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UAE firm bought 49% of Trump-linked crypto startup for $500M: WSJ

An Abu Dhabi investment vehicle backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAEβs national security adviser, agreed to buy 49% of World Liberty Financial for $500M.
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Step Finance treasury wallets breached, $27M in SOL drained as STEP crashes 90%

Solana-based DeFi platform Step Finance disclosed a treasury wallet breach that saw over $27 million in SOL moved onchain, sending its STEP token down more than 90%.
Sam Bankman-Fried ramps up Trump support following Ellisonβs release

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said in a series of recent X posts that US President Donald Trump was βright on crypto,β while Joe Biden βbungled crypto.β
Bitcoinβs price may have seen βdeepest pullbackβ at $77K: Analyst

Bitcoin advocate and accountant Rajat Soni warned, βNever trust a weekend pump or dump,β as Bitcoin plunged and over $2 billion was wiped from the crypto market.
SOL sinks to April 2025 lows as Bitcoin, AI stocks and metals unwind

SOL falls to lows not seen since April 2025, but Solanaβs price-to-fundamentals gap and its wider correlation to macro markets may provide hope for investors.
Bitcoin crashes below $76K Strategy cost basis in $2B market-wide liquidation event

Bitcoin saw a sudden weekend liquidity cascade that took BTC price to near $75,000 for the first time since its April 2025 low.
BitMine Immersion faces $6B paper loss as Ether sell-off deepens

BitMineβs growing ETH losses highlight the risks of crypto treasury strategies as leverage unwinds and weak liquidity accelerates market downturns.
CoreWeave shows how crypto-era infrastructure quietly became AIβs backbone

From crypto mining to AI compute, former cryptocurrency miners are reshaping data center economics as Big Techβs grip on infrastructure begins to loosen.
VC Roundup: Crypto funding rebounds as institutions test onchain finance

From venture rounds to onchain credit, capital is moving cautiously back into crypto as institutions focus on infrastructure and real-world use cases.
Bitcoin vs. gold: BTC is a βbetter opportunityβ than in 2017, data says

Bitcoin could start catching up to gold as soon as February, as traders anticipate BTC to recover from its record lows versus gold this year.
Active Solana addresses spike 115%, four in 10 merchants take Bitcoin: Month in Charts

Activity on Solana has spiked as new AI tech makes it easier than ever to launch memecoins. Meanwhile, Ethereum is plugging away at future-proofing and bringing down fees.
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US Treasury sanctions Iran-linked crypto exchanges in first Iran-related designations

The US Treasury sanctioned two UK-registered crypto exchanges tied to Iran, in OFACβs first move against digital asset platforms under Iran sanctions.
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Crypto billionaires deploy $40M to fight California wealth tax and union power

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and venture capitalist Tim Draper are backing Grow California, a new political effort aimed at countering union-backed wealth tax proposals.