Cryptocurrencies
Bank of America Greenlights 15,000 Advisers to Push 4% Crypto Allocation
Merrill Lynch and BofA advisers can now actively pitch up to 4% Bitcoin exposure, effective immediately.
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Cryptocurrencies
DeFi’s Equity Moment: Uniswap & Aave Toggle the Value Switch; BTC Stalls at $94K
Uniswap proposes a 100% fee burn and Aave moves to share revenue, signaling a structural shift in DeFi value accrual while Bitcoin consolidates under $94,000.
Cryptocurrencies
Rial Collapse Forces 10 Million Iranians Into Bitcoin Lifeboat
With the Rial trading at 1.45 million to the dollar and inflation topping 40%, 10 million Iranians have turned to crypto as the state cracks…
Cryptocurrencies
Ethereum Exit Queue Hits Zero; Bitmine Floods Staking Contract with $2.4B
Ethereum's validator exit queue clears completely as Bitmine deposits 768,000 ETH and Grayscale issues the first US ETF staking dividend.
Cryptocurrencies
PumpSwap Hits $1.28B Volume Record as Solana Memecoin Frenzy Returns
Pump.fun's native DEX processes $1.28B in 24 hours, but low fee generation ($2.98M) exposes the retail-driven, high-churn nature of the rally.
Cryptocurrencies
Ledger Users Exposed in Global-e Breach; ‘Wrench Attack’ Fears Resurface
A hack at payment processor Global-e exposes Ledger customer names and addresses, reviving physical security concerns one year after a co-founder's violent kidnapping.
Cryptocurrencies
Morgan Stanley Files for Spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs; SOL Staking Included
Morgan Stanley files S-1s for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs, with the latter offering staking rewards, as spot Bitcoin ETFs see nearly $700M in daily inflows.
Cryptocurrencies
Coinbase Cuts Argentine Peso Ramps Less Than Year After Launch
The exchange will suspend peso-to-USDC trading and bank withdrawals in Argentina on January 31, 2026, reversing its expansion strategy just months after launch.
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Crypto.com Secures First VASP License Under New Cayman Regime
Crypto.com becomes the first exchange to navigate the Cayman Islands' stricter Phase Two VASP framework effective April 2025.
Cryptocurrencies
Armstrong Unveils ‘Everything Exchange’: Coinbase Targets Global Brokerage Dominance by 2026
Brian Armstrong's 2026 roadmap targets 24/7 tokenized stock trading and a 'Super App' model, pushing COIN stock up 9%.