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Bitcoin fell below $77,000 today as liquidations surged, signaling renewed fragility in crypto markets. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s SpaceX–xAI merger sets the stage for a $1.25 trillion IPO, Y Combinator plans to offer stablecoin funding to startups, and MetaMask expands into traditional finance with tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs via Ondo Global Markets.

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News Roundup

Artificial Intelligence

  • MultiversX Adopts Google AI Commerce Standard, Enables x402 Payments (The Block)

  • OpenClaw Ignites AI Agent Hype—But Reality Falls Short of the Buzz (Decrypt)

  • xAI Seeks Crypto Finance Expert to Train Frontier AI Models (Grok)

  • French Prosecutors Raid X Offices, Summon Elon Musk Over Algorithm and Grok Probe (Reuters)

Decentralized, Centralized, & Traditional Finance

  • GameStop’s Ryan Cohen Teases ‘Transformational’ Consumer Deal, Downplays Bitcoin (CoinDesk)

  • Elon Musk Merges SpaceX and xAI, Eyeing $1.25T IPO (CoinDesk)

  • Ark Invest Buys the Dip in Crypto Stocks Amid Market Slump (The Block)

  • Upbit Partner KBank Files Stablecoin Wallet Trademarks Ahead of IPO (The Block)

  • Billiton Diamond and Ctrl Alt Tokenizes $280M+ in Diamonds in the UAE (Ctrl Alt)

  • Tether Adds USDT and Gold-Backed XAUT Support to Opera’s MiniPay Wallet (Cointelegraph)

  • Aster CEO Denies Insider Dumping Claims (Leonard Aster)

  • Coinbase Accuses Australian Banks of Unlawful Crypto Debanking (Decrypt)

  • Flare Brings DeFi Yield to XRP With FXRP Lending Upgrade (CoinDesk)

  • MetaMask Adds Tokenized U.S. Stocks and ETFs via Ondo Global Markets (The Block)

  • Y Combinator to Offer Stablecoin Funding Option for Startups in Spring 2026 (The Block)

  • Kraken Parent Payward Reports 33% Revenue Growth in 2025 (CoinDesk)

  • Galaxy Digital Posts $482M Q4 Loss as Cash Reserves Grow (The Block)

  • Russia Uses Digital Ruble in Moscow Metro Upgrade Ahead of September Rollout (DL News)

Exchanges

  • Coinbase Adds DEEP and WAL to Listing Roadmap (Coinbase Markets)

  • Upbit to List Moonbirds Token BIRB Across KRW, BTC, and USDT Pairs (Upbit)

  • HashKey Exchange to List SUI/USD Spot Pair for Professional Investors (HashKey Exchange)

  • Moscow Exchange Expands Crypto Derivatives With SOL, XRP, and TRX Futures (CoinDesk)

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Infrastructure

  • Experts Split on Vitalik Buterin’s Vision for Fixing Creator Coins (The Defiant)

  • Safe Wallet Revenue Jumps 5x in 2025, Break-Even Still Ahead (The Block)

  • Spanish Red Cross Taps Ethereum to Safeguard Aid Recipients’ Privacy (The Defiant)

  • Vitalik Buterin Reconsiders Ethereum’s Rollup-Centric Roadmap (The Block)

Markets

  • ISM Manufacturing PMI Hits 2022 High, Fuels Bitcoin Debate (Cointelegraph)

  • Bitcoin Rebounds Above $78.5K, but Analysts Warn Rally Lacks Conviction (The Block)

  • $2.55B Liquidation Event Signals Macro Shock, Not Structural Breakdown (Wintermute)

  • Privacy Coins Slide as Monero and Zcash Underperform Market (Decrypt)

  • Crypto.com Launches OG, a CFTC-Regulated Prediction Markets App (PR Newswire)

  • Bitcoin Slides Below $77K as Liquidations Spike (CoinGlass)

Mining

  • Bitcoin Price Drop Pushes Most Mining Rigs Into Losses (The Block)

  • Tether Launches Open-Source Bitcoin MiningOS (Bitcoin Magazine)

  • TeraWulf Shares Jump After Kentucky, Maryland Infrastructure Acquisitions (The Block)

  • BitRiver Crisis Puts More Russian Bitcoin Miners at Risk of Exit (DL News)

Politics & Regulation

  • Crypto–Bank Talks Stall Over Stablecoin Yields at White House Meeting (CoinDesk)

  • Trump’s Fed Nominee Tied to Tether’s Push for a U.S.-Regulated Stablecoin (Decrypt)

  • Senator Alleges Potentially Criminal Corruption in Trump-Linked UAE Crypto Deal (Decrypt)

Treasuries

  • Trend Research Dumps 73,000 ETH as Leverage Unwinds (Cointelegraph)

  • Bitcoin-Treasury Firm The Smarter Web Company Lists on London Stock Exchange (Bitcoin Magazine)

Venture Capital

  • Crypto VC Activity Falls in January as Funding Surges on Mega Deals (Wu Blockchain)

Other News

  • Arizona’s Attorney General Warns on Crypto ATM Scams Targeting Older Adults (Decrypt)

  • Aave Founder Stani Kulechov Buys £22M ($30M) Notting Hill Mansion (Bloomberg)

  • Arbitrum DAO X Account Compromised, Protocol Funds Remain Safe (Crypto Briefing)

  • Nansen and OpenDelta Launch Solana-Based Index Tracking Top Layer-1 Blockchains (The Block)

  • Avalanche Policy Coalition Launches Advisory Council (The Block)

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Ethereum’s staking entry queue has stretched to roughly 71 days, reflecting heightened demand for validator slots.

Source: ValidatorQueue.com

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