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MSCI announced it will keep digital asset treasury companies in its global indexes, citing investor feedback and the need for further study on non-operating firms.Shares in Michael Saylor’s Strategy rose 5% after Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) decided not to exclude digital asset treasury companies from its market index, for now.In a note published Tuesday, MSCI said digital asset treasury companies (DATCOs) would, however, be subject to broader consultations to distinguish between investment companies and other companies that hold digital assets as part of their core operations.”This broader review is intended to ensure consistency and continued alignment with the overall…

The Flow Foundation on Tuesday published a technical post-mortem detailing a protocol-level exploit that occurred on Dec. 27, when an attacker was able to counterfeit tokens on the network, resulting in about $3.9 million in confirmed losses before the exploit was contained.According to the report, the attacker exploited a flaw in Flow’s Cadence runtime that allowed certain assets to be duplicated rather than minted, bypassing supply controls without accessing or draining existing user balances. Validators coordinated a network halt within six hours of the first malicious transaction, while exchange partners froze most counterfeit assets before they could be sold.Flow said…

The Flow Foundation on Tuesday published a technical post-mortem detailing a protocol-level exploit that occurred on Dec. 27, when an attacker was able to counterfeit tokens on the network, resulting in about $3.9 million in confirmed losses before the exploit was contained.According to the report, the attacker exploited a flaw in Flow’s Cadence runtime that allowed certain assets to be duplicated rather than minted, bypassing supply controls without accessing or draining existing user balances. Validators coordinated a network halt within six hours of the first malicious transaction, while exchange partners froze most counterfeit assets before they could be sold.Flow said…

Ether’s (ETH) 10% rise in January has refocused analysts’ attention on the daily chart, where the price structure points to higher prices but only if a key daily trend is reclaimed.Key takeaways:Ether is close to completing a daily double bottom targeting the $3,900 level.The 200-period EMA remains the decisive trend that ETH must flip.Volume delta data shows retail-led buying pressure, but whales continued to reduce exposure.Double bottom forms as ETH tests structural resistanceEther’s daily chart shows a developing double bottom that has taken shape across Q4 2025, reflecting repeated defense of the demand zone. If confirmed, the breakout move targets…

Strategy (MSTR) is ahead 6% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after MSCI decided not to exclude digital asset treasury companies (DATs) from its indexes.”Distinguishing between investment companies and other companies that hold non-operating assets, such as digital assets, as part of their core operations rather than for investment purposes requires further research and consultation with market participants,” said MSCI in a statement. “For instance, assessing index eligibility across a range of these types of entities may require additional inclusion assessment criteria, such as financial-statement-based or other indicators.””For the time being, the current index treatment of DATCOs identified in the preliminary…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Just as the price of Ethereum gains upward traction, the network is also experiencing robust adoption and usage, cementing its dominance in the blockchain sector. As the year begins, the Ethereum network reached a major milestone in terms of on-chain finance as stablecoin transfers surge to unprecedented levels. Stablecoin Liquidity Floods Ethereum Network Ethereum continues to remain at the forefront of on-chain finance following recent stablecoin flows on the blockchain. Presently, stablecoin activity on the Ethereum network has surged sharply, reaching historical levels, reflecting a significant change…

Jupiter, a Solana-based DeFi protocol and trading platform, has launched JupUSD, a dollar-pegged stablecoin issued natively on Solana and developed in partnership with Ethena Labs.In an X post on Monday, Jupiter said 90% of the stablecoin’s reserves will initially be held in USDtb, a licensed stablecoin collateralized by shares of BUIDL, BlackRock’s tokenized money-market fund. The remaining 10% will be held in USDC as a liquidity buffer, with a secondary pool on Meteora. Source: Jupiter ExchangeIn an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Jupiter said that JupUSD is issued as an SPL token, Solana’s standard token format, allowing it to integrate across Solana-based applications. The reserves are…

The 2026 cryptocurrency ecosystem will be characterized by accuracy, scale and smart uptake. With digital assets becoming an inseparable part of the global financial system, users do not find it satisfactory to speculate any longer. They want platforms which are reliable, have transparency and yields which are measurable. TokensCloud has become a progressive cloud mining platform that allows users to remain competitive in this fast-changing crypto space.TokensCloud will provide people with the opportunity to engage in Bitcoin mining without any technical restrictions by removing all the traditional issues in the cryptocurrency mining process. The platform takes care of expensive hardware,…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) sharp 7.4% rebound kick-started the first week of January and has shifted markets’ focus back to futures positioning, where liquidation data suggests the price action may be asymmetric.Key takeaways:Over $10.6 billion in long liquidations sit below $84,000, versus just $2 billion in shorts above $104,000.Retail positioning on Hyperliquid shows shorts are more vulnerable to upside squeezes than longs to downside moves.Bitcoin must reclaim the $100,000 cost basis to confirm a structural trend reversal.Liquidation imbalance raises volatility risk for BTCAccording to data from CoinGlass, approximately $10.65 billion in leveraged long positions would be liquidated if Bitcoin revisits $84,000. In…

Telegram’s finances are increasingly being shaped by its deepening ties to crypto, even as legal pressure and geopolitical risks complicate the picture. A Financial Times report showed an unaudited financial statement that the messaging platform registered a steep increase in operating revenue in the first half of 2025.Telegram earned revenue of a total of 870 million during the first half of 2025, a 65% increase compared to the previous year’s 525 million.Almost a third of that sum, approximately $300 million, was obtained by way of so-called exclusivity deals, which are strongly tied to Toncoin, the cryptocurrency of the Telegram ecosystem.The…