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European institutions are gaining new regulated routes into digital assets as a major partnership focuses on enhancing mica crypto trading within the region’s evolving regulatory framework. Deutsche Börse’s 360T links up with Bitpanda 3DX and Bitpanda combine institutional and retail capabilities Europe positions itself as a digital asset hub Deutsche Börse broadens client options Further cooperation beyond trading Bitpanda eyes Frankfurt listing in 2026 Deutsche Börse’s 360T links up with Bitpanda Deutsche Börse Group‘s FX and digital assets arm 360T has entered a strategic partnership with Austrian Bitpanda to expand institutional access to crypto trading across Europe. The agreement, announced…

Copper hit a new record high this week as crypto traders focused on the surge in silver and gold. However, copper’s rise could actually shift the rate path that underpins the market’s liquidity narrative. The all-time high for copper is now around $6.06 per pound as of Wednesday, Jan. 14. Futures activity has tracked the price move in ways that complicate the idea of a one-session burst. An COMEX update posted Jan. 15, 2026, reported estimated volume of 74,332 contracts, down from 83,265. Open interest rose to 269,825, up 3,588. Crypto markets do not price copper directly, yet copper’s proximity…

Crypto.com has launched OG, a CFTC-regulated prediction markets app. Crypto.com is spinning prediction markets into a standalone platform built for consumers, not just traders. With social features and planned margin trading, OG aims to redefine how sports and real-world outcomes are traded in the U.S. Crypto.com is spinning off its prediction market business into a standalone platform called OG, and it’s launching just days before the Super Bowl. The platform will offer CFTC-regulated sports event contracts along with markets covering financial, political, cultural, and entertainment events. OG will also be the first prediction market platform to offer margin trading on…

The U.S. Treasury was also expected to repurchase an amount of 4 billion of their own debts today but this was put on hold due to a technical hitch. This knowledge is provided by an official announcement of the Treasury made publicly. NEW: 🇺🇸 The U.S. Treasury was scheduled to repurchase $4 billion of its own debt today but was unable to do so due to a “technical issue.” 🚨 pic.twitter.com/8FPDbrpQtQ — Crypto Rover (@cryptorover) January 16, 2026 A debt buyback implies that the government attempts to buy back a portion of its historical debt in advance to gain a…

Binance restored withdrawals on Tuesday after a brief outage, which it claimed was caused by “some technical difficulties.” However, netizens claim it was due to executives siphoning funds from the platform. At around 2:36 AM UTC Tuesday, Binance wrote on X that it was aware of withdrawal issues on the platform and told users it was working on a fix to restore services to normal “as soon as possible.” Just 3 minutes later, the exchange announced it had identified the issue and that withdrawals “have resumed and are being processed.” Even though the exchange said the issue was technical and…

Crypto cards, payment cards that let users spend stablecoins and other crypto at traditional merchants, have quietly become one of the fastest-growing segments in digital payments, with volume now approaching the scale of peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers, according to new research from Artemis. Monthly crypto card volume rose from roughly $100 million in early 2023 to more than $1.5 billion by late 2025, a 106% compound annual growth rate, the report said. The market now exceeds $18 billion on an annualized basis, nearly matching peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers at $19 billion, which grew just 5% over the same period. Despite growing interest…

The monetary authority in Kazakhstan intends to allow cryptocurrency users to replenish their exchange-hosted accounts using QR codes at point-of-sale (POS) terminals. The announcement comes after earlier statements by officials indicated that Astana plans to legalize some crypto operations, such as investments and trading, but keep others, like payments with digital coins, outside the law. Kazakhstan’s central bank to open QR payments for crypto traders Kazakhstan’s QR-code system will support payments to cryptocurrency exchanges through bank terminals, the country’s main financial regulator has made it clear. Responding to a media inquiry, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) noted that the…

Riot Platforms (RIOT) has fully joined a growing group of bitcoin miners that are altering their business plans to take advantage of the fast-growing demand for AI infrastructure. The company announced on Friday morning that it had acquired land at its 200-acre Rockdale site in Milam County, Texas, on a fee-simple basis for $96 million. The funding for the purchase was done entirely through the sale of about 1,080 bitcoin BTC$95,029.14 from the company balance sheet.Alongside, Riot signed a long-term Data Center Lease and Services Agreement with leading chipmaker AMD (AMD), marking Riot’s first hyperscale data center tenant. The initial…

The Nasdaq-listed crypto trading platform has begun offering stock trading to a limited group of users. It is now in direct competition with established brokerage firms Charles Schwab, Fidelity ,and longtime rival Robinhood, which preceded the exchange in issuing stock and crypto trading. Coinbase, founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong, could soon expand its business into stocks after more than a decade of providing digital asset services. Stocks are a much different and heavily regulated market, one where Coinbase has little operating history, not to mention fierce competitors. Armstrong revealed his ambition last year to turn the company into an…

Crypto trader Machi Big Brother has suffered another round of losses. This happened after his leveraged trades moved against him. On-chain data shows he faced more partial liquidations on his long positions in $ETH and $HYPE. The positions used very high leverage. $ETH was set at 25x and $HYPE at 10x. As a result, his total losses now stand above $26 million. Machi(@machibigbrother) was partially liquidated again!He’s now been liquidated a total of 252 times — truly the King of Liquidations.https://t.co/cPC7Cm6IRK pic.twitter.com/enGTf40n5t — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) February 3, 2026 The activity was first spotted by on-chain trackers. They showed funds moving…