February 1, 2026
Crypto

Bitcoin, Ethereum set for 20% flat tax under Japan’s 2026 crypto overhaul

Japan’s 2026 tax reform will cut crypto rates to 20%, enable XRP and other crypto ETFs, and let traders carry losses forward three years. Summary Japan will tax specified crypto assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum at a flat 20% from 2026, aligning them with stocks and investment trusts.​ New rules allow three-year loss carryforwards and

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Ethereum

EF-Supported Teams: Research & Development Update

Friends, Leaves have fallen for those in the global north, Summer is on the way in the south, and ETH is staked across the globe. The jolliest of holidays has arrived, the birth of the beacon chain. Moreover, incredible progress has been made in recent months by all EF supported teams. But without the ability

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Crypto

December’s crypto hack losses drop 60%, but risks still loom

Crypto hack losses declined sharply in December, signaling improved security conditions, though overall risks remain elevated across the digital asset sector. Summary Crypto-related losses declined significantly month-on-month in December. Stronger security practices and quicker mitigation reduced exploit impact. Despite improvement, total annual hack losses remain historically high. Losses from cryptocurrency hacks and security breaches declined

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Bitcoin

What next as DOGE flashes short-term golden cross

Dogecoin rose to $0.1516 as buyers pushed the token back through a key technical band on volume running well above its 30-day norm — a move that signals renewed speculative appetite in meme coins even as the broader market remains range-bound. News background Dogecoin and Pepe helped drive a sharp meme coin bounce as traders

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Ethereum

Validated, staking on eth2: #6 – Perfect is the enemy of the good

T'was the day before genesis, when all was prepared, geth was in sync, my beacon node paired. Firewalls configured, VLANs galore, hours of preparation meant nothing ignored. Then all at once everything went awry, the SSD in my system decided to die. My configs were gone, chain data was history, nothing to do but trust

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Crypto

Thank you for your trust, let’s embark on a new journey together

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. As the New Year begins, Loyal Miner thanks its users for their trust and is launching limited-time offers with boosted daily earnings to start the year on a stronger footing. Summary Loyal Miner is

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Ethereum

Ethereum.org Translation Program: Milestones and Updates

We hope that you are all excited for the upcoming year-end holidays. Today, we’ve got some exciting new changes to announce for Ethereum.org’s Translation Program and some milestones to celebrate. To start, we can’t thank you enough for all of your support this year. Thanks to you we’ve been able to update 16 languages in

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Bitcoin

Turkmenistan Legalizes Crypto Elements Under Tight Control

Turkmenistan just legalized crypto mining and exchanges this year, marking a sharp policy shift for one of the world’s most closed economies and fulfilling legislation that was accepted in November, 2025.  President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed the Law on Virtual Assets, bringing digital assets under civil law for the first time. The legislation creates a licensing

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Crypto

Bitfinex Hacker Freed, Treasury Shifts, and Global Policy Moves

In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, the Bitfinex exchange hacker secured early prison release through criminal justice reform legislation, BitMine Immersion’s chairman requested shareholder approval for massive authorized share expansion, and South Korean traders transferred over $110 billion to foreign platforms amid domestic regulatory constraints. Summary Bitfinex hacker gained early release under US

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Ethereum

Grantee Roundup December 2020 | Ethereum Foundation Blog

We’re here with our last hurrah before we head into 2021 – read on for the latest news on a few grantees! Gitcoin for CLR matching Gitcoin’s CLR grants were one of the first real-world uses of quadratic funding, with the number of unique contributors to a grant carrying greater weight than the dollar total

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