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Columbia Professor Labels NYSE Tokenization Plan ‘Vaporware’
Omid Malekan dismantles the NYSE's vague blockchain announcement, citing a total lack of technical specs and business model compatibility.
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ARK Invest 2030 Outlook: Bitcoin Base Case at $760K, Market Cap to Hit $28 Trillion
Cathie Wood's firm projects a $28 trillion crypto market by 2030, with Bitcoin commanding a $16 trillion valuation driven by institutional supply shocks.
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Saga Protocol Halts SagaEVM After $7M Stablecoin Exploit; SAGA Slides 14%
The layer-1 protocol froze its EVM chainlet after an attacker minted unbacked stablecoins and drained $7 million in liquidity.
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BitGo Prices IPO at $18, Crushing Range in $2B Institutional Signal
BitGo prices its IPO at $18/share, beating the $15-$17 target and valuing the custody firm at over $2B ahead of its NYSE debut.
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Vitalik Buterin Commits to ‘Full Return’ to Decentralized Social, Slams ‘Corposlop’ Platforms
Ethereum's co-founder frames his 2026 migration to Lens and Farcaster as a necessary rejection of engagement-farming algorithms.
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Delaware Life Embeds Bitcoin in Annuities via BlackRock Index; BTC Holds $87K
Delaware Life becomes the first insurer to offer Bitcoin exposure in fixed indexed annuities, utilizing a BlackRock index with a 25% IBIT allocation.
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Japan’s 30Y Yield Hits 3.9%; Bitcoin ‘Blast Radius’ Widens
Japan's 30-year yield hits a historic 3.91% following PM Takaichi's fiscal pivot, triggering a global margin call that sent Bitcoin tumbling 5%.
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Trump Fast-Tracks Crypto Bill at Davos: ‘Strategic’ Dominance Over China
Bitcoin reclaims $89k as Trump frames crypto regulation as a national security issue against China.
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Iran’s Central Bank Burned $507M USDT to Stop Currency Bleed
Blockchain forensics confirm Iran's Central Bank deployed nearly half a billion in Tether to fight hyperinflation, signaling a new era of crypto-based sovereign monetary policy.
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Trump Signals ‘Imminent’ CLARITY Act Signing; Sacks Previews Crypto-Bank Merger
Trump cites competition with China as the catalyst for fast-tracking the CLARITY Act, while Crypto Czar David Sacks predicts a forced merger of banking and…