Hashrate fell sharply as Bitcoin miners curtailed operations during extreme winter conditions in the US, boosting profitability for companies that stayed online. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/top-bitcoin-mining-stocks-soar-us-winter-hashrate-decline?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
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Europe’s DeFi tax gap won’t last forever, says ex-OECD official
DeFi is still out of scope for DAC8 and CARF, but AML enforcement trends suggest that may not last, according to Taxbit’s Colby Mangels. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/europe-defi-tax-gap-last-forever-ex-oecd?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Crypto loses speculative edge as AI and robotics attract capital: Delphi
Speculative capital is flowing into emerging tech opportunities, as progress with US crypto regulations continues to stall, limiting investor appetite for digital assets, Delphi Digital said. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/speculative-capital-shifts-crypto-ai-robotics?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
For Wall Street’s most sophisticated trading firms, the next alpha is onchain
Physical co-location and nanosecond advantages end as alpha shifts onchain. High-frequency trading firms own blockchain infrastructure. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tradfi-next-alpha-is-onchain?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
WisdomTree brings its full tokenized fund lineup to Solana
WisdomTree adds Solana to its tokenized fund lineup, citing transaction speed as it expands a regulated multi-chain strategy. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/wisdomtree-expands-tokenized-funds-solana-blockchain?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Gold hits $5,300 as Tether stacks bullion and Coinbase pushes futures
Tether expands physical gold holdings to 130 metric tons while Coinbase promotes futures trading as Bitcoin lags and gold tops $5,300 per ounce. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-coinbase-gold-rush-xau-hit-5-300?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
South Korea regulator backs ownership caps for crypto exchanges
The Financial Services Commission chief says ownership limits are still under negotiation as lawmakers debate the Digital Asset Basic Act ahead of a mid-February deadline. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-fsc-crypto-exchange-ownership-caps?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
ECB’s Cipollone says digital euro key to payments sovereignty in ‘weaponised’ world
European Central Bank executive Piero Cipollone has argued that rising geopolitical tensions make a European-controlled payments system a strategic necessity. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ecb-s-cipollone-says-digital-euro-key-to-payments-sovereignty-in-weaponised-world?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin ETF $86K break-even level in focus amid US wirehouse influx reports
Bitcoin ETF investors contend with price dropping to their aggregate entry level, but a crypto executive claimed that new institutions were lining up. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etf-86k-break-even-level-us-wirehouse-influx?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin eyes $90K ahead of FOMC: Watch these BTC price levels next
Bitcoin price traded below $90,000 as investors braced for Jerome Powell’s post-FOMC speech that could trigger volatile swings toward key BTC price levels. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-eyes-90k-fomc-watch-these-btc-price-levels-next?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound