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House Democrats ask SEC to reopen Justin Sun case, seek related records

Three House Democrats asked Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins to provide information about the agency closing or dismissing investigations in "at least one dozen crypto-related cases," and urged the SEC to consider reopening its enforcement action against Tron founder Justin Sun, the lawmakers said in a

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X revokes API access for InfoFi reward apps, triggering token sell-off

Beincrypto reports X has revoked API access for apps that paid users to post, effectively banning so-called “InfoFi” projects, product lead Nikita Bier said the model created “a tremendous amount of AI slop and reply spam.” The decision prompted an immediate sell-off across InfoFi tokens, with Kaito, Cookie DAO, BubbledMaps,

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Bitcoin whale holdings return to positive after fastest sell-off since early 2023

Data shows Bitcoin addresses holding 1,000–10,000 BTC — so-called whales — added 46,000 BTC this week, moving their one-year net change back into positive territory for the first time since November 2025. CryptoQuant data previously showed the one-year net change for these whale addresses had declined by 220,

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Dash jumps from $37 to nearly $80 but faces overbought and outflow risks

Beincrypto reports Dash has surged from $37 to nearly $80, reflecting renewed interest in privacy-focused cryptocurrencies and recent ecosystem developments. Momentum indicators are flashing caution: the Money Flow Index is firmly in the overbought zone, which the article says often precedes short-term pullbacks. It notes a similar overbought setup in

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CME Group to list Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar futures

Chicago-based derivatives exchange CME Group said Thursday it plans to list futures contracts tied to Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK) and Stellar (XLM) on Feb. 9, pending regulatory approval. The proposed contracts would broaden CME’s crypto derivatives suite regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which already includes futures and

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Ethereum price breaks out as 447,000 new holders onboard in one day

Beincrypto reports Ethereum has broken a two-month pattern, confirming a bullish breakout above key resistance as network activity spiked with 447,000 new holders added in a single 24-hour period. The 447,000 new addresses marked an unprecedented daily influx, surpassing a seven-year record of 351,000 and following several

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Analysts flag NYC token crash as possible rug pull after 80% plunge

Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ NYC meme coin plunged more than 80%, pushing its market capitalization below $100 million, Beincrypto reported. Blockchain analysts pointed to unusual liquidity movements that they say trapped traders and fit rug‑pull patterns. Rune Crypto alleged Adams removed $3.4 million from the

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Coinbase says it cannot back Senate ‘Clarity Act’; vote postponed

Senator Tim Scott, chair of the Senate Banking Committee, postponed a Thursday vote on a draft bill known as the Clarity Act after Coinbase’s chief executive, Brian Armstrong, wrote on X that “Coinbase unfortunately can’t support the bill as written.” The Clarity Act would assign regulatory authority over

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LIT token rebounds after 15% post-staking dip amid Robinhood listing reports

Beincrypto reports that LIT, the native token of Lighter DEX, rebounded after reports that Robinhood would list the token following a 15% sell-off after the platform rolled out staking. As of this writing, LIT was trading at $2.09 on MEXC. Listing rumors have driven a recovery despite no public

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CoinGecko data show 86.3% of crypto token failures occurred in 2025

Beincrypto reports CoinGecko data show 86.3% of all crypto token failures since 2021 occurred in 2025, when 11,564,909 tokens failed. Between 2021 and 2025 listed projects grew from 428,383 to nearly 20.2 million, and 53.2% of cryptocurrencies tracked on GeckoTerminal are now inactive. Annual

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Societe Generale and Swift settle tokenized bonds using cash and EUR CoinVertible

Societe Generale worked with Swift to settle tokenized bonds using both cash and stablecoins. The bank’s digital asset division SG-FORGE used its MiCA-compliant EUR CoinVertible stablecoin for the transactions. The development demonstrates the use of a MiCA-compliant stablecoin alongside cash in the settlement of tokenized bonds. Key Topics Crypto,

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Lighter’s LIT Drops ~15% After Staking Launch

Beincrypto reports Lighter’s LIT token fell nearly 15% after the platform rolled out a new staking program. As of the report, LIT was trading at $1.85, down about 14.79% in the past 24 hours. A Lighter tweet on January 15, 2026 said 31 million tokens had already

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Project Eleven raises $20 million in Series A led by Castle Island Ventures

