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Monero retakes privacy crown as Zcash turmoil rattles rally
Recent governance turmoil at Zcash has resurfaced questions about development continuity, tempering confidence after the token’s strong Q4....

Coincheck signs $112 million stock purchase agreement for majority stake in digital asset manager 3iQ
The deal is expected to close in Q2 2026 and could give Coincheck ownership of 3iQ’s regulated crypto ETFs and fund platforms....

Crypto crime topped $150 billion in 2025 as state-backed actors scaled onchain: Chainalysis
Chainalysis reported crypto crime hit $154 billion in 2025, driven by state-linked hacking, sanctions evasion and stablecoin-based laundering....

Bitcoin slips back below $90,000 after early-2026 rally fades
Analysts point to overhead resistance, cautious derivatives positioning, and lingering internal fatigue as catalysts....

Binance launches regulated TradFi perpetual contracts settled in USDT, starting with gold and silver
Binance has rolled out its first regulated TradFi perpetual futures, starting with USDT-settled gold and silver contracts....

Zcash developers quit, form new company after board clash
The entire Electric Coin Company team behind Zcash resigned after a governance dispute with its nonprofit board, says CEO Josh Swihart....

Spot XRP ETFs see first net outflows since debut, worth $41 million
Spot bitcoin and ether ETFs reported net outflows as well, with one analyst pointing to profit-taking after the recent market rally....

Kalshi CEO endorses bill banning insider trading on prediction markets
Mansour distanced Kalshi from 'offshore, unregulated' prediction market platforms with alleged cases of insider trading....

Sei warns USDC.n token holders to swap for ‘native’ stablecoin ahead of planned upgrade
USDC.n served as the canonical representation of the popular stablecoin on the Sei Network before Circle issued a native version of the token....

Ethereum rolls out final planned Blob Parameters Only fork as final step in Fusaka upgrade
Fusaka, activated in early December, introduced the “Blob Parameters Only” upgrade mechanism to ramp up Ethereum's data availability....