The CFTC's initiative could significantly reshape regulatory landscapes, fostering innovation and clarity in digital and prediction markets.
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Cryptocurrency prices fell sharply on Monday, dragging the total market value down to about $3.04 trillion, a decline of more than 3% in 24 hours. The sell-off hit major tokens including Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP, as investors reacted to global economic uncertainty and a wave of forced liquidations. Bitcoin slipped to around $90,600, Ethereum fell …
The token may be launched on Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain, with the exchange providing custodial services for the distribution.
Despite strong fundamentals including $15 billion in stablecoins and $1 billion in tokenized real-world assets, technical signals suggest growing uncertainty.
Silver hits a new all-time high above $95 as geopolitical tensions and tariff risks drive a broad rally in precious metals.
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Ether is the worst performer among the major cryptos, down more than 6% over the past 24 hours and tumbling below $3,000.
The feature allows non-technical teams to conduct onchain investigations and compliance analyses without relying on custom code.
Bitcoin sellers entered at the Wall Street open to drive BTC price action below $90,000, but a six-figure price target stayed in play.
The company now holds 4.203 million ETH, 193 BTC, a $22 million stake in Eightco Holdings, and nearly $1 billion in cash.
BitMine added more than 35,000 ETH over the past week while expanding staking across multiple providers ahead of its planned MAVAN launch.
The RIVER price has entered the spotlight after a sharp rally pushed the token into one of January’s top-performing mid-cap moves. Driven by new exchange listings, rising derivatives activity, and growing interest in its cross-chain stablecoin model, RIVER is drawing attention far beyond its 205th market-cap rank on CoinMarketCap. RIVER Price Reaction Fueled by New …
Bitcoin is no longer an outlier, says OKX President Hong Fang. it now behaves more like a macro proxy — one that traders use to express their views on growth, risk appetite, and volatility.
The public blockchain infrastructure firm said it expects Tezos staking yields in the high single digits and plans to disclose rewards in its financial reporting.
Lei Lei from Kite AI explains why AI agents need their own specific blockchain infrastructure and how Kite seeks to address it.
CFTC Chair Michael Selig announced a new “Future Proof” initiative aimed at modernizing the CFTC’s approach to digital assets.
A governance vote at World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project marketed around the Trump brand, is drawing allegations of “slow” value extraction after a prominent trader claimed affiliated wallets pushed through a proposal while many public holders remained unable to access or vote with their tokens. DeFi^2 (@DeFiSquared), who describes himself as the #1 ranked trader on Bybit in 2023 and 2024, wrote on X that he was “bringing up an alarming governance vote by World Liberty Fi this month that appears to be the start of a slow extraction of value from WLFI holders by the team.” World Liberty Fi Hit With ‘Rigged Vote’ Claims DeFiSquared wrote: “What you see above appears to be a rigged vote, where the majority of top voters are indicated to be team wallets or strategic partner wallets by Bubble Maps. This is in contrast to the real voters lower in the screenshot, who have all been locked from accessing their WLFI tokens since TGE, and unable to vote on an unlock until the team allows it.” Related Reading: Trump-Linked World Liberty Backs USD1 With Treasury-Fueled Expansion The proposal at the center of the thread is what he calls the “USD1 growth proposal.” He argues it reads as “fairly mundane” on its face, but says the governance sequencing is the tell: “why would the team go out of their way to force this vote through, instead of voting on the WLFI token unlock that the majority of holders are asking for?” His thesis hinges on WLFI economics. DeFiSquared claims WLFI holders “are not entitled to ANY protocol revenue at all,” and says the project’s “Gold Paper” specifies revenue routing: “75% of protocol revenue goes to the Trump family, and 25% goes to the Witkoff family.” In his framing, that creates a perverse incentive: “It’s actually as crazy as it sounds: the team is forcing a vote to sell WLFI tokens at the expense of locked holders, in order to fund protocol revenue that goes only to themselves.” Related Reading: Trump’s WLFI Moves To Contain Wallet Breach While Federal Inquiry Looms He also alleges the vote’s outcome was manufactured late in the process. “This vote was actually failing by the time it reached quorum with a majority of votes rejecting the proposal, until the team / partners forced the vote through,” he wrote, adding token allocation context: “the WLFI team is allocated 33.5% of all tokens and strategic partners another 5.85%, while the public sale was allocated only 20%.” Post-vote, he points to on-chain flows as corroboration, citing “fresh transfers such as this one of 500 million WLFI tokens to Jump Trading,” while “investor WLFI allocations remain forcibly locked.” DeFiSquared closes with a valuation and positioning call: “it’s difficult to see the intrinsic value behind a 17 billion dollar token that has no real governance power, no revenue share, and new foundation sell pressure occurring for their own benefit.” He adds he has shorted WLFI “on and off since pre-market prices above $0.34,” and expects continued downside “due to dilution, intentional extraction,” and “other factors related to Trump’s final term in office.” At press time, WLFI traded at $0.1608. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Solana (SOL) joined Internet Computer (ICP) as an underperformer, falling 4.5% from Monday.
Fresh waves of bearish forces have captivated the crypto markets. The Bitcoin price is also facing significant upward pressure since the start of the day, with the sellers attempting to drag the price into the key support range below $90,000. While the market conditions are bearish, the bigger concern for the traders is not just …
A year into Donald Trump's administratoin, bitcoin has shed roughly 10% of its value as markets digest tariff and macro jitters.
Pendle launches sPENDLE, replacing vePENDLE’s multi-year lockups with liquid staking, protocol buybacks, and a 14-day withdrawal period.
Vanguard increased its position in Metaplanet from 14.12 million shares at the end of November to 15.64 million shares by Dec. 31, an 11% jump that sent speculation rippling through Bitcoin (BTC) treasury circles. The move arrived at a moment when digital asset treasury companies had spent months nursing underwater positions and watching their market […]
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SOL Strategies has launched STKESOL, staking over 500,000 SOL to expand its Solana-focused infrastructure operations.
Strategy acquired 22,305 BTC last week at about $95,284 per coin, lifting its holdings to 709,715 BTC.
Portugal’s gambling regulator has ordered the crypto prediction platform Polymarket to shut down its services within the next 48 hours. As millions flowed into election-related bets, authorities stepped in with a strict deadline, citing illegal betting activity and rising concerns for user safety. Portugal Orders Polymarket to Shut Down Portugal’s gaming regulator, SRIJ, has ordered …
The collaboration could revolutionize healthcare by enhancing early cancer detection, improving patient outcomes, and reducing health disparities.
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Donald Trump, Greenland and EU trade tensions are grabbing most of the headlines, but financial pros are eyeing Tuesday's shocking surge in Japanese bond yields.
The president and his family's growing ties with crypto have drawn significant scrutiny from critics and political rivals.
Some lenders are willing to accept Bitcoin and recognize crypto holdings when considering a mortgage application, but issues around risk remain.
The company now holds 709,715 bitcoin, acquired for nearly $54 billion.
Michael Saylor’s firm, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), has acquired 22,305 Bitcoin for about $2.13 billion, adding to its massive corporate Bitcoin treasury. This brings the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 709,715 BTC, acquired for roughly $53.92 billion at an average of $75,979 per Bitcoin. Strategy remains one of the largest public corporate holders of Bitcoin, reinforcing …