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• Central Bank of Malaysia Plans Cryptocurrency Reporting Rules - CoinDesk

  22-11-2017 15:10 via coindesk.com
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  Central Bank of Malaysia Plans Cryptocurrency Reporting Rules
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  The governor of Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), has provided more detail on its upcoming regulatory framework aimed to counter the illicit uses of cryptocurrencies. In statements made today at a counter-terrorism financing summit, ...
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• XRP Retrace Is Only Temporary, What Happens Once the Uptrend Resumes

  08-01-2026 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  XRP’s price action has transitioned into a falling phase after a multi-day rally at the start of the year, but technical analysis implies this may be part of a bullish structure. 
  After climbing from below $2 on January 1 to $2.41 on January 6, the market has begun digesting those gains. Now, the outlook is whether short-term Fib price levels can hold as momentum resets, with the next directional move expected to define XRP’s near-term trajectory.
  XRP’s Rally Sets Context
  
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• Nvidia’s Vera Rubin keeps crypto networks like Render in demand

  08-01-2026 14:59 via cointelegraph.com
  Nvidia’s Vera Rubin slashes AI costs, challenging decentralized GPU networks like Render that thrive on scarce and underused computing power.
  
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• China’s interest-bearing digital yuan piles pressure on US stablecoin rules

  08-01-2026 14:52 via cointelegraph.com
  China’s move to pay interest on the digital yuan is colliding with the GENIUS Act’s ban on stablecoin yields, intensifying questions over whether US digital dollars can remain competitive.
  
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• Florida narrows scope of revived Bitcoin reserve proposal for 2026

  08-01-2026 14:15 via cointelegraph.com
  The proposal reduces Florida’s crypto ambitions, effectively limiting eligible assets to Bitcoin and distancing it from pension exposure.
  
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• Florida narrows scope of revived 2026 Bitcoin reserve proposal

  08-01-2026 14:15 via cointelegraph.com
  The proposal narrows Florida’s crypto ambitions, effectively limiting eligible assets to Bitcoin and distancing itself from pension exposure.
  
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• Binance expands into precious metals with gold, silver futures settled in USDT

  08-01-2026 13:32 via cointelegraph.com
  Binance launched gold and silver perpetual futures settled in USDT, expanding onchain access to traditional safe-haven assets amid rising metals demand.
  
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• Bitcoin Absorbs The Flush: Quantum Structure Signals Wave (3) Toward $104,000

  08-01-2026 13:30 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin has absorbed a sharp sell-off and stabilized at key support, signaling that buyers are firmly in control. With the market holding its structure, insights from Quantum Models suggest that Wave (3) is underway, pointing toward a near-term target around $104,000.
  Q-Structure Confluence Holds Firm, Keeping The Bullish Bias Alive
  Elliott Chart, in a recent update, highlighted that Bitcoin remains firmly supported around the Q-Structure λ₅ confluence zone, a level that continues t
  
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• Banks must upgrade their blockchain infrastructure

  08-01-2026 13:30 via cointelegraph.com
  Banks risk falling behind if they cling to private blockchains. Upgrading to public, permissioned layer-2 infrastructure with ZK-proofs is essential for modern finance.
  
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• XRP Whales Wake Up: $100,000+ Transfers Hit 3-Month High

  08-01-2026 12:00 via newsbtc.com
  XRP Ledger whale activity spiked sharply at the start of the week, with on-chain data provider Santiment flagging a surge in large-value transfers that pushed the network to its highest $100,000+ transaction count in roughly three months, a setup the firm says typically coincides with elevated volatility.
  XRP Whales Are Waking Up Again
  “XRP Ledger has seen a major increase in whale transactions (moved valued at $100K or more on the network),” Santiment wrote in a post on Wednesday vi
  
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• Bitcoin price may bottom at $88K next cycle if last CME gap stays open

  08-01-2026 11:20 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin filled one of two new futures gaps with a trip below $90,000 as analysis predicted a potential bottom level for the next BTC price cycle.
  
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• Bitcoin Bounce A Bull Trap? Analyst Sees 2022-Style Bear Flag

  08-01-2026 11:00 via newsbtc.com
  A cryptocurrency analyst has pointed out how the recent Bitcoin price action could echo the bear flag formation from the 2021-22 period.
  Bitcoin May Be Inside A Bear Flag Right Now
  In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has highlighted a similarity that has been emerging between the Bitcoin price trend from 2021-22 and that from 2025-26.Below is the chart shared by Martinez that puts the two periods side-by-side.As is visible in the graph, Bitcoin saw a 54% drawdown during the first half of 20
  
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• CZ-backed YZi Labs escalates fight over CEA’s ‘poison pill’ and BNB treasury strategy

  08-01-2026 10:52 via cointelegraph.com
  YZi Labs is challenging CEA Industries’ newly adopted poison pill and bylaw changes, accusing the board of entrenchment and misrepresenting its commitment to a BNB treasury.
  
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• BitMine buys $105M Ether to kick off 2026, still holds $915M in cash

  08-01-2026 10:27 via cointelegraph.com
  The largest corporate ETH holder started 2026 with a $105 million Ether purchase, while surpassing $2.87 billion in staked Ether, seeking to generate passive yield on its holdings.
  
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• GENIUS Act Key Provisions In Spotlight: XRP Attorney Deaton Alerts To Bankers’ Role

  08-01-2026 10:00 via newsbtc.com
  In the lead-up to the potential passage of the crypto market structure bill, known as the CLARITY Act, Faryar Shirzad, Chief Policy Officer at Coinbase, shed light on the ongoing discussions surrounding key provisions of the already enacted GENIUS Act. 
  GENIUS Act Under Fire
  Shirzad noted that the stablecoin rewards provisions of the GENIUS Act are currently a central topic of debate among lawmakers. Shiraz remarked, “reopening it now only creates uncertainty and risks the future of t
  
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• India tax authorities warn crypto undermines tax enforcement

  08-01-2026 09:40 via cointelegraph.com
  Officials told a parliamentary panel that private wallets, offshore exchanges and cross-border DeFi activity make tracking taxable crypto income difficult.
  
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• India tax authorities flag crypto risks amid regulatory uncertainty

  08-01-2026 09:40 via cointelegraph.com
  India’s tax authorities flagged risks from offshore exchanges, private wallets, and DeFi tools that could make tracking crypto income "virtually impossible."
  
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• XRP ETFs notch first outflows as nearly $600M exits Bitcoin, Ether funds

  08-01-2026 09:32 via cointelegraph.com
  XRP ETFs logged their first net outflow day since launch, breaking a multi-week inflow streak after more than $1 billion poured into the funds.
  
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• XRP Named The ‘New Cryptocurrency Darling’ After Strong Start Of The Year

  08-01-2026 09:00 via newsbtc.com
  Following a remarkable performance in the first trading days of the year, CNBC anchors have named XRP the breakout trade of 2026, arguing that it has been the silent outperformer during the recent crypto market volatility.XRP Becomes The Hottest Trade Of The Year
  CNBC’s Brian Sullivan highlighted XRP’s strong start to the year, calling the cryptocurrency the “new cryptocurrency darling” of 2026 and placing it ahead of the market’s leading assets.
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• Why Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF Is The ‘Most Bullish Thing Ever’: Jeff Park

  08-01-2026 08:00 via newsbtc.com
  Morgan Stanley’s decision to file for spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs caught even seasoned ETF watchers off guard and in Jeff Park’s telling, it’s a stronger signal about crypto’s next leg of adoption than another round of flows into the existing market leaders.
  The surprise wasn’t merely that a major wirehouse wants in. It was the branding and the timing. Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst James Seyffart said he “didn’t see this coming,” amplifying E
  
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• Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF has ‘intangible benefit’ outside of flows: Exec

  08-01-2026 07:06 via cointelegraph.com
  Morgan Stanley has an “intangible benefit” up its sleeve even if its spot Bitcoin ETF isn’t a huge success, says ProCap investment chief Jeff Park.
  
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• Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF could offer strategic value beyond inflows, analysts say

  08-01-2026 07:06 via cointelegraph.com
  Analysts say the bank’s late entry into spot Bitcoin ETFs may still carry reputational and strategic upside across its brokerage and crypto ambitions.
  
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• Zcash devs split from Electric Coin Company, plan to create new firm

  08-01-2026 07:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Electric Coin Company CEO Josh Swihart says the firm's entire team left and will start a new company over disagreements with the nonprofit board that supports Zcash.
  
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• Bitcoin Tests Key Resistance While $4.7B In Sell-Side Liquidity Builds

  08-01-2026 07:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin has struggled to break through the $94,000 level and is now attempting to stabilize above the $90,000 mark, a zone that has become critical for short-term structure. While bulls are making an effort to defend recent gains, the broader market context remains fragile, with several risk factors limiting upside conviction. Price action reflects a market caught between relief-driven buying and persistent sell-side pressure near major resistance.A recent CryptoQuant analysis highlights that Bi
  
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• AI giant Anthropic raising $10B at $350B valuation: Report

  08-01-2026 06:35 via cointelegraph.com
  Claude maker Anthropic is aiming to nearly double its valuation to $350 billion, with The Wall Street Journal reporting a planned $10 billion raise.
  
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• Dogecoin (DOGE) Consolidates Strength, Calm Before Another Move?

  08-01-2026 06:08 via newsbtc.com
  Dogecoin started a major increase above $0.1520 against the US Dollar. DOGE is now consolidating and might decline if it trades below $0.140.DOGE price started a fresh increase above $0.1480 and $0.1520.
  The price is trading below the $0.150 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average.
  There is a contracting triangle forming with resistance at $0.150 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
  The price could aim for a fresh increase if it remains stable above $0.140.D
  
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• Did Morgan Stanley Orchestrate Bitcoin October Crash? Analysts Draw Correlations

  08-01-2026 06:00 via newsbtc.com
  Morgan Stanley’s filing for a Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund (ETF), coupled with MSCI’s decision to retain digital asset companies in its index, has ignited a wave of speculation among analysts. Notably, analysts from Bull Theory have alleged that these events could be indicative of a larger-scale market manipulation.
  Bitcoin Market Manipulation? 
  In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the Bull Theory analysts drew attention to the timeline
  
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• Memecoin social buzz grows as traders return to risk assets

  08-01-2026 05:58 via cointelegraph.com
  Memecoins fell 65% over 2025 as risk-taking behavior dropped among traders, but the tokens are seeing gains as positive sentiment returns to crypto.
  
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• Solana Mobile to launch SKR token for Seeker phone on Jan. 21

  08-01-2026 05:22 via cointelegraph.com
  Solana Mobile will airdrop up to 20% of SKR tokens to users of its Seeker phone on Jan. 21, and introduce so-called Guardians to secure the network.
  
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• XRP Price Gives Back Upside, Market Watches Support Closely

  08-01-2026 05:08 via newsbtc.com
  XRP price failed to gain pace above $2.320 and trimmed gains. The price is now struggling and faces resistance near the $2.20 level.XRP price started a fresh decline below the $2.250 zone.
  The price is now trading below $2.250 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.
  There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at $2.245 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
  The pair could continue to move down if it settles below $2.150.XRP Price Trims Gains
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