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Monero climbs to new high of $687 as crypto surveillance tightens
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 14:10:34Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Ingenico taps WalletConnect to support stablecoin payments at checkout
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 14:00:00Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Franklin Templeton adapts money market funds for US stablecoin rules
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 14:00:00Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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World central banks rally behind Powell, stress Fed independence
Crypto experts say political pressure on the US Federal Reserve could drive volatility, but also shift flows toward Bitcoin and gold in the long run.
Published Date: 2026-01-13 13:40:45Creator: Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas
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ZKsync sets 2026 roadmap focused on privacy and institutional adoption
ZKsync’s 2026 plan shifts focus from experimentation to production-ready infrastructure designed for banks, enterprises and regulated financial systems.
Published Date: 2026-01-13 13:19:14Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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BNB Chain targets ‘around one second’ finality with Fermi hard fork
BNB Chain’s Fermi hard fork goes live on Wednesday, cutting BSC block times from 0.75 seconds to 0.45 seconds and tightening fast-finality rules.
Published Date: 2026-01-13 12:19:15Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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Bitcoin meets gold in UK: 21Shares brings BOLD fund to London
The 21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP allocates two-thirds to gold and one-third to Bitcoin and trades in pounds sterling and dollars on the London Stock Exchange.
Published Date: 2026-01-13 11:51:50Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Truebit exploit exposes smart-contract flaw behind $26M token mint
Truebit lost $26 million after a smart-contract overflow bug let an attacker mint tokens at near-zero cost, sending the TRU price down 99%.
Published Date: 2026-01-13 11:38:26Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Ukraine blocks Polymarket, classifies prediction markets as gambling
The move adds Ukraine to a growing list of countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, Thailand and Australia, where Polymarket is already restricted.
Published Date: 2026-01-13 11:33:43Creator: Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas
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US Senate Ag punts markup on crypto bill to end of month
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman says he's delayed work on a crypto market structure bill to have more time to secure bipartisan support.
Published Date: 2026-01-13 02:56:06Creator: Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan
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