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Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com Receive Cease-and-Desist Letters From Tennessee Regulators Tennessee regulators have issued cease-and-desist letters to Crypto.com, Kalshi, and Polymarket, targeting offerings that the state views as falling under its sports betting oversight. The letters were issued by Tennessee’s sports betting regulator, marking another high-profile move by a state authority against prediction market-style products…

Ripple Gets Green Light From FCA to Scale Crypto Payments in the UK Ripple secured regulatory approval to scale its payments business from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Crypto payments firm Ripple said Friday that it has been granted permission by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to scale its payments platform in the…

The Senate moves toward a market structure vote: State of Crypto The cryptocurrency industry is intensifying its push for US market structure legislation as two Senate committees prepare to take a key procedural step next week. The Senate Banking Committee and the Senate Agriculture Committee are set to hold synchronized markups on Jan. 15, a…

Registered crypto companies must reapply for approval, UK regulator says The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said crypto firms that want to offer services in the country will need to be authorised under a new regulatory regime that takes effect in October 2027. The regulator stressed that existing crypto registrations will not automatically carry over…

Elon Musk’s X teases crypto-aware ‘smart cashtags’ just a day after community backlash X is teasing a new crypto-linked feature called “smart cashtags”, framed as a way to make cashtags on the platform “crypto-aware” and more directly tied to cryptocurrency functionality. The tease came from X’s head of product, and it landed one day after…

Crypto Market Cools as Bitcoin Stays Within Death Cross: Analysis After a brief burst of optimism earlier in the week, the crypto market pulled back as Bitcoin failed to sustain a move higher. Bitcoin was trading around $90,600 after a quick trip above $93,000, but the rally lost momentum before it could clear a more…

Bitcoin rebounds after Venezuela headlines as crypto market cap rises to $3.22T The global crypto market cap rose 2% to $3.22 trillion at the start of 2026, with major assets generally holding firm. As of Jan. 4, 2026, Bitcoin climbed to around $91,400, its strongest level since mid-December. The move followed a brief dip below…

‘Big Orange’ — Another Saylor Teaser Puts Markets on Watch for Strategy’s Next BTC Buy Strategy founder Michael Saylor posted another subtle signal on Sunday that is being read by observers as a hint of fresh bitcoin accumulation by the company. The weekend post follows a familiar pattern: a Sunday tease that has, in previous…

Fireblocks Expands Into Crypto Accounting With TRES Finance Acquisition Fireblocks has acquired crypto accounting platform TRES Finance for $130 million, expanding its reach beyond digital asset custody and settlement into accounting and financial operations. Fireblocks said the deal brings in TRES Finance, described as a leader in crypto accounting, reconciliation, and financial controls for digital…

Google, Character.AI Agree to Settle US Lawsuit Over Teen’s Suicide Google and Character.AI have agreed to settle a US lawsuit tied to a teenager’s suicide, resolving one of several cases brought by families who say their children were harmed after interacting with Character.AI’s chatbots. The agreement was one of five lawsuits that the companies agreed…

Charles Hoskinson Highlights Hashing vs Encryption as Post-Quantum Standards Take Shape Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has drawn attention to core cryptography concepts—specifically the difference between hashing and encryption—in a discussion framed around practical security choices, password storage, and the emerging risks posed by quantum computing. The remarks centered on when developers and users should rely…

Walmart and Google bet on AI agents to reshape how people shop online Walmart and Google used a joint appearance to outline how AI agents are beginning to change the way consumers search for products and complete online purchases. The comments came during a Sunday keynote at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show, featuring Google…

Cardano’s November Hack Explained by Co-Founder Charles Hoskinson Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson has addressed the “November hack” in comments that also focused on what conditions he believes would support a more constructive market outlook for ADA. The remarks were reported by Bitcoin Sistemi. In his explanation, Hoskinson emphasized that Cardano’s broader strategy is increasingly tied…

Asset manager VanEck explains how one bitcoin could be worth $2.9 million by 2050 VanEck has outlined a long-term framework that values bitcoin at roughly $2.9 million by 2050, according to a research blog post published by the asset manager on Thursday. The post presents VanEck’s view of how bitcoin’s role could evolve over the…

Charles Hoskinson Highlights Hashing vs Lattice-Based Cryptography as Post-Quantum Standards Take Shape Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson weighed in on a recurring source of confusion in security and crypto engineering: the difference between hashing and encryption, and how those concepts relate to the industry’s growing focus on post-quantum cryptography. The discussion framed cryptography in practical terms—when…

Three Catalysts That Could Kickstart a Crypto Rally in 2026: Bitwise Bitwise has outlined three potential catalysts it says could help set the stage for a renewed crypto rally in 2026, emphasizing that the conditions are less about sudden excitement and more about stability across both traditional markets and crypto itself. Matthew Hougan of Bitwise…

Bitcoin STH SOPR Moves Above 1, Putting Short-Term Holders Back in Profit Bitcoin’s Short-Term Holder Spent Output Profit Ratio (STH-SOPR) has pushed above the 1.0 level, a closely watched threshold that indicates whether short-term holders are selling coins at a profit or a loss. According to CryptoMe, this recent development represents a new hope for…

Nasdaq and CME Group Relaunch Crypto Index as Nasdaq CME Crypto Index Nasdaq and CME Group have relaunched their crypto index offering, reintroducing the Nasdaq Crypto™ Index (NCI™) under a new name: the Nasdaq CME Crypto™ Index (NCI™). The move deepens the companies’ long-standing partnership and positions the updated index as a benchmark aimed at…

Bitcoin may be gearing up for a rally that sent price to $126,000 last year Bitcoin’s recent trading has shifted into what market watchers describe as a prolonged consolidation phase, marked by muted, directionless price action. Analysts often frame this kind of extended pause as a “time-based capitulation,” a period where the market effectively wears…

Bitcoin may be gearing up for a rally that sent price to $126,000 last year Bitcoin is once again trading through an extended period of muted, sideways movement, a setup that some market participants compare to last year’s long consolidation that preceded a sharp advance. In the prior episode, that consolidation lasted for 52 days…