January 14th, 2026 – Castries, Saint Lucia PrimeXBT, a leading global crypto and CFD broker, has listed 40 new crypto futures trading pairs, significantly expanding its asset coverage across high-demand segments including AI, Layer-1 and Layer-2 networks, DeFi, Infrastructure, Meme tokens, NFT, Metaverse, and Payments. The expansion is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to …
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Financial regulators in France have reportedly flagged 90 crypto firms that remain unlicensed under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework ahead of a key deadline in June. France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) warned that around 30% of the unlicensed firms have not responded to the authority’s request on whether they plan …
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The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government has dropped plans to make a centralized digital ID mandatory for workers, softening a flagship policy that would have required every employee to prove their right to work via a government‑issued credential rather than traditional documents like passports. The move follows months of backlash from critics, including …
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Ripple is expanding its regulatory footprint in Europe after receiving what it described as a preliminary e-money authorization from Luxembourg’s financial regulators. The blockchain payments company said in a Wednesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph that it had received preliminary approval for its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier …
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Active users on the Ethereum network have overtaken major layer 2s as long-term development strategies begin to pay off. The number of active addresses on Ethereum exceeded 791,000 on Monday, higher than that of the network’s major L2 players, including Base, Arbitrum and Optimism, according to data from Nansen. Daily average transaction costs have also …
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It could take many years for the crypto market structure bill to be implemented due to a lengthy rulemaking process, according to Paradigm’s vice president of regulatory affairs, Justin Slaughter. The market structure bill has advanced to the Senate committee stage with bipartisan text and ongoing negotiations. It’s set for a markup with the Senate …
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Ethereum digital asset treasury (DAT) BitMine has just staked another huge batch of Ether, bringing its total amount staked to over 1.5 million ETH. Tom Lee-chaired BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) added 186,560 ETH (worth around $625 million) to the “Beacon Depositor” address, reported Lookonchain on Wednesday. This brings the total amount staked by the world’s …
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Scammers and fraudsters increasingly used impersonation scams to steal crypto from unsuspecting users last year, with reported impersonation scam incidents rising by roughly 1,400% year over year in 2025, compared with 2024, according to Chainalysis Impersonation scams involve fraudsters posing as a trusted person or organization in an effort to trick victims into handing over …
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Corporate digital asset treasuries (DATs) added a net 260,000 Bitcoin to their balance sheets over the past six months, far outpacing the estimated 82,000 coins mined over the same period. Over the past six months, Bitcoin (BTC) treasuries held by public and private companies have increased from approximately 854,000 BTC to 1.11 million BTC, on-chain …
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TLDR: Ethereum recorded 393,600 new wallets on Sunday, marking the highest single-day wallet creation in network history. The Fusaka upgrade reduced Layer-2 posting costs to Ethereum’s mainchain, improving accessibility for new network users. Stablecoin transfers on Ethereum reached $8 trillion in Q4 2025, demonstrating real financial utility beyond speculation. Network sentiment shifted from negative to …
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This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Tokyo, Japan — As Japan enters 2026, the country’s Web3 industry is entering a renewed acceleration phase. Traditional financial institutions—including banks, securities firms, and trust companies—are increasing their commitments across areas such as RWA (real-world assets), security tokens, and 24/7 tokenized trading platforms, signaling that institutional …
Salad.com has partnered with Golem Network to test whether decentralized Web3 infrastructure can support Salad’s large-scale commercial workloads. Streamlining the Stack Salad.com, a GPU cloud platform powered by globally distributed infrastructure, has entered a strategic partnership with Golem Network, one of the world’s first decentralized computing protocols. The collaboration centers on an engineering trial to …
Crypto’s next phase may hinge on resisting short-term trading pivots and fixing regulatory fog, as a16z leaders warn that durable products and clear U.S. rules will decide which blockchain businesses survive and scale. Trading Dominates Crypto Today — But the Smart Money Is Positioning for What’s Next A forward-looking debate has emerged around crypto business …
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) warned traders that his casual X posts are not meme coin buy signals, highlighting how hype-driven speculation, bot trading, and FOMO repeatedly trigger rapid token launches and losses across crypto markets. CZ Clarifies His Tweets Aren’t Meme Coin Signals Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder and former CEO of Binance, shared on …
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Bipartisan legislation seeks to protect U.S. blockchain developers from being treated like financial intermediaries, aiming to remove legal uncertainty that supporters say has slowed innovation and pushed digital asset development overseas. Blockchain Builders May Catch a Break as Bipartisan Bill Draws Line Between Code and Custody A bipartisan push is underway to clarify federal rules …
