DDC Enterprise Buys 200 Bitcoin in First 2026 Treasury Move
DDC Enterprise announced the purchase of 200 Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 1,383 BTC and pushing the company to the 44th‑largest public Bitcoin holder. The acquisition was made at an average cost of $88,998 per coin, resulting in a period‑to‑date yield of 16.9%. Shares rose over 5% in pre‑market trading, reflecting investor approval of the firm’s continued treasury diversification. CEO Norma Chu framed the move as a deliberate capital‑deployment strategy despite cautious market sentiment.
Nexo Becomes Audi Revolut F1 Team Sponsor in 4-Year Deal
Crypto lender Nexo has inked a four‑year, tens‑million‑dollar sponsorship with the Audi Revolut Formula 1 team, securing category exclusivity for digital assets. The deal embeds Nexo’s branding on the car livery, driver helmets and pit‑crew apparel, and follows a three‑year partnership...
Southern Utah Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Crypto-Linked Wire Fraud Scheme
Brian Garry Sewell, a 54‑year‑old from Washington County, Utah, was sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. Prosecutors said he defrauded at least 17 investors of roughly $2.9 million between 2017 and 2024 and ran...
Two Prime Selected to Manage $250 Million in Bitcoin for Digital Wealth Partners
Digital Wealth Partners has appointed Two Prime to manage roughly $250 million in bitcoin for its institutional clients, expanding an existing relationship. Two Prime offers a suite of bitcoin‑focused services, including one of the world’s largest bitcoin‑secured lending operations. The mandate...
More People Are Using Ethereum for the First Time, Data Shows
Ethereum on‑chain activity has surged in the last month, driven primarily by a wave of first‑time wallet creations rather than increased trading by existing users. Glassnode’s month‑over‑month retention data shows the “new” cohort spiking as ether steadied near $3,300 and...
Iranians Grab Their Bitcoin as Protests Rage and Rial Tanks
Iranian protesters are rapidly moving Bitcoin from local exchanges into personal wallets as street demonstrations intensify and the rial collapses. Chainalysis data shows a sharp rise in withdrawals between Dec. 28 and Jan. 8, coinciding with an internet blackout. The rial has...
Interactive Brokers Accepts USDC Deposits; Ripple's RLUSD Coming Soon
Interactive Brokers announced that eligible clients can now fund their brokerage accounts with the stablecoin USDC, enabling 24/7 deposits that are converted to U.S. dollars within minutes. The service is powered by ZeroHash, which handles the conversion for a 0.30%...
XRP Falls 4% on Crypto Market Weakness Even as ETF Inflows Stay Strong
XRP slipped about 4% to $2.07 as traders sold into resistance near $2.13, despite strong institutional backing. Spot XRP ETFs have amassed roughly $1.26 billion in net inflows with no outflow days, while exchange‑held supply dropped below 2 billion tokens. Ripple secured...
Dogecoin Drops 4% as Traders Sell Rallies and Support Gives Way
Dogecoin fell 3.5% to $0.139, breaking the $0.1420 support level amid volume that spiked to 108% above its 24‑hour average. The decline was driven by active selling rather than low‑liquidity drift, with rallies near $0.1402 quickly extinguished. Technical patterns showed...
Bitcoin Slips to Nearly $95,000 as Senate Delay and Risk-Off Moves Weigh on Crypto
Bitcoin slipped to just under $95,000 after the Senate Banking Committee postponed markup of a key crypto‑market‑structure bill, ending a brief rally that had pushed the price near $97,000. Trading volume fell 13 percent and more than $320 million was liquidated,...
DTCC Aiming to Make All 1.4 Million Securities in Its Custody Digitally Eligible
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation announced plans to make all 1.4 million DTC‑eligible securities digitally eligible through its tokenization platform. The initiative, built on the Securrency acquisition, will let participants convert assets to and from tokenized forms in as little...
Goldman Is 'Spending a Lot of Time' On Crypto, Prediction Markets Efforts, CEO Solomon Says
Goldman Sachs is intensifying its research into crypto‑adjacent technologies, especially tokenization, stablecoins, and CFTC‑regulated prediction markets. CEO David Solomon said a large internal team is evaluating how these tools could augment the firm’s trading and advisory services. He disclosed recent...
