Bitchat developer Calle boldly said, "You can't stop us" after Uganda threatened to block Bitchat ahead of elections next week.
MSCI will keep crypto-heavy firms in its indexes through February, deferring changes after investor feedback raised classification concerns.
Tether moved to establish a new unit of account for gold, arguing that transactions denominated in "Scudo" could simplify digital payments.
MSCI announced it will keep digital asset treasury companies in its global indexes, citing investor feedback and the need for further study on non-operating firms.
Canaan's pilot program will use the miner's liquid cooling systems to supplement the power needed to heat intake water for the greenhouses, helping grow tomatoes.
Publicly traded Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms netted nearly $200 million in proceeds from BTC sales in November and December.
Although it's hard to say how much bitcoin could be held by Venezuela, it's likely the regime has amassed considerable holdings of the token, experts said.
Bitcoin's liquidation map is still heavily biased toward a downside liquidity sweet, but a swift rally to $100,000 could quickly turn the tables in the bulls' favor.
Bitcoin has slightly retraced gains from previous days, trading around $92,000 on Tuesday afternoon. Coinglass data shows 142,990 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $522.88 million. SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $697.3 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Monday.
Bitcoin ETFs hit $697 million in single-day inflows as Morgan Stanley enters the race with new BTC and Solana fund filings.
Zcash ( CRYPTO: ZEC ) is up 780% year-over-year, with Arthur Hayes betting big on privacy coins becoming 2026's dominant narrative, all the while established altcoins Solana ( CRYPTO: SOL ) and Cardano ( CRYPTO: ADA ) underperform.
The midterm elections in November could cause some Senate Democrats to withhold support for the Responsible Financial Innovation Act due to conflict of interest concerns.