News•Jan 27, 2026
Panic Selling Bitcoin on Coinbase Triggers a Binance Price Gap that Reveals a “Messy” Institutional Market Failure
Coinbase’s Bitcoin price slipped below Binance, pushing the Coinbase‑Binance premium into negative territory for the first time this year. The divergence coincided with more than $1.3 billion of net outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, indicating waning institutional demand. Mechanical factors, such as USD‑USDT stablecoin pricing and offshore funding conditions, amplified the price gap. Persistent arbitrage constraints suggest deeper liquidity fragmentation across venues.
By CryptoSlate
News•Jan 27, 2026
ECB Paves the Way for the Use of DLT-Based Assets as Eligible Collateral
The European Central Bank announced that, starting 30 March 2026, the Eurosystem will accept marketable assets issued by central securities depositories (CSDs) using distributed‑ledger‑technology (DLT) as eligible collateral for its credit operations. This marks the first formal recognition of tokenised securities as...
By Finextra
News•Jan 27, 2026
KuCoin Taps Former LSEG Exec Sabina Liu to Lead MiCA Expansion in Europe
KuCoin has appointed former London Stock Exchange Group executive Sabina Liu as Managing Director of its European unit, overseeing the exchange’s expansion under the EU’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets (MiCA) framework from Vienna. The move follows KuCoin’s recent acquisition of a...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 27, 2026
ASIC Wins $9.3M Penalty Against BPS Financial over Misleading Qoin Wallet
Australia’s securities regulator ASIC secured a Federal Court order forcing BPS Financial to pay AU$14 million after finding the firm operated the Qoin Wallet without a licence and made misleading statements about its crypto token. The penalty includes a AU$1.3 million fine...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 27, 2026
Australia's Corporate Regulator Flags Risks From Rapid Innovation in Digital Assets
Australia’s corporate regulator ASIC warned that rapid growth in digital assets and artificial intelligence is exposing consumers to unlicensed services. Its 2026 Key Issues Outlook highlighted regulatory gaps in crypto, payments and AI, urging the government to clarify whether these...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 27, 2026
60% of Top US Banks Are Geared up for Bitcoin: River
River reports that 60% of the top 25 U.S. banks are either offering or planning Bitcoin‑related services such as trading, custody, or loans. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup are among the three Big Four banks moving toward crypto offerings, while...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 27, 2026
Hyperliquid HIP-3 Open-Interest Hits $793M on Commodities Surge
Hyperliquid’s permissionless market‑creation framework HIP‑3 has pushed open interest to an all‑time high of roughly $790 million, up from $260 million a month earlier. The surge is driven by a commodities rally, especially gold breaking the $5,000 barrier and silver reaching new...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 27, 2026
Bitcoin and Ether Volatility Trading Gets Easier with Polymarket's New Contracts
Polymarket has launched two new prediction contracts linked to Volmex’s 30‑day implied volatility indices for Bitcoin and Ethereum. The contracts pay out if a one‑minute candle on the volatility index reaches a preset target before year‑end, letting users bet on...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 27, 2026
Bitwise to Launch Onchain Vaults via Moprho
Digital asset manager Bitwise has partnered with DeFi lending protocol Morpho to roll out non‑custodial on‑chain vaults, starting with a strategy that aims for a 6% annual percentage yield by allocating capital to over‑collateralized lending pools. The vaults are curated...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 27, 2026
Bitcoin Job Listings Rise 6% in 2025, Led by Non-Technical Roles
Bitcoin‑focused job listings rose 6% in 2025, reaching 1,801 positions. Non‑technical roles now account for 74% of openings, up from 69% last year, with product managers leading demand. The United States remains the largest market, while Singapore’s postings surged 158%...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 27, 2026
Japanese Researchers Reduce Blockchain Delays in IoT Infrastructure
Japanese researchers at Chiba University introduced Dual Perigee, a lightweight peer‑selection algorithm that slashes IoT‑blockchain latency by roughly 48.5% versus the standard Ethereum approach and outperforms the earlier Perigee method by over 23%, all without extra computational overhead. Published in...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Jan 27, 2026
Stablecoin Market Fall Shows Flight to Gold, Not Bitcoin: Santiment
Santiment reported a $2.24 billion drop in the combined market cap of the top 12 stablecoins over the past ten days, indicating a notable outflow of capital from the crypto ecosystem. The analysis links this flight to heightened demand for traditional...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 27, 2026
Crypto Coin Minute for January 27th, 2026 at 05:15 AM Pacific Time.
