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India faces challenges taxing crypto due to offshore exchanges, DeFi, & cross-border transactions. Current rules: 30% tax on gains, 1% TDS. Industry concerns exist over fairness & practicality given cautious regulation. #crypto #India #tax
Vitalik Buterin argues Ethereum’s long-term security & decentralization depend more on bandwidth/scalability than low latency. He says speed-of-light & node distribution create inherent limits. Focus should be a “global heartbeat,” with Layer 2 solutions handling speed. AI could even enable localized L2 networks! #crypto #blockchain #news
Fintech giants—PayPal, Stripe, Klarna, Revolut—are diving deeper into crypto! 2026 is seen as a key year for integration. Expect stablecoins (PYUSD & more) & blockchain payments to become more mainstream. (via DL News) #crypto #fintech
According to CloverPool data, the Bitcoin mining difficulty adjusted downwards by 1.20% to 146.47 T at block height 931,392 at 16:05 today. The network’s average hashrate over the past seven days is currently 1.06 ZH/s. #crypto #blockchain #news #BTC #Bitcoin
Binance has announced the launch of TradFi Perpetual Contracts, offering perpetual futures contracts for traditional assets. These contracts will be settled in USDT. XAUUSDT (Gold) is now available to all eligible markets as of January 5, 2026, with XAGUSDT (Silver) set to launch on January 7, 2026. #crypto #blockchain #news
Crypto Twitter's (CT) influence on market moves is fading. "Industrialization" of trading, faster profits taken than made, & fragmented attention are key factors. Capital is shifting to smaller, private networks. CT becoming more info/reputation focused. #crypto #blockchain #news
Vitalik Buterin compares Ethereum to BitTorrent (decentralized adoption) & Linux (open-source embraced by all). Ethereum aims to be a secure, scalable financial & infrastructural base for autonomy, cutting out intermediaries. #ethereum #web3
Ethereum spot ETFs saw $98.4M net outflow yesterday (Jan 7, US ET) – SoSoValue data. Franklin’s EZET led inflows at $2.38M, totaling $64.95M historically. #crypto #blockchain #news
According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced a total net outflow of $486 million yesterday (January 7th, Eastern Time). Fidelity’s ETF, FBTC, led the outflows with $248 million, though it has historically seen a total net inflow of $11.835 billion to date. #crypto #blockchain #news #BTC #Bitcoin
Solana spot ETFs saw $1.97M in inflows yesterday, all from Bitwise SOL (BSOL), bringing its total to $640M. Total ETF NAV is now $1.08B with $803M cumulative inflows. Solana net asset ratio: 1.41%. #Solana #ETF
Onchain Lens data shows BitMine has further increased its Ethereum holdings, recently staking an additional 109,504 ETH valued at $344.4 million. The firm now holds a total of 908,192 ETH in stake, representing a total value of $2.95 billion. #crypto #blockchain #news
Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour backs a bill to ban insider trading in prediction markets, noting his platform already follows NYSE/Nasdaq rules. Controversy recently flared with Polymarket & a $400k bet on Venezuela. He points to “offshore, unregulated” platforms as the main issue. (The Block) #crypto #blockchain #news
Zcash's core dev team, Electric Coin Company (ECC), is splitting from the Bootstrap foundation due to governance disagreements. ECC says recent board decisions diverged from Zcash’s original vision. No impact to the Zcash protocol itself. New company will continue privacy currency mission. #crypto #blockchain #news
Hyperliquid is gaining on dYdX due to liquidity strategies, says Jarsy CEO Han Qin. dYdX’s “no backstop” DeFi model struggles in volatility, while Hyperliquid’s centralized approach & treasury provide stability for high-leverage trading, attracting users & MMs. - via Wu Blockchain #crypto #blockchain #news
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Sotheby’s report: Crypto is increasingly impacting luxury real estate (Dubai, NYC, CA). More crypto transactions & potential for crypto-backed mortgages are on the horizon. #luxuryrealestate #crypto
⚠️ Crypto users: Beware of increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks! Stay cautious of links & suspicious transactions. 🔗 Also, a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-64755) exists in Anthropic’s Claude Code, with a public exploit available. Similar issue to Cursor. #security #crypto #AI
Tether, the stablecoin issuer, has partnered with video platform Rumble to launch Rumble Wallet, a self-custodial cryptocurrency payment service for creators and users on the platform. #crypto #blockchain #news
Burwick Law filed a RICO lawsuit against PumpFun (Baton Corp), the Solana Foundation, Solana Labs & execs, alleging unlawful activity related to the platform’s operations. #crypto #lawsuit #RICO
Brazilian presidential candidate Renan Santos proposes a national Bitcoin reserve, inspired by El Salvador. He also champions blockchain for anti-corruption efforts. The “Mission Party” founder sees the proposal as “feasible” & it’s part of his platform. (DL News) #Bitcoin #Brazil