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Tokenized gold market cap rises 177% in 2025, drives RWA inflows

Tokenized gold emerged as one of crypto’s fastest-growing asset classes in 2025, accounting for roughly a quarter of net growth in real-world assets (RWAs), according to data accumulated by Cex.io. The market capitalization of tokenized gold jumped 177% over the year. Cex.io’s data showed the market

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Enforcement Directorate raids Nagpur group tied to alleged 'Ether Trade Asia' scam

Beincrypto reported that India's Enforcement Directorate carried out search operations in Nagpur, Maharashtra, after cracking down on an alleged cryptocurrency fraud that caused investor losses of over Rs. 4.25 crore. The ED said it searched three locations on January 7 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act,

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Delphi Digital says perp DEXs poised to take TradFi market share in 2026

Crypto research firm Delphi Digital said in its outlook for 2026 that perpetual decentralized exchanges (perp DEXs) are poised to continue taking market share from traditional finance products. Perp DEXs are blockchain-based venues for trading perpetual futures contracts, allowing traders to use leverage and trade without an expiry date. Delphi

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Wintermute says three catalysts could broaden crypto liquidity in 2026

Beincrypto reports market-maker Wintermute found crypto liquidity in 2025 became concentrated in Bitcoin, Ethereum and a small group of large-cap tokens, and the firm outlined three developments that could prompt a broader market recovery in 2026. The firm said traditional cycle-driven rotation — from BTC to ETH to large- and then

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Animoca Brands buys Somo to add playable, tradable collectibles

Animoca Brands has acquired gaming and collectibles company Somo, adding Somo’s playable, streamable and tradable collectibles to its portfolio of blockchain-based platforms, the company said Wednesday. Animoca said it plans to integrate Somo into its broader Web3 ecosystem, using cross-promotion, shared infrastructure and its global network of partners to

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6 Billion in BTC Moves to Exchanges as Bitcoin Climbs Toward $100,000

Beincrypto reports that on-chain data show major exchanges received roughly $6 billion in BTC this week as Bitcoin rose from about $91,000 on Monday to just above $95,000 by Wednesday. Arkham analytics found Binance wallets added 32,752 BTC across cold and hot wallets, Coinbase saw 26,486

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Ripple receives preliminary EMI approval from Luxembourg regulator

The payments firm says Luxembourg's regulator, the CSSF, has issued a preliminary approval for an electronic money institution (EMI) license. Ripple said the preliminary clearance is a step toward offering regulated crypto and stablecoin payment services across the European Union. The firm described the approval as preliminary and

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Zcash whales add nearly 13% to holdings as ZEC shows early recovery signs

Beincrypto reports that on-chain data shows Zcash whales increased their ZEC holdings by nearly 13% as the coin attempts to stabilize after a more than 30% sell-off from late-December highs. Addresses holding more than $1 million in crypto assets raised their ZEC balances over the past week to collectively about

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France flags 90 unlicensed crypto firms ahead of MiCA deadline

France's Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has flagged 90 crypto companies as unlicensed under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework ahead of the end-June deadline, Reuters reported. The AMF warned that about 30% of the unlicensed companies had not responded to its query on

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Chainalysis warns impersonation scams surged as 2025 crypto losses may top $17 billion

Beincrypto reports that Chainalysis estimates crypto-related scams may exceed $17 billion in losses for 2025 and that impersonation scams jumped nearly 1,400% year over year. Chainalysis said cryptocurrency scams received at least $14 billion on-chain during the year, marking a sharp increase from the $9.9 billion initially reported

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Ethereum active addresses surpass major L2s as fees drop to pennies

Active addresses on the Ethereum network have overtaken major layer 2s, with the number of active addresses exceeding 791,000 on Monday — higher than networks such as Base, Arbitrum and Optimism, according to data from Nansen. The network has seen a 71% increase in active addresses from about 460,000

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Bitcoin Breaks Cup-and-Handle, Eyes $106,600 as $100,200 Looms

Beincrypto reports Bitcoin has confirmed a breakout from a cup-and-handle pattern, clearing resistance near $94,800 and pushing above the $95,000 zone, trading up roughly 3.8% on the day and about 6.5% over the past 30 days. The measured move from the pattern points to $106,600

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Chainalysis says impersonation crypto scams jumped about 1,400% in 2025

Chainalysis reported that impersonation scam incidents rose roughly 1,400% year over year in 2025, with fraudsters increasingly posing as trusted people or organizations to steal crypto, passwords and account access, the firm said in its 2026 Crypto Scams Report. Impersonation scams often combine social engineering with other techniques. Chainalysis

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Strive wins approval to acquire Semler, lifting combined Bitcoin holdings to 12,797.9 BTC

Beincrypto reports Strive has received shareholder approval to acquire Semler Scientific in an all-stock transaction that will transfer 5,048.1 Bitcoin to Strive and raise the combined holdings to 12,797.9 BTC. Strive disclosed it recently bought an additional 123 BTC at an average price of $91,561,

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Paradigm VP Justin Slaughter predicts crypto market-structure bill rulemaking could take years

Justin Slaughter, Paradigm’s vice president of regulatory affairs, said rulemaking for the U.S. crypto market-structure bill could take many years to complete. The bill has advanced to the Senate committee stage with bipartisan text and ongoing negotiations, and is set for a markup with the Senate Banking Committee

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BitMine stakes 186,560 ETH, bringing total staked to 1.53M ETH

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) added 186,560 ETH to the "Beacon Depositor" address, bringing its total staked to 1,530,784 ETH, Lookonchain reported on Wednesday. The staked holdings are worth about $5.13 billion and represent roughly 4% of the approximately 36 million ETH staked on the

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US spot Bitcoin ETF assets top $120 billion as long-term holders lock up supply

Beincrypto reports that total net assets in US spot Bitcoin ETFs have topped $120 billion as long-term holders increasingly appear to lock up coins rather than trade them. Data from crypto research platform SoSoValue showed total net assets at $123 billion as of January 14 after $753 million of inflows,

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Prediction market trading hits record $701.7M despite regulatory scrutiny

Trading on prediction markets reached a record $701.7 million on Monday in the first weeks of 2026, despite recent US regulatory actions seeking to restrict the sector. Dune Analytics data compiled by Gate Research showed Kalshi accounted for two-thirds of the total with $465.9 million, while Polymarket and

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Corporate Bitcoin treasuries grew by 260,000 BTC in six months, Glassnode reports

Corporate digital asset treasuries added a net 260,000 Bitcoin to their balance sheets over the past six months, far outpacing the estimated 82,000 coins mined in the same period, on-chain analytics provider Glassnode reported. Glassnode said Bitcoin treasuries held by public and private companies rose from roughly 854,

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Retail traders rotated into Bitcoin and Ether after October liquidation, Wintermute says

Wintermute said retail traders spooked by the massive October liquidation event fled back to major cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), dashing hopes for an altcoin season, in its "Digital asset OTC market 2025" report released on Tuesday. The report says that since around 2022 retail investors had

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Estimated 156% Increase in Revolut Stablecoin Payments to $10.5B in 2025

Stablecoin payment volumes on fintech platform Revolut rose an estimated 156% in 2025 to $10.5 billion, according to crypto researcher Alex Obchakevich; Revolut has not published official 2025 payment volume data. Obchakevich estimated that the share of stablecoin volume on Revolut nearly doubled to 0.583% of total payment

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Bitcoin Tops $95,000 After US Travel Warning to Iran

Beincrypto reports Bitcoin jumped above $95,000 on Tuesday, reaching its highest level in more than 50 days after US officials urged citizens to leave Iran. The US State Department told American citizens to "leave Iran now" and to prepare for prolonged communication outages as mass protests and

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Monero hits $690 record as FOMO and overbought signals raise pullback risk

Beincrypto reports Monero (XMR) set a new intraday all-time high at $690 as its price surge pushed the privacy-focused cryptocurrency into uncharted territory. The article said social hype around XMR has reached exceptionally elevated levels per Santiment, with much of the enthusiasm driven by fear of missing out. It quoted

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Strive shares fall 12% after all-stock deal to acquire Semler Scientific

Strive’s stock fell about 12% on Tuesday after the asset manager, co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, announced an all-stock deal to acquire Semler Scientific that will significantly expand its Bitcoin holdings. The company said it has secured shareholder approval for the acquisition, which would add Semler’s 5,048.1

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Whales Buy ~100 Million ADA but Cardano Stalls Under $0.40

Beincrypto reports that Cardano whales added roughly 100 million ADA near a key trendline, yet the token remains below $0.40 and faces elevated risk of a breakdown. The 20-day exponential moving average (EMA) is currently acting as support, but On-Balance Volume (OBV) has weakened — OBV fell while price moved