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Bakkt Acquires CEO’s Former Firm for Stablecoin Push; BKKT Surges 20%

Bakkt stock jumped 20% after announcing it will acquire CEO Akshay Naheta's Distributed Technologies Research to accelerate its stablecoin strategy.

January 12, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Korea Ends 9-Year Corporate Crypto Ban; Guidelines Cap Buys at 5% Equity

South Korea's FSC releases draft guidelines ending the 2017 corporate crypto ban, limiting firms to 5% equity allocation in top 20 tokens.

January 12, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Fed Independence Breaks: Powell Subpoenaed by DOJ in Rate War Escalation

DOJ serves grand jury subpoenas to Fed Chair Powell in an unprecedented escalation; Powell calls it retaliation for rate policy.

January 12, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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South Korea ‘Unleashes’ Corporate Crypto: 5% Equity Cap & Top 20 Token Limit

The FSC's new roadmap allows corporations to buy Bitcoin and Ethereum but restricts them to the Top 20 assets, creating a bifurcated market that favors…

January 12, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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DOJ Subpoenas Fed Chair Powell; Institutional Independence Crisis Deepens

DOJ serves grand jury subpoenas to Jerome Powell over building renovations; Powell calls it a 'pretext' for political pressure on rates.

January 12, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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BTQ Launches ‘Quantum Canary’ Testnet; 6M BTC at Risk in Post-Quantum Shift

BTQ Technologies deploys the first NIST-standardized quantum-safe Bitcoin fork, targeting the $560B vulnerability in exposed public keys.

January 12, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Tether Freezes $182M on Tron; South Korea Ends 9-Year Corporate Ban

Tether blocks $182M in USDT linked to Tron wallets while South Korea allows corporations to hold crypto assets for the first time in nine years.

January 12, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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South Korea Lifts 9-Year Corporate Crypto Ban; Sets 5% Equity Cap

The FSC's new guidelines allow 3,500 listed firms to enter the crypto market, but with a hard 5% equity limit and a restriction to top-20…

January 12, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Illicit Crypto Flows Hit Record $158B as Russia’s ‘Shadow Ruble’ Scales

Illicit crypto volume surged nearly 145% to $158 billion in 2025, driven by a $72 billion Russian stablecoin network and professionalized money laundering rings.

January 12, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Maduro’s Extradition Exposes the Ledger: USDT Now Powers 80% of Venezuelan Oil

The dictator is in custody, but the financial rails he built remain. New data reveals Tether's USDT handles nearly 80% of Venezuela's oil revenue, creating…

January 12, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments