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Lavanya Chandru

Writer with roots in journalism and international relations, actively exploring blockchain and crypto, with curiosity for the field and a passion for simplifying complex ideas.

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Tether Launches Scudo Denomination to Enable Everyday XAUt Gold Payments

Tether Launches Scudo Denomination to Enable Everyday XAUt Gold Payments

Tether, a stablecoin issuer, has unveiled a new denomination called Scudo for its Tether Gold (XAUt) token. It is a gold-backed crypto, which represents the ownership of physical gold. As gold prices have reached record highs, Tether aimed for everyday payments in gold, expanding its token use case beyond a

January 7, 2026 2 mins read
Strategy Adds 1,287 BTC, Pushing Total Holdings to 673,783 as Bitcoin Rises

Strategy Adds 1,287 BTC, Pushing Total Holdings to 673,783 as Bitcoin Rises

Michael Saylor’s Strategy, a Bitcoin Treasury Company, is continuously expanding its bitcoin holdings. As per the filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday,  the company added 1,287 BTC to its holdings. ​The acquisitions were made between December 29 and January 4 and totaled around $116 million. In

January 6, 2026 2 mins read
Polymarket Expands Prediction Markets Into Real Estate Through Parcl Partnership

Polymarket Expands Prediction Markets Into Real Estate Through Parcl Partnership

Polymarket and Parcl collaborated to provide a new real estate prediction market product. The alliance will establish markets that function against Parcl’s daily housing price indices, giving traders data-driven metrics for forecasting and to bet on real estate price movements.​ The partnership, which was first announced on Monday, provides traders

January 6, 2026 2 mins read
Weekly Outflows for Spot Bitcoin ETF and Mixed Flows for Spot Ethereum ETF

US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Post $458M Weekly Inflows After Two-Month Decline

U.S. spot exchange-traded funds of BTC, ETH,  XRP, SOL, and DOGE all saw a positive flow as the new year began, indicating a strong institutional demand for crypto funds. With that, Bitcoin ETFs, which have been in a record decline in the last two months, where there have been no

January 5, 2026 2 mins read
HYPE Sees Relief Rally, Bearish Channel Persists Ahead of $327M Token Unlock

HYPE Sees Relief Rally, Bearish Channel Persists Ahead of $327M Token Unlock

Hyperliquid gained around 5.92% to $26.52 as broader crypto markets improved. Despite the increase, the token remains significantly lower, down almost 55% from its September top of $59.39. With that, the daily trading volume has also increased roughly 84% to $242 million. Then, Coinglass derivatives data show futures trade surges

January 5, 2026 2 mins read
Bitcoin ETFs Record $4.57 Billion Outflows in Final Two Months of 2025

Bitcoin ETFs Record $4.57 Billion Outflows in Final Two Months of 2025

Bitcoin ETFs saw a huge inflow in January 2025, about $5.25 billion, which indicated increased investor interest, and has been a great start for that year. That excitement seemed to pick up steam by the middle of the year, where July 2025 saw total inflows reaching about $6.02 billion. But

January 2, 2026 2 mins read
Tether Purchases 8,888 BTC as 2026 Starts, Total Holdings Cross 96,000 BTC

Tether Purchases 8,888 BTC as 2026 Starts, Total Holdings Cross 96,000 BTC

In the context of a fear-driven crypto market, many entered 2026 cautiously. Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer, is quietly heading in the opposite route, which has boosted its exposure to Bitcoin.  Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced on January 1 that the company had acquired 8,888.8888888 BTC as part of its

January 2, 2026 2 mins read
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