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Nexo to Pay $500K Fine for Unlicensed Crypto-Backed Loans in California

Crypto Lending Firm Nexo Capital Fined $500,000 by California RegulatorsNexo Capital, a prominent player in the cryptocurrency lending industry, faces a significant regulatory reprimand as the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) imposes a $500,000 fine. The regulator ...

Sentient Reveals SENT Tokenomics with 34.36 Billion Total Supply and 65.55% Community Allocation

The Sentient project announced the economic model for the SENT token on January 16. The total supply of the token is 34,359,738,368, and it will serve as the coordination layer for the Sentient network, supporting chains, the GRID, and the reward system. The allocation plan shows that 65.55% of the ...

VanEck Q1 2026 Outlook: Bullish on Crypto in the Long Term, Strong Demand for Gold

Original Title: VanEck Q1 2026 Outlook: Risk OnOriginal Source: VanEckTranslated by Felix, PANewsHeading into 2026, clearer fiscal and monetary signals will support a more positive risk appetite, and investment opportunities in areas such as artificial intelligence, private credit, gold, India, and ...

Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) Gains 100x Crypto Hype in 2026 with Daily Auctions and Fixed Supply

The opening months of 2026 are showing a clear shift in how crypto buyers frame opportunity. Rather than reacting to short-term price swings, many are moving toward systems that progress steadily, separate from market mood. Eyes are turning away from sudden launches and toward setups that reward pat...

X Product Head: InfoFi App Pays Millions for API Access, But Platform Doesn't Want the Revenue

BlockBeats news: On January 16, X product lead and Solana ecosystem advisor Nikita Bier stated, "InfoFi applications are already paying us millions of dollars for enterprise-level API access. But we don't want that money."Previously reported,X revokes API access for the "InfoFi" app to reduce platfo...

Sentient Announces SENT Tokenomics: 44% Allocated for Community Incentives and Airdrops

BlockBeats News: On January 16, open-source AI platform Sentient announced the SENT token economics. The total supply of SENT tokens is 34,359,738,368, with 44% allocated for community incentives and airdrops, 19.55% for ecosystem development and R&D, 2% for public sale, 22% allocated to the team, a...

The CLARITY Act may move forward if the parties reach an agreement on the yield.

BlockBeats news: On January 16, crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted that, "With the U.S. Senate Banking Committee canceling the revised hearing for the CLARITY Act, industry participants, legislators, and committee staff now have time to digest what happened yesterday and consider possible next...

CLARITY Bill May Still Move Forward If Yield Terms Are Agreed Upon

According to a ChainCatcher report, crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted that, "The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has canceled the revised hearing for the CLARITY Act. Industry participants, legislators, and committee staff now have time to digest what happened yesterday and consider possible ne...

U.S. Crypto Bill Withdrawn from Review, Industry and Lawmakers Seek Consensus

According to reporter Eleanor Terrett, industry insiders and lawmakers are actively seeking solutions after the U.S. Senate Banking Committee (Banking GOP) withdrew its consideration of the Clarity Act nearly 24 hours ago. The main point of contention has focused on stablecoin yield issues. If banks...

Whale 'pension-usdt.eth' Opens $69M BTC Long at $95,600 Average Price

BlockBeats News, January 16, according to... Coinbob Popular Address MonitoringIt is shown that in the past two hours, "pension-usdt.eth" fully closed its long ETH position, making a profit of approximately $740,000. Subsequently, it shifted to opening a long BTC position with 3x leverage. The curre...

Ondo Finance's Total Value Locked (TVL) Surpasses $2 Billion, Driven by Tokenized U.S. Treasury Fund

According to a ChainCatcher report citing TheDefiant, data from DefiLlama shows that the total value locked (TVL) in the tokenization platform and DeFi protocol Ondo Finance has surpassed $2 billion this week, setting a new record. This figure is more than double the TVL recorded in early March of l...

There is still hope for the advancement of the CLARITY Act, as a key revenue agreement may become pivotal.

Odaily Planet News: Cryptocurrency journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform stating that after the U.S. Senate canceled the hearing to review the CLARITY bill, industry participants, legislators, and staff are now assessing next steps. Some industry figures and staff from the banking comm...

Multiple Tokenization Companies Challenge Coinbase's Opposition to the CLARITY Act

Odaily Planet News: Previously, Coinbase withdrew its support for the crypto market structure bill (CLARITY Act), calling it a "de facto ban" on tokenized stocks. However, tokenization companies stated that the bill confirms regulated digital securities rather than banning them.Carlos Domingo, CEO o...

Whale Converts 363 BTC to 10,390.5 ETH at $3,273 Average Price

BlockBeats news: On January 16, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, over the past two days, a whale converted 363 BTC (worth $34 million at an average price of $3,273) into 10,390.5 ETH.

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