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Zcash rebounds after ECC says exit was governance shift, not protocol failure

Zcash (ZEC) rebounded on January 8 after an initial sharp sell-off sparked concerns about its core development team, Beincrypto reported. ZEC price fell more than 20% at one point, briefly dropping below $390 before recovering above $430, and trading volume spiked—suggesting forced selling driven by headline risk rather than

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WLFI seeks national trust bank charter to expand stablecoin operations

Beincrypto reports World Liberty Financial announced that its affiliate, WLTC Holdings LLC, has submitted a de novo application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish the World Liberty Trust Company, National Association, a national trust bank with a primary focus on stablecoin-related activities; the move joins

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Institutions Reduced Bitcoin Exposure in 2025 and Moved Into Altcoin ETFs

Beincrypto reports that institutional investors cut Bitcoin exposure in 2025 and rotated capital into select altcoins, a shift driven largely by ETF demand. CoinShares data showed Bitcoin inflows fell from about $41.69 billion in 2024 to $26.98 billion in 2025, while Ethereum, XRP and Solana recorded $12.69

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Coincheck Group to buy Canadian manager 3iQ for $111.84M in stock deal

Coincheck Group, the Nasdaq-listed holding company behind one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has agreed to acquire a 97% stake in Canadian digital asset manager 3iQ from its majority owner, Monex Group. The stock-purchase transaction values 3iQ at $111.84 million, using Coincheck Group shares priced at $4 each.

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MSCI cap on new MicroStrategy shares tied to major Bitcoin drop, critics say

Beincrypto reported MSCI's October 2025 index proposal on crypto-heavy firms was followed by an $18,000 drop in Bitcoin, an approximately $900 billion market loss and a 31% quarterly decline. MSCI will no longer include newly issued shares from companies such as MicroStrategy (MSTR) in its indexes, removing

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Institutional interest in Solana grows while SOL price lags

Beincrypto reports institutional demand for Solana is rising through ETFs, stablecoins and tokenized assets, yet SOL’s price has not followed: US Solana ETFs held more than $1 billion in net assets in early 2026, while SOL has fallen more than 50% over the past year and now trades near

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2026: How markets are repricing scarcity for Bitcoin, gold and silver

In 2026 investors are repricing scarcity through narratives, market access and financial structures rather than by simple supply limits, a shift affecting Bitcoin, gold and silver. Analysts frame this repricing around credibility, liquidity and portability. Bitcoin’s scarcity remains fixed and transparent under its 21 million cap, but access is

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Ethereum must clear institutional weakness before $3,300 breakout

Beincrypto reports that Ethereum fell nearly 3% over the past 24 hours, trading at $3,113, and that an analyst has identified a bearish signal the token must overcome before a confirmed breakout above $3,300 becomes likely. CryptoOnchain highlighted a bearish divergence between ETH’s price action and on-chain

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Zcash developer exit fuels sell-off as funds appear to shift toward Monero

Beincrypto reports Electric Coin Company CEO Josh Swihart confirmed the entire ECC team resigned after what he described as a "constructive discharge," a development that coincided with a steep sell-off and eroded confidence in Zcash. Swihart said board decisions changed employment terms and undermined the team's

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Aptos (APT) Falls 5% from Wednesday

Aptos (APT) was an underperformer, down 5% from Wednesday. The decline was described in the source material as a 5% drop and identified Aptos specifically as an underperformer. No additional details or context were provided in the supplied source material. Key Topics Crypto, Aptos, Apt

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Illicit crypto receipts hit $154B in 2025 as stablecoins dominate

Beincrypto reports that illicit crypto addresses received at least $154 billion in 2025, a 162% increase from the previous year, according to a Chainalysis report. The report said the surge was driven in large part by a 694% rise in funds flowing to sanctioned entities and by stablecoins, which now

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BNB slips below $885 amid market pullback and treasury firm dispute

BNB fell below $885 as the broader market pulled back and tensions emerged at a major BNB treasury firm. The token's performance is likely impacted by a civil war within that treasury firm, where a shareholder is challenging the company's leadership. It is not stated how

