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Crypto illiquidity is pressuring DeFi lending companies, but Wall Street giants continue to increase their exposure to the world’s largest Ethereum treasury company. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/wall-street-boosts-bitmine-stakes-defi-lenders-buckle-liquidity-finance-redefined?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The failure of the bulls to start a strong recovery in Bitcoin and the major altcoins suggests that the bears intend to remain active at higher levels. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/price-predictions-2-20-btc-eth-xrp-bnb-sol-doge-bch-ada-hype-xmr?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty climbed to 144.4 trillion after January storms briefly slashed hash rate, while some US miners offset downtime by selling electricity back to the grid. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-difficulty-rebounds-15-as-us-miners-recover-from-winter-outages?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

After four years contributing, BGD Labs said it would be leaving the DAO, citing changes to the organization and taking an “adversarial position“ to its liquidity protocol. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/aave-core-contributor-bgd-cease?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin stayed rangebound within a “downward trajectory” as the Supreme Court concluded that some US trade tariffs were illegal and liable for a refund. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ignores-us-supreme-court-trump-tariff-strike-amid-talk-of-150b-refund?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Private equity, which has the second-highest risk weighting, carries a 400% weight under the current Basel III banking framework. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/btc-treasury-reform-1250-percent-risk-basel?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

US Federal Judge Aleta Trauger granted Kalshi a preliminary injunction against Tennessee, finding its sports event contracts fall under CFTC jurisdiction. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tennessee-judge-blocks-state-crackdown-on-kalshi?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Stablecoin ecosystem A7A5 has faced accusations of sanctions evasion and, according to some analysts, is creating an alternative, sanctions-free financial network. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoin-a7a5-parallel-network-sanctioned-companies?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

House Democrats are pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over World Liberty Financial’s push for a national trust bank charter, citing systemic risk. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/democrats-press-treasury-on-trump-world-liberty-financial?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Tether’s USDT is nearing its largest monthly supply drop since the collapse of FTX, with whales and smart money traders continuing to reduce their USDT holdings. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-usdt-biggest-monthly-decline-ftx-collapse?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound