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Crypto Long & Short: 2026: The year institutions treat crypto as part of their core stack

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Adeniyi Abiodun predicts that 2026 is the year Wall Street starts building on blockchain, not around it. Then Andy Baer’s first Vibe Check of the year, reviewing crypto’s quarterly mood swings in 2025 and the energetic start to 2026.

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Privacy tokens’ 2025 rally may have legs in 2026, but may face regulatory challenges

Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies could extend their market gains into 2026, according to analysts and researchers, but the very forces driving demand could also trigger an inevitable regulatory reckoning. In a year-end report, Kucoin said privacy coins led the crypto market’s top performers last year with ZEC, XMR and DASH, including bitcoin, ether and XRP. ZCash’s ZEC

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Tony Volpon, former Brazilian central bank official, to introduce real-pegged stablecoin

Tony Volpon, a former director of Brazil’s central bank, unveiled BRD, a return-sharing stablecoin pegged to the Brazilian currency and backed by Brazilian government debt. Speaking on the “Cripto na Real” program on CNN Brasil, Volpon said the token will be backed by national government bonds that link its value to government debt and aim

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Filecoin (FIL) falls as crypto markets pull back

Storage token Filecoin FILE$1.5218 fell 3.6% over the past 24 hours, tracking weakness in the broader cryptocurrency market. The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk 20 Index, was also 3.6% lower at press time. Filecoin’s volume ran 30% above its 30-day moving average, although participation did not exceed elevated thresholds that typically confirm directional conviction, according

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