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VICTORIA, Seychelles, January 14, 2026 (Globe Newswire) — Bitget, the world’s largest universal exchange (UEX), announced its annual review covering the expansion of the Universal Exchange (UEX) model across cryptocurrencies, on-chain markets, and tokenized traditional assets under a single unified trading experience in 2025. According to CoinGlass’ 2025 Crypto Derivatives Market Annual Report, BitGet ranked fourth in derivatives trading volume in 2025, with total trading volume of $8.17 trillion and average daily trading volume of $25.2 billion. In our Bitget review, we attribute this performance to deeper liquidity conditions and a wider mix of participants. According to internal data shared…

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President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit on January 13, 2026.Evelyn HochsteinReuterAs the Justice Department continues its investigation into the Federal Reserve, the next frontier in the central bank’s quest to maintain political independence will move to the Supreme Court. On January 21, the high court will hear arguments related to President Donald Trump’s effort to remove Federal Reserve President Lisa Cook.Administration officials last year accused Mr. Cook of committing mortgage fraud on properties purchased under the federal government’s subsidized housing program. Trump has tried to remove Cook from his post, but has so far been…

Core U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in December, reinforcing hopes that inflation is under control as the Federal Reserve considers its next move on interest rates.The Consumer Price Index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted monthly basis and 2.6% on an annual basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. Both results were 0.1 percentage points lower than expected. Fed officials consider both measures, but believe core inflation is a better measure of where inflation is heading over time.On an aggregate basis, the CPI rose by 0.3% in the month, bringing…

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during a press conference after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGlobal central bankers on Tuesday issued a statement defending Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell following the opening of a criminal investigation into the central bank chief. “We stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome H. Powell,” central bank leaders, including European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, said in a joint statement. “Central bank independence is fundamental to price, financial…

Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson says David Sachs should resign as White House crypto advisor. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says David Sachs should resign as White House cryptocurrency advisor due to his “complete failure.” He expressed this view on the podcast “The Wolf of All Streets.” According to the developer, the industry has not made as much progress as expected since the appointment of a “cryptocurrency czar” at the end of 2024. Mr Hoskinson stressed that the market continues to be weak, regulatory uncertainty continues and there is a lack of a stable base for new projects. “If you were appointed ’emperor’…

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On Friday, when the Justice Department subpoenaed the Federal Reserve Board in a criminal investigation, it focused on the multi-year renovation of the central bank’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. But it’s not just the cost of multibillion-dollar construction projects that’s at issue here. It is also the extent to which it has become a means for the White House to exert political pressure on an agency designed to operate independently of the federal government. The dispute over the renovation costs comes as President Donald Trump publicly criticizes Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over the central bank’s analysis of interest rates…

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