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Investor sentiment soured sharply after about $479.61 million flowed out of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a single day. The risk-off tone sweeping global financial markets appears to have spread to crypto ETFs as well. According to dat
The Hong Kong government will begin issuing official licences to stablecoin issuers from the first quarter of this year. The move underscores its intention to make virtual assets a core pillar of its growth strategy and accelerate their integration i
Chainlink, a crypto-asset infrastructure company, has unveiled a data service that supports 24-hour on-chain trading for U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to Cointelegraph on the 21st, Chainlink said it is adding “24/5 U.S. Equi
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has formally signaled a shift in its regulatory paradigm for digital-asset markets. Moving away from an enforcement-led approach, it says it will build a tailored regulatory framework premised on t
A forecast has emerged that the adoption of crypto assets (cryptocurrencies) by major U.S. companies will accelerate in earnest starting in 2026. The analysis suggests that crypto assets and blockchain are moving beyond auxiliary tools for corporate
The executive director of the White House Digital Assets Advisory Committee underscored the need to move quickly to legislate a crypto market structure bill. He argued that the current moment—while a pro-crypto administration and congressional alignm
A bill has been introduced to strengthen user protections against hacks and IT system outages at cryptocurrency exchanges. The core provision shifts the burden of proof for compensation to crypto-asset service providers, rather than users, when an in
Bitcoin slid back below $90,000, underscoring an even clearer co-movement with the global risk-off tone in financial markets. As geopolitical tensions and tariff risks resurfaced simultaneously, crypto is increasingly trading less like an independent
An analysis suggests that the crypto market’s underlying value is concentrated in base blockchain networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The argument is that rather than treating crypto as a single asset class, investors should approach it by structu
Large-scale liquidations hit the crypto futures market as concerns grew over potential geopolitical and trade tensions surrounding Greenland. According to Coinglass on the 21st, total liquidations across the crypto market over the past 24 hours were
Bitcoin briefly fell below the $88,000 level, putting renewed downside pressure across the broader digital-asset market. With risk aversion intensifying mainly across the U.S. and Europe, concerns over geopolitical and trade tensions surrounding Gree
Grayscale has initiated procedures to convert an investment product based on NEAR into an exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to Wu Blockchain on the 21st, Grayscale filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissi
The Hong Kong government reaffirmed its “same activity, same risk, same regulation” principle for virtual-asset oversight, saying a balance is needed between innovation and financial stability. According to a Jan. 21 (local time) report by Cointelegr
Major cryptoassets (cryptocurrencies) such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) are breaking successive technical support levels, reinforcing broader weakness across the crypto market. Both assets have fallen below the so-called “golden cross” zone, rap
Leading figures in the global tech industry warned that international competition over artificial intelligence (AI) is spilling over into a struggle for dominance in military and security terms. They said rivalry over AI semiconductors and model deve
Zero-knowledge proof (ZK) network Boundless has unveiled a cross-chain verification system that can verify ZK proofs generated on Ethereum and Base on Bitcoin and settle them with finality. According to a report by The Block on the 20th (local time),
As leverage is being rapidly unwound in the Bitcoin derivatives market, expectations are growing for the possibility of a medium- to long-term rebound. Analysts say that as excessive speculative positions are being cleared out, market structure is be
Global Settlement Network is accelerating efforts to expand the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization market by launching a project to tokenize Southeast Asian water infrastructure on blockchain. According to Cointelegraph on the 15th (local time), blo
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, said Bitcoin could return to an uptrend if the U.S. credit expansion cycle accelerates in earnest in 2026. In a lengthy analysis published on his official Medium channel on the 14th (local time), Hayes explained th
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has strongly denied allegations of a rug pull involving the meme coin “NYC Token” linked to him. In response to claims that investors suffered millions of dollars in losses after liquidity was withdrawn shortly a
Large inflows are pouring into the spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) market, signaling a renewed pickup in institutional demand. Following bitcoin ETFs, Ethereum ETFs are also showing a clearer net-inflow trend, helping lift investor sentiment
Large-scale inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs have resumed, with institutional demand once again driving the market. Led by products from BlackRock and Fidelity, net inflows topped $800 million in a single day, signaling a rapid improvement in investor
Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood, said delays in US crypto regulation are hampering service rollouts and innovation, urging swift passage of a crypto market structure bill. On the 15th (local time), Tenev wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that “staking is on
Global digital asset (cryptocurrency) exchange Binance said it plans to support United Stables (U) margin trading. Binance said via its official channels on the 15th, "Starting at 10:00 a.m. (local time, UTC), we will add United Stables (U) as a new
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has decided to postpone its markup of a crypto market structure bill. Committee Chairman Tim Scott said in a statement on the 15th (local time) that “as bipartisan negotiations continue, we have decided to postpone t
Investment bank TD Cowen lowered its price target on Strategy from $500 to $440. The cut reflects a faster-than-expected pace of bitcoin purchases and the risk of dilution in per-share bitcoin value as the company ramps up share issuance. According t
A markup in the US Senate Banking Committee on the crypto market structure bill known as the “Clarity (CLARITY)” Act could be delayed due to disagreements over key issues. According to Cointelegraph on the 15th (local time), US Senator Cynthia Lummis
Vlad Tenev, chief executive officer (CEO) of Robinhood, forecast that artificial intelligence (AI) will not only replace jobs but also trigger a “job singularity,” in which it creates a large number of new roles and industries. According to Decrypt o
Polygon Labs has embarked on a major acquisition push to expand stablecoin payments and on-chain financial infrastructure. According to a report by AMB Crypto on the 15th (local time), Polygon Labs said it signed agreements on the 13th to acquire cry
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