Nexo To Pay $500K Fine Over ‘Risky’ Crypto-Backed Loans
Crypto lending company Nexo Capital will pay a $500,000 to California’s financial regulator over allegations it issued thousands of loans...
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Coinbase CEO Expects Market Structure Bill Markup ‘in a Few Weeks‘
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has weighed in on the future of a cryptocurrency market structure bill under consideration in the...
Tim Draper Sides With Brian Armstrong, Says Senate Crypto Compromise Worse Than No Bill
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and venture capitalist Tim Draper are pushing back against a Senate crypto market structure compromise they...
West Virginia Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Allow State Crypto Investments
The legislation would allow the state‘s treasury to hold digital assets with a market capitalization of more than $750 billion,...
Interactive Brokers adds USDC funding, with Ripple and PayPal stablecoin support next week
Key Takeaways Interactive Brokers now allows eligible US clients to fund accounts with USDC for near-instant deposits, available 24/7 including...
BofA CEO Warns Interest-Bearing Stablecoins Could Pull $6T from Banks
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan warned that interest-bearing stablecoins could pull as much as $6 trillion out of the...
US Lawmakers Demand Action from SEC on Justin Sun Enforcement Case
Three Democrats in the House of Representatives are asking US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins to provide...
Ripple invests $150M in LMAX to expand RLUSD use across FX and crypto markets
Key Takeaways Ripple will provide $150 million in financing to support LMAX’s cross-asset expansion as RLUSD becomes core collateral for...
BlackRock hits record $14 trillion in assets, stock rises 5%
Key Takeaways BlackRock reported $14 trillion in assets under management (AUM) for 2025, driven by a record-breaking $698 billion in...
Crypto Market Structure Bill in Limbo as Industry Pulls Support
Lawmakers and crypto industry bigwigs have hit an impasse over the crypto market structure bill that had been making its...
CME Group to launch ADA, LINK, and XLM futures as part of crypto expansion
Key Takeaways CME Group will launch futures contracts for Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM). The move is part...
United Kingdom Considering Under‑16 Social Media Ban
The United Kingdom is considering new restrictions that could bar children under 16 from using mainstream social media platforms.The discussion...
Amazon Web Services inks landmark metal deal with mining giant Rio Tinto
Key Takeaways Rio Tinto and AWS have announced a strategic copper partnership using breakthrough bioleaching technology. Bioleaching technology will extract...
Short Squeeze Hits Top 500 Cryptos, Traders Unwind Bearish Bets
Cryptocurrency markets staged their largest short squeeze since the selloff in early October, as a rebound in prices forced bearish...
Bitmine invests $200 million in MrBeast’s Beast Industries to expand DeFi and financial services integration
Key Takeaways Bitmine Immersion Technologies invests $200 million in Beast Industries. The investment will close around January 19, 2026. Share...
Indian Crypto Exchanges Push for Tax Changes Ahead of Union Budget
India’s crypto industry is renewing calls for tax reform ahead of the country’s February Union Budget, arguing that the current...
Amazon’s $475M Saks Global investment at risk after bankruptcy filing
Key Takeaways Amazon challenges Saks Global Enterprises' Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, arguing against the proposed $1.75 billion financing. Amazon had...
Russia Plans Bill to Open Crypto to Retail: Report
Russia will reportedly move to open up crypto to retail investors, with a new bill set to soon be introduced...
$200M Tokenized Water Infrastructure Planned For Southeast Asia
Blockchain infrastructure firm Global Settlement Network has announced a pilot to tokenize water treatment sites in Jakarta, aiming to eventually...
Crypto Industry Splits Over CLARITY Act Market Structure Bill
A division appears to be forming among crypto industry executives regarding the market structure bill, with crypto giants such as...
Strive CEO Matt Cole acquires 1 million ASST shares in past 30 days
Key Takeaways Matt Cole, the CEO of Strive, acquired over 1 million shares of ASST in the last month. Strive...
Senate Banking Cancels Crypto Market Structure Bill Markup
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott says further negotiations to garner bipartisan support for a key crypto-regulating bill are needed...