House Democrats Slam SEC for Dropping Crypto Cases with Trump Ties
Three senior House Democrats wrote to SEC Chair Paul Atkins demanding the agency resume crypto enforcement after it dismissed more than a dozen cases, including actions against Binance, Coinbase, Kraken and Tron founder Justin Sun. The lawmakers allege the dismissals...
Citrea Unveils U.S. Treasury-Backed Stablecoin for Its Bitcoin Ecosystem
Citrea, a Bitcoin layer‑2 platform, launched ctUSD, a U.S. dollar‑pegged stablecoin backed 1:1 by short‑term Treasury bills and issued by Moonpay. The token leverages zero‑knowledge proofs to settle transactions directly on Bitcoin, eliminating the need for bridged dollar assets that...
Coinbase Fears Tokenization Rival Securitize, Says Citron Research
Coinbase has withdrawn support for a crypto market‑structure bill, prompting Citron Research to back tokenization platform Securitize and its SPAC vehicle Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT). Citron argues that clearer regulations would benefit Securitize, which has issued over $4 billion in tokenized...
Crypto for Advisors: Blockchain’s Impact on Government
The CLARITY Act aims to resolve the SEC‑CFTC jurisdictional split by classifying digital assets and assigning regulatory oversight, paving the way for broader blockchain adoption in government. Proponents argue that blockchain can deliver real‑time, auditable visibility into campaign finance, public...
Galaxy Digital Stock Rises 4% After Texas Grid Operator Approves Data Center Expansion
Galaxy Digital's shares rose 4% after ERCOT approved an 830 MW power addition to its Helios data‑center in West Texas, more than doubling the site’s capacity to 1.6 GW. The expansion underpins the firm’s AI and high‑performance computing strategy, with construction already...
Ripple Injects $150 Million Into LMAX to Push RLUSD Stablecoin for Institutions
Ripple is providing $150 million to LMAX Group in a multi‑year financing deal to embed its RLUSD stablecoin into LMAX’s global exchange infrastructure. The partnership will make RLUSD a core collateral and settlement asset across spot crypto, perpetual futures and CFDs,...
Michael Saylor's Strategy Still Has Major Upside Despite 2025 Plunge, Says TD Cowen
Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) remains a bullish play on bitcoin despite a 66% share decline in late 2025. TD Cowen trimmed its 12‑month price target to $440 from $500, yet this still implies roughly 150% upside from the current $175 level....
Lower Volatility, Bigger Allocations: Ark Invest Sees Bitcoin Entering Its Next Chapter
Ark Invest says Bitcoin has entered an institutional maturity phase, driven by spot Bitcoin ETFs and digital‑asset‑treasury strategies that now hold roughly 12% of the total supply. In the 18 months since ETFs were approved, they have attracted more than...
Stablecoins and Self-Custody Are Driving the Rise of Crypto Neobanks
Crypto builders are moving from protocol development to neobank‑style services, leveraging stablecoins to offer on‑chain spending, saving, and borrowing. Projects such as ether.fi and Polygon have accelerated this shift through product launches and acquisitions aimed at stablecoin payments infrastructure. The...
Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion Invests $200 Million in YouTube Star MrBeast’s Company
Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced a $200 million investment in Beast Industries, the corporate arm of YouTube star MrBeast. The deal gives Bitmine a minority stake in a brand that commands over 450 million subscribers across its channels. It aligns with Bitmine’s ambition...
Strategy’s Preferred 'STRC' Drops Below Par After Ex Dividend Date
Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred (STRC) fell below its $100 par value in pre‑market trading after the latest ex‑dividend date. The preferred offers an 11 % annualized yield on a $100 stated amount, and the dip aligns with typical...
Societe Generale Works with Swift to Settle Tokenize Bonds Using Cash and Stablecoins
Société Générale’s digital‑asset unit SG‑FORGE partnered with SWIFT to settle tokenized bonds using its MiCA‑compliant EURCV stablecoin, the first native stablecoin integrated with the global messaging network. The trial demonstrated end‑to‑end processes—including issuance, delivery‑versus‑payment, coupon payments and redemption—across both fiat...
Bitcoin Spot Demand Builds as Short Squeeze Risk Increases
Bitcoin has risen roughly 10% in 2026, trading just below $97,000, and the advance is now driven primarily by spot purchases rather than leveraged futures positions. On‑chain metrics from Checkonchain show the price move from $90k to $97k shifted to...
