Ilya Lichtenstein credits Trump’s First Step Act for early release in Bitfinex hack case
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Ilya Lichtenstein, who was sentenced to five years in prison in November 2024 after pleading guilty to charges tied to the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack, was released from prison after just 14 months behind bars. “Thanks to President [Donald] Trump’s First Step Act, I have been released from prison early,” Lichtenstein said on X […]

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Bitfarms (BITF) leaving Latin America with sale of Paraguay site
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Bitcoin miner Bitfarms (BITF) is set to exit Latin America with the sale of its site in Paso Pe, Paraguay. The company is selling the site to the Sympatheia Power Fund (SPF), managed by Singapore-based Hawksburn Capital, for up to $30 million, the company announced on Friday. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing […]

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December FOMC minutes show why the Fed thinks calm markets can still turn volatile
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The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December 2025 policy meeting show officials paying close attention to a risk that rarely drives headlines but can rattle markets quickly: whether the financial system could quietly run short of cash even if interest rates barely move. Released on Dec. 30, the minutes from the Dec. 9–10 Federal Open […]

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Strategy shares dropped nearly 50% in 2025, far outpacing bitcoin’s decline
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Strategy (MSTR) shares have declined for six consecutive months for the first time since the firm adopted bitcoin as a treasury asset in August 2020, according to a performance table shared Thursday by crypto analyst Chris Millas. In a Jan. 1 post on X, Millas highlighted the rare streak and attached a chart showing Strategy’s […]

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Base’s creator coin push faces community backlash as sentiment turns on X
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Base’s promotion of creator coins, largely through its close alignment with NFT marketplace Zora, is drawing mounting criticism from community members who say the strategy is alienating projects that helped bootstrap the network’s early momentum. In recent months, the layer 2 Base network has become the epicenter for “creator coins,” which are tokens tied to […]

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APT falls as token underperforms wider crypto markets
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APT$1.6912 fell 2.4% to $1.69 on below-average volume, significantly underperforming the broader crypto market. The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk 20 index (CD20), was 0.5% higher at publication time. This relative weakness against major cryptocurrencies signals selective investor caution toward APT, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed that the token declined […]

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Prenetics stops buying bitcoin as crypto treasury trade loses steam
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Prenetics (PRE), a health-sciences company that raised $48 million earlier this year, partially to build a bitcoin treasury, said it decided to stop purchasing BTC amid prolonged weakness in the cryptocurrency market. The company rolled out its bitcoin accumulation strategy in June, following a model championed by Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc, in which firms raise […]

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Aptos (APT) gains as volume surge signals accumulation
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APT$1.7274 posted rose in the past 24 hours, advancing 1.3% to $1.73. The token maintained tight correlation with broader crypto markets throughout the period, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed that volume patterns revealed underlying institutional accumulation. Price action accelerated during the end of the period as APT pierced previous resistance […]

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As Democrats gain in odds to take U.S. House, Waters bashes SEC chair on crypto
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With Democrats favored at 75% to win the U.S. House of Representatives majority in 2026 on prediction market Kalshi, Representative Maxine Waters’ new criticism of Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins’ crypto policies could gain more energy. Though Congress remains on its winter break, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee called […]

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MSTR reloads on BTC, acquires a further 1,229 BTC for $109 million
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Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin BTC$87,270.51, resumed purchases after boosting its US dollar reserves to $2.2 billion the prior week. The company acquired 1,229 bitcoin last week for $108.8 million, at an average price of $88,568 per coin, according to a filing released Monday morning. Total holdings increased to 672,497 BTC, […]

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Ethereum’s ‘Hegota’ upgrade slated for late 2026 as devs accelerate roadmap
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Ethereum developers earlier this month agreed on the name and rough timing of the network’s second major upgrade scheduled for 2026, settling on “Hegota” as the next milestone in the blockchain’s development roadmap. Hegota will follow “Glamsterdam,” Ethereum’s next major upgrade, which is currently expected to roll out in the first half of 2026. That […]

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Can bitcoin outshine precious metals in 2026 as their rally continues?
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Bitcoin BTC$87,854.99 traded in a tight range on Sunday, as several major altcoins posted stronger gains, despite the broader macro backdrop remaining dominated by a historic rally in precious metals. As of 10:35 a.m. UTC, total crypto market capitalization stood at $3.06 trillion, up 0.8% over the past 24 hours. bitcoin rose 0.5% to $87,872, […]

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