2026 Crypto trading and market thread

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^^ Turd was mistaken. Section (2)(B) specifies considering the gold revaluation.
 

BitMart to shut down after nine years, exchange token crashes 58%

Users have a month to close trades and six months to withdraw, and the exchange gave no specific reason for closing.
www.coindesk.com

Is this smoke? Is there a fire?
 
 
I had read (by forgot to cross-post here, speculation that the closings are likely related to regulation changes in the EU. These exchanges cannot comply with new EU regs and are having to either change jurisdiction or shut down accounts for European customers (which might be most of their existing business).
 
I believe this is likely going to end up being the black swan that cripples BTC specifically and the entire crypto complex for long time if not permanently:

Post in thread 'Crypto crime (financing terror, money laundering, fraud, ponzi, etc.)'

JUST IN: A second Coldcard hack has been reported.

A total of 1,158.81 BTC has been stolen from 2,673 addresses so far, according to Galaxy Research.

Users are urged to review the company's official security guidance as soon as possible‼
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Crypto bill in limbo as stakeholders ramp up recess efforts

A five-week wait on a crucial Senate vote on major cryptocurrency legislation has opened wide a window of opportunity for both advocates and opponents of the measure, which would flesh out in greater detail a regulatory framework for the still-nascent industry’s U.S. operations. Just before the...
rollcall.com
 

Crypto bill collapses on Senate floor​

The Senate on Tuesday rejected a sweeping cryptocurrency bill amid opposition from Democrats and a handful of Republicans, punctuating a remarkable collapse for the measure following months of acrimonious bipartisan negotiations.

Senators voted 49-50 to reject the so-called Clarity Act, delivering a stinging defeat to the crypto industry. Democrats objected that the bill did not go far enough to address concerns about President Donald Trump’s potential conflicts of interest in the digital assets sector and some Republicans were swayed by concerns from the banking industry.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/gen...-on-senate-floor/ar-AA2chQ2U?ocid=socialshare
 
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