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Finance

Privacy-focused Miden, Korea Digital Asset agree to build crypto infrastructure for institutional adoption

The partnership focuses on privacy, compliance and standards for regulated digital-asset adoption in South Korea.

South Korea (Photo by Daniel Bernard on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto money laundering balloons to $82B as Chinese-language services dominate, Chainalysis says

Chinese-language networks now handle a disproportionate share of global crypto money laundering flows, according to a new Chainalysis report.

Money Laundering (Frank van Hulst/Unsplash+/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Galaxy Digital leads $7M investment in Tenbin to build improved tokenized gold and FX markets

Tenbin plans to bring gold and foreign exchange currencies to blockchain rails using CME futures for faster and better tokenized asset trading.

Yuki Yuminaga, CEO and co-founder of Tenbin Labs (Tenbin Labs)

Finance

Tether takes the fight to Circle with a new 'made in America' stablecoin

The new token is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank and designed to comply with the GENIUS Act, targeting institutional demand for a U.S.-regulated digital dollar.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House
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Markets

Bitcoin miners HIVE, Bitfarm and Bitdeer downgraded as analyst warns on AI shift

KBW's Stephen Glagola said that turning business models toward AI and HPC may take longer to pay off than the market expects.

Bitcoin mining machines (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin to silver ratio nears levels last seen during the FTX capitulation

Volatility, historical timing, and relative value signals raise questions around a potential blow off top for silver.

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Markets

Bitcoin, ether stall as metals steal spotlight in low-liquidity trade: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin and ether traded little changed on weak liquidity as gold and silver rallied, highlighting a risk-off rotation that’s also lifting niche crypto tokens.

Silver bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash)

Markets

As bitcoin miners cut unprofitable production, Hash Ribbon metric points to BTC price rebound

The hashrate shock from extreme weather in the U.S. revives a historically bullish onchain indicator.

Hash Ribbon (glassnode)

Policy

Australia's corporate regulator flags risks from rapid innovation in digital assets

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has flagged digital assets and AI risks in its annual report.

Australia's corporate regulator flags digital assets risks.

Markets

Polymarket's Volmex contracts open a new path to trading bitcoin, ether volatility

Polymarket has launched new prediction markets tied to Volmex's bitcoin and ether 30-day implied volatility indices.

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Markets

Bitcoin remains coiled under $88,500 as gold tops $5,000, silver gives back gains

Bitcoin traded lower alongside most major tokens as investors favored gold and silver ahead of the Federal Reserve decision and a heavy week of Magnificent Seven earnings.

silver gold bars

Markets

Silver nears $1 billion in volume on Hyperliquid as bitcoin remains frozen: Asia Morning Briefing

Silver perps have more volume on Hyperliquid than SOL or XRP.

Blocks of silver (Scottsdale Mint)

Markets

Bitcoin stuck near $88,000 as gold's and silver's record-breaking rallies show exhaustion signs

"Gold and silver casually adding an entire bitcoin market cap in a single day," wrote one crypto analyst.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Jan. 26 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Macro fears mask Ethereum’s momentum, SharpLink CEO says

SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom argues that macro uncertainty is hiding a massive institutional shift toward Ethereum-based tokenization.

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