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The Justice Department will drop its case against Nathaniel Chastain, a former OpenSea manager who successfully appealed a wire fraud and money laundering conviction.US prosecutors will not retry their insider trading case against a former manager at nonfungible token platform OpenSea after a federal appeals court overturned the convictions in July.On Wednesday, prosecutors told a Manhattan federal court that they entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with Nathaniel Chastain and will dismiss their case after the agreement ends in a month.In a letter, Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton said the decision was made based on Chastain already serving parts of…

In brief Bitcoin’s net realized losses total 69,000 BTC, a shift not seen since late 2023. The 2023 bull run contrasts declining realized profits, mirroring a similar setup before Bitcoin’s 2022 downturn. The outlook for 2026 is increasingly dependent on policy, not on on-chain data, Decrypt was told. Bitcoin holders are crossing a psychological threshold not seen in over two years, transitioning from booking profits to losses.The net realized profit/loss, which captures the aggregate gain or loss investors lock in when they move coins on-chain, has slipped into negative territory, suggesting widespread loss-taking is underway.“This is the first time holders…

XRP is testing demand below the $2 mark as the crypto market struggles to find stability amid rising uncertainty. After weeks of choppy price action and failed recovery attempts, traders are watching whether buyers can defend this zone or if another wave of selling pressure will push XRP into a deeper pullback. The broader market environment remains fragile, and risk appetite has weakened, keeping volatility elevated across major altcoins. XRP is currently trading around 47% below its last all-time high from July 2025, highlighting how far the price has retraced since peak bullish momentum. However, this move is not necessarily…

Coinbase is moving early to protect digital assets from future quantum computing threats, assembling elite cryptography and blockchain experts to confront risks that could one day undermine bitcoin, Ethereum, and the security foundations of crypto markets. Top Cryptographers Join Coinbase as Quantum Era Threatens Digital Asset Security Rising concerns over how future technologies could impact […]

Trading remains a sell-the-rally environment, with resistance entrenched around $0.126 to $0.127 and only tentative, short-lived bounces emerging on intraday.

Seeker users get 90 days to claim SKR before unclaimed tokens return to Solana Mobile’s airdrop pool after the April deadline. Solana Mobile has finally launched the much-anticipated SKR, the native token of its Seeker smartphone ecosystem. The distribution went live on Tuesday at 9:00 pm ET. It allows eligible Seeker users to claim and optionally stake their allocations through the Seed Vault Wallet’s Activity Tracking tab, with a small SOL balance required to complete the transaction. SKR Arrives on Solana Users have a 90-day window to claim, after which unclaimed tokens will be returned to the airdrop pool following…

Several traders on Polymarket are facing substantial losses after President Trump rolled back tariffs on the European Union and made fresh remarks on Greenland. While the so-called “TACO trade” has proven costly for many participants, it has also fueled a renewed rally in crypto markets.Sponsored SponsoredTrump’s Tariff Threats and Retreats Revive the “TACO Trade” NarrativeFor context, the phrase “TACO trade” stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out.” Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong introduced it in May 2025. This strategy plays on a repeat cycle: Trump uses extreme threats as leverage, markets react negatively, and then he backs down, prompting rebounds. This…

Strive announced today that it intends to raise up to $150 million through a follow-on offering of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock, known as SATA Stock, subject to market conditions.  The offering is registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and marks Strive’s latest move to expand its bitcoin holdings while addressing outstanding debt. Strive plans to use the proceeds from the offering, along with cash on hand and potentially funds from terminating certain derivative contracts tied to convertible debt, to repurchase or redeem all or a portion of the 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 issued…

The US Senate Agriculture Committee released a Republican draft of the market structure bill, which includes protections for crypto developers, setting it up for a markup next week.US Senate Agriculture chair John Boozman says the panel’s Republicans are yet to find middle ground with Democrats on several “fundamental policy issues” related to crypto market structure legislation.Boozman’s comments came as the Senate panel released a Republican draft of the bill on Wednesday, ahead of a scheduled markup on Tuesday, Jan. 27, which did not have the support of the committee’s Democrats.“While differences remain on fundamental policy issues, this bill builds on…

Timothy Morano Jan 22, 2026 00:25 New 2026 report from Anthropic reveals developers use AI in 60% of work but fully delegate just 0-20% of tasks. Rakuten, TELUS, Zapier share results. Software development is undergoing its biggest shift since the GUI, according to Anthropic’s new 2026 Agentic Coding Trends Report released January 21. The headline finding: engineers are moving from writing code themselves to coordinating AI agents that handle implementation.But here’s the reality check buried in the data—developers aren’t exactly handing over the keys. While AI shows up in roughly 60% of their work, engineers report being able to “fully…