentralized finance (DeFi) did not appear alarmed by the collapse and largely treated the outcome as a win rather than a setback. It remains unclear from the coverage

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BitMine puts $200 million into MrBeast’s Beast Industries

Beincrypto reports BitMine, the largest Ethereum treasury company, announced a $200 million equity investment in Beast Industries, the company behind YouTuber MrBeast, during its Annual Stockholder Meeting at the Wynn Las Vegas. BitMine has positioned itself as a global leader in Ethereum liquidity with a stated goal to acquire 5%

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Bitcoin steadies near $95K as markets eye momentum-driven run to $100K

Bitcoin steadied near $95,000 as traders and observers looked toward a potential move toward $100,000. Prediction markets, market makers and trading desks have characterised the likely move as a momentum-driven run at $100,000 rather than a decisive breakout. That framing makes breaking through $100,000 the next

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Nexo to pay $500,000 to California regulator over loans to residents

Crypto lending firm Nexo Capital will pay $500,000 to California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation after the regulator alleged the company issued thousands of loans to state residents without properly assessing their ability to repay. The DFPI said Nexo made at least 5,456 consumer and commercial

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Polygon reportedly cuts nearly 30% of staff following acquisitions

Beincrypto reports that Polygon has laid off nearly 30% of its workforce, according to industry insiders and social media postings. The reductions follow Polygon’s pivot toward stablecoin payments and its more than $250 million acquisition spree, including Coinme and Sequence, assets the company says form an Open Money Stack

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Uniswap becomes preferred DEX on OKX’s X Layer

Uniswap has launched on X Layer, a layer-2 blockchain built by crypto exchange OKX, becoming the chain’s preferred decentralized exchange as OKX expands its decentralized finance footprint. The integration gives X Layer users access to Uniswap’s markets, including crypto token pairs and liquidity pools, with swaps executed at

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Polymarket scrutinized after high-risk Maduro and Iran bets

Beincrypto reports Polymarket is facing fresh scrutiny after a cluster of high‑risk geopolitical bets prompted concerns that prediction markets are being used to launder information into public narratives. Earlier this month an anonymous wallet reportedly turned a $30,000 bet into more than $400,000 by wagering that Venezuela’

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Eric Adams' NYC token soars to $600M then collapses, leaving most traders underwater

According to Beincrypto, Eric Adams, who stepped down as New York City’s mayor two weeks ago, launched the NYC token, which surged to a reported $600 million market cap before crashing and leaving over 60% of the roughly 4,300 traders who bought it with losses. On-chain analytics firm

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BitMine says $13 billion in ether could generate over $400M via staking

BitMine Chair Tom Lee told investors the company could generate over $400 million in income from its $13 billion worth of ether holdings, primarily via staking. The estimate links the firm’s $13 billion ether position to income generation chiefly through staking activity on the token. Lee presented the projection

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Bank of America CEO warns interest-bearing stablecoins may draw up to $6 trillion

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan warned that interest-bearing stablecoins could pull as much as $6 trillion out of the US banking system, saying large-scale deposit migration would reduce banks' lending capacity and push borrowing costs higher. The comments surfaced after a crypto investor shared a screenshot of Bank

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Goldman Sachs eyes crypto tokenization and prediction markets, CEO says

Goldman Sachs is “spending a lot of time” on crypto-related work and efforts around prediction markets, CEO Solomon said. The firm is exploring how crypto tokenization and prediction market technologies could fit into its business, and has met with prediction market platforms as part of that assessment. Goldman’s comments

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Bitcoin stabilizes near $95,500 as retail traders remain sidelined

Bitcoin (BTC) price stabilized near $95,500 on Thursday after an 8%, three-day rally that wiped out $465 million in short futures positions, even as retail traders largely stayed on the sidelines. Derivatives metrics showed the Bitcoin perpetual futures funding rate at about 4%, below the 8%–12% level the

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Senate Democrats plan Friday call with crypto industry on stalled market-structure bill

Senate Democrats are planning a Friday call with the crypto industry to discuss the state of a market-structure bill, sources say. The legislation has been postponed in the Senate Banking Committee, and the planned call is intended to address its status, sources said. The next step is the planned Friday

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West Virginia bill would permit treasury to invest in Bitcoin, stablecoins and metals

West Virginia State Senator Chris Rose introduced a bill to the state legislature on Wednesday that would allow the state’s Board of Treasury to invest in certain digital assets, stablecoins and precious metals. The proposal, called the Inflation Protection Act, would amend state code to let the treasury invest

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Senate Banking Committee delays CLARITY Act vote amid industry opposition

The Senate Banking Committee delayed a planned vote on the CLARITY Act, Beincrypto reported. The postponement followed industry backlash and the late withdrawal of support from prominent crypto figures. The 278-page bipartisan proposal was released Monday and had been set for a committee vote on Thursday, but was postponed Wednesday

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Tokenization firms reject Coinbase's claim that bill would ban tokenized securities

Tokenization firms have pushed back against Coinbase's assertion that a proposed crypto market structure bill would effectively ban tokenized securities, according to the report. Coinbase said the bill would essentially ban tokenized securities. Companies in that sector say that's not the case. The outlet reported the

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Ether near $3,300 as leverage signals 10–25% rally after possible dip

Ether (ETH) is trading near $3,300 and one futures-market trend points to a potential 10%–25% upside, but the market may first see a liquidation-driven price dip before any sustained rally, according to the report. Crypto analyst Pelin Ay highlighted a recurring structure in Ether’s leverage dynamics on

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DTCC aims to make 1.4 million securities in custody digitally eligible

DTCC says it aims to make all 1.4 million securities in its custody digitally eligible. The company's Brian Steele suggests the industry giant aims to redefine the limits of tokenization in capital markets, according to the statement. The provided material does not include a timeline or detailed

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NiceHash says untagged Bitcoin blocks were internal tests, not solo wins

Two Bitcoin blocks that appeared untagged on mempool explorers — blocks 932129 and 932167 — were mined by NiceHash, the company confirmed, contradicting social media claims that a solo miner had struck it rich. The blocks initially lacked an immediately visible pool tag, prompting speculation that they were solo-mined. NiceHash, which runs

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XRP uptrend holds despite over 200 million tokens moving to exchanges

Beincrypto reports that over 200 million XRP moved to exchanges in 2026, increasing short-term selling pressure while long-term holders continue accumulating and helping preserve a broader uptrend. Exchange balance data shows holdings on centralized platforms have risen by roughly 206 million tokens since January began, bringing total exchange balances near

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Coinbase withdrew support for digital‑assets bill over consumer, competition concerns

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told CNBC that the company withdrew its backing for a sweeping digital assets bill. Armstrong said the firm pulled support after finding provisions in the bill that could have harmed consumers and stifled competition. He made the comments in an interview with CNBC about the company’

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Coinbase CEO says Senate CLARITY Act markup could resume 'in a few weeks'

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said in a CNBC interview at the US Capitol that the planned Senate Banking Committee markup of the CLARITY Act was postponed after he posted on X that Coinbase was withdrawing its support for the bill to establish digital asset market structure. Armstrong told CNBC that