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Bitcoin tops $93,000 as markets digest US operations in Venezuela
Traders are monitoring US operations in Venezuela, looking for signs of a strategic entry into the nation’s oil sector, one analyst said....

PwC to deepen crypto engagement citing US regulatory shift: FT
Paul Griggs, US head of the 'Big 4' accounting firm, cited the GENIUS act and a pro-crypto regulatory shift as key drivers behind the move....

Bitcoin Core sees development uptick, reversing multi-year decline: Casa CSO
Email activity, number of unique developers, and number of lines of code changes all increased in 2025 compared to declines in prior years. ...

Top crypto VCs share 2026 funding and token sales outlook
Crypto VCs told The Block they expect disciplined activity to persist in 2026, with a higher bar for new investments....

Coinbase to pause peso-based services in Argentina just one year after launch
The retreat follows the LIBRA memecoin scandal involving the country's president, Javier Milei, which caused a firestorm of controversy. ...

Rep. Torres targets prediction market ‘insider trading’ after trader nets $400K on Maduro’s capture: report
The bill would bar federal employees from trading prediction market contracts tied to government policy when they possess material non-public information. ...

Cumulative spot crypto ETF trading volume surpasses $2 trillion, doubling in half the time
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs started 2026 with a combined $645.6 million in net inflows on January 2, marking a strong start to the year. ...

SEC’s sole Democratic Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw departs agency, leaving all-Republican panel
Crenshaw cast a dissenting voice against spot Bitcoin ETF approvals in January 2024, and consistently expressed her crypto-skeptical views. ...

Crypto M&As and IPOs surged in 2025, and insiders see deal momentum carrying into 2026
Industry insiders expect deal momentum to continue into 2026, driven by consolidation, targeted acquisitions, and a still-open IPO window....

Aave Labs moves to ease governance tensions with non-protocol revenue sharing
Aave founder Stani Kulechov says Aave Labs may share non-protocol revenue with AAVE token holders amid governance debate....