Lawmakers and crypto industry bigwigs have hit an impasse over the crypto market structure bill that had been making its way through the Senate. Now the future of the bill is uncertain as legislators go back to the drawing board. The initial goal had been to pass the landmark crypto legislation by September 2025. The…
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India’s crypto industry is renewing calls for tax reform ahead of the country’s February Union Budget, arguing that the current framework is discouraging onshore activity as regulatory compliance requirements continue to tighten. India’s current crypto tax framework, introduced in 2022, levies a flat 30% tax on crypto gains and applies a 1% tax deducted at…
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Bitcoin leading indicators stayed bullish for BTC price action, with $101,000 of key importance as a resistance reclaim area next. Bitcoin (BTC) bull signals are persisting as price hits new two-month highs near $98,000. Key points: Bitcoin price leading indicators point to bullish continuation after two-month highs. The overall price environment is looking better than…
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Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen strong inflows for three consecutive days, reversing earlier January losses. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF inflows topped $843.6 million on Wednesday, marking the largest single-day inflows of 2026 so far, according to data from crypto research platform SoSoValue. During the three-day streak, spot Bitcoin ETFs have drawn more than $1.7…
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Lemon, one of Argentina’s largest crypto exchanges, has launched what it describes as the country’s first Bitcoin-backed Visa credit card, offering users Argentine peso financing without forcing them to liquidate their BTC savings. According to La Nación, a leading Argentine daily newspaper, customers must lock up 0.01 Bitcoin (BTC) as collateral (around $960 at current…
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Open interest in Bitcoin derivatives markets has declined over the past three months, resulting in dwindling leverage that has become bullish for the overall market structure, according to CryptoQuant. A 31% decline in open interest (OI) on Bitcoin derivatives since October is a “deleveraging signal” which helps purge the excess leverage built up in the…
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Bitcoin will likely reach new all-time highs despite poor performance against gold and tech stocks last year, according to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, citing the potential expansion of monetary conditions. “If gold and the Nasdaq have the juice, how is Bitcoin going to get its groove back? Dollar liquidity must expand for that to happen,”…
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Russia will reportedly move to open up crypto to retail investors, with a new bill set to soon be introduced to the country’s legislature. Anatoly Aksakov, chair of the State Duma’s Financial Market Committee, said legislation to deregulate crypto is ready to be introduced with the aim of normalizing the asset for everyday use, the…
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A division appears to be forming among crypto industry executives regarding the market structure bill, with crypto giants such as Coinbase pulling support, but others stating that any regulation is better than none. “Crypto builders need clear rules of the road,” Chris Dixon, managing partner at a16z Crypto, said on Thursday. He added that over…
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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott says further negotiations to garner bipartisan support for a key crypto-regulating bill are needed before it can advance. The US Senate Banking Committee has cancelled its markup of a crypto market structure bill slated for Thursday, citing the need for further negotiation. Committee Chairman Tim Scott said late on…
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