Month: January 2026

Sen. Marshall To Cut Card Fees Ask From Crypto Bill: Report

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Republican Senator Roger Marshall has reportedly agreed to hold back on pushing an amendment aimed at credit card swipe fees when the Senate Agriculture Committee marks up a major crypto bill next week.  Marshall filed an amendment to the committee’s version of a crypto market structure bill last week that would force companies to compete on swipe fees, but later privately agreed not to add the provision, Politico reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The Senate Agriculture Committee was expected to mark up the bill on…

Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 Open Interest Notched $793M ATH On Monday

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Layer-1 blockchain network Hyperliquid has seen an explosion in trading through “Builder-Deployed Perpetuals” this month, hitting a new all-time high in open interest on Monday. In a post on X, Hyperliquid attributed the rapid adoption of HIP-3 — a permissionless market creation framework — to a surge in commodities trading. “HIP-3 open interest reached an all-time high of $790M, driven recently by a surge in commodities trading. HIP-3 OI has been hitting new ATHs each week. A month ago, HIP-3 OI was $260M.” Source: Hyperliquid HIP-3 was a Hyperliquid improvement…

Bitcoin Jobs Grew 6% in 2025 With Non-Dev Roles Most-Posted

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Crypto companies’ demand for Bitcoin-savvy workers reportedly increased 6% last year, with most job listings focused on non-developer roles. A total of 1,801 Bitcoin-related positions were listed in 2025, up from 1,707 the year before, according to Bitvocation’s 2025 Bitcoin Jobs Data report. The Bitcoin job opportunities were spread across Bitcoin (BTC) mining, the Bitcoin layer 2 Lightning network, Bitcoin financial services, including payments, and self-custody. Product manager was the most in-demand role for non-technical positions, while director roles increased tenfold — a sign that Bitcoin companies are scaling operations,…

Meta Denies It Can Access WhatsApp Chats Amid Lawsuit

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An executive at Meta has denied accusations that it can access WhatsApp chats after plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Meta on Friday, maintaining that the messaging app’s end-to-end encryption feature keeps messages secure as promised. In an X post on Monday, Meta communications director Andy Stone said: “Any claim that people’s WhatsApp messages are not encrypted is categorically false and absurd,” while referring to the lawsuit as a “frivolous work of fiction.” Source: Andy Stone The lawsuit was filed in a US district court in San Francisco, California, on Friday…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Bulls Make A Move — Then Slam Into Resistance

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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…

Bitcoin Mining Slows in US During Winter Storm

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Bitcoin network hashrate hit a seven-month low over the weekend as a massive winter storm bombarded the United States with snow and ice, pushing miners to curtail operations to stabilize the energy grid. American weather forecasting company AccuWeather reported on Monday that the massive winter storm affected three dozen states over the weekend, with widespread snow, ice, and power outages affecting one million energy customers.  Data from mining data tool CoinWarz shows that Bitcoin’s (BTC) network hashrate began to drop on Friday, and by Sunday, it hit 663 exahashes per…

XRP Price Breaks Out, But Bulls Show Caution Above Resistance

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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…

Polymarket Partners With Major US Soccer League

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Polymarket has inked a multi-year deal with Major League Soccer, the top-level soccer league in the US, to be the exclusive prediction market partner for the league and its main tournament, the Leagues Cup. The MLS and Polymarket said on Monday that they will work together to create “new fan experiences” such as second-screen engagement, which typically includes data, statistics, or betting. “As soccer’s audience continues to grow and evolve in the US, fans are looking for new ways to engage more deeply with the game,” said Polymarket founder and…

Bitwise Partners With Morpho To Offer Institutional-Grade DeFi Yield Vaults

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Digital asset management firm Bitwise has teamed up with decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Morpho to launch non-custodial on-chain vaults aimed at generating yield.  The move was announced on X on Monday, with Bitwise noting that its first vault will target an annual percentage yield of 6% by investing in overcollateralized lending pools. “Finance is moving onchain. Vaults are a key part of that, offering investors a transparent way to earn digital yield on their assets,” Bitwise said.  Bitwise’s onchain vaults via Morpho Bitwise will deploy multiple strategies across vaults…

Crypto Rally Awaits Gold And Silver Cooldown

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Fundstrat managing partner Tom Lee predicts that crypto markets will likely catch up once gold and silver begin to take a break from their recent rallies. Tom Lee said on CNBC’s Power Lunch on Monday that crypto should be going up on a weaker dollar and an easing Federal Reserve.  However, it doesn’t have the leverage tailwind because the industry delevered, “and as long as gold and silver are rising, then there’s a FOMO into buying that instead of crypto,” he said. “Because when gold and silver take a break,…