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The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), Brazil’s data watchdog, has barred World, Sam Altman’s digital ID project, from offering rewards to users who enroll in its platform. Brazilian Authorities Ban World Crypto Rewards Program Sam Altman’s World, the proof-of-humanity biometric ID project, is embroiled in a battle against Brazilian authorities. The National Data Protection AuthoritySource link

Crypto exchange Bitpanda said it secured a markets in crypto assets license (MiCA) from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).The crypto asset service provider license will enable the exchange to operate across the European Union's 27 nations. The Austria-based company had 6 million users in December and will use the license to accelerate its growth, it said. "This milestone enables us to bring easy and safe investing to over 450 million people, unlocking unparalleled growth potential in a market we're ready to fully conquer," Eric Demuth, CEO and co-founder, said in the statement. The company joins Boerse Stuttgart Digital, which was awarded the first license by the German regulator. MoonPay, BitStaete, ZBD and prime brokerage and clearing company Hidden...

Bullish bets on higher crypto prices lost $770 million in the past 24 hours as bitcoin fell under $100,000, leading to some majors rapidly losing momentum in a bloody start to the week.Solana’s SOL and dogecoin (DOGE) dropped more than 10% to lead losses among majors, while ether (ETH), BNB Chain’s bnb, xrp (XRP) and Cardano’s ADA fell as much as 9%. Overall market cap fell 8.5% as of Asian afternoon hours Monday.Tokens outside of the top twenty and across different sectors showed similar woes, with memecoin pepe (PEPE), layer 1 upstart Aptos (APT), Gate.io’s GATE and AI Agent creation platform Virtuals (VIRTUALS) losing as much as 18%.Jupiter’s JUP was the only token in green with a 3.5% gain over...

Jupiter, one of the leading Solana-focused decentralized exchanges, has made major announcements as part of Catstambul, its first community-focused conference held in Turkey. The project revealed the acquisition of a majority stake in Moonshot, a meme coin creation and distribution platform on Solana. Jupiter also announced that it would burn $3 billion of its ownSource link

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to under $99,000 early Monday as traders took profits ahead of the first U.S. FOMC meeting this year, scheduled for later this week, and China-based AI stalwart DeepSeek impacted U.S. tech sector sentiment.Traders expect no indications of a rate cut at the two-day FOMC meeting scheduled for Jan. 28 to Jan. 29, which has typically impacted bitcoin prices as investors either prefer or move away from risk assets.“U.S. economic data shows that there may be less need for a federal interest rate cut in the near term,” Ben El-Baz, managing director of HashKey Global, told CoinDesk in a Telegram message. “Concerns over trade wars and tariffs linger, but a bullish sentiment remains strong as MicroStrategy and Trump's...