Congress must bar interest on payment stablecoins to avoid harming Main Street lending
Allowing crypto exchanges and other intermediaries to offer yield-like incentives on payment stablecoins would pose significant risks to local economies, argues Kevin Paintner, chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America’s Digital Assets Subcommittee....
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Cardano Lines Up An $80 Million War Chest: DDC Fund Goes Live
The Cardano Foundation is backing an on-chain “info action” that would route up to $75 million from Cardano’s treasury into a new, Draper Dragon-managed ecosystem fund targeting a total $80 million raise, with a mandate to invest in Cardano-native startups while sending proceeds back to the treasury over time....
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Trump-backed World Liberty signs MoU with Pakistan to study stablecoin use in cross-border payments
The MoU could enhance Pakistan’s financial inclusion and global digital finance integration, potentially transforming its economic landscape. The post Trump-backed World Liberty signs MoU with Pakistan to study stablecoin use in cross-border payments appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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Germany’s second-largest lender DZ Bank secures retail crypto trading MiCA license
DZ Bank will “shortly” roll out a crypto trading platform for cooperative banks to offer to clients....
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Bitcoin At $95,000 As Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Jump 5% As ETF Inflows Surge
Bitcoin traded near $95,000 as overall market sentiment rose to a neutral reading of 52. Bitcoin ETFs saw $753.7 million in net inflows on Tuesday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $130 million in net inflows. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $95,083 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $3,293 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $144.25 ...
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Altcoin bulls retreat as risk-off trade sends capital back to BTC, ETH
Altcoins face 55% futures OI drop, shrinking rally windows and stagnant liquidity as Wintermute and Pantera say risk capital is rotating back to Bitcoin and Ethereum majors. Altcoins in the cryptocurrency market are experiencing significant capital outflows amid increased risk…...
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Polkadot price breaks out of falling wedge on Robinhood listing, can it rally to $4 next?
Polkadot’s price shot up 10% after Robinhood spotlighted its listing. It subsequently broke out of a multi-month falling wedge pattern that suggests strong upside over the coming months. According to data from crypto.news, Polkadot (DOT) rallied to an intraday high…...
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Bitwise Explains Why Gold Defends and Bitcoin Attacks During Market Cycles
Bitcoin and gold are often pitted against each other as competing hedges against inflation and currency debasement. However, the data suggests that the strongest portfolios hold both. In fact, experts from Bitwise found that gold consistently cushions downside during market drawdowns, while BTC tends to outperform sharply during recoveries....
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Bitcoin opens path to $100,000 paved by gold: Crypto Daybook Americas
Your day-ahead look for Jan. 14, 2026...
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Bitdeer challenges MARA as top Bitcoin miner with 71 EH/s capacity
Bitdeer Technologies Group reported a total hashrate under management of 71 exahashes per second (EH/s) at the end of December, potentially positioning the Singapore-based company ahead of MARA Holdings Inc. in total bitcoin mining capacity, according to company data. The…...
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