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The IMF has reportedly blocked Pakistan’s plan to use cheap electricity for crypto mining, warning it could destabilize the energy market. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/pakistan-imf-rejects-crypto-power-subsidy-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitpanda’s public affairs lead, Benedikt Faupel, told Cointelegraph that while MiCA brings long-awaited regulatory clarity, harmonization is still lacking. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitpanda-mica-licensing-eu-regulatory-imbalance?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

A large cluster of potential short liquidations near $111,320 could trigger a squeeze to accelerate Bitcoin’s next leg higher into price discovery. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-rallied-80-the-last-time-btc-funding-rates-flipped-red?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The absence of new buyers and FOMO-driven greed are key factors that could keep Bitcoin price pinned below $112,000 for longer than many think. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/why-cant-bitcoin-price-break-112k-all-time-highs-btc-analysts-explain?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Gaming industry veteran John Smedley is making his first foray into Web3 gaming with a new AAA shooter featuring Tezos layer-2 blockchain Etherlink. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/john-smedley-dps-30-5-million-reaper-actual-etherlink-tezos?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Crypto traders use ChatGPT and X to catch early signals, combining AI-driven analysis with real-time sentiment. But each comes with its risks. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/chatgpt-vs-x-which-is-better-at-first-spotting-the-next-big-crypto-narrative?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Peter Märkl, general counsel at Bitcoin Suisse, criticized both EU and Swiss stablecoin regulations as inadequate and burdensome. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-suisse-legal-chief-laments-eu-and-swiss-stablecoin-rules?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Over 40 fake Firefox extensions impersonating popular crypto wallets have been used in an ongoing campaign to steal users’ wallet credentials. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/over-40-crypto-stealing-firefox-extensions-discovered?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

JD.com and Ant Group are reportedly lobbying Chinese regulators to launch yuan-based stablecoins to boost the currency’s global role and counter US dollar-pegged tokens. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/jd-com-ant-yuan-stablecoins-challenge-dollar-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

BitPay’s USDC stablecoin transactions accounted for almost double that of USDT in 2024, but the trend has shifted in favor of Tether this year. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-usdc-loses-steam-against-tether-usdt-bitpay-2025?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound