Friday, September 18, 2026

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Posts by Kiran Maatman

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regulations

UK Regulators Kill Coinbase’s ‘Everything Is Fine’ Campaign; COIN Slides

The UK’s ad watchdog has formally banned Coinbase’s satirical campaign for 'trivializing' crypto risks, capping a year-long regulatory feud.

January 28, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin Reclaims $89K as Dollar Collapse Ignites ‘Hunt Brothers’ Style Squeeze

ProCap CIO Jeff Park compares Bitcoin's rally to the 1980 Hunt Brothers silver squeeze as the dollar hits 4-year lows.

January 27, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Citrea Mainnet Goes Live, Unlocking Bitcoin’s $1.2T DeFi Potential

The BitVM-powered rollup introduces the Clementine bridge and MoonPay-issued ctUSD to transform Bitcoin from store-of-value to yield-bearing asset.

January 27, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Standard Chartered: Stablecoins to Drain $500B From US Regional Banks by 2028

Standard Chartered warns that US regional banks like Huntington and M&T face a $500B deposit flight as stablecoins gain institutional traction.

January 27, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Ethereum’s Quantum Dilemma: 40x Signature Bloat Threatens to Crush Mainnet Economics

New benchmarks reveal NIST-approved quantum signatures are 40x larger than current standards, threatening to bloat Ethereum's state by 1TB and spike gas costs.

January 27, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

KuCoin Taps LSEG Vet Sabina Liu to Lead Europe Push as MiCA Wars Heat Up

KuCoin hires former LSEG executive Sabina Liu to spearhead its European strategy, leveraging its recent Austrian MiCA license to outmaneuver competitors like Binance.

January 27, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Local AI Nightmare: Clawdbot Exposes Credentials in Plaintext; CLAWD Token Volatile

Viral AI assistant Clawdbot faces a security crisis after researchers find it stores credentials in plaintext, causing the CLAWD token to tumble 14%.

January 27, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Valour Cracks UK Retail Market with First Yield-Bearing Bitcoin & Ethereum ETPs

Valour lists Bitcoin and Ethereum staking ETPs on the LSE, unlocking tax-advantaged crypto exposure for UK retail investors for the first time since 2021.

January 26, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Vitalik Declares 2026 ‘Year of Computing Self-Sovereignty’; Ditches Google for Local Stack

Ethereum's co-founder outlines a strategic migration from Google and Telegram to local-first infrastructure, framing 2026 as the year users reclaim data autonomy.

January 26, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin Security Stress-Tested: Foundry Hashrate Plunges 60% as Winter Storm ‘Fern’ Freezes US Miners

Foundry USA lost 200 EH/s in 48 hours as miners shut down for Winter Storm Fern, exposing the fragility of Bitcoin's US-centric security model.

January 26, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments