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Rumble’s Tether-backed crypto wallet brings Bitcoin and USDT tips — and shares jump

Rumble’s Tether-backed crypto wallet brings Bitcoin and USDT tips — and shares jump

Rumble Inc launched a crypto wallet with stablecoin issuer Tether on Wednesday, aiming to let viewers pay creators directly on its platform. Rumble shares jumped about 5% after the launch, CoinDesk reported. CoinDesk The move lands as creator platforms look for ways to move money faster and with fewer tolls from banks and payment processors. Rumble is also betting that a direct payments option matters for creators who worry about fees, freezes or sudden shutdowns.
8 January 2026
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Binance rolls out 50x silver futures — what the new XAGUSDT contract means for crypto traders

Binance rolls out 50x silver futures — what the new XAGUSDT contract means for crypto traders

Binance Futures said on Wednesday it will launch a silver perpetual futures contract that lets users trade the metal with up to 50 times leverage. The USDT-margined XAGUSDT contract, which tracks the price of one troy ounce of silver in U.S. dollars, was scheduled to start trading at 10:00 UTC, and Binance said it may tweak terms such as funding fees and margins as market conditions change. Binance The listing gives crypto traders a 24/7 way to take a view on a commodity that has been driving the precious-metals rally, without owning physical metal or dealing with expiry dates. It also extends Binance’s push beyond digital assets after the exchange debuted perpetual contracts tied to gold in recent weeks. IndexBox
8 January 2026
Strategy Inc stock rises after MSCI drops plan to kick bitcoin-treasury firms out of indexes

Strategy Inc stock rises after MSCI drops plan to kick bitcoin-treasury firms out of indexes

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 16:40 EST — After-hours Strategy was up 2.5% at $161.83 in after-hours trading on Wednesday after MSCI scrapped a plan to exclude digital-asset treasury companies from its indexes. MSCI said it would keep its current approach — covering Strategy, which it lists as a firm whose digital-asset holdings are at least half of total assets — while it launches a broader review; Strategy said the policy would hold for MSCI’s February 2026 index review. Bitcoin fell 2.7% to $90,986, and Strategy’s shares were down about 47.5% last year. Reuters
7 January 2026
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Bitmine (BMNR) stock slides as $14.2B crypto stash update meets dilution vote deadline

Bitmine (BMNR) stock slides as $14.2B crypto stash update meets dilution vote deadline

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:51 — Regular session Shares of Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. fell 4.3% to $30.94 in mid-afternoon trading on Wednesday, tracking softer crypto prices after the company highlighted a $14.2 billion crypto-and-cash pile and urged shareholders to vote ahead of next week’s annual meeting. Ether slipped about 2.5% and bitcoin fell about 1.1%.
7 January 2026
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XRP Price Slips After WisdomTree Pulls XRP ETF Filing as Traders Eye U.S. Jobs Data

XRP Price Slips After WisdomTree Pulls XRP ETF Filing as Traders Eye U.S. Jobs Data

New York, January 7, 2026, 14:36 ET — Regular session XRP fell about 2.2% to $2.19 on Wednesday after WisdomTree asked U.S. regulators to withdraw its proposed spot XRP exchange-traded fund, a filing showed. The sponsor said it had decided “not to proceed at this time” and that no shares were sold under the registration statement, first filed on Dec. 2, 2024. XRP traded between $2.17 and $2.32 in the session. SEC
7 January 2026
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XRP price today: WisdomTree drops XRP ETF plan as token slides, payrolls in focus

XRP price today: WisdomTree drops XRP ETF plan as token slides, payrolls in focus

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 13:49 EST — Regular session XRP fell on Wednesday after the sponsor of the proposed WisdomTree XRP Fund asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw its registration statement, saying it had decided not to proceed “at this time” and that no shares had been sold. The token was down about 2.2% at $2.19 by 1:49 p.m. EST, after touching $2.32 earlier in the day. SEC
7 January 2026
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Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin and Solana ETF filings drag a big U.S. bank deeper into crypto

Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin and Solana ETF filings drag a big U.S. bank deeper into crypto

Morgan Stanley Investment Management has filed initial registration statements for two crypto-linked exchange-traded products — the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust and the Morgan Stanley Solana Trust — and said the securities cannot be sold until the filings become effective. Morgan Stanley The move would be the first attempt by a major U.S. bank to bring in-house crypto ETFs to market at a time when Washington’s stance has turned more permissive and traditional finance firms are looking for cleaner ways to package exposure. “It’s interesting to see Morgan Stanley move into a commoditized market,” said Bryan Armour, an ETF analyst at Morningstar, adding he suspects the bank wants to steer existing clients into its own funds. Reuters
7 January 2026
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Strategy Inc stock pops after MSCI index reprieve as bitcoin slips — what’s next for MSTR

Strategy Inc stock pops after MSCI index reprieve as bitcoin slips — what’s next for MSTR

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 11:08 EST — Regular session Strategy Inc shares rose 3.6% to $163.63 by 11:08 a.m. EST on Wednesday after MSCI shelved a plan that could have pushed the bitcoin-heavy company and other crypto treasury firms out of its indexes. “It removes a material near-term technical risk,” said Owen Lau, an analyst at Clear Street, while JonesTrading chief market strategist Mike O’Rourke said he suspected the issue was “postponed until later in the year.” Reuters
7 January 2026
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Bitcoin price today: BTC dips near $92,000 as Strategy stock jumps on MSCI call

Bitcoin price today: BTC dips near $92,000 as Strategy stock jumps on MSCI call

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 10:16 EST — Regular session Bitcoin fell 2.4% to about $91,600 in early New York trade on Wednesday, after swinging between $94,187 and $91,409 and putting the $90,000 mark back in view. Strategy climbed 7.2% while Coinbase slipped 1.8%; miner Marathon Digital fell 1.7% and the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF eased 0.8%. Bitcoin is still about 27% below its October record above $126,000. Barron's
7 January 2026
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