Crypto

• Trump’s Board of Peace exploring stablecoin to aid Gaza’s digital economy. • Stablecoin would not replace fiat, but enable digital transactions for Gazans. • Board requires $1B m

• Crypto suffers deeper declines as AI fears send IBM plunging 11% Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced that its Claude platform can streamline COBOL code, a key pro

• Bitcoin’s weekly candle broke 200‑EMA for first time since Oct 2023, ending 882‑day uptrend. • Break signals potential new price lows, as 200‑EMA historically separates expansion

• Trump crypto company says ‘coordinated attack’ on stablecoin failed The price of World Liberty Financial’s token dipped about 7% early on Monday, later reported to be the result

• OCC grants Crypto.com conditional approval for bank trust charter While Coinbase and others await decision on their applications, the federal banks regulator has already signaled

• US lender Rate unveils mortgage program recognizing crypto holdings The nationwide RateFi product allows borrowers to count crypto holdings toward mortgage underwriting requireme

• Crypto.com wins initial approval for U.S. • federally regulated crypto custodian bank The national trust charter institution would consolidate custody services under a single fra

• Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says we’re in a classic crypto winter but fundamentals are racing ahead of price, and expects recovery by 2027.

• Elliptic flags Russia-linked crypto platforms’ ongoing sanctions evasion Bitpapa, Garantex and ABCeX were among the cryptocurrency exchanges linked to Russian-tied transactions c

• Crypto.com has secured conditional approval from the OCC to pursue a federally chartered national bank license in the future.

• Revolut confirms ex-employee threatened to leak KYC data for crypto ransom A crypto trader said a former Revolut employee tried to extort him and contacted his relatives. • Revol

• Australian police have charged a 42-year-old man over his role in an alleged $3.5 million crypto scam targeting 190 elderly victims.

• Pantera leads $11.5M round in Based, a Hyperliquid-powered crypto app The company said the fresh capital will be used to expand into new markets and build out its onchain financi

• Bitmine’s unrealized losses near $8.8B as Ether drops 60% in six months. • Ether trades below Bitmine’s average cost, testing cyclical vs structural weakness. • Bitmine continues

• Crypto ETP outflows have reached $4 billion over five weeks as trading volumes fell to their lowest level since July 2025, CoinShares said.

• Crypto ETP outflows have reached $4 billion over five weeks as trading volumes fell to their lowest level since July 2025, CoinShares said.

• Crypto funds lose $288M as ETPs extend outflow run to five weeks Crypto investment products posted outflows for a fifth straight week, marking the longest exit streak since the l

• Crypto funds lose $288M as ETPs extend outflow run to five weeks Crypto investment products posted outflows for a fifth straight week, marking the longest exit streak since the l

• Bitcoin stabilizes after overnight crypto rout, bouncing to $66,000 Bitcoin fell to $64,270 shortly after midnight UTC before rebounding to $66,300, as thin liquidity amplified m

• Bitcoin holdings in Binance-linked wallets rose to 676,835 BTC, up 9.3% from November low. • The increase signals potential selling pressure or margin use in derivatives, often c

• Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed what they say is an active ‘Shai-Hulud-like’ supply chain worm campaign that has leveraged a cluster of at least 19 malicious npm package

• Hanwha Asset Management partners with Jito Foundation to develop liquidity staking exchange‑traded products. • Focus on JitoSOL, a Solana‑based protocol, to offer tokenized staki

• ‘Investable universe’ of crypto is narrowing: NYDIG NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro says only a handful of crypto applications are attractive to investors and that the sector needs to reev

• NYDIG notes only a handful of crypto applications remain attractive to investors. • Focus shifts to Bitcoin, tokenized assets, stablecoins, and select DeFi infrastructure. • Gene

• JPMorgan admitted to closing Trump accounts after Jan. 6. • First time the bank publicly acknowledged de‑banking. • Trump sued for $5 billion, claiming political discrimination.

• OpenAI engineer’s AI bot ‘Lobstar Wilde’ mistakenly tipped $450,000 worth of Lobstar memecoins instead of 4 SOL on X. • The recipient sold the 53‑million token pile, earning roug

• Vitalik Buterin proposes AI integration to strengthen DAO governance. • Near Foundation researcher develops AI-powered digital twins for voting. • Digital twins simulate member p

• Binance claims sanctions exposure fell 97% since Jan 2024, now 0.009% of total volume. • Company attributes decline to internal review and removal of non-compliant staff. • Binan

• Bitcoin ETFs have lost $3.8B over five consecutive weeks, longest streak since Feb 2025. • BlackRock’s IBIT accounts for $2.13B of redemptions, leading the outflow trend. • Insti

