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World Liberty Financial filed for OCC trust bank charter to bring USD1 fully onshore. The Trump-backed assault on offshore stablecoin dominance goes federal.

Senator Lummis says Congress nears bipartisan crypto bill after 5 years, but stablecoin yield dispute threatens January 15 markup.

Tether and Rumble launched non-custodial crypto wallet supporting BTC, USDT and XAUt for creator tipping on video platform.

PEPE surged 76% in early 2026, leading a meme coin rally driven by retail buying and short liquidations. Sustainability questioned.

Bitcoin fell to $91,000 despite MSCI deciding to keep crypto treasury firms in indexes, raising questions about market drivers.

a16z crypto purchased $15M in BABY tokens to fund Babylon's trustless Bitcoin vaults, allowing native BTC as collateral without custodians.

Anonymous analyst projects Bitcoin could reach $175K-$200K by mid-2026 through capital rotation from gold, based on historical patterns.

DeFi lending saw negative borrow rates and $75M year-end leverage unwind as tax optimization drove rate compression.

Chen Zhi arrested in Cambodia and deported to China months after US seized $15B in Bitcoin from forced labor scam empire.

Onchain neobanks process consumer spending, generate real revenue, and never touch your funds. How Tria, Veera, and Superform cracked the custody paradox.