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January 19, 2026
US crypto regulation stalls as lawmakers warn of falling behind global competitors for years — foxbusiness.com
It was a mega bill. About megabytes. And mega-dollars. But, hacked – by a lack of consensus. The Senate Banking Committee canceled a scheduled meeting last Thursday to write a bill establishing marketplace rules for cryptocurrency and other digital assets.
Free Bitcoin Glitch Fixed When ‘Decentralized’ Crypto Exchange Uses Centralized Rollback — gizmodo.com
Situations that expose centralization in supposedly decentralized exchanges have become par for the course in crypto.
Bitcoin price tumbles as Trump tariff threats push investors to safe havens — independent.co.uk
European currencies also rose against the dollar after Trump announced sweeping import tariffs
Why Trump’s Greenland standoff is sending gold soaring and crypto tumbling — fastcompany.com
President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats against Europe are pushing investors toward safe-haven assets and away from riskier bets like Bitcoin. Chances are good that many investors are happy today is a holiday, and thus the stock markets are closed.
Cambodia’s cyberscam crackdown frees 400 Indonesians from criminal networks — scmp.com
Cyberscam networks in Cambodia have freed more than 400 Indonesians this month, Jakarta said on Monday, after Phnom Penh announced a fresh crackdown on the illicit industry. Scammers working from hubs across Southeast Asia, some willingly and others
Stocks sell off globally as traders digest Trump message saying he wants Greenland because ‘your Country decided not to give me the Nobel’ — fortune.com
Stock markets went into a global selloff this morning as world leaders at Davos woke up to the news that U.S. President Trump had texted the prime minister of Norway to say that his repeated threats to take over Greenland were based on the fact that he
Wall Street Strikes Back — prospect.org
For the past year, it felt like we were a long way from the moment in Congress when Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) lamented that big banks “own the place.” As the Trump administration took power, a pitched battle emerged between the financial industry and Silicon
Bitcoin Falls Below $92,000 as Tariff Fears Weigh on Risk Assets — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin Falls Below $92,000 as Tariff Fears Weigh on Risk Assets Bloomberg.com
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