Author: Kryptonews

The balance of power in the United States Congress may shift in favor of Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections, fueled by inflation concerns, threatening to undo regulatory policies under the Republican Party and US President Donald Trump, according to billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio.“The affordability issue will probably be the number one political issue next year, contributing to the Republicans losing the House and a very messy 2027 on the way to a very interesting 2028 election,” Dalio said, adding:“Because of how our democracy works, President Trump has a two-year unimpeded mandate that can be weakened greatly in…

The Trump family’s crypto platform, World Liberty Financial, has filed for a national trust banking charter to accelerate the institutional adoption of its USD1 stablecoin.World Liberty said on Wednesday that its subsidiary WLTC Holdings filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a charter that would allow it to issue, custody, and convert its stablecoin in-house, rather than rely on third-party providers such as BitGo.“Institutions are already using USD1 for cross-border payments, settlement, and treasury operations,” said World Liberty CEO Zach Witkoff. “A national trust charter will allow us to bring issuance, custody, and conversion together…

Polymarket has partnered with Dow Jones to make its predictions market data available to users on multiple platforms.In a Wednesday notice, Polymarket and Dow Jones said the predictions market data would be available on The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Investor’s Business Daily, among others. According to the companies, Polymarket will be featured in “dedicated data modules” on websites and select print placements.Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour said the decision was based on helping clients “better interpret market sentiment and assess risk.” Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan said the partnership would combine “journalistic insight with real-time market probabilities.”…

When the fire reached Diana Thater’s home in Altadena last January, there was no time for triage. As she and her husband, the artist T. Kelly Mason, evacuated ahead of the flames, Mason grabbed what he could carry: a server and several hard drives. Thater took the cats. Everything else—decades of raw footage, master tapes, installation manuals, ephemera, paintings—was left behind in a temperature-controlled garage that burned to the ground. “It’s hard to live to be 62 years old and lose your entire life in one night,” Thater told the New York Times at the time. The loss was not just…

Cryptocurrency exchange Gate has added an AI-powered market analysis tool, called GateAI, to its trading app, offering automated summaries and explanations of market data.GateAI is available in version 8.2.0 and above of the Gate app and can be accessed across multiple areas of the platform, including token search, spot charts and the community feed. The company said the tool organizes market information based on existing data and is designed to flag uncertainty when conclusions cannot be verified.According to Wednesday’s announcement, the feature is intended as a decision-support tool rather than an automated trading system, providing contextual information such as market…

Toncoin (TON) has fallen more than 75% from its 2024 peak and over 65% from its 2025 high. Investors are blaming Telegram for selling an amount equivalent to roughly 10% of TON’s circulating market capitalization.Analysts are divided over the impact of this move. At the same time, Toncoin’s growth has become more closely tied to news related to Telegram.Sponsored Critics Blame Telegram for Toncoin’s Weak Price PerformanceA recent Financial Times report stated that Telegram sold more than $450 million worth of Toncoin in 2025. This disclosure sparked intense debate among analysts and the crypto community.Concerns quickly emerged about the motivation…

By 2026, cloud mining remains one of the most popular and convenient ways to earn passive income from cryptocurrencies. No expensive hardware or technical expertise is required—just choose a trustworthy cloud mining provider, and you can start mining Bitcoin or other digital assets with the potential for impressive daily earnings. Some platforms even offer premium contracts that pay up to $5,104 per day.This guide introduces six of the leading free and legitimate cloud mining platforms for 2026. Each platform lets you start earning crypto instantly, often with little or no upfront investment. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced miner,…

The market capitalization of stablecoins on the Solana layer-1 blockchain surged by $900 million over a 24-hour period on Tuesday. Stablecoins, blockchain tokens backed by fiat currency or debt assets, surged to a market cap of $15.3 billion on the Solana network, according to DeFiLlama. The dramatic surge came as decentralized finance platform Jupiter launched its JupUSD stablecoin, developed in partnership with synthetic stablecoin issuer Ethena. The Solana stablecoin market cap surges. Source: DeFiLlamaSolana’s stablecoin ecosystem is dominated by Circle’s USDC (USDC), a dollar-pegged token, which accounts for over 67% of the network’s total stablecoin market cap.The surge in stablecoins on Solana…

With a markup event on legislation to address digital asset market structure scheduled for next week, representatives from cryptocurrency companies are expected to fly into Washington, D.C., and some will engage with lawmakers on the bill.Speaking with Cointelegraph on Tuesday, Cody Carbone, CEO of crypto advocacy organization The Digital Chamber, said it was “possible, if not likely,” that the Senate Agriculture Committee would hold a markup on its version of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA) — the market structure bill — at the same time as the Senate Banking Committee. Senator Tim Scott, who chairs the banking committee, said…

Babylon, a decentralized protocol focused on enabling native Bitcoin staking and lending, received $15 million in funding from a16z Crypto through the sale of Babylon’s native BABY (BABY) tokens to the digital asset arm of Andreessen Horowitz.In a blog post published Wednesday, a16z Crypto said the funding will support continued development of the protocol’s Bitcoin-native infrastructure.“Bitcoin’s limited programmability” has left large amounts of Bitcoin (BTC) sitting idle, the blog reads, arguing that enabling its use as collateral could unlock a major source of onchain capital and allow BTC to function as a productive asset within decentralized finance (DeFi).Founded as a…