🎯Today's Crypto Pulse
Updated 1h agoWhat's happening: Bitcoin ETF Custody Concentrates Power, Raising Systemic Risk
Spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded funds now hold over $54 billion, roughly 1.5 million BTC. The ETF structure places the underlying coins in a trust controlled by a handful of custodians, with Coinbase identified as the dominant custodian, creating a single point of operational failure.
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By the numbers: Pepeto raises $7M in token presale
News•Jan 28, 2026
Dubai Insurance Launches Crypto Wallet Premium Payments, Claims Settlements
Dubai Insurance has introduced a crypto‑enabled digital wallet that lets policyholders pay premiums and receive claim settlements in digital assets. The wallet is built on Zodia Custody’s institutional custody platform and operates within the United Arab Emirates’ existing regulatory framework. It is the first offering of its kind in the UAE insurance sector, signaling a shift toward digital‑asset integration. The launch coincides with a broader industry trend of insurers exploring crypto payments, products, and regulatory accommodations worldwide.
By Cointelegraph
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Matching Treasury $1k for Kids' Early Bitcoin Investments
Starting to invest early is more important than ever. @TrumpAccounts is a great move to kick-start financial security + literacy for children. We're proud to join @POTUS's initiative by matching the $1k from the U.S. Treasury for all eligible...
By Brian Armstrong
News•Jan 28, 2026
Circle Shares Rise 4% as Polymarket-Driven USDC Growth Prompts Analyst Upgrade
Circle (CRCL) shares jumped 4% after Mizuho upgraded the stock to neutral, citing a surge in USDC usage on prediction market Polymarket. The analyst projects Polymarket’s 2026 trading volume to reach $50 billion, roughly three times 2025 levels, potentially adding 25%...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 28, 2026
Coinfari Introduces a Unified Digital Platform for Crypto Trading and Market Engagement
Coinfari has launched a unified digital platform that merges cryptocurrency spot‑trading, real‑time market data, and community‑engagement tools into a single web‑and‑mobile interface. The solution supports multiple digital‑asset pairs and caters to both novice traders and seasoned participants, emphasizing usability, performance...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 28, 2026
Robinhood CEO Says Tokenized Stocks Could Prevent Another GameStop Freeze
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says the 2021 GameStop buying halt was caused by outdated settlement infrastructure, not market actors. He argues that blockchain‑based tokenized stocks would eliminate the multi‑day settlement lag that still exists under the T+1 regime. Robinhood has...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 28, 2026
Global Blockchain Show Abu Dhabi 2025 Concludes as a Landmark Gathering Shaping the Future of Web3 and Digital Economies
The Global Blockchain Show Abu Dhabi 2025 wrapped up on Dec 10‑11, drawing over 5,000 participants, 100+ international speakers and more than 100 exhibiting companies. Organized by VAP Group and backed by the Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau, the two‑day summit...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 28, 2026
Peter Thiel and Galaxy-Backed Citrea Wants to Turn Idle Bitcoin Into a High-Speed Bank Account
Citrea, backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Galaxy Ventures, has launched its Bitcoin‑focused mainnet, aiming to create a credit market anchored directly to BTC. The platform introduces ctUSD, a Treasury‑backed stablecoin issued by MoonPay, designed for U.S.‑dollar settlement and compliance...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 28, 2026
Moonbirds Debuts BIRB Token on Solana at $200M FDV
Moonbirds, the Ethereum‑based NFT collection, launched its native BIRB token on Solana, seeing the price jump from $0.20 to $0.35 within hours and a 70% intraday gain. The token’s fully diluted valuation tops $300 million while market capitalization sits near $86 million....
By The Defiant
News•Jan 28, 2026
Sperax Joins Forces with Google Cloud: Accelerating AI-Integrated DeFi Tools for Seamless User Experiences
Sperax, the DeFi protocol behind SperaxOS and the auto‑yield stablecoin USDs, has announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate AI‑integrated financial tools. The collaboration introduces the open‑source Model Context Protocol, allowing AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT to...
By AiThority
News•Jan 28, 2026
Europe’s DeFi Tax Gap Won’t Last Forever, Says Ex-OECD Official
The EU’s DAC8 directive, aligned with the OECD’s Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), will obligate crypto exchanges and custodians to collect and report user activity data starting in 2026. The framework deliberately leaves decentralized finance (DeFi) out of scope because...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 28, 2026
Fidelity Investments Starts Its Own Stablecoin in a Massive Bet that Future of Banking Is on Blockchain
Fidelity Investments is launching the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD), an Ethereum‑based stablecoin redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars, in early February. Backed by cash, cash equivalents, and short‑term Treasuries, the coin will be issued by Fidelity Digital Assets, a federally chartered...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 28, 2026
Crypto Loses Speculative Edge as AI and Robotics Attract Capital: Delphi
Delphi Digital reports that speculative capital is migrating from cryptocurrency to artificial intelligence and robotics, eroding crypto’s traditional role as the go‑to high‑risk asset class. Over the past year Bitcoin fell about 12% while the Global X Robotics and AI...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 28, 2026
Traditional Banks Set to Increase Engagement with Digital Assets : Analysis
Elliptic’s 2026 forecast predicts traditional banks will move digital assets from experimental projects to core offerings. Major institutions such as JPMorgan, BNY Mellon and Citi are already piloting tokenized funds, crypto custody and stablecoin initiatives. A wave of clearer regulations...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Jan 28, 2026
Stablecoin Player Fitpo Achieves Dual Authorisation Status
Fitpo, a regulated payment infrastructure for stablecoins, announced it received a Crypto‑Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence from France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers. The approval grants Fitpo dual authorisation status, complementing its existing licence in another jurisdiction. This regulatory clearance enables...
By Finextra
News•Jan 28, 2026
WisdomTree Expands Tokenized Fund Access to Solana in Multichain Push
WisdomTree announced that its full suite of tokenized funds will now be available on the Solana blockchain through its WisdomTree Connect and WisdomTree Prime platforms. Both institutional and retail investors can mint, trade, and hold these real‑world asset tokens directly...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 28, 2026
For Wall Street’s Most Sophisticated Trading Firms, the Next Alpha Is Onchain
Wall Street’s high‑frequency trading firms are shifting their edge from physical data‑center proximity to on‑chain infrastructure. By running validators, designing low‑latency nodes, and participating in blockchain governance, they aim to capture the next source of alpha in decentralized finance. Early...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 28, 2026
WisdomTree Brings Its Full Tokenized Fund Lineup to Solana
WisdomTree announced that its entire catalog of tokenized exchange‑traded products is now available on the Solana blockchain. The move expands the firm’s multi‑chain deployment, adding Solana to its existing presence on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base and Optimism. Institutional and retail...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 28, 2026
Masumi Network: How AI-Blockchain Fusion Adds Trust to Burgeoning Agent Economy
Masumi Network, a collaboration between NMKR and Serviceplan Group, launched as a framework‑agnostic platform that lets autonomous AI agents collaborate, monetize services, and exchange value with verifiable trust. Built on the Cardano blockchain, the network equips each agent with a...
By Artificial Intelligence News
News•Jan 28, 2026
BeeXpay Expands Its Crypto-Funded Payment and Digital Travel Services Through Regulated Partners
BeeXpay announced an expansion of its crypto‑funded platform to deliver broader payment and digital travel services through regulated third‑party partners. The rollout adds eSIM connectivity for international data, while payment cards remain issued by licensed financial institutions. Future integrations will...
By TechBullion
Blog•Jan 28, 2026
Bitcoin Finds Firmer Ground as Macro Stress Meets a Healthier Market
Two independent analyses suggest Bitcoin is better positioned despite recent volatility. Arthur Hayes highlights mounting stress in Japan, where a weakening yen and rising government bond yields could prompt U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve intervention, injecting liquidity that would support...
By Laura Shin
Podcast•Jan 28, 2026•1h
The Future of Hardware and Software Integration - Rand Hindi | ATC #596
In this episode, Stephen Sargeant interviews Rand Hindi, CEO of Zama, about the company's work on Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) for Web3. They explore how FHE enables confidential transactions on public blockchains such as Ethereum and Solana without sacrificing security...
By Around the Coin
News•Jan 28, 2026
South Korea Regulator Backs Ownership Caps for Crypto Exchanges
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced it will impose ownership caps of roughly 15%‑20% on licensed crypto exchanges, aligning them with governance standards applied to securities markets. The proposal, part of the draft Digital Asset Basic Act, would shift...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 28, 2026
Digital Euro Key to Payments Sovereignty in ‘Weaponised’ World: ECB Exec
European Central Bank executive Piero Cipollone said the digital euro is essential for payment sovereignty amid rising geopolitical tensions. He highlighted that cash now represents only 24% of transaction value, underscoring the need for a public‑money digital alternative. The ECB...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 28, 2026
Nomura's Laser Digital Applies for U.S. National Trust Bank to Offer Crypto Custody
Laser Digital, Nomura’s digital‑assets division, filed an OCC application to launch a U.S. national trust bank that would provide crypto custody, spot trading and staking services under federal supervision. The bank would serve institutional clients and also hold U.S. government...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 28, 2026
Bitget Appoints Oliver Stauber as EU CEO
Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange, has appointed Oliver Stauber as CEO of its European operations and will locate its EU headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Stauber brings deep regulatory and legal experience from previous leadership roles at KuCoin EU and Bitpanda....
