Zerohash is in talks to raise $250 million at $1.5 billion valuation after walking away from Mastercard takeover - CoinDesk

US Bitcoin Miners Slow as Winter Storm Hits Power Grids - Decrypt

BitMine, the largest Ethereum treasury firm, makes biggest ether purchase of 2026 - CoinDesk

Tokenized gold boom trims Tether Gold’s market share despite rising XAUT supply - The Block

Kraken rolls out ‘DeFi Earn’ in US, EU and Canada tapping yield-bearing Veda vaults - The Block

Senate Agriculture panel delays market structure hearing to Thursday after winter storm - CoinDesk

Snowstorm delays Senate Agriculture Committee’s crypto bill markup to later in the week - The Block

Strategy Spends $267 Million on Bitcoin, Issues STRC for Third Straight Week - Decrypt

Crypto Funds Shed $1.73B Last Week, Largest Figure Since November - Decrypt

Senate Crypto Bill Markup Delayed By Snowstorm, But May Still Get Hit With Partisan Vote - Decrypt

Crypto exchange WhiteBIT flagged by Russia as 'undesirable' over support for Ukraine military - CoinDesk

Crypto Misses the Macro Trade as Retail Dives Into Gold, Stocks - Bloomberg ($)

U.S. Marshals investigate claims that son of government contractor stole $40 million of seized crypto - CoinDesk

Millions in crypto wealth at risk of vanishing when holders die. Here's how to protect them - CoinDesk

Deus X Capital’s Tim Grant on cutting through the crypto hype - CoinDesk

Gold Hits Record High as Tether Reports Gold-Backed Token Is Growing Faster Than USDT - Decrypt

Democratic aide: ‘We are all willing to return to the table’ after Senate Ag crypto talks unravel - The Block

Polymarket signs exclusive licensing deal with MLS, the largest US soccer league - The Block

Influential NFT Platform Nifty Gateway Set to Shut Down in February - Decrypt

Gen Z Is Betting Big on Prediction Markets—Literally - Decrypt

Bitcoin Miners Power Down US Operations in Wake of Winter Storm - Bloomberg ($)