Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas

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Ukraine blocks Polymarket, classifies prediction markets as gambling

CryptoJanuary 14, 2026

Ukraine has blocked access to the prediction market platform Polymarket, classifying its activities as unlicensed gambling under national law. The decision was issued by the National Commission forâ...

New Senate CLARITY Act draft allows activity-based stablecoin rewards

CryptoJanuary 14, 2026

A new US Senate CLARITY Act draft allows crypto companies to offer activity-based rewards to stablecoin users. The proposal, titled the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, reveals that certain rewardsâ...

CryptoQuant founder slams X for penalizing crypto content instead of bots

CryptoJanuary 12, 2026

CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju has criticized X for suppressing crypto-related posts while failing to rein in a surge of automated spam, arguing that the platform is punishing legitimate users insteâ...

Russians ask government hotlines whether pensions are paid in crypto

CryptoJanuary 12, 2026

Inquiries about whether pensions can be paid in crypto have become one of the most frequent non-standard requests received by the Social Fund of Russia, a state-run institution responsible for managiâ...

Spot Bitcoin ETFs lose $681M in first week of 2026 as risk appetite fades

CryptoJanuary 11, 2026

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) started 2026 with sharp outflows, shedding a combined $681 million over the first full trading week of the year. According to data from SoSoValue, spot Bitâ...

Pump.fun says creator fees ‘may have skewed’ incentives, plans revamp

CryptoJanuary 11, 2026

Pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen said the Solana-based memecoin launchpad is overhauling its creator fee system after concluding that the existing model may have skewed incentives. Creator fees need câ...

Wrench attacks against crypto holders are rising and growing ‘more violent’

CryptoJanuary 5, 2026

Physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders are becoming more frequent and increasingly severe, according to a new analysis of so-called wrench attacks. In a Sunday post on X, Haseeb Qureshi, â...

Coinbase pauses local fiat rails in Argentina less than a year after its arrival

CryptoJanuary 5, 2026

Crypto exchange Coinbase has paused its local fiat operations in Argentina less than a year after formally entering the market, scaling back peso-based services while keeping its crypto functionalityâ...

Rep. Torres to target insider trading on prediction markets after bet on Maduro

CryptoJanuary 5, 2026

US Representative Ritchie Torres is preparing to introduce legislation aimed at curbing insider trading on prediction markets, following scrutiny around a highly profitable wager tied to the sudden câ...

Crypto phishing losses fell 83% in 2025, but drainer ecosystem ‘remains active’

CryptoJanuary 4, 2026

Crypto phishing attacks tied to wallet drainers dropped sharply in 2025, with total losses falling to $83.85 million, down 83% year over year from nearly $494 million in 2024. The number of victims â...