By Finextra
News•Jan 28, 2026
Red Horse (RH) Launches On-Chain Membership Protocol to Turn Commitment Into a Verifiable Signal
Red Horse (RH) launched a Solana‑based on‑chain membership protocol that converts token locking into verifiable tiered membership. Users lock RH tokens in a non‑custodial contract, and their tier determines access, priority, and reward weighting across ecosystem programs. The tokenomics allocate...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 28, 2026
Fufuture Joins Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026 as a Secondary Exhibition Sponsor
Fufuture has become a secondary exhibition sponsor of the Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026, scheduled for April 20‑23 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The partnership showcases its decentralized perpetual options protocol to a gathering of DeFi innovators,...
By TechBullion
Blog•Jan 28, 2026
High-Performance Crypto-Processor Achieves Efficient Implementation for Robust FrodoKEM KEM
Researchers unveiled a high‑performance crypto‑processor tailored for the FrodoKEM post‑quantum key encapsulation mechanism. The design employs a multiple‑instruction overlapped execution scheme, a reconfigurable parallel multiplier array, and a compact memory‑scheduling strategy. Implemented on an Artix‑7 FPGA, it consumes 13,467 LUTs,...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
News•Jan 28, 2026
Bitget Wallet Shifts Toward an Everyday Finance App
Bitget Wallet is rebranding itself as an all‑in‑one everyday finance app, placing payments at the core of its refreshed interface. The update follows the wallet surpassing 90 million global users and reflects a broader industry shift from investment‑centric wallets to real‑world...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 28, 2026
Chinese National Sentenced to 46 Months for Laundering Millions Stolen From U.S. Investors
A Chinese national, Jingliang Su, received a 46‑month federal prison sentence for laundering roughly $36.9 million stolen from U.S. investors in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme run from Cambodia. The court ordered him to pay nearly $27 million in restitution and highlighted a...
By GBHackers On Security
News•Jan 28, 2026
Wallet Linked to Alleged US Seizure Theft Launches Memecoin, Crashes 97%
A Solana‑based memecoin called John Daghita (LICK) was launched on the Pump.fun launchpad by a wallet investigators link to an alleged theft of US government‑controlled crypto. Within its first day the token lost roughly 97% of its value, dropping from...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Open‑weight AI + Obsidian + Crypto Enables Personal Private Programmable Stack
PERSONAL PRIVATE PROGRAMMABLE I’ve been thinking more about the intersection of Claude Code and Obsidian. There is an upcoming tech stack here that I’m calling personal private programmable. Here’s a sketch of the idea. First, if you squint ahead a few months, we...
By Balaji Srinivasan
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Crypto Market Heats Up: Dollar Dip, XRP Surge, ETFs
Crypto things you might have missed: -US dollar collapses to 4-year low -21Shares predicts $2.69 $XRP in 2026 -WisdomTree launches tokenized funds on Solana - @BitwiseInvest files for Uniswap ETF -Morgan Stanley launches digital asset strategy -Fed rate cut announcement today?
By Wendy O
News•Jan 28, 2026
Metroblox Unveils Ride USD Stablecoin for Everyday Transportation Payments
Metroblox announced the launch of Ride USD, a USD‑pegged stablecoin designed for everyday transportation payments. The token will be usable across ride‑hailing, public transit, and micro‑mobility services, offering instant settlement and near‑zero transaction fees. By embedding the stablecoin into its...
By PaySpace Magazine
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Team Delivers Faster, Reliable All‑in‑One Exchange
Thank you - the team has crushed it. And lots more work going into app quality first half this year. Speed, reliability, UX, reducing frictions and defects, etc. And now with the everything exchange (trade stocks, millions of crypto assets, prediction...
