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NFT Paris 2026 Cancelled: ‘Market Collapse’ Cited, but Violent ‘Wrench Attacks’ Loom Large

Organizers blame a 95% volume crash for cancelling Europe's largest NFT event, but a backdrop of 18 violent home invasions in France suggests a darker…

January 12, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

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

Cryptocurrencies

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

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DOJ Criminal Probe Targets Fed Chair Powell; Gold Hits Record as Dollar Slips

Fed Chair Powell confirms a DOJ subpoena over renovation testimony, sparking a constitutional standoff that sent Gold to all-time highs and the Dollar lower.

January 12, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Iran’s Kill Switch Fails: Protesters Bypass Blackout With Dorsey’s ‘Bitchat’ Mesh

Iranian protesters are bypassing a state-imposed internet blackout using Bitchat, a Bluetooth mesh protocol that enables offline communication and Bitcoin settlements.

January 12, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Wyoming Bans CBDCs, Launches $FRNT State Stablecoin on Solana

Wyoming explicitly bans Federal CBDCs with HB0264 while simultaneously launching its own treasury-backed stablecoin, $FRNT, on Solana and Kraken.

January 11, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Community Banks Demand Congress Kill ‘Backdoor’ Stablecoin Yields Before Jan 15 Markup

Ahead of the Jan 15 Senate markup, community bankers warn of a $6.6T deposit flight loopole in the GENIUS Act, while JPMorgan analysts dismiss the…

January 11, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Senate Banking Sets Jan 15 for Crypto Market Structure Markup; DeFi Liability Remains Sticking Point

Chairman Tim Scott schedules the long-awaited markup for Jan 15, but deep divisions over DeFi liability and stablecoin yield threaten to derail the bill before…

January 11, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Saylor Signals Imminent Buy with ‘Big Orange’ Tweet; MSTR Holdings Hit 673k BTC

Michael Saylor's Sunday tweet signals another Bitcoin acquisition is likely imminent, following a pattern that preceded last week's 1,286 BTC buy.

January 11, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Vitalik Pivots Ethereum to ‘Distributed Building’ as Glamsterdam Fork Targets 200M Gas

Vitalik Buterin targets 'builder oligopolies' with distributed block building as the network prepares for a 200M gas limit in the 2026 Glamsterdam fork.

January 11, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments