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YouTube and Deezer Tackle AI Spam with Mass PurgesYouTube removes AI-content channels; Deezer tightens controls.

YouTube has removed several AI-content channels, including leading ones in the segment.

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US Imposes Sanctions on Bitcoin Exchanges Linked to Iran for the First TimeUS Treasury sanctions Zedcex and Zedxion for ties to Iran.

The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added digital asset platforms Zedcex and Zedxion to its sanctions list.

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Experts Question Bitcoin’s Role as ‘Digital Gold’Some see cryptocurrency as a replacement for the dollar as a global reserve currency.

Over the past five years, gold has outperformed Bitcoin in terms of returns, raising questions about the cryptocurrency's narrative as a digital version of the precious metal, according to DL News.

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Tether’s Annual Profit Surpasses $10 BillionTether's 2025 profit exceeded $10 billion, with $6.3 billion in excess reserves.

In 2025, Tether International reported a net profit exceeding $10 billion. The issuer's excess reserves of USDT reached $6.3 billion, according to an audit by BDO.

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February Calendar: MegaETH Mainnet Launch and Mt.Gox Hack AnniversaryForkLog's February calendar highlights key events, including MegaETH launch and Mt.Gox anniversary.

At the end of January, ForkLog has compiled its traditional calendar of significant events for the upcoming month.

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Who Governs the Bots? AI Agents and the Future of Web3 Power in 2026

In 2026, autonomous bots and AI agents are set to push blockchain governance past its comfort zone.

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The UN’s Hanoi Convention on Cybercrime: friend or foe?Whose interests does the document really protect?

We examine whether the Hanoi Convention is meant to tackle online crime or tighten the screws in the digital realm.

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Silicon Tanks: “Stay hungry, stay foolish” — Stewart BrandStewart Brand’s ideas that foreshadowed bitcoin and the Lindy logic of maintenance.

How the creator of the Whole Earth Catalog anticipated bitcoin’s principles, the information-price paradox and the primacy of perpetual maintenance.

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First Government Debt, Then Equities—and Now OilRWA moves from bonds to equities to oil, as tokenised commodities and compute finance take shape.

On the inevitable fusion of two financial worlds, commodity tokenisation, oil royalties and GPU-compute futures.

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FBI shutters ransomware’s ‘last refuge’, CISA boss uploads agency documents to ChatGPT, and other cybersecurity newsThis week’s key cybersecurity stories.

We gathered the most important cybersecurity news of the week.

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Amboss Unveils RailsX DEX Based on Bitcoin’s Lightning ProtocolAmboss Technologies introduces RailsX, a P2P trading platform on the Lightning Network.

Amboss Technologies has introduced RailsX, a platform for P2P trading built on the second-layer solution for the first cryptocurrency's blockchain, the Lightning Network (LN).

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Lido Launches Modular Infrastructure for stVaults StakingLido Finance launches v3 update with modular staking for stVaults on stETH.

The team at Lido Finance has implemented the v3 update on the mainnet, featuring modular infrastructure for staking stVaults based on stETH.

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Trump nominates ‘crypto-friendly’ Kevin Warsh to lead the FedTrump nominates Kevin Warsh as next Fed chair, stirring debate over bitcoin and policy.

On January 30, US President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair after Jerome Powell, whose term ends in May.

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What is zkEVM?A zkEVM brings ZK proofs to the EVM for faster, cheaper, secure Ethereum scaling.

A zkEVM is a smart-contract runtime that supports zero-knowledge proofs and is fully compatible with Ethereum.

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What Is Game Theory and How Is It Used in Cryptocurrencies?How game theory underpins incentives and security in crypto.

How Nash equilibrium and other concepts from game theory are applied in the crypto industry, boosting its efficiency.

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What is OP_RETURN—and how does it enable data storage on the Bitcoin network?

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What Is OP_RETURN and How Does It Allow Data Storage in the Bitcoin Network?

The main pros and cons of adding non-financial data to Bitcoin’s blockchain.

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What is a Token Generation Event (TGE)?

How digital assets are “born” on a blockchain.

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China Approves DeepSeek’s Purchase of Nvidia ChipsChina allows DeepSeek to buy Nvidia's H200 chips.

China has granted its leading AI startup, DeepSeek, permission to purchase Nvidia's H200 chips.

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CryptoQuant sees signs of capitulation among bitcoin investorsCryptoQuant says aSOPR signals weakening sentiment and possible capitulation.

As bitcoin hit new highs, the aSOPR indicator signalled waning bullishness, according to CryptoQuant.

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Benchmark: Quantum Threat to Bitcoin OverstatedBenchmark analysts see the quantum threat to Bitcoin as long-term and manageable.

Benchmark analysts have described the quantum threat to the leading cryptocurrency as "long-term" and "manageable."

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Bit Digital Shifts Focus from Bitcoin Mining to AI and EthereumBit Digital shifts focus from Bitcoin mining to AI and Ethereum investments.

Bit Digital will completely abandon digital gold mining to focus on investments in ETH and AI strategies.

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Vitalik Buterin Allocates $43 Million for Ethereum DevelopmentEthereum Foundation enters "mild austerity," says co-founder Vitalik Buterin, contributing $43 million.

Ethereum Foundation is entering a phase of "mild austerity," according to co-founder Vitalik Buterin. To support this initiative, he has contributed 16,384 ETH (approximately $43 million at the current rate).

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