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Bitcoin and gold are back, but not yet, but only gold for now. But with the Iranian rial falling to record lows and confidence in the fiat currency continuing to waver, we are once again asking questions. In the midst of all this is developing US crypto legislation built around the proposed Clarity Act, which could reshape how cryptocurrencies are treated in the United States. The draft US cryptocurrency bill has emerged just as traditional safe-haven assets are soaring. While gold and silver hit new highs, Bitcoin remains below recent resistance. But again, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins called this a…

Before the proliferation of meme coin launchpads, failures among cryptocurrency projects remained relatively rare. More than half of all cryptocurrencies tracked by CoinGecko’s Gecko terminal are currently failing. This significant collapse in token viability is primarily caused by excessive speculation and market instability. According to the cryptocurrency aggregator’s latest report, 53.2% of all cryptocurrencies listed on Gecko Terminal are classified as defunct, with the majority of outages occurring in 2025. Encryption project failure Approximately 11.6 million tokens collapsed, accounting for 86.3% of all crypto failures recorded between 2021 and 2025. The scale of losses was significantly lower than in previous…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. Over the past year, most of the biggest abuses in cryptocurrencies have had the same root cause: humans. In the past few months alone, Ledger has urged users to pause on-chain activity after npm maintainers were fooled and malicious packages were spread. Workday reveals a social engineering campaign that accessed data from a third-party CRM. And operators with ties to North Korea continued to solicit fake jobs for crypto teams in order to distribute malware. summary Cryptocurrency…

important notesCoinbase said it may reconsider its support for the cryptocurrency bill if US lawmakers decide to act against stablecoin rewards. Some U.S. policymakers are considering allowing stablecoin rewards only to regulated financial institutions, but not to crypto-native companies. Meanwhile, Coinbase has already applied for a national bank charter and earns a significant amount of revenue from USDC-based rewards, offering around 3.5% to users. Ahead of the January 15 deadline for the long-awaited CLARITY Act cryptocurrency bill, crypto exchange Coinbase is ramping up its efforts to reward stablecoin holdings. CEO Brian Armstrong has previously expressed concerns about US lawmakers’ proposed…

Opeyemi is an accomplished writer and enthusiast in the exciting and unique field of cryptocurrencies. The digital assets industry was not his first choice, but after more than two years in the field, he remains completely drawn to it. Today, Opeyemi takes pride in creating unique works that demystify the intricacies of blockchain technology and share insights on the latest trends in the world of cryptocurrencies. Opeyemi enjoys a fascination with the crypto market, which explains why he spends most of his days looking at various price charts. “Seeing” is a fairly simple way of describing analyzing and interpreting various…

Trustworthy editorial content reviewed by industry-leading experts and experienced editors. Advertising disclosure In the cryptocurrency community, Ripple, a cryptocurrency payment company, Amazon, the global technology giantmay soon form a partnership. Some claims suggest an alliance has already been formed, while others suggest it may be underway. In any case, no confirmation has yet been issued to verify the validity of this rumor. Rumors swirl about potential ramifications and deal with Amazon rumors about Possible relationship between Ripple and Amazon It is rapidly gaining attention in the virtual currency community. Prominent analysts and influential XRP supporters have speculated that the crypto…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA and one of the most influential figures in modern computing, issued a “should” warning in a recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience that impacts every industry that relies on digital security. He explained that quantum computing is advancing so rapidly that current encryption standards could soon become obsolete. He emphasized that quantum computers will “make it possible” to break current cryptographic protections, noting that this is why “the entire industry is…

Pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen said Solana-based memecoin Launchpad is overhauling its creator fee system after concluding that the existing model may be distorting incentives.“Creator fees need to change,” Cohen acknowledged in a post on X on Friday, acknowledging that the Dynamic Fees V1 system introduced several months ago was successful in boosting activity but failed to create sustainable market behavior. Cohen said the mechanism encouraged the creation of low-risk tokens at the expense of high-risk trading, which he said was “dangerous” because traders are the central source of liquidity and trading volume on the platform.Cohen said the initial rollout showed…

The number of Bitcoin addresses holding at least 100 BTC (Bitcoin whales) has hit a new all-time high, according to on-chain data from Bitcoin Magazine Pro, indicating continued accumulation among large holders despite the recent drop in Bitcoin prices and widespread volatility in the crypto market. This metric tracks the total number of unique Bitcoin addresses with a balance of 100 BTC or more. This is the cohort commonly associated with so-called “Bitcoin whales” such as high-net-worth individuals, funds, corporations, and long-term strategic holders. According to Bitcoin Magazine Pro, the latest data shows that the number has surpassed all previous…

Bank of New York Mellon is upgrading its deposits to blockchain. summary The new service converts traditional bank deposits into on-chain tokens representing the cash customers already hold in BNY. In layman’s terms, this is regular bank money dressed up for the blockchain era. The storage giant said the move is part of its push to achieve 24/7 operations, a goal increasingly shared by a global market that no longer sleeps. According to Bloomberg, the company plans to launch a tokenized deposit service that will allow large institutional investors to move funds on digital rails. Customers and stakeholders include heavyweights…