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U.S. regulatory developments include a bipartisan bill to shield crypto developers from money transmitter rules, SEC Chair leaving open possibility of seizing Venezuela's alleged Bitcoin hoard, and Senator Warren criticizing crypto in 401(k)s. 3 posts
Major institutional and corporate moves: Sharps Technology partners with Coinbase for Solana validator, Bakkt acquires Distributed Technologies Research, BitGo files for IPO targeting $2B valuation, and Michael Saylor's Strategy buys $1.25B in Bitcoin. 4 posts
Global regulatory actions: Thailand tightens gold and crypto rules, Nigeria to track crypto transactions under new tax law, Dubai bans privacy coins, and Ukraine blocks Polymarket over gambling license. 4 posts
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CleanSpark is acquiring 447 acres in Texas to construct AI and HPC data centers
CleanSpark is acquiring 447 acres in Texas to construct AI and HPC data centers, rather than focusing solely on Bitcoin mining.

TD Cowen cuts Strategy Bitcoin price target to $440
TD Cowen cut Strategy’s 12-month price target from $500 to $440 because issuing more shares will dilute Bitcoin per share.

Sui back online after nearly six-hour outage halts $1B in transactions
The Sui team successfully restored the network's operations after nearly six hours of downtime.

Best Crypto to Buy With $450? Investors Rotate From BNB Into This New Altcoin
Big and established tokens are also sought by investors to gain stability and value in the long term. However, once that material gets into long periods of consolidation, a lot of traders will start to scan smaller projects with greater potential upside before landmark protocols. A single cheap cryp

JPMorgan says institutions will push crypto inflows higher after $130B record year
JPMorgan expects institutional investment in cryptocurrency to grow in 2026, aided by new regulations such as the Clarity Act.

Coinbase CEO says Senate Crypto Bill is worse than no law
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has withdrawn his support for the US Senate crypto market structure bill. He even called the latest draft worse than having no legislation at all. He mentioned that Coinbase could not support the bill after reviewing the Senate Banking Committee draft over the past 48 ho

Bitwise lists seven SEK-denominated crypto ETPs on Nasdaq Stockholm
Bitwise is expanding its presence in Europe with the launch of seven new crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) in Sweden. The product lineup is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, the main Swedish stock exchange, which trades in Swedish krona (SEK). The company noted that the ETPs were accessible to a hea

Base App shifts to trading-first model to power the onchain economy
Base App is redesigning its consumer application around a trading-first business model, based on early user reaction. In an announcement by jesse.base.eth in an X post, the group indicated that the Base App is now going to make trading its main operation to bring demand and distribution to assets th

Local firms in China get notice to stop using US, Israeli cybersecurity software
China is weeding out American technology to fulfill its goal of technological self reliance. Local firms in China have now been instructed to stop using cybersecurity from certain companies in the U.S. and Israel citing concerns that Western technology is vulnerable to cyberattacks. Chinese authori

Blockchain groups lobby ahead of CLARITY Act key hearing in Senate
DeFi advocacy group DeFi Education Fund has highlighted some of the proposed amendments that have been submitted by some U.S. senators regarding the proposed crypto legislation known as the CLARITY Act, warning that those amendments are anti-DeFi. DeFi Education Fund found eight amendments whose de

Altman-backed startup Cerebras Systems closes billion-dollar deal with OpenAI
OpenAI has just entered into a major multi-billion partnership with Cerebras Systems, which is reportedly backed by Sam Altman. The partnership will see OpenAI purchase up to 750 megawatts of computing power over the next three years. Cerebras Systems is an AI chip startup building purpose-built AI

GeeFi’s (GEE) Upcoming Bonus System News Almost Sells Out Phase 3, Outpacing Avalanche’s (AVAX) Burn Strategy
The cryptocurrency market is full of activity, with networks like Avalanche implementing token burns and exploring new applications for music royalties. In this dynamic setting, GeeFi is differentiating itself by focusing on practical utility and building a comprehensive, user-centric decentralized

