Michael Selig assumes control of the CFTC as Caroline Pham departs following a transformative tenure that established spot crypto trading on regulated exchanges and granted prediction market relief.
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Ghana Just Legalized Crypto Trading – Here’s the Catch
Ghana has legalized cryptocurrency trading, ending years of uncertainty and placing exchanges and other virtual asset firms under Bank of Ghana licensing, supervision, and compliance rules. Officials have linked the shift to rising crypto use, FX swings, inflation, and financial crime risks in 2025.
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Monero Price Prediction: Can XMR Reach $500 In 2025 – 146% Gains YoY Make It Possible
Monero Price Prediction: XMR has traded above its 2021 high, posting 146% gains year over year and 27% in 30 days. Traders have watched $500 for a breakout, while a pullback toward $400 remains possible. Bitcoin Hyper, a Layer 2, has reported $29.50M raised and staking up to 39% APY into early 2026.
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Peter Thiel-Backed ETHZilla Dumps $74.5M in ETH, Abandons Treasury Strategy – What Went Wrong?
ETHZilla has sold 24,291 ETH for $74.5M to redeem secured convertible notes, trimming holdings to about 69,800 ETH. The Nasdaq firm has dropped its mNAV dashboard and has shifted disclosures to revenue and cash flow as shares have fallen about 96% from August highs.
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Bitcoin Falters as Gold Hits Record $4,475, AI Stocks Command Capital
Gold has surged past $4,475 and silver near $70 outpacing Bitcoin as it has hovered around $89K after $90K. ByteTree has said silver is starting to rival Bitcoin over time. Alphabet has agreed to buy Intersect for $4.75B, and miner Hut 8 has jumped on its HPC shift. $27.4B options expire on Deribit.
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Midnight Price Prediction: Is NIGHT About to Explode Further, With 52% Weekly Spike And $8B Trading Volume?
Midnight’s NIGHT token extended weekly gains beyond 52% with nearly $8 billion in 24-hour trading volume, propelling the Cardano-based privacy blockchain past $1.5 billion market cap as technical analysts identify Wyckoff wave breakout patterns suggesting potential 200% rally toward $0.30.
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Indonesia’s OJK Whitelists 29 Licensed Crypto Platforms: See Who Made the Cut
Indonesia’s OJK has officially whitelisted 29 licensed crypto exchanges, providing investors with clear guidance on which platforms are authorized to operate and ensuring safer trading in the country’s digital asset market.
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Aave Labs Accused of Breaking Trust After Unilateral Vote Push
Aave Labs unilaterally advanced a critical brand ownership proposal to vote without notifying its author, intensifying tensions over who controls valuable protocol assets as the community debates whether founding companies are extracting value from collectively built infrastructure.
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Coinbase Agrees to Acquire The Clearing Company to Expand Prediction Markets Push
Coinbase has agreed to acquire The Clearing Company as it adds prediction markets trading and pursues an “Everything Exchange.” The team led by Toni Gemayel is set to help scale regulated on-chain event contracts; Ethereum co-founder Buterin has argued online that such markets can aid truth-finding.
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Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion Adds 99,000 ETH Boosting Holdings to 4.07M ETH
Bitmine Immersion has disclosed 4,066,062 ETH, or 3.37% of circulating supply, plus 193 BTC and $1B cash. It has said its combined crypto and cash holdings total $13.2B. BMNR has averaged $1.7B daily volume, and a shareholder meeting is set for Jan. 15, 2026 in Las Vegas. Backers include ARK Invest.
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