Month: January 2026

Grayscale Files To Convert NEAR Protocol Trust Into Spot ETF

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Crypto asset manager Grayscale has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to convert its NEAR Protocol Trust to an exchange-traded fund. Grayscale filed a preliminary prospectus on Tuesday for the Grayscale NEAR Trust, a security that offers shares representing fractional ownership in NEAR Protocol tokens (NEAR).  The company intends to convert the existing Trust into an ETF to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange Arca.  The move follows Grayscale’s established pattern of launching products as private trusts, moving them to OTC markets, and eventually converting them…

Crypto Must Compromise on Senate Bill: Trump Advisor

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The US Senate’s crypto market structure bill must be passed quickly while lawmakers can still cut deals to advance it, but it will require concessions, says a top White House crypto advisor. “There *will* be a crypto market structure bill — it’s a question of when, not if,” Patrick Witt, the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, said on Tuesday. “Assuming a multi-trillion-dollar industry will continue to operate indefinitely without a comprehensive regulatory framework is pure fantasy,” he added.  The Senate is looking to pass…

Bitcoin Posts and Search Interest Fell Significantly in 2025

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Bitcoin saw less online chatter and search interest in 2025 compared to the year before, despite a rollercoaster year that saw Bitcoin post new all-time highs before a major market crash.  Five-year worldwide search data on Google Trends shows that after US President Donald Trump’s election victory in November 2024, which spiked searches for “Bitcoin,” search volume started trending downward in the following year, with just two modest uplifts seen in the second half of 2025. Google Trends data shows the relative popularity of search terms over time.  Bitcoin cypherpunk…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Rebound Looks Fragile With Multiple Hurdles Ahead

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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…

Noble Stablecoin Blockchain Migrates From Cosmos To Ethereum

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Noble, a stablecoin blockchain, has announced it is moving from the Cosmos ecosystem to Ethereum, citing the need to access a better tech stack and wider developer community. Noble announced on Tuesday that it will be migrating its Cosmos SDK-based blockchain to a standalone EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) layer 1, planning to launch on March 18. Noble is a venture capital-backed blockchain originally designed as a neutral liquidity hub for stablecoin and tokenized real-world asset issuance.  Due to its evolution into a network supporting real end-user stablecoin applications and DeFi,…

Ripple’s President Says 50% Of Fortune 500 Firms Will Have Crypto Exposure 

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Roughly 250 of the US’s largest corporations will either hold crypto or use blockchain-powered financial instruments by the end of 2026, says Ripple president Monica Long.  In a blog post on Monday, Long argued that the crypto and blockchain industry has fought over the past few years to lay the “technical and regulatory groundwork” to spur mass adoption and take the sector mainstream.  As part of her predictions, which also covered topics such as stablecoins, crypto custody, and artificial intelligence, Long said that blockchain is becoming the “operating layer of…

XRP Price Under Pressure As Bears Control The Trend

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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…

Chainlink Brings 24/5 Stock, ETF Data On-chain

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Crypto infrastructure company Chainlink is set to roll out support for 24/5 trading of US stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which it says could bring the $80 trillion US market on-chain. Chainlink said on Tuesday that its 24/5 US Equities Streams will be added to its existing market data services aimed at crypto platforms, which will bring “fast and secure market data across all major US equities and ETFs — 24 hours per day, 5 days per week.” It added that the product allows traders to buy, sell, or lend…

Bitcoin Crashes Below $88K As $1.8B Liquidated In Market Selloff

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Bitcoin dropped another 4% on Tuesday, with more than $1.8 billion liquidated over the past 48 hours amid tariff threats from US President Donald Trump and Japanese bond turmoil. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $87,790 on Coinbase in late trading on Tuesday, its lowest level since Dec. 31. Over the past 48 hours, more than $1.8 billion has been liquidated, around 93% of them long positions, reported Coinglass. BTC slumps 10% in a week, wiping out all January gains. Source: TradingView The asset has now wiped out all gains made so…

Ethereum Price Breaks Under $3K, Charts Flash Fresh Warnings

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Ethereum price started a fresh decline from the $3,200 resistance. ETH is now consolidating losses and is at risk of more losses below $2,880. Ethereum started a sharp downside correction below $3,000. The price is trading below $3,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $3,020 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $2,880 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Over 5% Ethereum price failed to remain…