By Brian Armstrong
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Altcoin Market Update: ETH, LTC, PENGU, SUI, SOL, SPX
New edition of the Rekt Capital Newsletter is live I share an Altcoin Market Update Features analysis on the following Altcoins: $ETH $LTC $PENGU $SUI $SOL $SPX Sign up to read it here: https://t.co/vpus4Oltmt #BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin
By Rekt Capital
News•Jan 28, 2026
OKX Launches EU Stablecoin Payment Card via Regulated Issuer Monavate
OKX has introduced the OKX Card in Europe, a Mastercard‑compatible payment card that lets verified users spend stablecoins such as USDC and Global Dollar. The card is issued by Monavate, an EMI regulated under the EU’s MiCA framework, and requires...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Hold Bitcoin in Bull Markets, Sit Out Bear Markets
#BTC When it comes to Bitcoin... In a Bull Market, it's worthwhile holding In a Bear Market, it's worthwhile holding off $BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin
By Rekt Capital
Social•Jan 28, 2026
21Shares Projects XRP
JUST IN: 21Shares sees XRP at $2.45 in 2026, with $2.69 upside on ETF and institutional demand, or $1.60 downside if adoption stalls
By Wendy O
News•Jan 28, 2026
Understanding Fiat Cryptocurrency: Bridging Traditional and Digital Finance
Halcón Portflow explains that fiat cryptocurrency blends government‑issued money with blockchain technology, offering a stable digital asset for Chile’s evolving financial system. By pegging tokens to fiat currencies, volatility is curbed, making them suitable for daily transactions, payroll, and cross‑border...
By TechBullion
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Bitcoin Shows Resilience Amid Macro Uncertainty and Lower Leverage
Bitcoin is entering a period of macro uncertainty with less leverage, steadier holders, and a market structure that looks more resilient than in past stress events
By Laura Shin
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Tether Hoards $23B Gold, Mimicking Central Bank Balance Sheets
Tether has amassed roughly $23 billion worth of gold as it expands beyond stablecoins, signaling a strategy that increasingly mirrors a central bank’s balance sheet.
By Laura Shin
News•Jan 28, 2026
Cryptocurrency Leverage Trading Explained: How It Really Works
Cryptocurrency leverage trading lets Australian traders borrow capital to control positions far larger than their own funds, magnifying both potential profits and losses. Leverage ratios such as 10:1 or 50:1 determine how much exposure a trader gains per dollar of...
By TechBullion
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Bull EMA Crossover May Signal Fourth BTC Downtrend
#BTC Could this be the 4th consecutive cycle where the crossover of the Bull Market EMAs precedes macro downside continuation? $BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin https://t.co/13UNb0lagd
By Rekt Capital
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Bitcoin Peaked Oct 2025, 25% Into Bear Market
#BTC If Bitcoin indeed peaked in its Bull Market back in October 2025... Then that would mean that Bitcoin is already over ~25% of the way through its current Bear Market $BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin
By Rekt Capital
News•Jan 28, 2026
Hackers Exploit React2Shell Vulnerability to Deploy Miners and Botnets Worldwide
A critical insecure‑deserialization flaw in React Server Components, identified as CVE‑2025‑55182 or “React2Shell,” is being actively exploited worldwide. The vulnerability affects react‑server‑dom‑webpack, –parcel and –turbopack versions 19.0‑19.2, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code and deploy a range of malware, including...
By The Cyber Express
Social•Jan 28, 2026
Stablecoins Set to Transform Financial Services Landscape
[New Episode] How Stablecoins Will Reshape Financial Services. Watch our latest episode with @lamontkblack of @DePaulU: https://t.co/pKKUHeEv80 https://t.co/PdwZcM76uV
By Jim Marous
Podcast•Jan 28, 2026•9 min
Market Structure Thaw as Stablecoin Fight Intensifies
The episode examines the renewed momentum behind the stalled crypto market structure bill, highlighting behind‑the‑scenes negotiations in the Senate Agriculture Committee and the political trade‑offs shaping its next markup. It delves into why stablecoin yield remains the chief obstacle, despite...
By The Breakdown
News•Jan 28, 2026
Here's How China's Response to Trump Tariffs Silently Rocks Bitcoin
China has countered President Trump’s roughly 29% tariffs on its goods by tightly managing the yuan, preserving export competitiveness and keeping the currency range‑bound. This exchange‑rate discipline amplifies dollar‑driven liquidity cycles, which in turn influence macro‑sensitive assets like Bitcoin. JPMorgan...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 28, 2026
Global Asset Manager Mirae Asset Eyes Fund Tokenisation in UAE with Ctrl Alt Deal
Mirae Asset Global Investments, managing over $350 billion, signed an MoU with UAE fintech Ctrl Alt to explore tokenising investment funds. The partnership will develop a compliant framework for issuing and managing tokenised funds under the UAE’s VARA regulations, starting with...
By The Fintech Times