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Dash Jumps Nearly 50% Following Alchemy Pay Integration
The ‘dino’ token surged from about $55 to $86 amid the ongoing privacy coin rally....

DeFi Becomes Preferred Laundering Route For Impersonation Scams: Chainalysis
Crypto scammers are increasingly using DeFi protocols, with total losses exceeding $17 billion in 2025....

Bitcoin Nears $97K as Broad Crypto Rally Extends for Second Day
Risk appetite is improving across crypto as spot Bitcoin ETFs see their largest daily inflows in three months and traders weigh macro risks tied to U.S. tariff rulings....

Mantra Cuts Staff Less Than a Year After OM Crashed 90%
Mantra’s native token lost most of its value last April after what the project’s founder described as “reckless forced liquidations” by CEXs....

Bitcoin Climbs Back Over $95K as Traders Digest New Inflation Data
The latest CPI report shows U.S. inflation held steady in December, helping stabilize sentiment as investors remain cautious amid fragile crypto market consolidation....

Paxos’ Asset Base Grew 450% in 2025
Fueled by PYUSD and PAXG, Paxos’ total assets are up more than fivefold over the last 365 days....

YO Suffers $3.7M Loss Due to ‘Unintended’ Stablecoin Swap
Security firms said the Ethereum-based trade likely bypassed slippage protections....

Polygon to Become US-Regulated Payments Platform
The company acquired Coinme and Sequence, adopting their licenses and enabling operations in 48 states....

Eric Adams-Backed NYC Token Rocked by Rug Pull Allegations
A wallet linked to the NYC token deployer removed about $2.5 million in USDC liquidity, according to on-chain analysts....

TD Bank Sees ‘Terrific Opportunities’ in Tokenized Deposits
With JPMorgan known as a pioneer, more big banks are leaning into tokenized deposits as a way to get blockchain’s benefits, without giving up control....