regulations
Coinbase Severs Argentine Fiat Rails; ARS Trading Ends Jan 31
The exchange retreats from its 2025 expansion, cutting off the ARS-USDC bridge in one of LatAm's highest-volume crypto markets.
regulations
regulations
Torres Moves to Ban Prediction Market Insider Trading After Prescient $400K Maduro Bet
Rep. Ritchie Torres targets prediction market 'insiders' with new legislation after a suspicious Polymarket account netted 1,200% on Maduro's capture hours before the news broke.
Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s Venezuela Raid Spooks Macro; Bitcoin Holds $91K as ETFs Absorb $646M
Institutional inflows topped $646M ahead of the weekend raid, as Bitcoin decouples from macro affordability fears.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Released; ‘First Step Act’ Cuts Sentence by 75%
Ilya Lichtenstein serves only 14 months of his 5-year sentence, leveraging Trump's First Step Act credits in a move that questions the deterrents for crypto…
Cryptocurrencies
XRP Reclaims $2 Level as ETF Assets Cross $1 Billion Milestone
XRP breaks $2 resistance on Saturday as spot ETF inflows top $1 billion, signaling institutional confidence despite lagging on-chain metrics.
Cryptocurrencies
US Special Forces Capture Maduro; Bitcoin Holds $89k Level
Bitcoin shrugs off geopolitical chaos as US Delta Force extracts Maduro, ending a years-long manhunt.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Released Early; Credits Trump’s First Step Act
The architect of the $10B Bitfinex hack walks free after 4 years in total custody, citing the Trump-era First Step Act for his sentence reduction.
regulations
Coinbase Strategy Head: CLARITY Act Delay Is ‘Foundational’ Necessity, Not Failure
Coinbase's John D'Agostino defends the stalled CLARITY Act on CNBC, citing its complexity over the recently passed Genius Act, despite $952M in regulatory-driven outflows.
Cryptocurrencies
SEC’s Last Crypto Skeptic Exits; Agency Hits Historic 3-0 Republican Split
Caroline Crenshaw departs Jan 3, leaving Chair Paul Atkins with a 3-0 Republican majority and an open lane for aggressive deregulation.
Cryptocurrencies
BitMine Seeks 100x Share Cap Hike; Tom Lee Targets 5% of Global ETH Supply
Chairman Tom Lee pushes for a massive authorization increase to 50 billion shares, positioning BitMine for aggressive Ethereum accumulation and future stock splits.