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Riza Dagoc
Riza Dagoc reports on regulation, investing and the digital-asset business for TokenPost. Send corrections or tips to info@tokenpost.com.
Stories by Riza Dagoc
- Bitcoin Drops Out of Top 10 Assets as Market Cap Slides to $1.57 Trillion Amid Macro Pressures
Bitcoin’s market capitalization has fallen to around $1.57 trillion, pushing the world’s largest cryptocurrency to 13th place among global assets by market value, behind Saudi Aramco and Tesla. The decline follows a s…
· Investing
- Tokenized Equities Near $1 Billion as RWA Tokenization Enters Rapid Growth Phase
Tokenized equities are quickly approaching the $1 billion milestone, signaling that real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is moving beyond experimental pilots and becoming a meaningful part of crypto market infrastructu…
· Investing
- MSTR Stock Faces Bearish Pressure as Bitcoin Slumps and Peter Schiff Criticizes Strategy
MicroStrategy (MSTR) stock is under increasing bearish pressure as Bitcoin continues to slide to new yearly lows, fueling negative sentiment among market analysts and critics alike. The downturn in the crypto market h…
· Investing
- XRP Downtrend Shows Signs of Exhaustion as Price Enters Potential Accumulation Phase
XRP’s prolonged downtrend may be approaching a critical turning point as technical signals suggest weakening bearish momentum and growing signs of market stabilization. After spending several months forming a clear de…
· Investing
- Tether Reports Over $10 Billion Profit in 2025 as USDT Supply and Treasury Holdings Surge
Tether, the issuer behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, closed 2025 with a net profit exceeding $10 billion, underscoring its growing influence in the global digital asset and financial markets. The strong perf…
· Business
- Elon Musk’s Companies Spotlight Massive Bitcoin Holdings Amid Merger Speculation
Renewed speculation around a potential merger involving Elon Musk’s companies, including SpaceX, Tesla, or artificial intelligence firm xAI, has drawn fresh attention to a lesser-known but significant part of his busi…
· Investing
- AI Agents Take Over Social Media as Moltbook Goes Viral and Sparks Memecoin Frenzy
Something strange—and undeniably fascinating—is happening online. Moltbook, a Reddit-like social network designed exclusively for artificial intelligence agents, is going viral and drawing attention from both tech ent…
· Technology
- Bitcoin Outlook: Sideways Now, Long-Term Bullish as Macro Forces Build
Bitcoin’s near-term price action is likely to test investors’ patience, but the long-term outlook remains firmly bullish, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. He expects Bitcoin to trade in a broad sideways range bet…
· People
- U.S. DOJ Seizes Over $400 Million in Assets Linked to Helix Crypto Mixing Service
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken legal ownership of more than $400 million worth of seized cryptocurrency, real estate, and cash connected to Helix, a once-prominent darknet bitcoin mixing service. The a…
· Regulation
- Weekly Crypto Market Analysis: Bitcoin Slides as U.S. Dollar Regains Strength
Bitcoin’s late-week sell-off appears to have been driven less by crypto-specific developments and more by renewed strength in the U.S. dollar, highlighting the growing macroeconomic influence on digital asset prices. …
· Insights & Views
- Coinbase CEO Clashes With Wall Street Over Crypto Regulation
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is facing strong resistance from some of the most powerful figures in traditional finance as debates over U.S. crypto regulation intensify. During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Armstr…
· People
- CFTC Signals Major Shift in Prediction Market Regulation Amid Crypto Expansion
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is signaling a major regulatory shift for prediction markets, according to a Bloomberg report published earlier today. Newly appointed CFTC Chair Michael Selig conf…
· Regulation
- U.S. Government Shutdown Fears Ease as Trump Backs Bipartisan Deal
Concerns over another U.S. government shutdown have eased following new developments in the Senate, after President Donald Trump signaled support for a bipartisan funding agreement reached with Democratic lawmakers. T…
· Regulation
- Crypto Market Sees $1.68B in Liquidations as Overleveraged Longs Get Wiped Out
The crypto market experienced a sharp and sudden sell-off over the past 24 hours, triggering massive liquidations as overleveraged positions were forcibly closed across major exchanges. According to CoinGlass data, to…
· Investing
- Bitcoin Volatility Surges as DVOL Jumps During Market Sell-Off, Signaling Rising Trader Caution
Bitcoin volatility spiked sharply during Thursday’s aggressive market sell-off as traders rushed to hedge downside risk, pushing options prices higher and signaling growing uncertainty across crypto and traditional ma…
· Investing
- XRP Price Slides Below Key Support as Liquidations Accelerate Amid Broader Crypto Selloff
XRP came under heavy selling pressure as a broad-based cryptocurrency market downturn triggered a sharp wave of long liquidations, pushing the token decisively below a key technical support level before tentative buyi…
· Investing
- Indonesia’s Crypto Exchanges Struggle Despite 20 Million Users
Indonesia’s crypto industry is facing a growing paradox: while the number of crypto users has surged past 20 million, most licensed domestic exchanges remain unprofitable. According to data from Indonesia’s Financial …
· Investing
- SWIFT’s New Global Payments Scheme Signals a Turning Point for Cross-Border Transfers
SWIFT has announced a new global payments scheme aimed at making cross-border transfers for consumers and small businesses as fast, transparent, and predictable as domestic payments. Revealed on January 29, the initia…
· Insights & Views
- Trump to Announce Next Fed Chair as Pro-Crypto Waller Gains Ground
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he will reveal his choice for the next Federal Reserve chair as early as next week, intensifying pressure on current chair Jerome Powell and reigniting debates over inter…
· People
- Senate Agriculture Committee Advances CLARITY Act in Party-Line Vote
