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Binance Futures Launches Silver Perpetuals With Up to 50x Leverage

Binance Futures Launches Silver Perpetuals With Up to 50x Leverage

Crypto traders are expected to benefit from the direct leveraged trading of silver through the expansion of derivatives products by the leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. Binance Futures has announced that silver perpetual contracts will go live on Wednesday. The new contract will go live at 10:00 UTC and allow traders

15 hours ago 3 mins read
Bitcoin Miners Pivot to AI as Nvidia’s Rubin Enters Production

Bitcoin Miners Pivot to AI as Nvidia’s Rubin Enters Production

The fast growth of AI is further altering the environment for cryptocurrency mining, with Nvidia announcing that its next-generation Vera Rubin hardware platform is now in “full production.” This indicates an AI hardware refresh cycle that is arriving sooner than expected and will only accelerate the shift in the Bitcoin

21 hours ago 3 mins read
CLARITY Act Moves to Senate Markup Next Week, Tim Scott Says

CLARITY Act Moves to Senate Markup Next Week, Tim Scott Says

A Senate markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act has been announced for next week, marking a critical point in the future of U.S. cryptocurrency legislation, according to Tim Scott. A new cryptocurrency bill has been proposed in order to create a uniform market structure for the cryptocurrency market.

23 hours ago 3 mins read
China Bans RWA Tokenization, Targeting Web3 and Bitcoin-Linked Assets

China Bans RWA Tokenization, Targeting Web3 and Bitcoin-Linked Assets

China releases its widest-ranging crackdown to date on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, designating it as an illicit and high-risk business while now applying it to all RWA projects, both overseas and offshore with any connections to China. This is expected to severely limit any RWA projects related to Bitcoin and

January 6, 2026 3 mins read
Bubblemaps Denies Maduro Polymarket Insider Link to WLFI

Bubblemaps Denies Maduro Polymarket Insider Link to WLFI

Blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps has pushed back against viral claims alleging that a high-profile Polymarket trader had insider ties to a cofounder of World Liberty Financial. The firm said the on-chain logic behind the accusations relies on weak assumptions and misleading analysis. In a Jan. 5 post on X, Bubblemaps

January 6, 2026 3 mins read
Grayscale Becomes First U.S. Issuer to Pay ETH Staking Rewards

Grayscale Becomes First U.S. Issuer to Pay ETH Staking Rewards

Grayscale marked an important milestone as the first cryptocurrency issuer to list on US exchanges to distribute Ethereum staking rewards to its clients. The milestone also marks better US market participation in blockchain-based yield. In a Jan. 5 announcement, Grayscale confirmed that its Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF (ETHE) completed its

January 6, 2026 3 mins read
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Posts Biggest Inflow in Three Months

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Posts Biggest Inflow in Three Months

Institutional demand for Bitcoin strengthened sharply on Friday as BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF recorded its largest single-day inflow in nearly three months, signaling renewed confidence in crypto-linked investment products. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) attracted $287.4 million in inflows, marking its biggest daily haul since Oct. 8, 2024, according to

January 5, 2026 3 mins read
Crypto Markets on Edge After Trump Floats Colombia Strike

Crypto Markets on Edge After Trump Floats Colombia Strike

Crypto markets entered a heightened level of caution as a direct consequence of public statements by Donald Trump regarding U.S. potential military actions targeting Colombia. This came on the heels of a U.S. military operation conducted in Venezuela. When asked about striking Colombia in a press conference aboard Air Force

January 5, 2026 3 mins read
Bitcoin Developers Return in Force After Strong 2025, Metrics Show

Bitcoin Developers Return in Force After Strong 2025, Metrics Show

Bitcoin developers returned to work in greater numbers during 2025, delivering more code changes and renewed momentum to the software that powers most of the network, according to leading Bitcoiner Jameson Lopp. Lopp, the co-founder of Casa, said developer participation in Bitcoin Core rose meaningfully last year. A total of

January 5, 2026 3 mins read
BitMine Stakes $259M ETH as Validator Queue Nears 1M Ether

BitMine Stakes $259M ETH as Validator Queue Nears 1M Ether

The institutional interest in Ethereum staking also escalated after BitMine Immersion Technologies added another 82,560 Ether, valued at approximately 259 million dollars, into Ethereum’s staking subsystem. This act brought Ethereum’s validator queue entry even closer to reaching 1 million ETH. On-chain data from Arkham shows that BitMine sent multiple large

January 3, 2026 3 mins read
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