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View More NewsThe Electronic Frontier Foundation stands with the people of Minneapolis and with all of the communities impacted by the ongoing campaign of ICE and CBP violence. EFF will be closed Friday, Jan. 30 as part of the national shutdown in opposition to ICE and CBP and the brutality and terror they and other federal agencies continue to inflict on immigrant communities and any who stand with them. We do not make this decision lightly, but we will not remain silent. Read the full article here
SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig spoke on CNBC on Thursday as debate continues over stablecoin yield in the CLARITY Act.US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Mike Selig appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Thursday to discuss the crypto market structure bill and a White House–hosted meeting scheduled for Monday.The bill was recently held up in the Senate, where it is undergoing committee review after being passed in the House of Representatives, with lawmakers working through unresolved issues on the Agriculture and Banking Committees. Source: Paul AtkinsOne of the…
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It has now been a month since Australia’s under‑16 social media ban—officially known as the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024—came into effect.I originally wrote this piece before the ban commenced on 10 December 2025, setting out my predictions for how it would play out. But after three weeks in Europe, I’m now back in Australia witnessing it firsthand. While I was broadly correct about the trade-offs that a blanket ban would involve, what I didn’t anticipate is how those trade-offs would manifest in the first month.The law puts the onus on social media companies to ensure…
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Washington, D.C., January 29, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Saudi authorities to disclose the reasons for the detention of Saudi…
Gold’s run is starting to look less like a steady trend and more like a crowding event.The yellow metal pushed through $5,500 an ounce…
Founders Fund and Galaxy Ventures-backed Bitcoin zero-knowledge rollup (ZK-rollup) Citrea launched its mainnet on Tuesday with BTC collateral lending, BTC-structured products and a new…
In brief Gold has hit a peak of $5,602/oz while Bitcoin stagnates around $88,000, highlighting a divergence in haven demand. Analysts say Bitcoin is…
Ether held on crypto exchanges has declined over the last six months as the price of Ether has held steady, while holders are continuing…
In brief Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says tokenization could have prevented the 2021 GameStop trading halt, blaming outdated settlement infrastructure. Experts say traditional brokerages…
Bitcoin dropped to the $88,000 level on Thursday as a rebound in the U.S. dollar and continued strength in commodities kept crypto trading in…
Bitcoin traded down on Wednesday as gold rallied 4.4% over 24 hours, adding a massive $1.65 trillion to its market cap in a single…
Fidelity Investments will expand its digital asset offerings with plans to launch its own U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD), the firm…
from the wut? dept The travesty that is RFK Jr. in charge of American health and what he’s done to the CDC’s ACIP committee…
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, a decision that capped a sharp reversal in market expectations that had once favored an…
Bitcoin price breakouts fail to hold due to insufficient bid-side liquidity. Glassnode analysis identifies the key metrics that are likely to mark the next…