The CLARITY Act reached a significant milestone after the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee approved its portion of the broader crypto market structure legislation during a markup session held today. The committee pas…
· Regulation
- El Salvador Expands Reserves With $50M Gold Purchase Amid Ongoing Bitcoin Strategy
El Salvador has once again made headlines in global finance after its central bank confirmed the purchase of $50 million worth of gold, reinforcing the country’s unconventional yet closely watched economic strategy. T…
· Regulation
- Circle Stock Upgraded Again as Analysts Reassess USDC’s Ties to Crypto Cycles
Circle (CRCL), the stablecoin issuer behind USDC, received its second Wall Street analyst upgrade in a single week, signaling a notable shift in sentiment toward the stock. This time, the upgrade came from Compass Poi…
· Investing
- Crypto Markets Slide as Bitcoin Tests Key Support Amid Global Selloff
Crypto markets sharply underperformed traditional assets on Thursday, extending losses even as equities and gold staged partial recoveries. What began as modest overnight declines accelerated into a major selloff duri…
· Investing
- Securitize Files for SEC Registration, Advances Plan to Go Public via CEPT Merger
Tokenization firm Securitize has taken a major step toward becoming a publicly traded company after filing a public registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing advances Securiti…
· Business
- SEC and CFTC Signal Unified Crypto Regulation Push Amid U.S. Legislative Uncertainty
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the two federal agencies most influential in shaping the future of crypto regulation in the United States, are sig…
· Regulation
- Crypto Stocks Slide as Bitcoin Falls Below $84,000, While AI-Focused Miners Show Resilience
Stocks tied to the cryptocurrency sector extended their sharp January losses on Thursday as bitcoin dropped nearly 6%, slipping below the $84,000 level. The decline in bitcoin price has weighed heavily on publicly tra…
· Investing
- Dromos Labs Bets on DEXs With Aero, Taking Aim at Uniswap and Curve
While much of the crypto industry’s attention over the past year has centered on stablecoins, tokenized U.S. Treasuries and institutional onramps, Dromos Labs believes the most important battle in crypto is happening …
· Business
- Brave Launches Reality-Style Web3 Gaming Heist to Drive Mainstream Adoption
Brave is taking a bold and unconventional approach to Web3 gaming adoption, betting that mainstream users are more likely to engage with interactive social competition than complex DeFi dashboards. The privacy-focused…
· Technology
- SEC Clarifies That Tokenized Securities Remain Subject to U.S. Securities Laws
Putting a security on a blockchain does not change its legal status, according to a new joint staff statement issued Wednesday by three divisions of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Divisions of Corpor…
· Regulation
- Jerome Powell Signals Rate Cuts Depend on Labor Market Strength
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has indicated that future interest rate cuts will largely depend on developments in the U.S. labor market, reinforcing the Fed’s current wait-and-see stance. Speaking during the lat…
· Investing
- Hyperliquid (HYPE) Price Surges 20% as Platform Growth Fuels Strong Market Momentum
Hyperliquid (HYPE) has recorded a powerful price rally, emerging as one of the top-performing cryptocurrencies in the market. Over the past 24 hours, HYPE jumped nearly 20%, while its weekly gains exceeded 60%, signif…
· Investing
- Ethereum Price Shows Early Recovery Signs as Buyers Defend Key Support
Ethereum (ETH) is showing clear signs of stabilization after weeks of volatile and erratic price action, suggesting an early-stage recovery may be underway. Following multiple defensive rebounds from the critical $2,8…
· Investing
- XRP Price Near $2: Can Ripple Break Resistance and Trigger a Bullish Reversal?
XRP is once again approaching the psychologically important $2 level, a price zone that has quietly become a major turning point for market sentiment. After months of persistent downward pressure, XRP is now stabilizi…
· Investing
- Bitcoin Mining Stocks Surge as AI Infrastructure Pivot Pays Off in 2025 and Beyond
Shares of bitcoin mining companies that pivoted toward artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure emerged as major winners throughout 2025, and the rally has continued into the start of 2026. As big tech companies do…
· Investing
- Worldcoin Rebrands as World Network as WLD Token Jumps on OpenAI Link
World Network, formerly known as Worldcoin, saw its native WLD token surge more than 27% on Wednesday following a Forbes report that linked the controversial crypto project to OpenAI’s broader strategy to combat bots …
· Insights & Views
- Gold Surges Past $5,400 as Bitcoin Lags, Raising Questions About “Digital Gold” Narrative
Gold prices exploded higher on Wednesday, accelerating an already powerful bull market as the precious metal surged more than 6% to break above $5,400 per ounce for the first time in history. The rally cemented gold’s…
· Investing
- Tesla’s Bitcoin Holdings Stay Flat in Q4 2025 as Crypto Slump Triggers $239M Impairment Loss
Tesla (TSLA) maintained its bitcoin holdings unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2025, keeping a total of 11,509 BTC on its balance sheet. While the number of coins remained steady, the value of Tesla’s bitcoin inv…
· Investing
- Tokenized Gold Sees Record Inflows as Crypto Markets Stall
Crypto investors are increasingly turning to tokenized gold as digital asset markets remain sluggish, driving record inflows into Paxos Gold (PAXG) in January. As volatility and uncertainty weigh on cryptocurrencies l…
· Investing
- White House to Meet Crypto Firms and Banks Over Stablecoin Yield Rules
The White House is set to convene meetings with representatives from major crypto companies and traditional banks in the coming days to address growing concerns around stablecoin yields in the proposed crypto market s…
· Regulation
- Crypto Super PAC Fairshake Builds $193M War Chest Ahead of US Midterms
The crypto industry is dramatically escalating its political influence ahead of the upcoming US midterm congressional elections, with the Fairshake political action committee emerging as one of the most powerful campa…
· Regulation