Crypto News

Once-prominent NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway to wind down operations

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The Gemini-owned NFT platform will close on Feb. 23, 2026, entering withdrawal-only mode as another major casualty of the sector’s prolonged downturn.

Published Date: 2026-01-25 07:09:23
Creator: Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas
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Polymarket sees January US gov't shutdown odds surge to 77%

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The spike in Polymarket odds comes just days after United States President Donald Trump said “we’re probably going to end up in another Democrat shutdown.”

Published Date: 2026-01-25 05:13:51
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons
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US Bitcoin ETFs bleed $1.72B in five-day outflow streak

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The extended outflow streak comes as a widely used crypto sentiment indicator has stayed within the “Extreme Fear” range since Wednesday.

Published Date: 2026-01-25 01:28:59
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons
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Bitcoin payments held back by tax policy, not scaling tech: Crypto exec

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Crypto sales are taxable under current United States policy, but lawmakers have proposed tax exemptions for small transactions.

Published Date: 2026-01-24 22:04:03
Creator: Cointelegraph by Vince Quill
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PENGUIN memecoin surges 564% following White House social media post

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The Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) memecoin had a market capitalization of about $387,000 before the US White House published its post.

Published Date: 2026-01-24 20:24:23
Creator: Cointelegraph by Vince Quill
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PENGUIN memecoin jumps 564% after viral White House X post

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The Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) memecoin had a market capitalization of about $387,000 before the US White House published its post.

Published Date: 2026-01-24 20:24:23
Creator: Cointelegraph by Vince Quill
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Bitcoin nodes running BIP-110 crosses 2% as spam wars heat up

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The Bitcoin proposal caps arbitrary data in an attempt to combat spam from non-monetary transactions on the Bitcoin network.

Published Date: 2026-01-24 18:00:12
Creator: Cointelegraph by Vince Quill
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Could Europe sell US debt if a Greenland deal doesn’t come through?

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Some European policymakers have floated the idea of selling off US debt as a way of combating US belligerence, but it may be much more difficult in practice.

Published Date: 2026-01-24 12:30:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood
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Stablecoin yield bans could push capital offshore into ‘unregulated instruments’

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Proposed restrictions under the US CLARITY Act could drive demand for offshore and synthetic dollar products as investors seek yield outside regulated markets, experts warn.

Published Date: 2026-01-24 12:20:53
Creator: Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas
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Netherlands risks capital flight with unrealized gains tax on stocks, crypto

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Investors and crypto users warn the proposed unrealized gains tax could drive an exodus of capital and talent.

Published Date: 2026-01-24 09:49:54
Creator: Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas
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