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With Democrats favored at 75% to win the U.S. House of Representatives majority in 2026 on prediction market Kalshi, Representative Maxine Waters’ new criticism of Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins’ crypto policies could gain more energy.Though Congress remains on its winter break, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee called Monday for Atkins to testify before the committee, where she wants him to answer for the dismissal of significant digital assets industry enforcement actions.”The SEC has terminated or stayed major enforcement actions against multiple crypto companies and individuals that had been credibly accused of major violations…

Kim Byung-kee, floor leader of South Korea’s Democratic Party, is facing scrutiny following a report alleging that he sought to pressure Dunamu, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, after his son secured a position at a competitor.According to a Sunday report by news outlet Kyunghyang Shinmun, Kim, a member of the South Korean National Assembly’s Political Affairs Committee, allegedly tried to secure a job for one of his sons at crypto exchange Bithumb while simultaneously raising concerns in the National Assembly about Upbit, a competitor crypto exchange operated by Dunamu.The report claims that Kim instructed his staff to “attack Dunamu”…

The crypto market is slightly lower today, with total market capitalisation slipping by 0.5% over the past 24 hours to $3.04 trillion, remaining just above the $3 trillion level. Despite the mild pullback, trading activity remains elevated, with 24-hour volume at $116.18 billion. TLDR: The crypto market cap slipped 0.5% over the past 24 hours to $3.04 trillion; Most top assets traded lower, with BTC down 0.5% to $87,337; Onchain data shows continued aggressive ETH accumulation by large players; Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan expects a decade-long Bitcoin uptrend with lower volatility; Technicals show BTC holding key support at $85,000–$86,000; The…

Gold and silver reaching new highs again is being framed as a liquidity signal rather than a risk-off warning. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $87,000 in late December 2025 after sliding by over 30% from its October peak above $126,000, while gold and silver continue to post record-breaking gains. However, some analysts are arguing that this divergence is not a warning sign but a familiar setup that previously led to one of Bitcoin’s strongest rallies. According to this view, the current pause in BTC mirrors mid-2020, when precious metals rallied first after a major market shock, before capital rotated…

Demand for tokenized equities has accelerated since their mainstream debut earlier this year, pointing to this emerging asset class as a potential early signal of broader blockchain adoption beyond Bitcoin and stablecoins. The combined market capitalization of tokenized stocks has climbed to a record $1.2 billion, according to data from Token Terminal, driven by strong growth in September and December.“Tokenized stocks today are like stablecoins in 2020,” Token Terminal said, underscoring how early the market remains. Stablecoins were still in their infancy in 2020, but they have since grown into a $300 billion sector this year. The market for tokenized stocks…

Crypto derivatives activity picked up sharply in 2025 as traders increasingly turned to onchain perpetual futures, according to Coinbase researcher David Duong. By late in the year, decentralized exchanges were processing more than $1 trillion in monthly perpetual futures volume, underscoring the growing role of onchain derivatives markets.In a post published Monday on X, Duong said the trend was driven in part by the absence of a traditional altcoin season, which led traders to seek higher returns through leverage rather than spot markets. He added that the “unprecedented degree of leverage” available in perpetual futures allowed traders to amplify exposure…

Key Takeaways Peter Schiff claims Strategy’s investment in Bitcoin has only yielded modest returns over five years. Schiff argues that any other asset would have performed better than Bitcoin, offering higher returns. Share this article Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy would have delivered stronger returns had Michael Saylor avoided Bitcoin and allocated capital to other asset classes, said Peter Schiff, a longtime Bitcoin critic and gold advocate, in a recent statement. “Strategy has been buying Bitcoin for five years. With an average cost of $75K, the company has a ‘paper profit’ of just 16%,” Schiff posted via his official X account.…

The Flow Foundation, behind addressing a remediation plan following a $3.9 million exploit of the blockchain, has scrapped a proposal that would involve rolling back the layer-1 Flow chain after community criticism.In a Monday X post, Alex Smirnov, founder of bridge provider deBridge, said there would be “no rollback” and no reorganization of the blockchain as part of an updated recovery. Flow released a technical implementation plan, saying it had already temporarily restricted accounts affected by the exploit and Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) operations were read-only as part of phase one of the recovery.“There will be no chain reorganization,” said…

When actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie took over a Manhattan studio building in 2023 with a plan to offer clothes shopping, Turkish coffee, and Syrian mini pies, and workshops for under-represented tailors and artisans from around the world, part of the cachet was that 57 Great Jones Street, now called Atelier Jolie, had once been occupied by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. But now it turns out the brand name for the operation was also previously taken, by artists and artisans who are very much alive—and not happy about the actress’s use of the name.  Related Articles The pre-existing Atelier…

As cryptocurrency mining continues to evolve toward automation and efficiency, cloud mining has become an increasingly attractive option for both beginners and experienced investors. ZA Miner is a cloud mining service that advertises a low entry model, fixed-return contracts, and a multi-level referral structure.ZA Miner operates a professional cloud mining platform that allows users to participate in cryptocurrency mining without owning hardware, managing electricity costs, or maintaining technical infrastructure. Through automated mining contracts, users can generate stable daily returns while the platform handles all backend operations.Trial Options and Fixed-Rate Contract StructureTo lower the entry barrier for new users, ZA Miner…