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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Files for Two Crypto Index ETFs Linked to CoinDesk 20

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ARK Invest, the asset management firm led by Cathie Wood, has filed with US regulators to launch two new cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that would track the CoinDesk 20 – a benchmark of the most liquid digital assets including Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, XRP and Cardano. Rather than directly holding cryptocurrencies, the proposed ETFs would rely […]

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Jefferies sees Market Structure Bill as an inflection point for tokenization, despite difficult road ahead

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Jefferies, a Wall Street investment bank, said mature blockchain infrastructure and incremental regulatory advancements lay the foundation for a new wave of tokenization by traditional finance (TradFi) institutions. However, broad adoption depends on clear rules regarding the structure of the U.S. market, he added. The bank highlighted the proposed Digital Asset Market Clarity Act as

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BTC remains near its lowest level of the year as precious metals continue to attract attention

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Bitcoin BTC$87,643.15 remained stuck in limbo at around $88,000 on Monday as gold and silver extended their meteoric rallies before paring gains. BTC is up a bit from what is becoming a new pattern of weekend panic selling, but down from around $90,000 Friday night. The growing likelihood of a government shutdown on Jan. 31

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Why This Former BlackRock Executive Thinks Ethereum’s TVL Will Increase 10x in 2026

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The context: Joseph Chalom, former head of digital assets strategy at BlackRock and CEO of SharpLink, says institutional giants are betting heavily on Ethereum to serve as the global infrastructure for asset tokenization, ignoring the current price stagnation. He outlines three key drivers for a 10x increase in Ethereum activity this year: BlackRock’s Larry Fink

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Millions of cryptographic wealth are at risk of disappearing when their holders die. Here’s how to protect it

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If someone hid a mine of early bitcoins BTC$87,993.01 or if a grandchild persuaded an older family member to take a flyer on a coin or token, intergenerational wealth transfer these days could easily include crypto. Not long ago, families in this situation faced uncertainty over the fundamentals: Is crypto considered property? How does this

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U.S. Marshals are investigating an allegation of $40 million in crypto theft by the son of a federal crypto custodian.

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The US Marshals Service (USMS) is investigating allegations that the son of a Department of Defense and Department of Justice service provider charged with handling cryptocurrency seized by law enforcement stole more than $40 million in confiscated digital assets. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has accused John “Lick” Daghita, son of Dean Daghita, president of CMDSS —

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Russia calls crypto exchange WhiteBIT ‘undesirable’

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Russia has officially banned Ukraine-founded cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT, stepping up its efforts to crack down on companies it says support Ukraine’s war effort. The country’s prosecutor general has designated WhiteBIT and its parent company, W Group, as “undesirable organizations,” a legal label that criminalizes any activity involving the company in Russia. Russian authorities have accused

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Bitcoin miners Cleanspark, IREN and TeraWulf among those down after NVDA/CRWV deal

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As if the continued decline in Bitcoin’s price wasn’t enough, shares of Bitcoin miners who have shifted their business plan to focus on AI infrastructure were mostly sharply lower on Monday following Nvidia’s $2 billion investment in CoreWeave. While this investment highlights the growing demand for high-performance computing as AI applications expand, it also highlights

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Senate agriculture panel postpones hearing on market structure after winter storm until Thursday

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The Senate Agriculture Committee postponed by two days the hearing on the markup of its crypto market structure bill, originally scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. The committee intended to let lawmakers debate the amendments and vote on its version of the bill, which aims to define how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission can oversee crypto markets,

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