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Authorities said Lee minted a total of $4.8 million through token manipulation, while undermining fair price formation for the ACE token.
South Korea is enforcing strict penalties as it moves toward stronger regulation of corporate participation in digital asset markets.
On the

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Rui-Siang Lin, the founder of Incognito Market, will now spend the next 30 years in jail.
He was accused of operating a digital asset dark web marketplace that facilitated more than $105 million in illicit narcotics sales.
Lin will also get another five years of supervised release.
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Bitwise is acquiring institutional staking provider Chorus One.
Chorus One oversees roughly $2.2 billion in staked assets.
The terms of the deal haven’t been released yet but acquisition has been confirmed.
Bitwise Asset Management is acquiring Switzerland-based institutional staking

It is clear that the Hoskinson-led blockchain network is pulling out all the stops to regain market confidence, like in the previous cycles.
Intersect, the member-based body coordinating the upgrade, confirmed the fork will not alter transaction formats.
The upgrade delivers faster and cleaner

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The crypto market fell to extreme fear conditions again amid a market-wide bloodbath.
Despite the downtrend, Stable, MYX Finance and MemeCore recorded notable gains.
Four key macro events in the US will expectedly impact the financial markets this week.
While the leading

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The market is set to see $638 million in token unlocks this week.
HYPE leads in one time releases, with over $300 million worth of tokens entering circulation.
The altcoin market has broken below the neckline of a weekly head and shoulders pattern.
Over $638 million in token supply i

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Vitalik Buterin proposed a new creator token model that combines curated DAOs and prediction markets.
Buterin argued that current creator token ecosystems reward scale over merit and are increasingly distorted by AI-generated content.
Dogecoin founder said creator coins are

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Trump nominated Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair, odds on Polymarket hit 96%.
BTC fell nearly 3% to $82,700, reacting to Warsh's hawkish/anti-QE history.
Warsh opposes retail CBDCs, favoring private stablecoins.
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President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that he will nominate Kevi

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MSTR stock continues to slide despite Michael Saylor announcing fresh Bitcoin purchases.
Strategy’s unrealized gains on its Bitcoin holdings have fallen below 10%, raising fresh concerns.
Bitcoin’s bear-flag breakdown remains in play after losing the $85,000 level, signaling

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On January 29, Hang Seng Gold ETF, with trading ticker 03170 was launched.
The new fund will track the LBMA Gold Price AM.
This comes at a time when Hong Kong is promoting itself as a crypto asset hub.
Hang Seng Investment, one of Hong Kong’s asset managers, recently debuted its

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XRP trades 25% below its 200-day MA near $2.54 amid weak long-term momentum.
Buyers are preventing a breakdown, but upside strength remains limited.
Holding the $1.80-$1.85 support zone is important for XRP to avoid turning bearish.
XRP

XRP
$1.87
24h volatility:
1.8%
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The price is up 11% over the past 30 days and is trending higher at the time of writing.
With meme coins starting to bounce back, BONK looks extremely bullish right now.
BONK Price Analysis: Key Support and Upside Targets
Spot volume has climbed by around 10% in the past 24 hours, while price is

Analysts believe Chainlink (LINK) may experience a short-term rally due to increased developer activity and significant accumulation by investors. Despite recent price declines, the protocol's revenue has notably surged.

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JPMorgan initiated coverage on HashKey with an Overweight rating and a HK$9 target, implying roughly 28% upside.
The bank expects institutional digital asset inflows in Hong Kong to grow at about an 85% CAGR through 2027.
HashKey’s licensed status and roughly 75% local market share

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Tether launches USAT, targeting the US regulated stablecoin market.
Circle’s USDC remains widely used, with Ethereum transfers hitting record highs.
Bitwise deepens USDC exposure via DeFi lending on the Morpho.
Tether launched its U.S.-regulated stablecoin, USAT, on Jan. 27,

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Senator Roger Marshall withdraws controversial credit card fee amendment.
Lawmakers work to resolve remaining issues before the January 30 deadline.
Analysts warn a U.S.
shutdown could drain liquidity, impacting crypto markets first.
The U.S. crypto market structure bill is back in

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Kalshi took its lobbying effort with the US government a step further by setting up an office in Washington.
John Bivona will be the company's first head of federal government relations.
Kalshi is still facing legal hurdles in some US states.
Top prediction markets platform Kalshi