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The crypto market is waking up again. Prices are moving, trends are changing, and new opportunities are entering the spotlight. Many people are now searching for the best crypto to invest in as both established coins and early projects begin to attract attention. When markets shift, timing becomes just as important as the project itself. Today’s crypto space is about balance. Well-known networks like Bitcoin Cash, Chainlink, Polkadot, Binance Coin, and Toncoin continue to provide structure and trust. At the same time, early-stage opportunities are opening doors. One project drawing interest is APEMARS ($APRZ), currently live in presale. This article…

For years, major banks treated cryptocurrency primarily as a risk to be contained. That posture is now giving way to a more deliberate form of engagement. Rather than debating crypto’s legitimacy, banks are increasingly deciding how and where to integrate it, from regulated investment products to blockchain-based payment rails.This shift is on full display in this week’s Crypto Biz. JPMorgan is extending its US dollar deposit token onto new blockchain infrastructure, signaling that tokenized cash is moving closer to production use within global banking. Morgan Stanley, meanwhile, is positioning itself to offer exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) through exchange-traded…

Colombia’s tax authority, DIAN, has introduced a mandatory reporting regime for crypto service providers, requiring exchanges and intermediaries to collect and submit user and transaction data as part of its oversight of the digital asset sector.The rules were set out in Resolution 000240, issued on Dec. 24, which adds a crypto reporting regime aligned with OECD-developed international standards, including the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF).According to the new rules, crypto exchanges, custodians and other service providers must report identifying information and transaction data for “reportable” users, enabling the automatic exchange of that information with foreign tax authorities.The resolution also sets out…

Bitcoin traders’ risk sentiment turned bullish, with the proof being in this week’s futures-led advance to $95,000. Will bulls make another attempt after retesting a key underlying support level?The start of 2026 saw Bitcoin and select altcoins rally back toward their weekly range highs, and the current situation across markets highlights improving investor sentiment and trading volumes. Since Jan. 1, Bitcoin continued to show improvement with tightening range consolidation clearly seen in its daily higher lows and higher highs, leading to the weekly high at $94,800. BTC/USDT 7-day liquidation heatmap lookback. Source: Hyblock7-day liquidation heatmap data from Hyblock shows long…

Seven years after an undercover sting led police to a house packed with stolen art in the hills above Nice, the case has returned to court, with ten defendants now on trial over a cache that included several works by Pablo Picasso. The trial, which opened earlier this month in Nice, revisits a 2017 judicial police operation that recovered more than 20 stolen artworks, including at least seven works by Picasso, following a tip that major pieces were being quietly offered for sale on the Côte d’Azur. Related Articles According to reporting by Nice-Matin, investigators from the Police Judiciaire went undercover, posing as a Swiss buyer and his assistant,…

The Nasdaq Stock Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group joined forces to unify their crypto indexes, rebranding the Nasdaq Crypto Index (NCI) as the Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index.The NCI benchmark index includes Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL), Chainlink (LINK), Cardano (ADA) and Avalanche (AVAX), spokespersons for Nasdaq confirmed to Cointelegraph. Sean Wasserman, head of index product management at Nasdaq, said in Friday’s announcement:“We see the index-based approach as the direction investors are heading, beyond just Bitcoin. That’s similar to what we’ve seen in other asset classes, where you have indexes that are representative of the broader…

Key NotesThe platform creates 1:1 digital representations of existing deposits without issuing new money or bypassing regulations.Clients can transfer mirrored balances instantly to meet margin calls, eliminating legacy batch processing delays.BlackRock and Standard Chartered pursue similar tokenization strategies as RWA adoption accelerates industry-wide. BNY, one of the largest global financial services platforms with over $55 trillion in assets, has launched a tokenized deposit capability on its Digital Assets platform. This new feature mirrors institutional clients’ existing cash balances on a private blockchain. It enables near-real-time settlement. The service begins with collateral and margin workflows. BNY’s traditional core banking systems keep…

Democratic leaders on key committees considering crypto market structure legislation are reportedly drawing a line in the sand over elected officials profiting off the industry.A number of Democratic lawmakers in the US Senate are reportedly pushing for conflict-of-interest guardrails in a crypto market structure bill under consideration.According to a Thursday report from Punchbowl News, Senate Democrats including Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego demanded safeguards in the Republican-led Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA) which would affect how US regulatory agencies and the government handles digital assets. The lawmakers reportedly pushed for provisions prohibiting public officials, including US President Donald Trump, from…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The idea of an altcoin season rolling in is still active, and early signals are starting to surface. These signs are not through price moves but through changes in on-chain behavior and trader activity.  At the center of these observations is Ethereum, the leading altcoin, which has always led previous altcoin seasons. However, other interesting behavior is showing up in other large-market-cap cryptocurrencies, which implies any altcoin season from here might be different from previous ones. Ethereum Usage Holds Even With Price Consolidation On-chain signals linked to…

The Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina, is unveiling newly reconfigured collection galleries to cap its 75th anniversary and culminate a yearlong renovation. While the institution is currently hosting “Keith Haring: Radiant Vision”—a traveling exhibition that previously visited the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, the Long Beach Museum of Art in California, and venues in Italy, Israel, and elsewhere—the museum will reopen its collection galleries following a gala on January 16, presenting a newly conceived display across 20 galleries. Related Articles “Over the past 75 years, the CMA collection has grown in exciting and dynamic ways,” senior…