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Portugal Orders 48-Hour Polymarket Blackout as ‘Global Ban List’ Hits 34

Portugal issues a 48-hour shutdown order after €110M in election bets, joining Ukraine and Hungary in a rapid-fire regulatory crackdown.

January 20, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Japan Yields Hit 27-Year Highs; Bitcoin Stumbles as Carry Trade Unwinds

Japanese 10-year yields hit 2.34%, the highest since 1999, triggering a yen carry trade unwind that sent Bitcoin sliding to $90,800.

January 20, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Strategy Inc. Breaches 700,000 Bitcoin Barrier with $2.1B Acquisition

Michael Saylor’s firm adds 22,305 BTC at an average of $95k, pushing total holdings to 3.3% of the network's total supply despite immediate market headwinds.

January 20, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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NYSE Breaks 9-to-5 Model with 24/7 Tokenized Securities Platform

NYSE's parent company ICE unveils plans for a platform supporting 24/7 trading, stablecoin funding, and instant settlement, backed by BNY and Citi.

January 20, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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RBI Proposes Historic BRICS CBDC Grid for 2026 Summit

India sets the stage for a BRICS digital currency grid at the 2026 summit, challenging the dollar's dominance under the guise of payment efficiency.

January 20, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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WalletConnect Pay Launches; Partners with Ingenico for Physical Crypto Payments

WalletConnect pivots to payments with a 2026 rollout and a major hardware partnership with Ingenico to bring stablecoins to 40 million terminals.

January 20, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Makina Finance Exploited for $4.1M; MEV Builder 0xa6c2 Facilitates Drain

Institutional DeFi protocol Makina Finance loses 1,299 ETH in a flash loan attack routed through a private MEV builder.

January 20, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Magic Eden Pivots to Gambling as CEO Bet on ‘Speculation Supercycle’

Magic Eden CEO Jack Lu announces 'Dicey' betting platform, betting on a 'Speculation Supercycle' as $ME token slides 10%.

January 20, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Ethereum’s ‘Fusaka’ Upgrade Backfires: Low Fees Fuel $514K Address Poisoning Spree

A record 2.9 million daily transactions on Ethereum is mostly spam, as attackers exploit the Fusaka upgrade's low fees to steal over $500,000.

January 20, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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RWAs Breach $21B: Treasuries Dominate as BlackRock & Franklin Templeton Scale

Tokenized RWAs hit $21.35B as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton drive a $9B treasury boom, validating the shift from pilots to production.

January 19, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments