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Gold tops $5,300 as Tether hoards bullion and Coinbase promotes futures

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Tether increases physical gold holdings to 130 metric tons while Coinbase promotes futures trading as Bitcoin lags and gold tops $5,300 per ounce.

Published Date: 2026-01-28 11:52:06
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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South Korea regulator backs ownership caps for crypto exchanges

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The Financial Services Commission chief says ownership limits are still under negotiation as lawmakers debate the Digital Asset Basic Act ahead of a mid-February deadline.

Published Date: 2026-01-28 11:23:59
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Digital euro key to payments sovereignty in ‘weaponised’ world: ECB exec

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European Central Bank executive Piero Cipollone has argued that rising geopolitical tensions make a European-controlled payments system a strategic necessity.

Published Date: 2026-01-28 11:21:12
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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Bitcoin ETF $86K break-even level in focus amid US wirehouse influx reports

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Bitcoin ETF investors contend with price dropping to their aggregate entry level, but a crypto executive claims new institutions are lining up.

Published Date: 2026-01-28 11:16:01
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Bitcoin eyes $90K ahead of FOMC: Watch these BTC price levels next

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Bitcoin price traded below $90,000 as investors braced for Jerome Powell’s post-FOMC speech that could trigger volatile swings toward key BTC price levels.

Published Date: 2026-01-28 10:30:41
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale
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Wallet linked to alleged US seizure theft launches memecoin, crashes 97%

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A wallet linked to an alleged theft of US government-seized crypto launched a Solana memecoin on Pump.fun that later crashed 97%, raising tokenomics red flags.

Published Date: 2026-01-28 09:43:52
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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OKX launches EU stablecoin payment card via regulated issuer Monavate

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OKX says the card supports USDC and USDG spending, is issued via Monavate on Mastercard’s network and is available to verified EU users.

Published Date: 2026-01-28 08:00:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Rodeo becomes 2nd NFT platform to announce closure this week

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NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway announced on Saturday that it was shutting down, and has now been followed by Rodeo, which only launched on iOS in March last year. 

Published Date: 2026-01-28 02:57:29
Creator: Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby
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$10.8B in Bitcoin options expire this week: Will bulls chase $95K after expiry?

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Bitcoin options data shows bearish bets holding the advantage in Friday’s $10.8 billion expiry, unless bulls manage a pre-expiration breakout above $90,000.

Published Date: 2026-01-28 02:39:26
Creator: Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman
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Crypto needs to become ‘indispensable’ if legislation fails: Bitwise

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Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says crypto will have to “wrestle with prolonged regulatory grind and skepticism” if the US fails to pass a market structure bill.

Published Date: 2026-01-28 02:23:36
Creator: Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan
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