Bakkt Holdings, Inc. said it has agreed to acquire Distributed Technologies Research Ltd. (DTR), marking a huge step in its strategy to build stablecoin settlement and programmable payments capabilities.
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Coinbase Threatens to Pull Backing for Senate Crypto Bill: Report
Coinbase may reconsider supporting digital-asset market structure legislation if Senate negotiators include language preventing platforms from offering stablecoin incentives, as traditional banking groups push restrictions beyond the GENIUS Act framework that bars issuers from paying direct interest while allowing third-party rewards amid stalled bipartisan negotiations and January 15 markup deadline.
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XRP Price Prediction: XRP Holds $2.10 as UK Approval and Chart Setup Hint at $2.40 Test
XRP trades near $2.10 as Ripple secures UK FCA approval and price consolidates above key support, setting up a potential breakout toward $2.40.
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Stablecoins Power $500K-$2.5M Property Deals Across UK, France, and Malta: Report
Lithuania-licensed crypto payments app Brighty brokered over 100 property deals worth $500,000 to $2.5 million across UK, France, and Malta for wealthy clients spending $50,000 monthly, with euro-backed stablecoin transaction sizes jumping from €15,785 in Q3 to €59,894 in Q4 as buyers favor EURC over USDC to eliminate conversion costs for European purchases.
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Bitcoin Network Difficulty Dips Slightly After 2026’s First Adjustment
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty edged lower in the network’s first difficulty adjustment of 2026, offering a brief reprieve for miners after a year marked by intense competition and shrinking margins.
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Vitalik: Crypto Needs Financial Tools That Grow Wealth, Not Reckless Leverage Bets
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin distinguished between “the open web” and “the sovereign web” in Farcaster post, urging developers to build privacy-preserving applications and wealth-building tools without dangerous leverage while criticizing “corposlop” corporate platforms optimizing for engagement and data extraction at users’ expense through walled gardens and dopamine-maximizing algorithms.
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Solana Price Prediction: SOL’s Critical v3.0.14 Upgrade Drops as $76.8B Network Eyes $144 Rebound
Solana issues urgent v3.0.14 validator update as SOL holds $136 support. Technical compression signals a potential breakout toward $144–$146.
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XRP Price Prediction: Three Straight Red Days – Is This Just a Pullback or the Start of a Panic Selloff?
XRP has dropped for three days in a row, and it might extend that streak to four today, as the token hit a major sell wall at $2.35. But this might just be a minor setback for bullish XRP price predictions.In the past 7 days, this altcoin has booked a 10.5% gain, being the top-performing […]
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Bitcoin Price Prediction: The Physics Behind BTC Price Shows Miner Floor at $93K – Is a $100K Breakout Imminent?
Bitcoin Price Prediction has framed BTC as trapped between a $93K miner energy floor and $96K break-even, with hedging keeping volatility lower. If hashrate growth slows, a breakout over $100K could reset the range higher. Daily charts have shown a base above mid-$80K as RSI has recovered.
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Bitcoin Price Prediction: Wall Street Giant Says BTC Could Hit $2.9 Million – Here’s What Needs to Happen First
Bitcoin trades near $90K as a Wall Street model suggests a long-term path toward $2.9M per coin. Here’s what drives the forecast and what BTC needs to break out next.
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