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- Jan 16, 2026
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Mempool bots battle over compromised BTC—by Protos Staff
- Michael Saylor’s Creative Bitcoin Strategy Isn’t Working
- Crypto card spending hits $18 billion annualized as stablecoin use shifts to everyday payments
- Larry Fink, the New Mayor of Davos
- Huione-linked Tudou Guarantee winds down amid $130M USDT refunds: Bitrace
- Manhattan DA Pushes Criminal Penalties for Unlicensed Crypto Operators
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Claude AI plugins can now vibe code smart contracts—by Protos Staff
- Jan 15, 2026
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FTX estate says Justin Sun still owes it millions—by Protos Staff
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Nikita Bier causes collapse of crypto InfoFi—by Protos Staff
- Earnings Fall Short at Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo
- Michael Saylor’s Strategy still has major upside despite 2025 plunge, says TD Cowen
- Coinbase and the Crypto Revolt Against a Crypto Bill
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What are TikTok coins?—by Protos Staff
- Coinbase pulled support for Senate crypto legislation — here’s what happened
- Former ‘bitcoin mayor’ Eric Adams denies profiting from NYC Token after 80% crash
- Manhattan DA Urges Lawmakers to Strengthen Crypto Enforcement Tools
- Bitcoin ETF inflows reach $1.7 billion over three-day streak
- DeFi quietly breaks up with Discord as scams overwhelm public channels
- Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev reaffirms support for crypto market structure bill amid delay
- Vitalik Buterin, Sam Altman to attend Bitmine shareholder meeting as firm conducts key vote
- Jan 14, 2026
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Was X shadow ban holding the price of BTC back?—by Protos Staff
- Sui Layer 1 stalls for hours as developers rush to restore network
- YO PROTOCOL’S SLIPPAGE BOMB
- Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis says impersonation, AI crypto scams stole $17 billion last year
- U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs pull in $750 million in strongest day since October
- Senate crypto bill could mark biggest financial surveillance expansion since the Patriot Act, Galaxy says
- Bank of America tops estimates on better-than-expected net interest income, equities trading
- Congress must bar interest on payment stablecoins to avoid harming Main Street lending
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Why crypto should have listened to Dilbert—by Protos Staff
- Jan 13, 2026
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Strategy director Carl Rickertsen is buying MSTR after years of selling—by Protos Staff
- Bank of Italy economist sends out warning on Ethereum’s role in financial system
- Kraken-Linked SPAC Eyes $250 Million US Public Offering
- Pump.fun exec says ‘most lose’ on memecoin platform, lawsuit alleges
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Eric Adams was accused of bribery, now he’s rug-pulled NYC Token—by Protos Staff
- Drug kingpin who used Bitcoin to launder millions gets 20 years in prison
- Wintermute OTC data shows crypto liquidity clustered in BTC and ETH as broader altcoin rallies faded in 2025
- Eric Adams’ memecoin team deflects after 82% crash: ‘Our partners had to rebalance the liquidity’
- Crypto exchange Korbit accepts regulator’s $2m anti-money laundering violations fine
- Crypto’s Altcoin Fringe Sees $40 Billion Exodus In Risk Unwind
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Crypto Twitter says Nikita Bier killed X — and ‘gm’—by Protos Staff
- Jan 12, 2026
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Michael Saylor is running out of ways to boost Strategy’s BTC per share—by Protos Staff
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Legacy DeFi platforms lose $27M as hacking spree continues into 2026—by Protos Staff
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Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ assault on the Federal Reserve—by Protos Staff
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Crypto Twitter melts down after algorithm change triggers X bot flood—by Protos Staff
- Donald Trump’s ‘intimidation’ of Powell tests Fed credibility, risking investor exit from U.S. assets
- JPMorgan’s looming question: What happens when CEO Jamie Dimon leaves?
- X Plans ‘Smart Cashtags’ to Link Crypto and Stock Tickers to Live Prices
- Strategy diehards keep faith in company that ‘the market doesn’t understand’
- South Korea to lift ban on corporate crypto investment: Report
- Dubai bans privacy tokens, tightens stablecoin rules in crypto reset
- Bitcoin treasury firms linked to Adam Back sign preliminary agreement to combine
- UK lawmakers push to ban crypto political donations over foreign interference fears
- Vitalik Buterin outlines conditions for a self-sustaining, quantum-safe Ethereum
- Bitcoin traders are bracing for a Fed “credibility shock” that hinges on one critical date this month
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Bitcoin Core promotes first Trusted Keys maintainer in three years—by Protos Staff
- Jan 09, 2026
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Does Cuba have any state bitcoin that the US could seize?—by Protos Staff
- As Senators race towards market structure vote, DeFi devs remain a sticking point
- Inside the Zcash drama: a recap
- Truebit hit by $26m exploit as attackers increasingly target older DeFi protocols
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Trump claims Sam Bankman-Fried is not getting a pardon—by Protos Staff
- Trump Rules Out Pardon for FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried: NYT
- Australian Regulator Flags Grok in Rising AI Image Abuse Complaints
- Colombia’s tax authority mandates crypto exchanges to submit user data: report
- Vitalik Buterin condemns criminalization of code in appeal for Tornado Cash developer
- BlackRock predicts major shift in retail investors’ access to cryptocurrencies
- Registered crypto companies must reapply for approval, UK regulator says
- Ethereum staking bottleneck breaks as long-running exit queue clears
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No release for French tax agent who gave crypto investor details to gangs—by Protos Staff
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Crypto scammer linked to world’s largest seizure of weight loss drugs—by Protos Staff
- Jan 08, 2026
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Crypto influencer Scooter explores defamation claim against Burwick Law—by Protos Staff
- 75,000 Chinese blockchain startups founded last year
- Bithumb denies working with lawmaker to target rival Upbit
- Crypto wrench attacks to surge following a violent 2025
- Crypto Liquidations Top $477M as Bitcoin Slips Below $90K
- Polymarket user who won $400K on Maduro ouster bet quietly disappears
- U.S. Trade Deficit Fell to Lowest Level Since 2009, Latest Data Show
- Florida revives push for bitcoin reserve with new 2026 bill
- India’s Tax Department Echoes Reserve Bank’s Concerns on Crypto
- China Is Investigating Meta’s Latest A.I. Acquisition
- BNB treasury strategy sparks governance battle at CEA Industries
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Zcash core team quits over restructuring conflict, ZEC down 20%—by Protos Staff
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Crypto gold promoters claim 80% APR amid speculative mania—by Protos Staff
- Jan 07, 2026
- Iran Accepting Crypto Payments for Weapons—But This May Not Help It Evade Sanctions
- JPMorgan to issue its JPM stablecoin directly on privacy-focused Canton Network
- Polymarket Enters the Newsroom Through Dow Jones Alliance
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Strategy’s bitcoin premium vanishes as mNAV crashes to 1x—by Protos Staff
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CHART: Every crypto sponsor in this year’s Premier League—by Protos Staff
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Billion-dollar scammer Chen Zhi arrested in Cambodia, extradited to China—by Protos Staff
- Ripple again rules out IPO, saying balance sheet gives it room to stay private
- Popular collective crypto trading strategy is vulnerable to losses and insider exploitation, according to new research
- Prosecutors appeal acquittal of Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg
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