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US midterm election mirrors 2024 as crypto PACs move into Ohio races

Potential conflicts of interest in the state’s gubernatorial race and a pro-crypto Super PAC endorsing a Republican candidate for Senate could cloud the 2026 race.

Tether moves over $70 million in bitcoin to reserves, on-chain data shows

Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, moved 951 bitcoin valued at $70.5 million into a reserve wallet linked to its treasury operations, according to on-chain from blockchain analytics firms including Arkham Intelligence. The transfer originated from a Bit

The Protocol: Bitcoin proposal that could freeze quantum-related coins

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XRP Whale Flows Hit 2021 Levels: Is History Repeating?

XRP is struggling to reclaim higher prices. The market is uncertain. Bitcoin is testing resistance. And the largest XRP holders on Binance have gone quieter than at any point in four years — which, in market

ETH/BTC ratio hits 10-week high as Ether outpaces Bitcoin: Are new price highs next?

Ether looks poised to gain a price advantage over BTC as the ETH/BTC ratio soars to a 10-week high.

Bitcoin Developers Propose Bitcoin Quantum Migration Plan That Would Freeze Legacy Coins

A new proposal circulating among Bitcoin developers is forcing the network to confront a long-standing theoretical risk: the impact of quantum computing on its cryptographic foundations.

Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 361 (BIP-361), by a group of researchers includ

Senator Elizabeth Warren questions Elon Musk about X Money

The Massachusetts Democrat has been critical of private companies, including non-bank entities, issuing their own dollar-pegged stablecoins.

Bitcoin can grow 'probably a lot bigger' than $30T+ gold market — Analysis

New Bitcoin macro analysis found its "addressable market" surpassed the $38 trillion gold market cap, driven by geopolitical instability and financial sanctions.

Wall Street won’t buy ‘trustless’ security promises

Chen argues that crypto exchange security is still mostly theater, and that stricter enforcement is essential.

Here’s How The US-Iran War Is Affecting The Bitcoin, Ethereum, And Dogecoin Prices

The continues to affect Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin prices, with volatility at high levels. However, risk-on sentiment also appears to be returning, with open interest rising as BTC rises to a new multi-month high. 

How The US-Iran War Affects The Bitcoin, Ethereum,

Crypto Long & Short: Fighting fraud in the digital age: why state-led identity is the future

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Tricia Gallagher writes how the fix for broken digital identity systems will need to be state-led and user-controlled.

Beyond ‘digital gold,’ Iran conflict forces a rethink of the nature of bitcoin

Bitcoin's 12% gain since the Iran war began isn't a risk-on trade. It's the market repricing bitcoin's role as a neutral settlement layer, Bitwise's CIO argues.

Why Morgan Stanley's CFO sees tokenization as the next big step for its multi-trillion wealth business

Morgan Stanley CFO Sharon Yeshaya says the bank is eyeing a "tokenized world" where blockchain technology allows client assets and liabilities to move more efficiently across its wealth management platform.

Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp says it's better to freeze 5.6 million BTC than let hackers have them

Lopp says dormant coins could pose systemic risk if quantum computing gives attackers the ability to grab them, intensifying the growing “freeze or not freeze” debate.

EIP-8105: A new design for Ethereum’s encrypted mempool

EIP-8105 proposes a scheme-agnostic encrypted mempool for Ethereum, designed to hide transaction payloads until after inclusion and reduce harmful MEV.

Bitcoin falls to lower support as analysts say markets are ignoring key Iran issue

Bitcoin paused its rally toward new range highs while the S&P 500 came within an inch of a fresh year-to-date high, leading analysts to warn that traders are overconfident.

Why Morgan Stanley's CFO thinks tokenization is the next big step for its multi-trillion wealth business

Morgan Stanley CFO Sharon Yeshaya says the bank is eyeing a "tokenized world" where blockchain technology allows client assets and liabilities to move more efficiently across its wealth management platform.

Allbirds abandons sneakers in pivot to AI computing, shares surge 400%

The footwear brand plans reinvention as Newbird AI with a $50 million convertible in a sign of the broader market shift into GPU infrastructure.

Bitcoin’s Market Potential May Surpass Gold Amid Iran-US War: Bitwise

More than 87% of Argentinians in a January Coinbase poll said they view crypto and blockchain technology as a way to strengthen their financial independence — a sign that the role of Bitcoin in the global economy may already be shifting well beyond what markets have priced in.

Tom Lee says ‘mini crypto winter’ is over, sees Ether above $60K

Bitmine chairman Tom Lee told Paris Blockchain Week that the recent crypto slump was a “mini crypto winter” and said Ether could climb above $60,000 over the next few years.