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Regulators Are Applying Traditional Market Rules to DeFi: PwC
Regulators are starting to treat crypto and decentralized finance (DeFi) more like traditional financial markets, according to a new report from PwC, one of the “Big Four” accounting firms.In its Global Crypto Regulation Report 2026, PwC said regulators are no longer treating cry...
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Bitcoin Hovers Around $90,000 As Dollar Drops, Gold Surges
Crypto markets were mostly unchanged on Friday, as Bitcoin (BTC) traded around $90,000, while major altcoins swung betwe...
Tokenized Gold Capitalization Tops $4 Billion as Spot Approaches $5,000
Tokenized gold has surpassed $4 billion in market value as spot gold reached a new all-time high this week, reflecting g...
Ethereum L1 Activity Exceeds L2s, But Researchers Point to ‘Address Poisoning’
Ethereum mainnet is seeing an unusually high spike in activity, even surpassing metrics across Layer 2s, which were init...
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Kansas Lawmakers Propose State-Run Bitcoin and Digital Assets Reserve Fund
Kansas lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday, Jan. 22, that would create a state-run Bitcoin and Digital Assets Reserve Fund, using crypto that ends up in state hands through unc...
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RIVER Soars 40% After Justin Sun Backs DeFi Project
The RIVER token surged to an all-time high on Thursday after the decentralized finance (DeFi) project announced an $8 million strategic investment from TRON founder Justin Sun, as ...
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Bitcoin Struggles to Hold $90,000 Despite Stocks and Gold Rallying
Crypto markets dipped slightly on Thursday, with Bitcoin (BTC) struggling to find its footing despite a stock market rebound and another record high for gold and silver. BTC is tra...
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Base Overtakes Ethereum, BNB Chain in DEX Volumes for the First Time
Base’s decentralized exchange (DEX) activity surged this week, pushing the chain past Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain (BSC) in weekly DEX volume for the first time.As of today, Jan. 2...
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Stablecoins Could Reach 20% of Bank Deposits in Some Emerging Markets: S& P Global
S&P Global Ratings says stablecoins, primarily those pegged to the U.S. dollar, could gain a much larger share in emerging market economies, with holdings across 45 countries poten...
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Solana Seeker Token SKR Jumps 300% on First Day of Trading
The native token of Solana Mobile’s crypto smartphone, Seeker, has seen hyperbolic growth since it launched just 24 hours ago.The airdrop for Seeker (SKR), which began on Jan. 21, ...
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