Miami’s Crypto-Settled Real Estate Record Broken by $14 Million USDT Transaction
A $14 million property deal in Miami set a new record by settling entirely in USDT, facilitated by tokenization platform Propy and developers Ciprés and Rilea Group. The buyer acquired five commercial units in the Mohawk development, with funds clearing in...
Bitcoin at Risk of Dropping Under $96,000 as U.S.-Iran Rhetoric Pressures Risk Assets
Bitcoin traded near $96,200 on Thursday, marking a 1% daily rise and a 6% weekly gain, while the broader crypto market cap climbed to roughly $3.25 trillion, up 5% in the past week. The rally unfolded amid easing geopolitical tension after...
New Polymarket Bettor Places $40,000 on U.S. Striking Iran Tonight
A newly created Polymarket account staked $40,000 on a U.S. strike against Iran for January 14, despite the market assigning only a 9 % chance of an immediate attack. The bet, placed by the trader known as “mutualdelta,” is already down more...
FTX Estate Sets Next Creditor Payout Date as Genesis Digital Assets Fights $1 Billion Clawback Suit
The FTX bankruptcy estate announced its next creditor distribution will occur on March 31, 2026, using records as of February 14. The estate also filed an amendment to reduce its disputed‑claims reserve, potentially freeing more cash for near‑term payouts. Concurrently,...
The Protocol: Vitalik Buterin Flags Stablecoin Design Flaws
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin warned that decentralized stablecoins still suffer from fundamental design flaws. He highlighted three persistent challenges: reliance on a single‑currency reference point, oracle manipulation risk, and weak governance and incentive structures. Buterin’s critique does not endorse any specific...
Bybit Pay Links with Digital Wallets Yape, Plin to Offer Crypto Payments in Peru
Bybit Pay has partnered with Peru’s leading digital wallets Yape and Plin, enabling users to pay with stablecoins and major cryptocurrencies that are instantly converted to Peruvian soles at checkout. The two wallets together serve roughly 28 million users and handle...
CleanSpark Shares Rise as Bitcoin Miner Expands AI Power Capacity in Texas
CleanSpark announced a definitive agreement to acquire up to 447 acres in Brazoria County, Texas, laying the groundwork for a large‑scale data‑center campus targeting AI and high‑performance computing workloads. The site will initially support 300 MW of power, with an option...
Blockchain-Based Lender Figure Named 2026 'Top Pick' By Wall Street Analyst
Wall Street broker Bernstein has named blockchain lender Figure Technology its top investment idea for 2026, citing accelerating regulatory momentum and a volatile banking environment that boost demand for its blockchain‑based credit platform. The firm upgraded Figure’s revenue outlook to...
Algorand Foundation Returns to U.S. Amid Friendlier Crypto Regulation Under Trump
The Algorand Foundation announced it will relocate its headquarters from Singapore back to Delaware, re‑establishing a U.S. base. The move coincides with a new board of directors featuring former policymakers, fintech executives, and blockchain experts. Under the Trump administration’s friendlier...
Germany’s Second-Largest Lender DZ Bank Secures Retail Crypto Trading MiCA License
Germany’s second‑largest lender DZ Bank has secured a BaFin‑approved MiCA licence, allowing it to launch the retail crypto‑trading platform meinKrypto. The service will be embedded in the VR Banking app and offered through the cooperative network of Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken....
MetaPlanet Just 5% Away From Restarting Share Sales for Bitcoin Buying
MetaPlanet, Japan’s largest corporate bitcoin holder, is within 5% of the 637‑yen price level that would reactivate its moving‑strike warrant program, allowing new share issuance to fund further BTC purchases. The stock jumped 15% to 605 yen, pushing the enterprise‑value‑to‑bitcoin‑holdings multiple...
North American Hours Become the Strongest Window for Bitcoin Returns, Reversing Late 2025 Trend
Bitcoin’s performance has shifted dramatically, with North American trading hours now delivering roughly an 8 % cumulative return in 2026, up from a 20 % decline in late‑2025. European sessions add modest gains, while Asian hours continue to weigh on the price....
Binance Wallet Unlocks In-App Leveraged Crypto Futures Trading with Aster Team-Up
Binance Wallet announced a partnership with decentralized perpetuals platform Aster, enabling users to trade leveraged crypto futures directly from the wallet while keeping full custody of their assets. The feature, currently available on the BNB Smart Chain web interface, supports...
