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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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Bank of America Unleashes 15,000 Advisers to Push Bitcoin ETFs

Bank of America activates 15,000 advisers to proactively recommend Bitcoin ETFs with a 1-4% allocation target, ending its restrictive 'request-only' policy.

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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PwC Ends Crypto Cold War; “Has To Be In” Ecosystem Following Trump Policy Shift

PwC US Leader Paul Griggs cites the Trump administration's GENIUS Act as the key driver for the firm's aggressive expansion into stablecoins and digital asset…

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Stablecoin Market Hits $310B Ceiling; Exchange Inflows Halve to $70B

Stablecoin market cap peaked at $310B in Dec 2025, but exchange inflows have since collapsed by 50%, signaling a defensive shift in capital deployment.

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Visa Crypto Card Spend Explosions 525% as EtherFi Dominates Volume

Visa-partnered crypto card spending hit $91.3 million in December 2025, with EtherFi's card product driving over 60% of the total volume.

January 5, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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CLARITY Act Heads to Senate Markup Jan 15; State Powers on Chopping Block

Senate Banking Committee sets January 15 markup date for the CLARITY Act, igniting a battle over state preemption and DeFi exemptions as Bitcoin hovers near…

January 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Torres Files ‘Public Integrity’ Bill After Polymarket Trader Nets 1,200% on Maduro Raid

A suspicious 13x return on Maduro's capture prompts Rep. Ritchie Torres to introduce legislation extending STOCK Act bans to prediction markets.

January 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Polymarket Whales Front-Run Maduro Capture; Torres Drafts ‘Insider’ Ban

Three fresh wallets netted $630,000 on Polymarket hours before Maduro's arrest, prompting Rep. Ritchie Torres to propose a ban on federal officials trading event contracts.

January 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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MiCA’s Hollow Victory: Euro Stablecoins Hit 91% Dominance, But Liquidity is fractured

MiCA-compliant tokens captured 91% of the market, but a liquidity mismatch between Bitvavo, Kraken, and Binance is silently killing execution quality.

January 4, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments