The crypto market structure bill moved a step closer to completion as the Senate Agriculture Committee, led by Senator John Boozman, signaled that it will finalize the text by late January after a weekend of advanced talks. Lawmakers chose to…
Do MicroStrategy Shares Reflect The New Bitcoin Purchase
MicroStrategy shares drew fresh attention after Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, disclosed another large Bitcoin acquisition that reinforced the company’s identity as a listed Bitcoin holding vehicle. The firm bought 13,627 Bitcoins between January 5 and 11, 2026, paying nearly $1.25 billion…
Tether Wallet Freezing on Tron Locks $182M USDT This Year
Tether continues to play a central role in the global stablecoin market while facing rising pressure from regulators and law enforcement. Since late 2023, the company has run a formal wallet freezing policy that allows it to block or restrict…
Dubai Regulator updates DIFC crypto rules on tokens & coins
Dubai regulator policy decisions around digital assets continue to reshape how global crypto firms look at the emirate, especially after a fresh update that targets privacy tokens and tightens rules for stablecoins across the Dubai International Financial Centre. The latest…
Truebit token falls 99.9% after $26.6M ether reserve drain
Truebit token suffered a sudden collapse on Thursday after an exploit drained about 8,535 ETH from protocol reserves, worth roughly $26.6 million. Onchain trackers and independent researchers tied the loss to repeated buy-and-sell loops that pulled ether out of the…
Are Spot Bitcoin ETFs down $1.1B in three days in 2026?
Spot Bitcoin ETFs opened 2026 with fast-moving flows that shifted from a strong inflow day to a three-day stretch of heavy redemptions through January 8. Over those three trading days, U.S. products shed roughly $1.1 billion, a move that nearly…
Ripple FCA UK approval for local unit payments with limits
Ripple FCA UK approval puts Ripple Markets UK on the FCA register with an Electronic Money Institution registration and a listing under the UK Money Laundering Regulations. The move gives Ripple a regulated base in London while the UK builds…
Stablecoin firm Rain raises $250 million at $1.95B value today
Stablecoin firm Rain said on Friday that it raised $250 million in a Series C round led by ICONIQ, which valued the company at $1.95 billion. The announcement lands as more investors, consumers, and financial firms push deeper into digital-asset…
Barclays buys stake in Ubyx stablecoin settlement firm today
Barclays bought a stake in U.S. stablecoin-settlement company Ubyx on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, and marked its first investment in a business focused on stablecoins. Barclays linked the move to its plan to explore “new forms of digital money” and…
Was Crypto Theft of 35 Million Linked to LastPass Breach?
Crypto Theft tied to the LastPass breach has moved from a one-time shock to a long-tail drain. TRM Labs reports that investigators traced about $35 million in stolen cryptocurrency to Russian cybercriminal infrastructure. The trail shows how attackers moved assets…
How did the USDT laundering case move over $1 billion?
The unsealing of a criminal case in the Eastern District of Virginia has drawn attention…
Vitalik Buterin Unveils Kohaku: The Game-Changing Privacy Framework Revolutionizing Ethereum Wallets in 2025-2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In a highly anticipated keynote at Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 2 on…
