Cryptocurrencies
BlackRock 2026 Outlook: Ethereum is the Global Settlement Anchor
BlackRock's 2026 report argues execution and settlement have separated, with Ethereum securing 65% of the $12.5B tokenized asset market.
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BNY Goes Live with Tokenized Deposits; Citadel, Circle & ICE Onboard
BNY Mellon launches its tokenized deposit service with partners like Citadel and Circle, targeting 24/7 on-chain settlement for institutional collateral.
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US Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $681M as Institutional Sentiment U-Turns
After a billion-dollar inflow to start the year, US Bitcoin ETFs reversed course with $681 million in weekly outflows led by BlackRock and Fidelity.
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Zcash Implodes: Entire ECC Team Resigns Over ‘Malicious’ Bootstrap Board Governance
Zcash drops 20% as CEO Josh Swihart and the entire ECC staff resign, blaming the Bootstrap board for 'malicious' obstruction.
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Pump.fun Overhauls Creator Fees to Curb Spam; $PUMP Jumps 10%
Alon breaks 65-day silence to deprecate 'spam-incentivizing' fee models as the protocol hits $6.6B in weekly volume.
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Stablecoin Volumes Hit $33 Trillion; USDC Flips Tether in Activity
Stablecoin transaction volume reached $33 trillion in 2025, with USDC processing $5 trillion more than USDT despite Tether's larger market cap.
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Dark Money ‘Transparency’ Group Blitzes Fox News to Kill DeFi Bill
A shadow group buys prime-time Fox News ads to strip DeFi protections from the Jan 15 Senate bill, sending UNI and AAVE tumbling.
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Nasdaq and CME Group Relaunch Crypto Index to Capture Institutional ETF Wave
The financial giants unify their benchmark offerings as analysts predict over 100 new crypto ETFs will hit the market in 2026.
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Morgan Stanley Files for Spot Crypto ETFs; SOL Jumps 10% on Wallet News
The Wall Street giant becomes the first major bank to seek issuer status for crypto ETFs, including a staking-enabled Ethereum fund, while E*Trade prepares for…
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Senate Banking Sets Jan 16 for CLARITY Act Markup; DeFi Tokens Slide on “Surveillance” Fears
Senate Banking Committee confirms markup date for market structure bill; industry fears "poison pill" DeFi amendments could derail post-GENIUS Act momentum.