Tether disclosed that it added 27 tons of gold to its reserves in Q4, strengthening the collateral backing of its USDT stablecoin. Anthropic secured a contract with the UK government to power the GOV.UK Assistant, marking a high‑profile public‑sector AI deployment....
By Crypto Coin Minute
News•Jan 26, 2026
Zama’s Encrypted Ethereum Token Auction Draws $118M in Commitments
Zama, a fully homomorphic encryption startup, closed a $118.5 million encrypted token auction on Ethereum, marking the first such ICO on the network. The sealed‑bid Dutch auction attracted 11,103 unique bidders, oversubscribed by 218% and clearing at $0.05 per token. Zama’s...
By The Defiant
News•Jan 26, 2026
Bitmine’s Staked Ether Holdings Point to $164M in Annual Staking Revenue
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest publicly traded Ether treasury, now holds 4.24 million ETH, with 2.01 million ETH actively staked. At a 2.81% Composite Ethereum Staking Rate, the staked position generates an estimated $164 million in annual revenue. Chairman Tom Lee notes...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 26, 2026
Bitcoin Investor Sentiment Cools Amid US Shutdown Fears, Fed Policy Jitters
Bitcoin edged up 1.5% after retesting $86,000, but professional traders remain wary amid a looming U.S. government shutdown and Federal Reserve policy uncertainty. Derivatives data show a modest 5% futures basis and a 12% options delta skew, indicating higher premiums...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 26, 2026
Valour Wins FCA Approval to Offer Bitcoin, Ether ETPs to UK Retail Investors
Valour, the UK arm of DeFi Technologies, received FCA approval to list Bitcoin and Ether staking exchange‑traded products (ETPs) on the London Stock Exchange for retail investors. The products, 1Valour Bitcoin Physical Staking and 1Valour Ethereum Physical Staking, began trading...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 26, 2026
VanEck Expands Crypto ETF Lineup with Spot Avalanche Product
VanEck has launched VAVX, the first US‑listed spot Avalanche ETF, giving investors direct exposure to AVAX and potential staking yields. The fund trades under the ticker VAVX and waives sponsor fees on the initial $500 million of assets through Feb. 28, after...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 26, 2026
Macro Fears Mask Ethereum’s Momentum, SharpLink CEO Says
SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom says institutional giants, led by BlackRock, are betting heavily on Ethereum as the backbone for tokenized assets despite current price stagnation. He cites three drivers—a strong endorsement from Larry Fink, over 65% of stablecoins residing on...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 26, 2026
Dotfile and Bastion Partner to Bring AI-Powered Compliance to Enterprise Stablecoins
Dotfile, an AI AML compliance platform, has partnered with Bastion, a NYDFS‑regulated stablecoin provider, to deliver an AI‑powered onboarding and risk‑management solution for enterprise‑grade stablecoins. The joint offering combines comprehensive KYC/KYB verification, automated sanctions and PEP screening, and multi‑jurisdictional due‑diligence...
By The Fintech Times
News•Jan 26, 2026
Deus X CEO Tim Grant: We Aren't Replacing Finance; We're Integrating It
Deus X Capital CEO Tim Grant will speak at CoinDesk’s Consensus Hong Kong conference, emphasizing that digital assets are meant to augment, not replace, traditional finance. Grant, who entered crypto in 2015 after meetings with Ripple and Coinbase, leads a family‑office‑backed...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 26, 2026
Millions in Crypto Wealth at Risk of Vanishing when Holders Die. Here's How to Protect Them
Millions of dollars in crypto risk disappearing when owners die without proper estate planning. Recent updates like the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (RUFADAA) clarify that executors can access assets held by custodians, but many holders still...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 26, 2026
SEC, CFTC Joint Event Rescheduled for January 29th
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have postponed their joint digital‑asset forum to Thursday, January 29, 2026, after originally planning it for January 27. The live‑streamed event will begin at 2 p.m. ET and feature a...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Jan 26, 2026
Crypto Exchange WhiteBIT Flagged by Russia as 'Undesirable' Over Support for Ukraine Military
Russia’s prosecutor general has designated Ukrainian‑founded crypto exchange WhiteBIT and its parent W Group as “undesirable,” criminalising any interaction by Russian citizens. The move follows accusations that WhiteBIT funneled funds to Ukraine’s military, donating $11 million and processing over $160 million in defense...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 26, 2026
Ripple Partners with Saudi Bank Unit on Blockchain Payments, Custody
Ripple announced a memorandum of understanding with Jeel, the innovation arm of Riyad Bank, to explore blockchain applications in Saudi Arabia. The partnership will focus on cross‑border payments, digital‑asset custody and tokenisation, aligning with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 agenda to modernise...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 26, 2026
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Files for Two Crypto Index ETFs Tied to CoinDesk 20
ARK Invest has filed with U.S. regulators to launch two new cryptocurrency ETFs that track the CoinDesk 20 benchmark. One fund will replicate the full index, while the second will mirror the index but exclude bitcoin by pairing long index futures...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 26, 2026
What the CLARITY Act Is Actually Trying to Clarify in Crypto Markets
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 proposes a two‑pronged framework that classifies digital assets and assigns oversight to the CFTC for spot trading of digital commodities while keeping the SEC in charge of primary offerings and investor disclosures....
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 26, 2026
Falcon Finance Provides Fiat Off-Ramp for USDf
Falcon Finance announced that its synthetic dollar USDf can now be converted to fiat through Altery’s crypto‑to‑fiat infrastructure, powered by Synterra Connect. Holders transfer USDf to a Synterra address and receive fiat in their Altery accounts, with SEPA, SWIFT, local...
By Finextra
News•Jan 26, 2026
Riyad Bank Tech Unit Jeel Explores Blockchain Payments with Ripple
Jeel, the innovation arm of Riyad Bank, has entered a strategic partnership with Ripple to explore blockchain‑based payment solutions in Saudi Arabia. The collaboration will pilot use cases such as cross‑border remittances and real‑time domestic settlements, aiming to deliver faster,...
By Finextra
News•Jan 26, 2026
Here Are the Winners and Losers (so Far) in Bitcoin Mining From Nvidia's $2B CoreWeave Investment
Nvidia’s $2 billion investment in cloud‑AI specialist CoreWeave has intensified competition for GPU resources, prompting a sharp sell‑off in several bitcoin miners that are pivoting to AI infrastructure. Shares of Cipher Mining, CleanSpark, IREN and TeraWulf dropped 5‑9% as investors fear...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 26, 2026
Sage Capital Management Launches Integrated Private Banking for Digital Assets
Sage Capital Management has unveiled an integrated private banking service tailored for institutional digital‑asset clients, combining fiat and crypto operations in a single platform. The offering includes multi‑currency accounts linked to UK Faster Payments, SEPA, SWIFT and over 140 currencies,...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 26, 2026
What Happens as Europe Enforces MiCA and the US Delays Crypto Rules
Europe has moved from drafting to enforcing the Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCA), establishing clear timelines, licensing pathways, and compliance milestones for crypto‑asset service providers across all EU member states. The EU’s single‑license model lets firms obtain authorization in one...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 26, 2026
BlackRock Doubles Down on Bitcoin Fund Offerings with Income-Focused Filing
BlackRock filed an S‑1 to launch the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, which will use a covered‑call strategy on bitcoin or its IBIT holdings to generate income. The fund will actively manage call options, trading upside potential for regular premium...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 26, 2026
UK Banks Block or Delay 40% of Crypto Exchange Transfers: Survey
A UK Cryptoasset Business Council survey finds that roughly 40 % of transfers to crypto exchanges are blocked or delayed, with eight out of ten exchanges reporting a rise in such incidents over the past year. The study, based on data...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 26, 2026
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Buys 2,932 Bitcoin Amid Market Sell-Off
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin arm, Strategy, bought 2,932 BTC for $264.1 million at an average $90,061 per coin during a market pullback. The purchase lifts its total holdings to 712,647 BTC, representing roughly $54.19 billion invested at a $76,037 average cost. January’s buying activity...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 26, 2026
CrazyLive Announces Governance Separation and Launch of CL Global Education Foundation
CrazyLive executed a governance separation, creating the independent CL Global Education Foundation while retaining CrazyLive Inc for commercial operations. The foundation will oversee ecosystem standards, content coordination, and contributor recognition, focusing on technology‑enabled learning and AI‑era knowledge. CrazyLive Inc continues...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 26, 2026
In the Battle of Chains, Distribution Is King
The article argues that blockchain supremacy will be decided by distribution rather than pure technical metrics. Companies such as Coinbase, Circle and Stripe can launch proprietary chains by routing their massive existing user bases directly onto new networks, instantly generating...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 26, 2026
Will Bitcoin Drop Again? Why Bitcoin Everlight Is Attracting Downside Hedgers
Bitcoin slipped below $88,000, breaking the $95,000 support and sparking over $1 billion in liquidations as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index fell into the low 30s. The sell‑off highlighted the market’s high leverage and thin liquidity, prompting traders to reassess...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 26, 2026
Bitcoin Hash Rate Slides During U.S. Winter Storm While Markets Shrug Off Mining Disruption
Bitcoin’s network hash rate dropped about 10% on Sunday as a severe U.S. winter storm knocked out roughly one‑tenth of the global mining power. The outage highlighted the growing concentration of mining in a few dominant pools, with the top...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 26, 2026
Bitcoin Risks Fourth Straight Monthly Loss, a Streak Not Seen Since 2018
Bitcoin is on track for a fourth consecutive monthly decline, a streak not seen since 2018‑19, with the price hovering around $87,000. The cryptocurrency has fallen roughly 36% from its October peak, marking a sharp correction after a series of...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 26, 2026
Bitcoin Income Windfall Drives Metaplanet to Revise Full-Year Revenue Forecast Upward
Metaplanet announced FY2026 revenue above ¥100 billion, with 97.5% expected from its Bitcoin Income Generation unit. The firm’s bitcoin holdings, roughly 35,102 BTC valued at over $3 billion, underpin a structured‑options yield strategy. FY2025 revenue rose 31% to ¥8.9 billion, but a ¥104.6 billion write‑down...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 26, 2026
KAST Launches Earn Vaults Combining Stablecoin Yield with Institutional-Grade Risk Management
KAST has introduced Earn Vaults, a new suite of stablecoin yield products that combine high‑interest returns with institutional‑grade risk controls. The vaults support USDC, USDT and DAI, offering up to 12% annual percentage yield while employing audited smart contracts and...
By PaySpace Magazine
News•Jan 26, 2026
Kast Introduces Stablecoin Yield Prroduct
Global fintech platform KAST has launched KAST Earn Vaults, a stablecoin yield product that lets users earn 5‑9% APY on USDC and USDT. The vaults are powered by Gauntlet, which provides institutional‑grade risk management and automatically reallocates capital across Base,...
By Finextra
News•Jan 26, 2026
FCA Seeks Feedback on Further Rules for Cryptoasset Firms
The FCA has launched a consultation on extending its Consumer Duty and related conduct standards to crypto‑asset firms, marking the final phase of its crypto regulatory roadmap. The proposals cover redress, dispute resolution, conduct of business rules, credit usage, staff...
By Finextra
News•Jan 26, 2026
Ark Invest Bought $21.5 Million of Crypto Company Shares as Bitcoin Fell Under $90,000
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest added $21.5 million of equity exposure to three crypto‑related firms on Jan 24, marking the first purchases of Coinbase, Circle and Bullish since mid‑December. The trades were executed through Ark’s Innovation (ARKK) and Blockchain & Fintech Innovation (ARKF)...
By CoinDesk
News•Jan 26, 2026
Metaplanet Raises 2026 Outlook as Bitcoin Write-Down Tops $680M
Tokyo‑listed Metaplanet lifted its 2025 revenue outlook to ¥8.905 bn ($58 m) and raised operating income to $40 m, but still expects a $632 m ordinary loss due to a $680‑$700 m non‑cash Bitcoin impairment. The impairment reflects year‑end price drops in its Bitcoin holdings,...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 26, 2026
Matcha Meta Breach Tied to SwapNet Exploit Drains up to $16.8M
Decentralized exchange aggregator Matcha Meta disclosed a security breach originating from its primary liquidity provider, SwapNet, which allowed an attacker to siphon between $13.3 million and $16.8 million on the Base network. The exploit leveraged an arbitrary call flaw in SwapNet’s router...
By Cointelegraph
News•Jan 26, 2026
Crypto Crime Hits Record Levels as Nation-States Dodge Sanctions
Chainalysis reports illicit crypto transactions reached $154 billion in 2025, a 160% jump from the prior year. The surge stems largely from nation‑state actors, especially Russia, leveraging a ruble‑backed stablecoin (A7A5) to bypass sanctions. Stablecoins now represent roughly 60% of illicit...
By PYMNTS
News•Jan 26, 2026
The Rise of Digital Assets: A Conversation with Yoni Assia
In a Fintech Times podcast recorded at Abu Dhabi Finance Week, eToro co‑founder and CEO Yoni Assa discusses the broker’s transformation from a traditional‑finance pioneer to a leading digital‑assets platform. He outlines how eToro expanded its offering to more than...
By The Fintech Times
News•Jan 26, 2026
South Korea’s Coinone Weighs Stake Sale Amid Coinbase Speculation
Coinone, South Korea's third‑largest crypto exchange, is preparing to sell the 53.4% stake held by Chairman Cha Myung‑hoon, while game‑developer Com2uS may offload its 38.4% holding at a loss. The exchange confirmed talks with both domestic financial institutions and overseas...
By Cointelegraph