Visa is settling stablecoin transactions at a $4.5 billion annualized rate
Visa is now clearing stablecoin payments at a yearly rate of $4.5 billion, as demand picks up from companies offering crypto-linked cards. It’s still a tiny slice of the $14.2 trillion in payments Visa processed in 2025, but it’s growing month after month, according to Cuy Sheffield, Visa’s head of

Missed Solana (SOL) Under $50? Experts Say This $0.04 Altcoin Has 800% Upside
In the crypto markets, the big cryptos can provide consistent value and rarely provide explosive value gains off of current levels because of their size. In this case, some investors switch attention to smaller assets when they are close to major protocol milestones in hopes of gaining bigger growth

Nvidia stock is down 2.6% this year and has underperformed major AI peers
Jensen Huang’s Nvidia (the most valuable company on earth) has been getting slapped around on Wall Street for weeks, and it’s starting to get weird. The NVDA stock is down 2.6% in 2026 so far, and even though it’s still up 38% over the last year, it’s clearly lost its grip compared to the rest […]

SEC concludes its review of Zcash Network and doesn’t intend to take any enforcement action
The SEC has concluded its review of Zcash Network and doesn’t intend to take any enforcement action or other charges against the organization.

Governor Ron DeSantis is pushing for a state-level “AI Bill of Rights" to protect privacy and children
Florida’s Governor, Ron DeSantis, has challenged President Trump for enforcing AI deregulation, sharing his concern that AI could “displace human beings.” U.S. President Donald Trump is currently pushing for AI deregulation in order to maintain its lead in the technology competition with China. Fl

Bitnomial launches the first regulated futures contract for Aptos (APT)
On Wednesday, the Chicago-based crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial launched the first regulated futures contract for the crypto Aptos (APT), coinciding with the network reporting record highs in daily fee and weekly fee generation in early 2026. “These are the first U.S. APT futures, and a regula

Solana (SOL) Grows 8.2% This Month, yet Analysts Predict 2900% ROI to GeeFi (GEE) as It Unveils Upcoming Features
GeeFi, a decentralized cryptocurrency wallet focused on delivering a user-friendly, all-in-one app experience, has announced significant updates as its token presale crosses key funding thresholds. While established networks like Solana attract institutional attention, GeeFi is setting itself apart

Helium Mobile announces that it will permanently halt the early adopter pricing plan
Helium Mobile has announced that it will discontinue its early adopter pricing plan, citing obligatory taxes and fees by governments and payment partners.

Fed's Kashkari calls crypto “basically useless," says AI is still being tested in most businesses
Neel Kashkari says AI is useful, but crypto is just gambling. That was the tone of his latest comments during a live virtual event where the Minneapolis Fed president went through everything: inflation, interest rates, jobs, housing, digital assets, and more. “My outlook for the U.S. economy is one

Oracle shares fell 5% after bondholders sued over undisclosed AI-related borrowing plans
Oracle shares fell 5% in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange after bondholders filed a lawsuit against Larry Ellison, several senior executives, and a long list of underwriting banks over the company’s AI debt problem. The lawsuit landed on Wednesday in a New York state court in Manhatt

Deribit adds USDC-settled options for AVAX and TRX, expanding its altcoin derivatives lineup
Deribit has added to its derivatives offering with the introduction of USDC-settled options trading for Avalanche and Tron. According to Deribit, the new contracts are accessible to users from eligible jurisdictions and are settled 100% in USDC, ensuring that the two options and the perpetual produc

Trump proposes a 10% cap on credit card interest rates for one year to fight affordability issues
Wall Street erupted after Donald Trump said he wants a one‑year 10% cap on credit card interest rates. Big U.S. banks warned the plan would hit a major source of income and make it harder to lend to millions of Americans. The average card rate is 19.6%, and cards handle 70% of all U.S. retail […]

The Cheapest Crypto Under $0.05 With a Clear 700% Upside Case, Analysts Say
Low-cost cryptocurrencies frequently get traders who want a huge percentage gain prior to significant launch occasions. In the majority of the situations it is very few of these tokens that have low entry price and actual product development and pre-launch demand. An example of the names that are n