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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore's MAS Launches Tokenised Government Bills Pilot Settled via Wholesale CBDC]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Monetary Authority of Singapore will pilot the issuance of tokenised government bills settled through a Singapore dollar wholesale CBDC in 2026, partnering with DBS, OCBC, and UOB in what represents one of the most advanced real-world tests of blockchain-based sovereign debt infrastructure.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[China Orders Apple to Remove Jack Dorsey's Bitchat as Mesh Messaging App Surpasses Three Million Downloads]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Beijing's Cyberspace Administration has compelled Apple to pull Bitchat, the decentralised messaging application linked to Block CEO Jack Dorsey, from the Chinese App Store after the Bluetooth-based tool gained prominence during protests across multiple countries.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Circle Unveils Quantum-Resistant Security Roadmap for Arc Layer-1 Blockchain]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stablecoin issuer Circle has published a multi-phase roadmap to equip its forthcoming Arc blockchain with post-quantum cryptographic protections, positioning the network as the first institutional-grade chain designed to withstand quantum computing threats from launch.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Miners Face Existential Squeeze as AI Pivot Drives 70% Revenue Shift, CoinShares Reports]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[CoinShares' Q1 2026 mining report reveals that production costs have surged to $80,000 per bitcoin while hash prices hit five-year lows, accelerating a historic pivot toward AI infrastructure that could see listed miners derive the majority of revenue from artificial intelligence by year-end.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drift Traces $285M Hack to Six-Month North Korean Operation]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Drift Protocol reveals its $285 million exploit was the culmination of a six-month social engineering campaign by a DPRK-linked group that posed as a quantitative trading firm.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Block Revives Bitcoin's Historic Faucet with $1M Bitcoin Day]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jack Dorsey's Block launches a five-day, $1 million Bitcoin giveaway through Cash App and Bitkey, reviving the faucet concept that introduced thousands to crypto in 2010.]]></description>
      <author>Ray Crawford</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Signals Bitcoin Bottom as March ETF Inflows Hit $1.32 Billion]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Goldman analyst James Yaro says the return of $1.32 billion in March ETF inflows and receding forced liquidations indicate a cyclical floor for Bitcoin near $67,000.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ethereum's Glamsterdam Upgrade Targets 78% Fee Cut and 10,000 TPS]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Glamsterdam, Ethereum's third hard fork in twelve months, introduces on-chain block building and parallel transaction processing to cut gas fees by 78.6% and target 10,000 TPS.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ant Digital Launches Anvita to Let AI Agents Trade and Pay on Crypto Rails]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Ant Group's blockchain arm unveils a platform enabling autonomous AI agents to hold assets, settle payments in USDC, and transact without human intervention — betting on a $3-5 trillion agent economy.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Circle Faces Mounting Scrutiny Over Inconsistent USDC Freeze Policies]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Blockchain investigator ZachXBT accuses Circle of failing to freeze $420 million in illicit USDC since 2022, while the stablecoin issuer blocked legitimate wallets days before the $285 million Drift hack.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Japan to Reclassify 105 Cryptocurrencies as Financial Products in 2026 Overhaul]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan's FSA is transferring oversight of Bitcoin, Ethereum and 103 other cryptocurrencies from payment law to the country's securities framework, cutting capital gains tax to 20% and mandating exchange liability reserves.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Solana Crosses 10 Billion Quarterly Transactions as Price Falls 31%]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Solana processed a record 10.1 billion transactions in Q1 2026, roughly 50% above Q4 2025, while SOL token price declined 31% year-to-date — a split driven by stablecoin settlement and RWA tokenisation growth.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Japan to Classify Bitcoin and 104 Cryptos as Financial Products Under FIEA]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Japan's FSA is advancing a sweeping overhaul that reclassifies 105 major cryptocurrencies as financial products, cutting the maximum tax rate from 55% to a flat 20%.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Charles Schwab to Open Spot Bitcoin and Ether Trading to 46 Million Clients]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The $12 trillion brokerage confirms a June 2026 launch of direct spot BTC and ETH trading, intensifying competition with crypto-native exchanges.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin ETFs Record $1.53 Billion March Inflows, Ending Four-Month Outflow Streak]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $1.53 billion in net inflows during March 2026, their first positive month since October 2025, led by BlackRock's IBIT which captured 78% of net flows.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[CLARITY Act Stalls in Four-Way Deadlock as May Deadline Looms]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The landmark US crypto market-structure bill entered Easter recess without a markup date, imperilling its chances of becoming law before November's midterm elections.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ECB Study Finds DeFi Governance Heavily Concentrated, Questioning MiCA Exemption]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A European Central Bank working paper reveals the top 100 token holders control over 80% of governance power in major DeFi protocols, challenging claims of decentralisation ahead of MiCA's July deadline.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[CLARITY Act Faces Make-or-Break April as Four-Way Deadlock Persists]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The landmark US crypto regulation bill enters a critical window after Easter recess with stablecoin yield disputes unresolved and a May deadline looming before midterm politics freeze legislative action.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Whales Lost $337 Million Per Day in Q1 2026 as Capitulation Reaches Levels Not Seen Since 2022]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On-chain data reveals that large Bitcoin holders realised an average of $337 million in daily losses during the first quarter, with total capitulation losses reaching $30.9 billion — the most severe period since the collapse of Terra and FTX.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Takes Personal Charge of Bitcoin Quantum Defence Strategy]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Armstrong pledges direct oversight of a new industry coalition to make Bitcoin quantum-resistant, with Coinbase planning to launch quantum-proof custody services for institutional clients by late 2026.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia to Require Crypto Wallet Declarations From July 2026]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A new Russian bill will require residents to declare all foreign cryptocurrency wallet activity to tax authorities, linking each wallet to an identifier address for state tracking.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drift Protocol Loses $285 Million in Largest Solana DeFi Exploit]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A sophisticated attacker exploited Solana's durable nonce feature to hijack governance controls at Drift Protocol, draining $285 million in assets in under 12 minutes before bridging funds to Ethereum.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bank of Canada Study Finds DeFi Lending on Aave Is Viable but Fragile]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A new Bank of Canada staff paper examines Aave V3's revenue model, margin trading behaviour, and liquidation dynamics, concluding that decentralised lending works but carries systemic risks that regulators should watch closely.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tesseract Launches Dedicated Client Vaults to Fix DeFi's Institutional Problem]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[MiCA-authorised Tesseract Investment Oy unveils individually segregated on-chain yield vaults, replacing the pooled structures that have kept institutional capital on the sidelines.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kalshi Hires Former Obama Strategist as Prediction Markets Face Lawsuits on Two Fronts]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Prediction market platform Kalshi has appointed Democratic strategist Stephanie Cutter as a policy adviser, balancing its earlier hire of Donald Trump Jr., as the industry faces simultaneous legal challenges from US states and the federal government.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ethereum Foundation Stakes $93 Million in Ether, Nearing Its 70,000 ETH Target]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ethereum Foundation deposited 45,034 ETH into the Beacon Chain deposit contract on Thursday, bringing its total staked position to approximately 69,500 ETH and within reach of its stated 70,000 ETH goal.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia Passes Landmark Law Targeting Crypto Scam Compounds with Penalties Up to 20 Years]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Cambodia's National Assembly has unanimously approved the country's first law specifically targeting online scam compounds, imposing prison sentences of up to 20 years for ringleaders involved in human trafficking and torture alongside their fraud operations.]]></description>
      <author>Oliver Woodford</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Drops 22% in Q1 2026, Worst Quarter Against Equities in Years]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Bitcoin fell 22% in Q1 2026 from $94,000 to $73,000, underperforming the S&P 500's 8% decline and marking one of the worst quarterly showings in recent years.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Panini Opens Blockchain Bridge With OpenSea as Exclusive On-Chain Marketplace]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Panini America has opened a blockchain bridge that allows holders of its digital trading cards to move assets from the Panini Blockchain to the Ethereum network, with OpenSea named as the exclusive on-chain marketplace for the cards.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[SEC Faces Deadline on 91 Pending Crypto ETF Applications]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The SEC faced a March 27, 2026, deadline for final decisions on 91 pending cryptocurrency ETF applications covering 24 different tokens.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Strategy Dominates Bitcoin Treasury Buying as Corporate Demand Collapses]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[By March 2026, Strategy accounted for approximately 76% of all Bitcoin held by publicly traded companies as other corporate treasury programs paused or reversed.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Strategy Holds 762,000 Bitcoin Worth $57 Billion Despite Market Downturn]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) held 762,099 Bitcoin valued at $57.69 billion on March 22, 2026, near break-even on its average cost basis as prices recovered.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[CLARITY Act Advances as Stablecoin Yield Debate Resolved]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks reached a bipartisan compromise on stablecoin yield on March 20, 2026, clearing a major obstacle to CLARITY Act passage.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[OpenSea Delays SEA Token Airdrop, Citing Market Conditions]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[SEC and CFTC Classify 16 Cryptocurrencies as Digital Commodities]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The SEC and CFTC issued joint interpretive guidance on March 17, 2026, classifying 16 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum as digital commodities.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ethereum Falls to $2,200 as Layer 2 Activity Shifts Revenue Away from Mainnet]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ethereum fell to approximately $2,200 in mid-March 2026, down 35% from January, as Layer 2 platforms captured transaction volume and fee revenue from the mainnet.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stablecoin Market Cap Reaches $319 Billion]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stablecoin market capitalization reached $319 billion by mid-March 2026, driven by institutional adoption and the GENIUS Act framework.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[20 Millionth Bitcoin Mined as Only One Million Remain]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Foundry USA pool mined the 20 millionth Bitcoin on March 10, 2026, leaving only 1 million BTC remaining to be mined over approximately 114 years.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Solana Falls Below $80 as Meme Coin Speculation Fades]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Solana fell below $80 in early March 2026, down 70% from its October 2025 peak of $260, as meme coin speculation collapsed and network activity contracted.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Crypto Market Crash Wipes $1 Trillion as Six Factors Converge]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The crypto market shed $1 trillion in value across February 2026 as tariff shocks, tech stock collapse, record liquidations, and geopolitical tensions converged.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Falls Below $65,000 as Trump's 15% Global Tariff Shakes Markets]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bitcoin dropped more than 5% below $65,000 on February 23 as Trump announced a 15% global tariff rate, triggering $2.56 billion in liquidations across crypto markets.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin ETF Net Outflows Hit Record as Institutional Sentiment Reverses]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[US spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced record weekly net outflows in late February 2026, marking the first sustained selling since their launch in January 2024.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Treasury Adds More Seized Bitcoin to Strategic Reserve]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Treasury Department added newly seized Bitcoin from criminal proceedings to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in February 2026.]]></description>
      <author>MiningPool Staff</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stifel Predicts Bitcoin Could Crash to $38,000]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stifel Financial published a research note on February 5, 2026, predicting Bitcoin could fall to $38,000 amid macro headwinds and forced selling.]]></description>
      <author>MiningPool Staff</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[OFAC Designates First-Ever Crypto Exchange for Iran Sanctions Evasion]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The US Treasury's OFAC designated Zedcex Exchange Ltd and Zedxion Exchange Ltd on January 30, 2026, marking the first-ever sanctions action against a crypto exchange.]]></description>
      <author>MiningPool Staff</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hyperliquid Enters Top 10 Derivatives Exchanges by Volume]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetual futures exchange, entered the top 10 derivatives platforms by volume in Q1 2026, competing alongside Binance.]]></description>
      <author>MiningPool Staff</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kraken Financial Receives Federal Reserve Master Account]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Kraken Financial became the first digital asset bank to receive a Federal Reserve master account from the Kansas City Fed, granting direct access to Fedwire.]]></description>
      <author>MiningPool Staff</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Grayscale 2026 Outlook Declares 'Dawn of the Institutional Era']]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Grayscale Research published a 2026 outlook report predicting institutional participation in crypto would accelerate through regulatory clarity and tokenization.]]></description>
      <author>MiningPool Staff</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bernstein Predicts Tokenization 'Supercycle' to Drive Crypto in 2026]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[AllianceBernstein's research division predicted on January 7, 2026, that tokenization of real-world assets will drive a supercycle in crypto adoption.]]></description>
      <author>MiningPool Staff</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Texas Becomes First US State to Fund a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Texas launched its state cryptocurrency reserve in December 2025 with a $5 million initial Bitcoin purchase, becoming the first US state to fund such a reserve.]]></description>
      <author>MiningPool Staff</author>
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