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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin Core’s maintainer set has expanded for the first time in nearly three years, with pseudonymous contributor TheCharlatan (also known online as “sedited”) added to the project’s small group of “Trusted Keys” holders, an operational role that carries commit authority to Bitcoin Core’s master branch. The move matters because it touches the narrowest choke point in Bitcoin’s most widely used node implementation: who can cryptographically sign and merge the code that ultimately ships to users. TheCharlatan was added on January 8, 2026, according to the project’s trusted-keys…
Some of you may remember an article I published years ago, Understanding Lightning Network Using an Abacus, which I wrote after it became clear to me that many people didn’t fully understand how Lightning works. At the time, my goal wasn’t to explain Lightning’s cryptography or implementation details, but to demystify the core idea behind payment channels. I used the analogy of the abacus to focus on the concept rather than the mechanics. It worked extremely well and people later adopted the abacus analogy to explain Lightning to noobs. Lately, I’ve been feeling a strong sense of déjà vu. When…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure 21Shares is set to launch its Dogecoin ETF after gaining approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Nasdaq. This is expected to provide some bullish momentum for the meme coin even as DOGE funds see muted interest from institutional investors. 21Shares To Launch Dogecoin ETF After Filing Final Prospectus Crypto ETF issuer 21Shares has filed the prospectus for its Dogecoin ETF, signaling plans to launch this fund this week. However, the asset manager has yet to announce a specific launch date. This will be…
Bitcoin investors are bracing for a rare convergence of market forces this week, walking into a gauntlet of three distinct macro and policy catalysts packed into a single 72-hour window.The catalysts include the release of December’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Tuesday, a potentially historic Supreme Court opinion day on Wednesday regarding executive tariff powers, and a Senate Banking Committee executive session on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (H.R. 3633) on Thursday.Together, these events could simultaneously alter the cost of money, the trajectory of international trade policy, and the regulatory rulebook for digital assets in the United…
Iran’s currency, the rial, has collapsed to around 1 million per US dollar, a record that spotlights how quickly savings can be wiped out when trust in money breaks.The currency lost nearly half its value across 2025, with official inflation reaching 42.5% in December. Recent protests erupting in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, triggered by the sharp fall in the rial and the volatility that makes it impossible for merchants to price inventory or plan purchases.The state responded with a nationwide communications blackout, and some Iranians turned to Starlink to skirt the restrictions, even though using the satellite service is banned and…
In brief The updated crypto market structure bill draft will prohibit digital asset providers from paying interest solely for holding payment stablecoins, while preserving exceptions for transaction-based rewards. The banking industry lobbied for the provision, citing a Treasury report warning of potential deposit flight from traditional banks. Three Democratic Senators have demanded a public hearing before Thursday’s markup, saying members will have less than 48 hours to review the text. Banks secured a win in the fight over stablecoin yield as Senate lawmakers released updated crypto market structure legislation draft Tuesday morning, which prohibits digital asset service providers from paying…
In brief A cryptocurrency executive and his family were beaten and bound during a Friday home invasion in Verneuil-sur-Seine. It’s the latest such “$5 wrench attack” targeting wealthy crypto holders in the country. The attack came just a day after another crypto investor was kidnapped from his home near Cholet, assaulted, and dumped 50 kilometers away. Armed assailants stormed a family home in Verneuil-sur-Seine on Friday evening, launching a brutal attack on a crypto investment executive and his family in what has become the latest “wrench attack” to rock France’s crypto community.Three gunmen forced their way into the residence around…
In brief A Bitcoin whale from the Satoshi era moved 2,000 BTC, worth some $182 million, on the weekend. The “vast majority” of the funds were sent to crypto exchange Coinbase, according to onchain analytics platform Bubblemaps. Transfers to centralized exchanges historically signal “potential liquidity events,” according to one analyst, though not every such move heralds an “imminent sell-off.” An early Bitcoin miner has transferred 2,000 BTC to Coinbase, blockchain analytics reveals.Transaction data show that the funds were sent in tranches of 50 BTC each on Saturday, and the coins hadn’t been moved in more than 15 years.“Most addresses in…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple has sent a new market-structure letter to the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, urging the agency to draw a hard line between a securities offering and the underlying token that may later trade in secondary markets, a framing that could matter for how XRP (post SEC lawsuit) and other tokens are treated in disclosure and jurisdiction debates. In the January 9, 2026 submission, signed by Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty, General Counsel Sameer Dhond, and Deputy General Counsel Deborah McCrimmon, Ripple positions its comments as input to…
A16z raise $15B! Jerome Powell vs Trump! Crypto remains flat! Special Guest: Dudas!Crypto majors are mostly flat headed into Monday open; btc even at $90,600; eth +1% at $3,110, sol +2% at $140; xrp -2% to $2.04. Ip (+20%) and xmr (+15%) led top movers; xmr hit a new ath at $590. Fed chair Jerome Powell released a video message claiming that the criminal charges he faces are due to his not cutting interest rates in line with Trump’s wishes. X (twitter) announced plans for “smart cashtags” to show crypto and stock prices live next to tickers. Vaneck projected bitcoin…
In brief Tennessee ordered Polymarket, Kalshi, and Crypto.com to shut down sports prediction markets and refund wagers. The companies have previously said that states lack authority to do so, claiming the markets are federally regulated. The escalating legal clash is poised to eventually head to the Supreme Court. Tennessee’s sports betting regulator has ordered prediction market platforms to stop offering sports-related wagers—in the latest move by state governments to try to seize control of the exploding, legally ambiguous industry.The Tennessee Sports Wagering Council sent cease-and-desist letters to Polymarket, Kalshi and Crypto.com on Friday, ordering the companies to immediately pull any…
In brief Bitcoin’s rangebound price and multi-year low volatility signal a market not pricing in a potential Fed policy shift. Experts argue the market is underpricing January rate cut odds, citing new political pressure and conflicting jobs/inflation data. Today’s CPI report is seen as an asymmetric catalyst: a soft print could spark a violent Bitcoin rally as complacency unwinds. Bitcoin’s flat price action and subdued volatility suggest investors may be overlooking a shift in Federal Reserve expectations, potentially leaving the token mispriced ahead of key inflation data, analysts said.The core of the argument is that markets are too complacent. “Risk into…
In brief Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched the NYC token, claiming it would fund charitable causes. The token surged to a nearly $600 million market cap before crashing to over $1oo million. A wallet linked to the token deployer removed $2.43 million in USDC liquidity, added back $1.5 million, leaving $932,000 unaccounted for. A wallet linked to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ newly launched crypto token allegedly pocketed nearly $1 million through suspicious manipulation of a liquidity pool on Monday.The creator of the NYC token sent 80 million coins to an account that added the…
In brief BlueVault launched Monday as a crypto fundraising platform built specifically for Democratic political committees. The platform targets small-dollar crypto donors, positioning itself as infrastructure rather than a pro-crypto policy endorsement. The launch follows internal Democratic reassessments after Republicans made inroads with crypto voters during the 2024 election cycle. Democrats are hoping to re-engage crypto-aligned voters and donors following their landslide defeat in the 2024 U.S. presidential election by launching a new digital-asset fundraising platform.BlueVault, a crypto fundraising service for Democratic political committees, launched Monday, allowing campaigns to accept donations in Bitcoin and stablecoins.The launch reflects growing concern among…