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The pardons cemented crypto as both an economic force and a partisan issue in Washington.

Crypto privacy is approaching an inflection point as relevant lawsuits near their conclusions and developers pivot toward designs that ensure privacy while appeasing regulators. Crypto privacy entered the spotlight in 2025 as new technology clashed with regulators, a trend that is set to intensify in 2026 with developers pushing the envelope and legal battles approaching a conclusion. In its early days, Bitcoin (BTC) was often viewed as an anonymous payment tool despite its transparency. Since then, the introduction of onchain analytics and surveillance has made it increasingly apparent that transparent blockchains are far from private. This led to an arms race between pro-privacy developers, onchain surveillance organizations and regulators, culminating in high-profile legal cases. The developers of the decentralized Ether (ETH) mixer Tornado Cash are fighting over whether software development constitutes a financial service, and those behind the Bitcoin non-custodial mixer Samourai Wallet were recently sent...

Schotse distilleerderijen schroeven de productie van whisky terug nu de verkoop daalt. Als herstel uitblijft, kan de sector opnieuw in een ‘whiskyloch’ belanden. Dat biedt ook kansen, zeggen beleggers.

Autoritățile au emis un mesaj RO-ALERT, joi după-amiază, după ce un urs a fost văzut pe Poteca Regală din Sinaia, în apropierea Castelului Peleș.

Ученые обнаружили огромный диск, образующий планету, вокруг удаленной звездной системы, расположенной примерно в 1000 световых лет от Земли. Структура выделяется своим необычайным размером и формой, давая редкую возможность увидеть, как могут развиваться планетные системы в нестабильных условиях.

Noaptea de Revelion din Viena s-a transformat într-un coșmar din cauza petardelor și artificiilor.

President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday expressed his profound sorrow over a devastating explosion and fire at the Crans-Montana resort in Switzerland, which caused multiple casualties.

У ніч на 1 січня російські війська атакували дронами портову та залізничну інфраструктуру України. Пошкодження зафіксували в Одеській, Волинській та Сумській областях. Про це повідомив міністр розвитку громад та територій…

Sources familiar with the details told Haaretz that a special conference on artificial intelligence in education, planned by the Ministry for February, was barely publicized due to fears of international criticism, and that that even educators in Israel, who are the main target audience, are completely unaware of its existence

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has stated that the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), Denys Kapustin, is alive and that the Russian special services' operation to kill him has failed.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs just broke a 7-day losing streak with $355M in inflows. Discover why BlackRock is buying and what improving liquidity means for BTC's price. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Spot ETFs Just Snapped a 7-Day Losing Streak – Hidden Bull Market Starting by Institutions? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Autoritățile elvețiene și italiene avertizează că procesul de identificare a victimelor exploziei urmate de incendiu din stațiunea Crans-Montana va fi de durată, din cauza gravității arsurilor.

Fiica unui afacerist din Sibiu a fost răsfățată cu un cadou de 200.000 de euro la majoratul său, organizat pe 28 decembrie 2025 într-un hotel renumit din oraș, eveniment la care au participat zeci de invitați.

Whale accumulation across Solana tokens is headlining crypto-related social buzz as 2026 begins, according to data from Santiment. Cryptocurrency markets kicked off 2026 with a focus on Solana, as Santiment data showed discussion regarding whale accumulation of SOL-related tokens as the top trend on Thursday. Santiment said multiple SOL-linked assets have seen repeated purchases of 10 or more Solana (SOL) by large wallets. “Market caps vary widely, but liquidity remains strong, indicating sustained interest  from large holders,” Santiment said in a Thursday post sharing five trending topics. Read more

В 2026 году на изменение курсов доллара и евро будут влиять сразу несколько факторов, включая монетарную политику Нацбанка Украины, внешнюю финансовую помощь и сроки продолжения войны.

Millions of long-inactive users still hold crypto at Bithumb, highlighting how early retail capital can remain untouched for years. South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb flagged over $200 million in customer assets dormant across 2.6 million accounts, offering a glimpse into how much retail capital remains untouched on centralized platforms.  The disclosure came as part of the exchange's dormant asset recovery campaign, which targets users who have not logged in or traded for over a year. According to Bithumb, dormant assets total about 291.6 billion Korean won (about $201.8 million), with some balances left inactive for over a decade. Bithumb said the largest dormant holding it had identified was worth about $2.84 million. Meanwhile, the longest period of inactivity stretched to 4,380 days, or almost a dozen years.  Read more

The fundamentals look good but renewed war and/or a nasty election campaign could overwhelm them. It's all in the prime minister's hands.

Pakistan’s national literacy rate has reached 63 percent, reflecting a modest increase of three percentage points over the past five years, according to the latest Household Economic Survey released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

В конце 2025 года сообщения о неидентифицированных объектах в небе, необычной космической активности и противоречивых археологических утверждениях вызвали бурные дискуссии в США, Южной Америке и Египте.

Glassnode data shows that XRP's exchange balances hit their lowest level since 2018 in late December, sparking the usual wave of accumulation phase speculation and “tight supply = moon” commentary. While the eight-year low encompasses the entire exchange ecosystem, CryptoQuant data for Binance offers a recent window into whether these troughs actually precede rallies. Binance's […] The post XRP on exchanges hits 8 year low, but historical data exposes a brutal flaw in the popular “moon” narrative appeared first on CryptoSlate.