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Ethereum Staking Hits $118B Record; BitMine ‘Whale’ Play Skews Decentralization Metrics

BitMine Immersion stakes another $514M, pushing ETH staked supply to 30% and raising centralization fears despite the $118B milestone.

January 18, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Coinbase Torpedoes CLARITY Act; Senate Scraps Vote After Industry Revolt

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott cancels the CLARITY Act vote after Coinbase withdraws support over 'catastrophic' bank-favored amendments.

January 18, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Anchorage Digital Targets $400M Raise; BitGo Prices IPO at $2B Valuation

Anchorage Digital seeks up to $400M to expand stablecoin operations, while rival BitGo prepares to trade on the NYSE next week.

January 18, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Vitalik Pivots: Calls for Ethereum ‘Garbage Collection’ to Shed Protocol Bloat

Ethereum's co-founder argues for code reduction to save trustlessness, while Solana's Anatoly Yakovenko doubles down on "adapt or die" expansion.

January 18, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Bitcoin Miner Canaan Faces Nasdaq Delisting as Stock Stalls at $0.80

Hardware giant Canaan Inc. has until July 2026 to reclaim the $1.00 share price threshold or face expulsion from the Nasdaq Global Market.

January 18, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Bitcoin Options Flip Futures: $74B Shift Signals End of ‘Degen’ Leverage Era

Bitcoin options open interest hits $74.1 billion, surpassing futures for the first time as BlackRock-driven hedging strategies replace raw retail leverage.

January 18, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Immunefi: 80% of Hacked Crypto Projects Never Recover; Truebit Crash Signals New ‘Zombie Protocol’ Era

Immunefi CEO Mitchell Amador reveals that 80% of hacked projects become 'zombie protocols' as operational paralysis, not just lost funds, destroys trust.

January 18, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Steak ‘n Shake Allocates $10M to Bitcoin; Biglari Stock Hits Record Highs

Biglari Holdings' subsidiary converts revenue directly to BTC, driving a 15% sales bump and pushing BH stock to all-time highs.

January 18, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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mBridge volume hits $55B as BIS pivots to Western rival

The China-led CBDC platform surges 2,500% in volume after the BIS exits to focus on a Western alternative.

January 18, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Old Glory Bank to List on Nasdaq via $250M SPAC; Targets Native Stablecoin Issuance

Old Glory Bank announces a $250M SPAC merger with Digital Asset Acquisition Corp (DAAQ) to launch the first chartered bank-issued stablecoin, OGBUSD.

January 18, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments