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​​Polygon strikes $250M deal for Coinme and Sequence in stablecoin payments push

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Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron told Cointelegraph that the acquisitions position the network as a regulated payments platform built to move stablecoins onchain at scale.

Published Date: 2026-01-13 17:18:03
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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Bitcoin shrugs off CLARITY Act delay by rallying above $93K

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Bitcoin made new weekly highs above $93,000 despite a delay in the CLARITY Act legislation by US lawmakers. Can BTC hold its gains without a surge in ETF flows and retail investor demand?

Published Date: 2026-01-13 17:15:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly
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Stablecoins vs. Bitcoin salaries: Why regulation pushes one ahead of the other

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Why regulation favors stablecoins over Bitcoin for salaries and how compliance, volatility and payroll rules are shaping crypto wage adoption worldwide.

Published Date: 2026-01-13 16:15:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya
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Bitcoin-gold correlation signals at least 50% BTC price gains by March

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Bitcoin may take the lead over gold in 2026 as liquidity expansion and cycle fractals point to a rally that can take BTC price to $144,000.

Published Date: 2026-01-13 16:15:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola
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CZ’s YZi Labs invests in trading terminal as DeFi execution takes priority

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The eight-figure investment in Genius Trading highlights how execution-focused tools are gaining relevance as crypto trading activity spreads across blockchains.

Published Date: 2026-01-13 16:12:14
Creator: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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What the NFT Paris cancellation says about the current state of the NFT market

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The NFT Paris cancellation offers insight into sponsorship pressure, lower volumes and how the NFT market is reshaping in 2026.

Published Date: 2026-01-13 15:34:42
Creator: Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak
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Bitcoin attempts $92K breakout as stocks hit new record on low US CPI data

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Bitcoin sought new weekly highs as US CPI numbers came in below expectations and President Donald Trump called for more interest-rate cuts.

Published Date: 2026-01-13 15:18:39
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Monero climbs to new high of $687 as crypto surveillance tightens

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Tightening KYC regulations and growing scrutiny on the digital economy are triggering more investor demand for privacy-preserving digital assets like Monero.

Published Date: 2026-01-13 14:10:34
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Ingenico taps WalletConnect to support stablecoin payments at checkout

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By integrating WalletConnect Pay, Ingenico is testing whether stablecoins can function as a practical alternative to card networks in everyday commerce.

Published Date: 2026-01-13 14:00:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Franklin Templeton adapts money market funds for US stablecoin rules

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Franklin Templeton is amending institutional money market funds to support stablecoin reserves and onchain cash use without launching new crypto-native products.

Published Date: 2026-01-13 14:00:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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