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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ICP Falls 3.2% as Index Trades Lower From Tuesday

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) joined Internet Computer (ICP) as an underperformer, declining 2.2%.

Finance

Digital Currency Group Spins Off Crypto Mining Subsidiary Fortitude From Foundry

Fortitude Mining will produce bitcoin and other proof-of-work tokens.

Racks of crypto mining machines.

Finance

Crypto Accounting Platform Cryptio Raises $15M in Series A Extension

Existing investor Alven led the round and featured participation from new backers 1kx and Ledger Cathay Capital.

16:9 Antoine Scalia, Founder & CEO of Cryptio (Cryptio)

Tech

Cardano Will Transition to Full Decentralized Governance After Wednesday's Hard Fork, Cardano Foundation Says

A hard fork is a non-backwards compatible change to the blockchain's programming.

Cardano is set to undergo a hard fork Wednesday. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Policy

Crypto Exchanges Bitstamp, Crypto.com Suspend Some Stablecoin Services to Meet MiCA

From Jan. 31, Bitstamp and Crypto.com will no longer offer certain services from stablecoins, like Tether USDT, Paypal USD.

EU flag and other flags (Yuedongzi CHAI/ Unsplash)

Markets

M2 Money Supply Approaches All-Time High, Bullish Signal for Crypto: Van Straten

The U.S. M2 money supply continued to increase in December a bullish catalyst for risk-on assets.

M2 Money Supply Continues to Grow (Shutterstock)

Finance

Former Binance Labs Makes First Investment Following Zhao's Return: Report

YZI Labs, the rebranded Binance Labs, led a $16 million funding round into token airdrop startup Sign.

Changpeng Zhao

Markets

DOGE Drops Below Uptrend Line, Signaling Possible End to Five-Month Rally

DOGE's price has lost key support levels this week, weakening the bullish case.

DOGE loses key price levels. (Virginia Marinova/Unsplash)

Markets

Berachain App Boyco Goes Live With $2.2B in ‘Pre-Deposits’

Through Boyco, applications can create pre-launch liquidity markets where users can deposit assets before the mainnet goes live.

Markets are forming a bottom according to Tom Lee (Shutterstock)

Markets

Japan’s Metaplanet Plans to Buy 21,000 Bitcoin by 2026

The “21 Million Plan” comprises the issuance of 21 million shares via moving strike warrants and represents Asia’s largest-ever equity capital raise for Bitcoin with a target of 16.65 billion yen.

japanese yen (Pixabay)

Markets

Czech Central Bank Governor to Propose Adding Bitcoin to Reserves: FT

The governor will present a BTC investment plan to the board Thursday, according to an interview published by the Financial Times.

Prague. (rainhard2/Pixabay)

Markets

Essential Insights to Monitor During Wednesday's 'No Change' Fed Meeting

The Fed is expected to keep rates unchanged while sticking to December's hawkish forward guidance. BTC and risk assets could take cues from Powell's take on key issues like mass deportations and shelter inflation.

(NikolayFrolochkin/Pixabay)

Markets

Venice AI’s VVV Drops 50% as Insider Trading Concerns Swirl

Two contributors of launch partner Aerodrome Finance purchased a hoard of tokens shortly after it went live on the platform.

Mazatlan diver  (Flickr)

Policy

Digital Rights Group EFF Calls for Roman Storm Dismissal in Tornado Cash Case

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) argues that U.S. government's prosecution of Tornado Cash "stretches criminal laws beyond their intended scope"

Tornado Cash's Roman Storm, second from left, and his legal team – Brian Klein (left), Keri Axel and Kevin Casey – outside court in New York. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitwise Files to Launch Dogecoin ETF

The asset manager is among a number of issuers seeking ETFs for the memecoin.

Bitwise submitted an S-1 form to the SEC, a step forward for its dogecoin ETF plans. (CoinDesk)