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Portal, a platform bridging the gap between crypto games and blockchain networks, has announced that its token will be airdropped in January. The airdrop will follow the conclusion of the Crystal Dash airdrop farming game, where users can convert their crystal shards into Portal tokens. The project has drawn attention and criticism for its promotional campaign on Twitter, which has now been modified to limit points earned for specific interactions on Portal-related posts.
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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes predicts that Trump's Venezuela policies could drive Bitcoin's price surge due to potential seizure of oil reserves. Hayes believes US monetary policies will boost Bitcoin's value as the Federal Reserve continues printing money.
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Kontigo, a neobank in Latin America, reimbursed over 1,000 users for $340,905.28 in USDC stolen by hackers. The company detected unauthorized access affecting user funds and has processed refunds for affected accounts.
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Barclays, one of the UK's largest banks, has made a strategic investment in Ubyx, a U.S. stablecoin settlement start-up. Ubyx aims to solve the many-to-many problem faced by issuers, enabling a pluralistic market structure for digital money acceptance.
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Bitcoin's recent pullback from a weekly high has led to a liquidation spree and net outflows of $243 million from U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Analysts view this as a tactical pause rather than a loss of conviction in the market.
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Metaplanet, Japan's largest Bitcoin treasury, plans to acquire 1% of the world's Bitcoin supply by 2027. The company disclosed that its Bitcoin income business generated $55 million in revenue last year, surpassing expectations. Share prices of smaller Japanese treasuries have risen alongside Bitcoin's price increase.
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Morgan Stanley has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an Ethereum Trust, expanding its crypto footprint. The trust will track ETH price and distribute staking rewards to investors, following the bank's registrations for Bitcoin and Solana products.
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XRP's price surged by 25% in the first week of 2026, outperforming the crypto market. XRP ETFs attracted $1.3 billion in investments since November, with growing regulatory clarity driving the token's momentum.
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The American Bankers Association's Community Bankers Council is urging U.S. senators to tighten oversight of yield-based workarounds in federal stablecoin rules. More than 200 community bank leaders expressed concern about stablecoin interest payments circumventing Congressional intent through indirect means. The ABA is calling on Congress to clarify the interest prohibition applies to stablecoin issuers' affiliates and partners.
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Binance Futures is set to launch silver perpetual contracts, allowing traders to speculate on the precious metal's price with up to 50x leverage. The contracts, margined and settled in Tether, will attract a funding fee every four hours and offer 24/7 trading access.
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The correlation between Bitcoin and the Japanese yen has reached a record high over the past 90 days, with a coefficient of determination of 73%. This tight connection means that BTC's price movements closely mirror those of the yen.