Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the industry is working on several ideas to help community banks in the CLARITY market structure bill.
Vince Quill
Vince Quill is a staff writer at Cointelegraph, covering cryptocurrencies, macroeconomics, and financial news. His reporting has also been syndicated by ZeroHedge and featured on the Coin Bureau YouTube channel. Prior to working as a financial journalist, he spent more than five years as a political opinion writer and has experience in real estate investing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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BNY launches tokenized deposits amid TradFi rush into blockchain and crypto The service is available for institutional clients through an in-house permissioned blockchain, BNY said on Friday.
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Ray Dalio says 2026 US midterm elections may reverse Trump policies The balance of power tends to shift every two years because political parties typically overpromise and underdeliver, according to the billionaire hedge fund manager.
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Altcoins hold ‘crucial’ support, set for ‘big leg’ up, says analyst The altcoin market is set to rally, based on technical analysis showing altcoins trading above critical support levels formed in October.
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Bitcoin's price remains resilient amid the US attack on Venezuela Risk-on asset markets tend to react negatively to geopolitical shocks, macroeconomic turmoil, and other negative news events.
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US national debt crosses $38.5T, as Bitcoiners celebrate ‘Genesis Day’ The first block was mined and added to the Bitcoin ledger on Jan. 3, 2009, by pseudonymous cryptographer Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Hut 8 finishes 2025 strong despite difficult year for Bitcoin miners The company continued to diversify into the AI and high-performance computing sectors in 2025, with major deals and credit expansions.
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‘Hundreds’ of EVM wallets drained in mysterious attack: ZachXBT The incident is potentially related to December's Trust Wallet hack, which left users drained of $7 million in cryptocurrency.
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Changing regulations: What users should know before buying crypto in 2026 Crypto regulations are changing around the world in 2026, as several jurisdictions adopt crypto and stablecoin policy frameworks.
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Losses from crypto hacks down 60% in December: PeckShield Although monetary losses declined, users still lost tens of millions of dollars to common cybersecurity exploits like address poisoning scams.
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Trust Wallet browser extension knocked offline by Chrome Store ‘bug,’ CEO says The Trust Wallet update includes a feature to help victims of the $7 million Christmas hack submit reimbursement claims for lost funds.
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'Massive' liquidity injections to boost BTC price in 2026, crypto exec says Money printing is a catalyst for higher risk-on asset prices, but the looming 2026 US midterm elections could throw a wrench in markets.