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Canton Coin’s 172% Breakout Setup Weakens as Volume and Flows Turn Negative

Beincrypto reports Canton Coin is slipping at a critical moment: the token is down 16% over the past seven days and roughly 22% below the all-time high set just a week ago, putting a widely watched bullish structure at risk. On the 12-hour chart the asset has formed a cup-and-handle

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BitMEX annual report details October crash's effects on liquidity and basis trades

BitMEX's annual report details the impact of the October crash on crypto market liquidity, basis trades and other key issues. The report examines how the October sell-off affected market liquidity and basis trades and highlights additional issues facing the market, according to the report. The provided material does

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Zcash slips under $500 as bearish wedge signals 27% downside risk

Beincrypto reports Zcash (ZEC) has broken decisively below the $500 support, confirming a bearish ascending wedge and raising the prospect of a roughly 27% correction. Derivatives data show concentrated long liquidations between the current price and the $430 level, which could trigger forced closures worth about $28.46 million; such

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CZ-backed YZi Labs challenges CEA Industries' poison pill and bylaw changes

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao-backed investment firm YZi Labs has escalated its campaign against CEA Industries over a newly adopted poison pill and bylaw amendments it says entrench the current board. YZi outlined its objections in a Monday filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and in a

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Entire Zcash development team quits Bootstrap amid governance dispute

Beincrypto reports the entire Electric Coin Company (ECC) development team, the core developers of Zcash (ZEC), has left Bootstrap after alleging they were constructively discharged by the nonprofit that governs ECC. Bootstrap, a 501(c)(3) formed in 2020 to govern ECC and support the Zcash ecosystem, is at the

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Bitcoin dips under $90,000 after filling one CME futures gap

Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $90,000 Thursday as it filled one of two open gaps in CME Group’s Bitcoin futures market, with market participants noting a classic short-term target may be next. Data from TradingView showed local lows of $89,530 on Bitstamp during the Asia trading session, and

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On-chain signals suggest BNB faces limited downside in 2026

Beincrypto reports that several on-chain indicators and trading data point to BNB being unlikely to suffer a deep decline in 2026, with the token described as one of the best-performing layer‑1 altcoins over the past year and closely tied to the large user base of the world’s leading

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Ethereum raises blob capacity per block ahead of Fusaka upgrade

Ethereum increased its data capacity per block, raising the blob target to 14 and the maximum blob limit to 21. The adjustment sets the blob target at 14 and the maximum blob limit at 21 per block, changing the protocol's per-block data parameters. The change comes as Ethereum

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XRP chart targets 34% upside as EMAs and whale buying support move

Beincrypto reports XRP’s chart targets a 34% breakout, supported by converging EMAs and steady whale buying, though rising short-term holder activity could delay a clean move. An inverse head-and-shoulders pattern is forming and remains valid while price holds above $1.77; if confirmed above the neckline the projected upside

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New global crypto tax rules spark privacy concerns as CARF and DAC8 take effect

Beincrypto reports the crypto community is raising concerns about privacy as two new tax reporting frameworks — the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and the EU’s DAC8 directive — take effect in 2026. The OECD-developed CARF was implemented on January 1 by 48 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France,

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Crypto markets move on Fed cut expectations and global bond rally

Cryptocurrency markets moved as expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts and a rally in global government bonds influenced trading, the report said. The outlet said those expectations and the bond-market rally are shaping sentiment and price action across digital assets. What happens next will depend on shifts in Fed policy

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World Liberty Financial seeks national trust charter to back USD1 stablecoin

Beincrypto reports World Liberty Financial said its subsidiary WLTC Holdings LLC submitted a de novo application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to form the World Liberty Trust Company, National Association (WLTC), a proposed national trust bank to expand USD1 stablecoin services. The proposed WLTC would issue

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South Korean XRP Reserves Drop as US Spot ETFs Post First Outflow

Beincrypto reports XRP reserves on South Korea’s Upbit and Bithumb fell by about 22 million tokens in early January 2026, even as US spot XRP ETFs recorded a $40.8 million net outflow on January 7. Manual analysis of wallets holding over 1 million XRP showed reserves down roughly