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TRM’s report shows crypto is now embedded in state economic and security planning, not treated as a fringe asset. A new report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has revealed that governments around the world are no longer standing on the sidelines of crypto markets, with states from North Korea to Singapore actively putting blockchain networks to work as part of their national financial strategies. However, there’s a divide between how authoritarian and democratic governments use digital assets, and this, per the report, is turning crypto into a quiet but powerful force in global finance and geopolitics. Crypto Moves From…

A widening gap has emerged between the Federal Reserve and financial markets over the trajectory of US interest rates in 2026. While the Fed signals caution on further cuts, markets are betting on two to three reductions this year.At the heart of this disconnect lies an uncomfortable paradox: President Donald Trump’s push for lower rates may be undermined by the very inflation that threatens his political survival.Markets Are Betting on Rate Cuts by Mid-YearAccording to prediction market platform Polymarket, the probability of a rate cut at the January Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting stands at just 12%. Most participants…

Washington is about to take a serious swing at crypto’s most stubborn problem: who, exactly, is supposed to police the market when a token trades like a commodity, is sold like a security, and moves through software that insists it isn’t a company at all. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (better known on Capitol Hill and in boardrooms as the CLARITY Act) has already cleared the House, and Senate lawmakers are now lining it up for a January markup that will determine whether the bill becomes a durable rulebook or another ambitious draft that buckles under its…

Despite mainstream media coverage of crypto becoming more negative in recent years, a report found that in 2025, legacy media’s coverage of bitcoin became more balanced, with neutral reporting outweighing negative stories.According to an aggregate of sentiment data compiled by crypto intelligence platform Perception, the shift was less about enthusiasm for bitcoin and more about the exhaustion of earlier critiques.Perception’s analysis, which tracked around 350,000 mentions across 407 outlets, suggests that environmental concerns, which once dominated mainstream coverage, faded in 2025, replaced by episodic reporting on crime, kidnappings, and illicit use.While those stories skew negative in isolation, they no longer…

XRP surged to $2.02 after buyers forced a clean break through $1.96 on strong volume, flipping a key ceiling into support and putting the focus on whether the token can hold above $2.00 long enough to trigger a second leg higher.News backgroundThe move lands as traders re-engage with large-cap alts after a choppy stretch that repeatedly rejected XRP above the $2.00 handle. For XRP specifically, the $1.96 level has acted as a recurring decision point in recent sessions — rallies that cleared it briefly often struggled to hold, while failures at the level attracted fast selling.That makes the quality of…

The UK and more than 40 other countries have started a new global system to track crypto taxes. The goal is simple. Make it more difficult for crypto investors to evade tax authorities. From January 1, major crypto exchanges in the UK must now collect full transaction records for users. This includes the amount of cryptocurrency investors bought, the amount they sold, and any profits they made. Additionally, exchanges must also record where users pay tax and send that information to HM Revenue and Customs. These rules are part of a global plan created by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…

PANews reported on January 4 that Binance founder CZ stated that the crypto market is still "extremely small" in size, while its underlying technological potential is "huge and yet to be realized," and it is currently still in its early stages.

My name is Godspower Owie, and I was born and brought up in Edo State, Nigeria. I grew up with my three siblings who have always been my idols and mentors, helping me to grow and understand the way of life. My parents are literally the backbone of my story. They’ve always supported me in good and bad times and never for once left my side whenever I feel lost in this world. Honestly, having such amazing parents makes you feel safe and secure, and I won’t trade them for anything else in this world. I was exposed to the…

The U.S. carried out a “large scale” strike against Venezuela and its President Nicolas Maduro, Donald Trump announced early Saturday morning. Maduro and his wife, Trump continued, were captured and flown out of the country.U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi later announced that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had each been indicted in the Southern District of New York over various drug trafficking and weapons charges.Crypto prices took a modest hit around 2 a.m. ET on reports of military operations in Venezuela, with bitcoin BTC$91,327.01 dipping about 0.5% to $89,300. At press time, just shy of 9 a.m. ET, BTC…

The year 2025 has emerged as a year of consolidation, with major layer-1 networks laying the groundwork for the tooling and technology that will lead to better interoperability, as well as pushing forward with real-world financial use cases.For Ethereum, that meant a surge in institutional adoption and steady progress on scaling, while builders increasingly looked toward interoperability as the key challenge heading into 2026. For Solana, the focus was on stress-testing the network under real demand and hardening its infrastructure, setting the stage for deeper financial use cases in the year ahead. Together, the two networks offer a glimpse into…