Month: January 2026

Crypto Laundering On Centralized Exchanges Declines: Report

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The use of centralized crypto exchanges for laundering illicit funds is on the decline, with Chinese-language money laundering networks now being used more than ever, according to Chainalysis. Chainalysis said in a report on Tuesday that informal service-based networks offered through Chinese-speaking channels have a wide variety of laundering-as-a-service businesses that use money mules, informal over-the-counter trade desks, and gambling platforms to mix and swap crypto. The networks emerged during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, and now “dominate known crypto money laundering activity.” Centralized crypto exchanges…

Fed Money Printing For Japan Good For Bitcoin: Arthur Hayes

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Bitcoin could break out of its “sideways funk” if the United States central bank attempts to support a failing Japanese bond market by printing money, according to BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes. Hayes proposed a theory on Wednesday about how the Federal Reserve “could be printing money to manipulate the yen and JGB [Japanese government bond] markets.” Japan faces a dual crisis: the yen is weakening while Japanese government bond yields are rising simultaneously, signaling a potential loss of market confidence. This also impacts the US because Japanese investors might sell…

UK Bans Coinbase Ads For Trivializing Crypto Risks: Report

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The UK’s advertising watchdog has reportedly banned a series of advertisements from Coinbase, claiming they presented the crypto exchange as a solution to cost-of-living concerns while making light of the risks of investing in crypto. The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the ads — which included a satirical musical-style video and three posters — were “irresponsible” and “trivialized the risks of cryptocurrency,” The Guardian reported on Wednesday. “We considered that using humour to reference serious financial concerns, alongside a cue to ‘change,’ risked presenting complex, high-risk financial products as…

Solana (SOL) Recovery Reaches A Level That Changes Everything

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Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked…

Coinbase Inches Closer Toward Launching Custom Stablecoins

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Coinbase is testing Flipcash’s in-development stablecoin, USDF, on its backend as part of a new feature that will allow businesses to create their own branded, dollar-backed tokens. The “Coinbase Custom Stablecoins” feature, introduced in December, will let businesses earn rewards on activity and allow them to move funds seamlessly between Coinbase-supported chains, with the tokens to be collateralized by Circle’s USDC (USDC). “A new Coinbase Custom Stablecoin, USDF, has been enabled on Coinbase Exchange for operational testing,” Coinbase posted to X on Tuesday, adding:  “This is a backend test phase…

Bitmine stakes additional 113,280 ETH, totaling $7B in staked assets: On-chain data

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Bitmine, the Ethereum treasury company chaired by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, staked an additional 113,280 ETH worth about $341 million today, according to data from Arkham Intelligence. Tom Lee(@fundstrat)’s #Bitmine staked another 113,280 $ETH($340.68M) an hour ago. In total, #Bitmine has now staked 2,332,051 $ETH($7B), 55% of its total holdings.https://t.co/P684j5YQaG pic.twitter.com/Q4VDKaxmFp — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) January 28, 2026 The transaction brings Bitmine’s total staked Ethereum to 2.3 million ETH, valued at approximately $7 billion, representing 55% of the company’s holdings. Bitmine holds 4.2 million ETH in total, roughly 3.5% of the entire…

XRP Price Stuck Under $2.00 As Markets Brace For Another Slide

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Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked…

Steak ‘N Shake Adds $5M To Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

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US fast-food restaurant chain Steak ’n Shake has added $5 million worth of Bitcoin to its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as part of a pledge to funnel all sales made in Bitcoin straight into the fund. The move takes the company’s total Bitcoin (BTC) holdings to $15 million, equivalent to roughly 167.7 BTC at the time of publication, following a $10 million increase announced on Jan. 18. However, it is not clear exactly how much Bitcoin it holds, nor whether the amount reflects price appreciation, customer payments, or additional treasury purchases.…

Intel rises in extended trading on NVIDIA partnership rumors

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Shares of Intel (INTC) extended gains in after-hours trading as rumors swirled that NVIDIA may be turning to the US-based semiconductor company to diversify its chip manufacturing. INTC rose more than 3% on Monday, according to Yahoo Finance. Taiwan-based outlet DigiTimes reported Monday, citing supply chain sources, that NVIDIA plans to collaborate with Intel on its Feynman architecture. Under the reported arrangement, NVIDIA would manufacture the I/O die using Intel’s 18A or 14A process, with mass production expected around 2028. The main compute die would continue to be produced by…

Retail Traders Rotating to Whatever is Pumping: Santiment

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Social media discussions about silver and gold have outpaced crypto on most days this month as retail investors have latched onto a recent rise in precious metal prices, according to market intelligence platform Santiment. Gold discussion erupted in the second week of January as the metal hit new highs, and dominated social traffic between Jan. 8 and Jan. 18, according to Sanbase data shared in an X post from Santiment on Tuesday. The third week of January saw interest briefly return to crypto as traders attempted to “try to buy…