Crypto News Today: Monero Surges Past 2, Legendary Trader Peter Brandt Compares XMR To Silver

Crypto News Today: Monero Surges Past $592, Legendary Trader Peter Brandt Compares XMR To Silver

Jan 12, 2026

Monero surged to a fresh all-time high above the $590 mark just as Zcash’s momentum faded/ Monero (XMR) has ripped higher to a new record, trading above $567 on Sunday and pushing towards roughly $592.This is its highest level recorded. At the time

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11.5M Crypto Tokens Died in 2025: Why Meme Coins Fail Fast

11.5M Crypto Tokens Died in 2025: Why Meme Coins Fail Fast

Jan 12, 2026

On Pump.fun and similar platforms, meme coins are continuously churned as if someone is firing a machine gun. Even now, as you read this, there is a funny meme coin being deployed, not to solve a problem but for entertainment. For this reason,

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South Korea Lets Companies Buy Crypto as Japan, Hong Kong Pull Back

South Korea Lets Companies Buy Crypto as Japan, Hong Kong Pull Back

Jan 12, 2026

South Korea has upended nearly a decade of crypto policy by allowing listed companies and professional investors to place part of their balance sheets into digital assets. The shift stands in contrast to tightening rules in Japan and Hong Kong. Asia no longer

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Vitalik Buterin Sends Ethereum Stablecoin Warning: ‘What Happens if USD Hyperinflates?’

Vitalik Buterin Sends Ethereum Stablecoin Warning: ‘What Happens if USD Hyperinflates?’

Jan 12, 2026

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has warned that today’s decentralized stablecoins still fail in ways most users don’t expect and that there is an overreliance on USD-pegged digital assets. In an X reply to MetaLeX founder @lex_node yesterday (January 11), Buterin highlighted three key

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Crypto News Today: Monero Surges Past 2, Legendary Trader Peter Brandt Compares XMR To Silver

Dubai Bans Privacy Coins With Monero and Zcash Unbothered by the Crackdown

Jan 12, 2026

Dubai just drew a hard line on crypto privacy. On January 12, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) banned privacy tokens and rewrote its crypto approval process. Privacy-focused coins like Monero (XMR) .cwp-coin-chart svg path { stroke-width: 0.65 !important; } .cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-graph-container.positive svg

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Crypto News Today: Monero Surges Past 2, Legendary Trader Peter Brandt Compares XMR To Silver

Bitcoin BTC USD Price Jumps Above $90,000 as Fed Chair Pushes Back on Trump Pressure

Jan 12, 2026

President Donald Trump wants the Federal Reserve to slash rates, even to zero. That’s the president wish. Last year, he even made it clear that Jerome Powell was not his ideal chair. Trump wants someone to do as the executive wishes. The hindrance

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BitMine Locks Up 1M ETH: Why Institutions Want Ethereum Yield

BitMine Locks Up 1M ETH: Why Institutions Want Ethereum Yield

Jan 12, 2026

BitMine hit a major milestone after a three-week staking spree of more than 1 million ETH .cwp-coin-chart svg path { stroke-width: 0.65 !important; } .cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-graph-container.positive svg path:nth-of-type(2) { stroke: #008868 !important; } .cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-trend.positive { color: #008868 !important; background-color: transparent !important; }

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US Crypto Market Structure Bill Nears Vote: Bullish?

US Crypto Market Structure Bill Nears Vote: Bullish?

Jan 12, 2026

US senators are preparing to vote on a long-awaited crypto market structure bill that would spell out who regulates what in crypto. After years of piecemeal enforcement actions and uncertainty, Congress is moving toward a unified federal framework for regulating crypto markets. Lawmakers

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Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong: Tokenized Stocks Are Coming Faster Than You Think

Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong: Tokenized Stocks Are Coming Faster Than You Think

Jan 12, 2026

In early 2025, Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset manager, said tokenization would be a $1T-industry by the end of the decade. Roughly a year later, billions worth of assets, mostly cash and US Treasuries, have been

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Zanzibar Crypto City Targeting Digital Nomads

Zanzibar Crypto City Targeting Digital Nomads

Jan 12, 2026

Zanzibar reportedly plans a crypto-backed “cyber city” aimed at digital nomads. The project, called Dunia Cyber City, would sit on a 71-hectare site and operate as a special economic zone (SPZ) with crypto-friendly rules. An SPZ is more like a sandbox or a

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