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regulations

South Korea Targets ‘Unrealized’ Crypto Gains With Pre-Indictment Freeze

South Korean regulators aim to mirror stock market 'payment freezes' for crypto, blocking manipulators from withdrawing funds before a warrant is issued.

January 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Armstrong Unveils ‘Everything Exchange’: Coinbase Targets Global Brokerage Dominance by 2026

Brian Armstrong's 2026 roadmap targets 24/7 tokenized stock trading and a 'Super App' model, pushing COIN stock up 9%.

January 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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XRP Breaches $2.38 as ETF Inflows Top $1B; SEC Leadership Shift Ignites Rally

XRP targets $2.40 as U.S. spot ETFs cross $1 billion in AUM and the SEC's last crypto hawk departs.

January 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Walmart Launches Crypto Payments via OnePay; Bitcoin Holds $92K

Walmart's fintech arm OnePay enables 150M shoppers to spend Bitcoin and Ethereum instantly via a ZeroHash partnership.

January 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Kontigo Breached: YC-Backed Neobank Vows Full Refund After $340k Hack

Kontigo CEO pledges full restitution after hackers drain $340k from 1,000+ user wallets.

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Polymarket ‘Maduro’ Insider Bet Nets 1,200%; Congress Moves to Ban Federal Trading

A $32k bet on Maduro's capture yielded a $400k profit hours before the raid, prompting Rep. Ritchie Torres to propose a ban on federal employee…

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Bitcoin Reclaims $93K, But ‘Ghost Town’ Liquidity Signals Trap

Bitcoin hits $93,500, but spot volumes plunge to 2023 lows, warning of a 'hollow' rally similar to the setup before October's crash.

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Venezuela’s $60B Bitcoin ‘Shadow Reserve’ Emerges Following Maduro Capture

Intelligence reports reveal a 600,000 BTC regime stockpile following Maduro's capture, threatening a supply shock 12x larger than Germany's 2024 sell-off.

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Japan FM Katayama Backs Crypto on Stock Exchanges; Declares 2026 ‘Digital Year One’

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama signals a massive regulatory overhaul, proposing a flat 20% tax and integration with the Tokyo Stock Exchange to capture institutional liquidity.

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Starknet Mainnet Halts; Sequencer Failure Freezes Network for 2+ Hours

Starknet mainnet suffers another major outage on Jan 5, 2026, halting transactions for over two hours as sequencer struggles persist.

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments