Crypto Coin Minute

Bitwise Launches Digital Asset Model Portfolios on Investment Advisory PlatformsNevada Regulators Seek to Block Coinbase Prediction MarketsU.S. Dominates Institutional Crypto, Asia Leads Trading, Research Shows

Cathie Wood Questions Bitcoin's Four-Year Cycle Amid DownturnCrypto Falls into Extreme Fear Amid Uncertain Market BottomSpot Crypto Volumes Plunge to 2024 Lows as Investor Demand WeakensGermans Can Now Buy Bitcoin, Ether, Solana Products Directly From Their ING Accounts

Bitcoin ETF Purchases Decline, Investors Withdraw $2.8 Billion in Two WeeksRaoul Pal Says U.S. Liquidity Crunch Is Pressing Down Bitcoin and Tech StocksCrypto Thefts Reach $370 Million in January, Quadrupling from Last Year, CertiK Reports

European Commission Targets Crypto Tax Gaps, Pressures 13 States on MiCA ComplianceEthereum Falls Below $2,500; Analysts Identify Next Support LevelsBitcoin Treasury Companies Lose Millions, Stick With Strategy at $78,000

Friday Gold Falls 8%, Silver Drops Below $85, Precious Metals Lose $7 TrillionTalos Raises $150 M in Series B, Attracts Strategic Institutional InvestorsSpaceX‑Tesla Merger Talks Spotlight Nearly 20,000 Bitcoins In FocusBinance Blames Macro Shock, Not Exchange Failure, for October's $19 Billion Liquidation Cascade

US Finalizes $400 Million Forfeiture Linked to Helix Darknet MixerEthereum Falls to $2,700 as Bulls Attempt to Hold Support LevelXRP Community Day Highlights Growing Institutional Interest as Ripple Expands AdoptionBitmine Stakes Additional 250,912 ETH Worth $745 Million, 61% Now Staked

Exchange ETH Supply Declines as Prices Remain Flat and Staking IncreasesCere Network Co-Founder, Board Face $100M Token Sales LawsuitWhite House Facilitates Industry Talks as Stablecoin Yields Challenge Traditional BanksAustralia Fines Qoin Wallet Operator $14 Million for Unlicensed Activity

Nearly 40% of US Merchants Now Accept Crypto at Checkout, Says PayPalEthereum Returns to $3,000 as Traders Question Market MomentumSteak n Shake Adds $5M in Bitcoin to Reserve as In‑Store Sales Grow 18%

Tether Adds 27 Tons of Gold to Reserves in Q4Anthropic Secures UK Government Contract to Power GOV.UK Assistant with AIBitcoin Hashrate Falls 39% as US Ice Storm Halts Major Mining Operations

CZ Rules Out Return to Binance, Predicts 2026 Bitcoin SupercycleUK Finance Watchdog Nears Final Consultation on Major Crypto RegulationsStablecoins Reach $300 Billion Market Cap, Tether’s $10 Billion Profit Signals GrowthRussia Declares Ukrainian Crypto Exchange as Undesirable Organization

$23M Crypto Transfer Reveals Hacker, Connects Funds to U.S. SeizurePenguin Memecoin Rises 564% After White House Social Media PostCFTC Allocates $150 Million to Address Withdrawal Delays and Complaint Abuse at Failing Crypto Exchanges

Arc Simplifies Tokenized Asset Deployment Using Circle WalletsEigenAI Launches Bit-Exact Deterministic AI Inference on MainnetSEC Drops Gemini Earn Case, Ending One of Crypto's Longest Enforcement Actions

US Prosecutors Drop Insider Trading Case Against OpenSeaUS Bank Lobby Prioritizes Halting Stablecoin Yields for 2026Bitcoin Miners Brace for Massive Ice Storm Heading Toward Southern U.S.Bitcoin Holds 22% Share of Crypto Payments

Bitcoin Declines Amid Rising Fear as Saylor Purchases $2 Billion in BTCCrypto Market Bill Advances to Senate Agriculture Markup as Banking Committee Delays ContinueBank Lobby Pushes for Stablecoin Yield and Open Banking RegulationsWhite House Advisor Says Crypto Market Structure Bill Will Pass, Bolstering Pro‑Crypto Momentum

Marshall Islands Launches World's First Blockchain UBI Program on Stellar NetworkCFTC's Future-Proof Initiative Signals Bullish Shift in Digital AssetsCoinbase Partners With NBA Next Superstars, Positioning COIN for Future Cultural Adoption

Tokenized Assets Reach $21 Billion as Real‑World Assets Gain Early Momentum in 2026Bitcoin Holds Near $93,000 as Markets Prepare for Bumpy Week Amid Davos Trade War TalkTim Draper Again Bets Big, Predicts Bitcoin Will Reach $250,000 in Six MonthsXRP Holds Bullish Bias Above $1.30 After Recent Rejection

Dogecoin Falls 7% as Whale-Linked Selling Drives Price Under $0.13Coinbase Denies White House Hostility Claims, Calls Crypto Bill Talks ConstructiveSaylor Signals More Bitcoin Purchases After $1.25 Billion SplurgeBitcoin Falls, Gold Futures Rise Amid Europe’s Threat of Trade Sanctions

Solana Labs CEO Criticizes Buterin's Plan for Blockchain LongevityTrump Targets Eight European Nations with 10% Tariffs Amid Greenland Deal PushCoinbase CEO Says Tokenized Stocks Are Inevitable Despite CLARITY Act UncertaintyEthereum Validator Exit Queue Drops to Zero as Staking Demand Soars

Crypto May Hold as Fed Rate Cut Likelihood Stays at 5%BTCC Exchange Hits $5 Billion in Tokenized Gold Trading; Q4 Volume 809% Higher Than Q1 2025Audi F1 Team Announces Nexo as Official Digital Asset Partner for 2026

California Fines Crypto Platform Nexo $500,000 for Unlicensed LoansSui Mainnet Halts for Six Hours After Validator Consensus Divergence IssueState Street Launches New Crypto Tokenization Tools

BitMines Staked Ether Hits 1.5 Million, 4% of Total StakedJPMorgan Executive Warns Stablecoin Yields Could Form Dangerous Parallel Banking SystemParadigm Executive Warns Crypto Market Structure Rulemaking Could Take Years

Robert Kiyosaki Predicts Silver Crash as Market Appears to PeakCFTC Creates Innovation Committee to Guide Crypto and AI RegulationSenator Boozman Says Crypto Market Structure Bill Markup Postponed to Last Week of January

Willy Woo Warns of Bitcoin Bear Risk as Liquidity Slips Behind PriceX to Roll Out Smart Cashtags for Crypto and Stocks Next MonthMonero Hits New Record Price as Privacy Trade Re‑Emerges

Coinbase Projects Bullish Market Outlook as Global Liquidity and Scale AccelerateSei Network Targets Mass Adoption in 2026 With Infrastructure Upgrades and Strategic PartnershipsStellar Network Exceeds $1 Billion in Tokenized Real-World Assets as 2026 Starts

Stablecoin Trading Volumes Reach Record $33 Trillion, Supported by Policy TailwindsBTCC Exchange Announces 2026 New Year Trading Festival With $10 Million Prize PoolBNY Mellon Introduces Tokenized Deposits for Institutional Digital Cash Infrastructure

Florida Lawmakers Propose Bill to Create State-Run Bitcoin ReserveBybit Forecasts Macro Forces Will Reshape Crypto by 2026South Korea Plans Stablecoin Regulations and Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval in 2026 Growth Strategy

Coinbase to Shift from Crypto Exchange to Global Market Operator in 2026Zcash Developers Leave Electric Coin Company to Form New FirmBitcoin Tests Key Resistance as $4.7 Billion of Sell‑Side Liquidity Builds

XRP Leads Market Rally With 12% Surge As Demand RisesSenate Republicans Set Crypto Bill Vote Amid Internal DivisionsGTreasury Buys Solvexia to Automate Financial Reconciliation and Compliance Reporting

Crypto Faces Pivotal Week for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Macro EventsCoinbase Shares Rise 8% After Goldman Sachs Issues Buy RatingTim Draper Says Bitcoin Will Become Currency for Robots and AI

PwC Expands Crypto Services Following US Regulatory Shift, CEO ReportsESG Expert Debunks Nine Myths About Bitcoin Energy Use With DataVisa Crypto Card Spending Rises 525% in 2025

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Draw $646M on First Day of 2026 TradingCoinbase Forecasts Strong 2026 as US Crypto Regulation and Institutional Adoption Accelerate

Bitcoin Volatility Declines as BTC Records Calmest Year in HistoryNFT Market Matures in 2025 as Utility, Gaming, and RWA Drive GrowthSantiment Reports Crypto Social Chatter Shows Very Positive Start to 2026

Flow Moves Forward With Recovery Plan Amid Exchange Concerns Over $3.9M ExploitBitcoin Stagnates as Futures Trading Outpaces ETFs 20‑to‑1Binance Signals Liquidity and Policy Easing Amid Trillions of On‑Chain ActivityCrypto Hack Losses Drop 60% in December, Says PeckShield

Ripple Begins 2026 with 1 Billion XRP UnlockXRP Adoption Grows as ETF Inflows Absorb Supply, Signals to Watch into 2026Investors Add $32B to US Crypto ETFs Amid Year‑End Pullback

Arbitrum Transaction Volume Falls 43% as Network Activity Slows SharplyAlgorand Blockchain Revolutionizes Humanitarian Aid in 2025Prenetics Drops Bitcoin Strategy, Shifts Focus to Beckham‑Backed Nutrition Brand

Bitwise CEO Says Bitcoin Needed Amid Iranian Protests Over Currency CollapseRep. Waters Demands SEC Hearing on Crypto OversightAEON and United Stables Partner to Enable Real-World Payments and AI-Driven Settlement

Crypto Leaders Criticize Proposed 5% Wealth Tax in CaliforniaBitcoin Traders Remain Cautious Amid Global Liquidity SurgeSilver Prices Surge 6% Then Drop 10%, Echoing Crypto Volatility

China Tightens Silver Export Licenses, Restricting Global Supply as Industrial Demand RisesCongress Passes Landmark Crypto Bills, Signals 2025 Regulatory Shift for Digital AssetsPolymarket Bets Reveal Value of Logan Paul's Pikachu Illustrator

Trust Wallet Exploit Drains $7M, Hundreds of Users Affected50 Billion Shiba Inu Tokens Exit Exchanges, No Sellers ReportedGalaxy Digital Projects $50 Billion Inflows Into US Spot Crypto ETFs Next Year

Vitalik Says Grok Is Net Improvement to X Despite FlawsSui Network Advances with Infrastructure Upgrades and Institutional Support in 2025Crypto Sentiment Remains in Extreme Fear for 14th Consecutive Day

Spain Plans to Expose All Crypto Transactions, Raising Privacy ConcernsBinance XRP Exchange Reserves Drop to Six-Month Low as Selling Pressure Eases

Wall Street's Crypto Activity Dominated 2025; Demand Outlook for 2026 Remains UncertainBitmine Accumulates More Than 4 Million ETH as Treasury Strategy Speeds UpBitcoin Falls Below $90,000 as Gold Correlation Turns Negative

Senators Approve CLARITY Act Markup, Crypto Market Structure Framework Moves ForwardFed Seeks Input on Account Type Attractive to Crypto FirmsPARITY Act Clarifies IRS Rules for Crypto Traders, Miners, and StakersFintech Prediction Market Add‑Ons Could Increase Churn, Says Inversion CEO

Crypto Community Expresses Regret Over Senator Lummis' Reelection DecisionUS lawmakers propose tax break for small stablecoin payments and staking rewardsCrypto Market Could See Volatility as Japan 10‑Year Bond Yields Surge, Analyst Says

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Futures Plunge 131,522%Bitcoin Cash Surges 10% as Spot and Derivatives Markets SplitCoinbase Sues Three States Over Prediction Markets and Federal Gambling Law Conflict

Cheap Power Drives Libya to Become Bitcoin Mining HubUSDC Enters Intuit’s Core Products With Circle Partnership as Stablecoins Move MainstreamMoonPay Targets $5 Billion Valuation With NYSE Owners as Backers

Circle and LianLian Global Partner to Advance Next‑Generation Cross‑Border PaymentsCoinbase Expands Platform to Offer Stock Trading and Prediction MarketsOptimism Builds for Crypto Market Structure Bill After Wednesday Senate Banking MeetingRussia Declares Cryptocurrencies Not Legal Tender, Finance Official Confirms

PayPal Seeks Approval to Launch PayPal Bank Amid Tightening Lending and Capital ControlsFTC Orders Nomad Operator to Return $186M to Users After 2022 Crypto Bridge HackXRP Liquidity Declines as Binance Futures Buy Volume Drops from $5.8 Billion to $250 Million

Ripples Launches Multichain Pilot for RLUSD StablecoinSpain, Denmark Police Arrest Crypto Kidnapping Gang Tied to Mlaga MurderDogecoin Under Heavy Pressure, Bottom Level UncertainCrypto Urges SEC to Recognize Benefits of Blockchain Privacy Tools

Dogecoin Slides With Bitcoin and Memecoins as Traders Cut Risk BetsPhantom Launches Desktop Trading Terminal Featuring Perpetual ContractsWorld's Highest IQ Holder Predicts XRP May Reach $100 in Five YearsFed Front‑Runner Hassett Says Trump’s Voice Would Have No Weight in Rate Decisions