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Dallas TX, Jan. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Thursday, January 29, 2026, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office executed search and arrest warrants involving two Indian-owned jewelry stores:  Saima Jewelers in Frisco and Tilak Jewelers in Irving.  Multiple media outlets reported that millions of dollars in cash and gold were seized from the businesses. Image Caption: Rated Best Dallas, Texas & Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer –  Attorney John HelmsThe operations were part of an ongoing investigation into alleged elder fraud, in which about 200 or more victims were contacted, initially by email, and told that they were the subject of a criminal…

Alvin Lang Feb 01, 2026 03:53 a16z crypto’s Ali Yahya argues blockspace commoditization makes privacy the only defensible moat, with secrets harder to migrate than assets. Forget faster transactions or cheaper fees. The real competitive advantage in crypto will come from keeping secrets, according to a16z crypto General Partner Ali Yahya.In a podcast released January 30, Yahya laid out a thesis that’s been building inside the $4.5 billion crypto fund: privacy creates lock-in effects that performance never can. The argument centers on a simple observation—users can move assets between chains easily, but they can’t move their anonymity sets.Blockspace Becomes a…

Bitcoin’s dip to around $75,500 briefly pushed the price just below Strategy’s (MSTR) average purchase cost of roughly $76,037 per coin.That may sound alarming at first glance, and it technically puts Michael Saylor’s firm underwater on its bitcoin holdings, but it doesn’t fundamentally change the company’s financial position.There is no balance sheet stress and no forced selling risk. What it does is slow down its future bitcoin buying.Strategy currently holds 712,647 bitcoin — all of it unencumbered, meaning none of the holdings are pledged as collateral, so there’s no risk of forced selling just because the price falls below its…

Crypto prices extended their recent decline Saturday, with top assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP plunging to prices not seen in several months or more, with liquidations continuing to climb throughout the day.Bitcoin is down 8% over the last day at a recent price of $77,195, according to CoinGecko, marking the lowest price seen in nine months and extending its weekly slide to over 13%. The price of the top cryptocurrency has fallen nearly 39% since peaking above $126,000 in October.Meanwhile, Ethereum is showing a much harder hit, falling 13% on the day to a recent price of $2,362 and…

Peter Schiff went after Bitcoin again. The longtime crypto critic blamed Wall Street firms for pumping Bitcoin’s price to unsustainable levels during his January 23 comments, claiming financial institutions created artificial demand that can’t last. Bitcoin’s price keeps struggling around the $30,000 mark, a level that’s pretty much become make-or-break for traders. Some analysts think we’re seeing echoes of the brutal 2022 bear market all over again. Current drops remind veteran investors of past crashes that wiped out billions. And honestly, it’s got people spooked. Things look murky right now. The past month alone shows just how wild Bitcoin’s swings…

Russia-aligned crypto activity surged even as illicit transactions fell to just 1.2% of total on-chain volume in 2025. Illicit cryptocurrency activity rebounded sharply in 2025, driven primarily by Russia-linked sanctions designations and improved attribution. A new report by TRM Labs estimates that fraudulent wallets received approximately $158 billion in incoming value during the year, which is the highest level recorded over the past five years. The increase is a dramatic reversal from 2024, when illicit inflows fell to $64.5 billion, following a steady multi-year decline from $85.9 billion in 2021 to $75.4 billion in 2022 and $73.3 billion in 2023.…

The SEC and CFTC have relaunched Project Crypto to provide clear, coordinated regulation for the growing U.S. digital asset industry. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have relaunched Project Crypto in a coordinated effort to provide regulatory clarity for the digital asset industry. The initiative is part of a strategy to align the two agencies’ approaches to crypto markets and ensure U.S. financial leadership keeps pace with technological innovation. Project Crypto Targets Clearer Crypto Rules In a January 29 joint statement, SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Heath Tarbert emphasized that…

Key takeaways:Bitcoin options show the highest level of fear in a year, as traders brace for the possibility of a deeper selloff. Bitcoin markets might be more stable due to high-risk leveraged positions being liquidated.Bitcoin (BTC) underwent a sharp 10% correction between Wednesday and Thursday, retesting the $81,000 level for the first time in over two months. The move occurred as traders grew increasingly cautious following significant outflows from spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), particularly as gold prices dropped 13% from their Wednesday all-time high. The strong price changes caused traders to question the strength of the $80,000 psychological support level. Spot…

The growing scale of innovation in the domain of blockchain and web3 has brought the limelight on DePIN crypto projects. You can come across many projects pioneering the concept of DePIN in web3 that bridge the gap between decentralization and the physical world. The concept of DePIN started gaining recognition in 2023 and has transformed traditional models for developing and maintaining physical infrastructure. DePIN introduces a new way to create physical infrastructure with decentralized networks and helps network participants gain more control. The decentralized networks utilize a combination of blockchain and tokenization to introduce the concept of decentralized ownership in…

Tether, the issuer of USDt, the world’s largest stablecoin, reported around $3 billion less in net profits in 2025, while its US Treasury holdings reached new all-time highs.In a report published on Friday and prepared by accounting firm BDO, Tether said it posted net profits of more than $10 billion in 2025, which is down around 23% from the $13 billion it reported in 2024.Meanwhile, Tether said its direct US Treasury holdings climbed above $122 billion in 2025, marking “the highest level ever.” The company said this shows the “ongoing shift toward highly liquid, low-risk assets.” Tether’s total assets increased…