Spanish Bank Bankinter Joins BBVA and Tether with Stake in Crypto Exchange Bit2Me
Spanish bank Bankinter has taken a minority stake in crypto exchange Bit2Me, joining a €30 million funding round that also includes Tether and BBVA. The investment bolsters Bit2Me’s capital structure and supports its ambition to comply with the EU’s MiCA regulation...
Bitcoin Prices Hit Two-Month High, but U.S. Demand Lags
Bitcoin surged past $95,000 on Tuesday, marking a two‑month high, but the Coinbase premium index turned negative, indicating U.S. prices are lower than offshore benchmarks like Binance. The gap suggests U.S. investors are selling or holding back while global demand...
Senators Pitch More than 75 Amendments for Crypto Bill, Including on Yield, DeFi Sections
U.S. senators have filed more than 130 amendments ahead of the Senate Banking Committee’s markup of the crypto market‑structure bill. The proposals span from banning stablecoin yields and restricting public officials from profiting on crypto to tightening definitions of mixers...
Senate's Warren: WLFI-Tied Bank Application Should Be Halted Until Trump Divests
Senator Elizabeth Warren urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to pause World Liberty Trust Co.'s application for a federal trust charter, which would enable the issuance of a USD‑1 stablecoin, until former President Donald Trump divests his...
‘Inflation Is Aging’: Bryan Johnson’s War Against Systemic Decay
Bryan Johnson, the Braintree founder who sold to PayPal for $800 million, is now championing Project Blueprint, a data‑driven longevity protocol he frames as a fight against systemic decay. He equates inflation’s erosion of purchasing power with biological aging, arguing both...
Bitcoin Options Open Interest Extends Dominance over Futures, Damping BTC Volatility
Bitcoin options open interest has risen to $65 billion, overtaking futures at $60 billion for the first time since July 2025, signaling a shift toward volatility‑management strategies. Institutional players, led by BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), now control roughly $33 billion—about 52% of the...
Crypto Data Platform CoinGecko Weighs Sale for Around $500 Million, Sources Say
Crypto data platform CoinGecko is weighing a sale valued around $500 million, hiring Moelis as advisor. The process, which began late last year, comes as crypto‑sector M&A surged to $8.6 billion in 2025 across 133 deals. Recent high‑profile purchases, such as...
Bitcoin Spikes to $92,500 as U.S. December Consumer Prices Rise 0.3%
The U.S. Consumer Price Index for December rose 2.7% year‑over‑year, exactly matching expectations, while core CPI increased 2.6% YoY. The data kept the market’s focus on the Federal Reserve, with a 95% probability that rates will stay unchanged at the...
Bitcoin Rose Above $92,000 as BlackRock ETF Moved $300 Million to Coinbase Prime
Bitcoin surged past $92,000 in early New York trading after BlackRock’s spot crypto ETFs transferred roughly $300 million of Bitcoin and Ether to Coinbase Prime. The on‑chain movement involved 3,290 BTC and 5,692 ETH, reflecting routine creation‑redemption activity rather than outright selling. The price...
ClearBank Taps Crypto Custody Firm Taurus to Power Stablecoin Services
ClearBank has partnered with crypto‑custody provider Taurus to launch stablecoin services using Taurus‑PROTECT’s wallet infrastructure. The collaboration enables the UK clearing bank to offer secure, scalable, and compliant digital‑asset solutions, starting with stablecoins like USDC and EURC. Integration includes connectivity...
Ukraine Blocks Polymarket in Wider Online Gambling Crackdown
Ukraine’s telecom regulator ordered internet service providers to block prediction‑market platform Polymarket alongside nearly 200 online gambling sites, citing a December 10 resolution that enforces licensing requirements. The move follows a recommendation from the State Agency PlayCity, which found Polymarket...
JPMorgan Sees Fed's Next Move an Interest-Rate Increase, Crypto Bulls Talk About Cuts
JPMorgan predicts the Federal Reserve will keep rates steady at 3.5‑3.75% this year and raise them by 25 basis points in the third quarter of 2027, contradicting market pricing that anticipates cuts. The bank’s outlook aligns with a bullish 10‑year...