• Crypto exchange network is helping Russia skirt sanctions: Elliptic Elliptic says that despite increased regulatory pressure, a handful of crypto exchanges continue to serve sanc

• Vitalik Buterin floats simulated transactions to enhance crypto security Crypto users would specify the onchain action they want, then click ‘OK’ or ‘Cancel’ after seeing a trans

• Crypto infrastructure company BitGo named issuer for FYUSD stablecoin The GENIUS Act-compliant stablecoin is geared toward institutional investors in Asia features a programmable

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• Crypto capital rotates from tokens to stocks as new launches struggle: DWF More than 80% of 2025 token launches trade below listing price while IPO funding and M&A in the crypto

• AI agent OpenClaw confirms ban on Bitcoin, crypto discussions in Discord OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger confirmed that users can be removed for mentioning Bitcoin and crypto

• Crypto investors’ interest moves ‘pretty wide’ beyond majors as dip drags: Exec Robinhood’s head of crypto, Johann Kerbrat, pointed out that crypto investors are looking for more

• Mentioning ‘bitcoin’ or crypto on AI agent OpenClaw’s Discord will get you banned The project’s creator nearly deleted the viral AI agent after crypto scammers hijacked his accou

Trump raises global tariff rate from 10% to 15% using Trade Expansion Act, bypassing Supreme Court ruling. Tariffs apply only to deficit‑bearing countries for 150 days, capped by l

• One exchange has processed at least $11 billion in crypto from an office in the same building previously occupied by sanctioned exchange Garantex.

• Crypto market retraces almost all 2024-2025 US election pump gains The crypto market experienced a historic market crash in October that derailed the uptrend and caused investor

• U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $316M net outflows in Presidents’ Day week. • First time five consecutive weeks of outflows since March 2025. • Even with a holiday-shortened week, inv

• European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde is stepping down sometime before the French presidential election next year. • Under her leadership, the ECB has consulted

• Uniswap founder slams scam crypto ads after victim ’lost everything’ Uniswap founder Hayden Adams highlighted a case where a victim lost a ‘mid-six-figure’ portfolio to a fake to

• Dubai Land Department launches second phase of real estate tokenization pilot after $5M tokenized, 7.8M tokens sold. • Ctrl Alt, licensed VASP, issues Asset-Referenced Virtual As

• Crypto slides, but tokenized RWAs and VC push ahead As Bitcoin and altcoins continue to sell off, venture capital is raising millions for blockchain-based financial infrastructur

• Supreme Court’s decision on Trump’s tariffs may not rock crypto - yet The more significant result from the U.S. • Supreme Court’s rejection of President Donald Trump’s trade tari

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• 21shares said ‘a negative ruling on tariffs could potentially hurt Treasuries and the dollar, while favoring stocks and crypto.’ Supreme Court blocks executive overreach on tari

• Bitcoin’s weekend selloff may be over with CME’s 24/7 crypto trading move The derivatives exchange giant’s switch to around-the-clock crypto trading will have a visible impact on

• Malaysian authorities arrested 12 police officers accused of forcing a Chinese national to transfer their cryptocurrency during a raid.

• Facebook ads spread fake Windows 11 downloads that steal passwords and crypto wallets Attackers are running paid Facebook ads that look like official Microsoft promotions, then d

• Parsec shuts down amid ongoing crypto market volatility The on-chain analytics firm’s focus on decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens had fallen out of step with the indus

• Fed’s Kashkari lashes crypto and stablecoins, praises AI Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari says crypto is ‘utterly useless’ compared to AI, and that pro-stablecoin argument

• ‘More to come,’ was the main message coming out of the third meeting between crypto and banking groups at the White House.

• Ripple CEO confirms White House meeting between crypto, banking reps Trump administration officials held a similar event last week to discuss stablecoin yield within a market str

• Cohen & Company Capital Markets Blockchain Head on stablecoins, tokenized equities, and why Bitcoin may be our generation’s generational wealth play.

• Bitcoin faces potential drop below $50k, with four key support levels identified. • Realized price levels act as long-term floor, guiding bullish strategy. • Binance traders’ agg

• CME targets May launch for 24/7 crypto derivatives trading As both the SEC and CFTC explore 24/7 trading hours for US capital markets, several traditional financial exchanges fil

• Fed’s Neel Kashkari calls crypto ‘utterly useless,’ dismisses stablecoins as ‘buzzword salad’ The Minneapolis Fed president said stablecoins don’t beat Venmo and argued crypto fa

• Bitcoin price forecast sees new breakdown as crypto liquidates over $200M Bitcoin fed into ’extreme bearish sentiment’ as a tight BTC price range fueled daily crypto liquidations