Project Eleven, a startup focused on post-quantum cryptography, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round. The Series A round was led by Castle Island Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures. Beyond the funding amount and the named participants, the available material does not provide further details about

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Ethereum staking hits records as nearly 30% of supply locked

Beincrypto reports that January 2026 saw Ethereum staking activity reach multiple all-time highs, with staked ETH at 35.9 million — about 29.6% of circulating supply — reducing liquid supply and strengthening network security. ValidatorQueue data showed staked ETH rising from 35.5 million to 35.9 million after a prolonged

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Crypto sentiment shifts to greed as gauge rises to 61

Crypto market sentiment moved into greed as the market's sentiment gauge rose to 61. The gauge climbed to 61 after weeks in fear territory, tracking bitcoin's rebound to its highest level since November. The change follows a three-month break from greed, according to the headline; the

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U.S. bond volatility falls to 2021 low, bolstering bitcoin bull case

A gauge of U.S. bond-market volatility has slipped to its lowest level since October 2021, a development described as bolstering the bitcoin bull case. The decline in the bond market volatility gauge is supporting risk-taking in financial markets. Further details on how this shift will affect specific assets or

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DeFi projects reduce public Discord use as scam risk rises

Several decentralized finance teams are scaling back or locking public Discord servers amid rising concerns that the platform has become a hotspot for scammers. The change gained attention after DeFi lending protocol Morpho put its public Discord into read-only and directed users to alternative support channels. Builders and data providers

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Liquidity evaporated during Oct. 10, 2025 crypto liquidation

Beincrypto reported that on Oct. 10, 2025 the crypto market suffered its largest liquidation event: in 25 minutes $19 billion in leveraged positions were wiped out, Bitcoin slid from $126,000 to $105,000, Ethereum fell 12%, and some altcoins lost more than half their value. Exchanges continued to show

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Crypto pullback dents ARK ETFs as Coinbase and Roblox weigh on returns

A pullback in crypto markets during the fourth quarter of 2025 weighed on several of Cathie Wood’s ARK exchange-traded funds, ARK Invest said in its quarterly report released Wednesday, revealing sensitivity to digital asset performance. ARK said weakness in crypto-linked equities, led by Coinbase, was a key drag on

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Spot ETFs for bitcoin, ether, solana and XRP collect $830 million in inflows

Spot ETFs for bitcoin, ether, solana and XRP posted net inflows on Wednesday, collectively taking in $830 million. The flows were led by bitcoin funds, which experienced their strongest single-day inflows in months. The coverage did not specify what drove the inflows or indicate whether the trend will continue. Key

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Bitcoin derivatives open interest falls about 31%, seen as deleveraging

Open interest in Bitcoin derivatives has declined about 31% since October, a trend the on-chain analytics provider CryptoQuant described on Wednesday as a "deleveraging signal" that could be bullish for the market structure. OI refers to the number or value of crypto derivatives contracts that have yet to

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Whales increase Chainlink holdings as Bitwise launches LINK ETF

Beincrypto reported that crypto whales have increased exposure to Chainlink (LINK) as Bitwise’s spot Chainlink ETF went live this week. Bitwise’s CLNK began trading on NYSE Arca on January 14 with a 0.34% management fee that Bitwise is waiving for the first three months on up to

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Coinbase pullout delays CLARITY Act markup; Senate leaders say talks continue

Beincrypto reports that Coinbase’s abrupt withdrawal delayed a scheduled Senate Banking Committee markup of the CLARITY Act, but Senate leaders and industry figures say negotiations remain ongoing and the reform effort is still alive. Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott framed the pause as constructive, saying he had spoken

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Bitcoin re-enters last year’s sell zone as long-term holders slow selling

Bitcoin has returned to a price range where repeated profit-taking by long-term holders capped rallies last year. Those wallets are now selling more slowly than in 2025. It is not specified whether the slower pace of selling will change how rallies unfold while the price remains in that range. Key

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Bybit Pay partners with Yape and Plin to enable crypto payments in Peru

Bybit Pay has linked with Peruvian digital wallets Yape and Plin to offer cryptocurrency payments in Peru. Users can spend stablecoins and major cryptocurrencies, which are automatically converted into Peruvian soles at the point of sale. The source material did not provide details on rollout, supported merchants, or fees, so