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Standard Chartered prepares crypto prime brokerage push: Bloomberg
Standard Chartered is reportedly preparing a crypto prime brokerage business to be housed within its SC Ventures unit.
Bernstein says window for crypto market structure bill is ‘here and now,’ as concerns over stablecoin rewards remain key sticking point
Bernstein said the window to pass the bill is rapidly narrowing amid a dispute between banks and the crypto industry …
Coinbase may reconsider support for US market structure bill: Bloomberg
Coinbase may withdraw its support from the market structure bill if it imposes broader limits on stablecoin rewards, …
As the market tanks, crypto’s new gold rush is…gold
The huge spike in onchain gold signals is that DeFi investors are planning to stay in DeFi, even when the tide turns,…
Robinhood explains building an Ethereum layer-2: 'We wanted the security from Ethereum'
CoinDesk sat down with Robinhood’s head of crypto, Johann Kerbrat, to get an update on its upcoming layer-2 network…
BlackRock warns crypto’s love affair with AI is over as an energy war with Bitcoin miners begins
BlackRock is telling clients to stop looking at artificial intelligence as software and start treating it as energy. …
Brazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin outlines 6 crypto trends shaping markets in 2026
The stablecoin sector is expected to grow to $500 billion, while altcoin ETFs are projected to reach $10 billion, dri…
World's largest custodial bank BNY to offer tokenized deposits for institutional investors
The initiative mirrors deposit balances on a private blockchain to speed up settlement and unlock liquidity.
CFTC issues no-action relief, clearing Bitnomial to offer event contracts
Divisions within the CFTC have given the green light for crypto-focused exchange Bitnomial to offer event contracts.
BofA upgrades Coinbase after pullback, says crypto adoption still in ‘early innings’
The bank also pointed to infrastructure revenue, including Base and derivatives, as emerging buffers against trading …
Trump says he has no plans to pardon jailed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried: NYT
President Donald Trump told The New York Times that he has no plans to pardon former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
Trump could use Greenland for 10,000 EH/s Bitcoin mining hub from stranded energy if it becomes a part of the US
Talk of the United States buying Greenland has returned to Washington, and miners are tracking the power projects on …
Morgan Stanley continues crypto push, plans wallet in the second half of 2026
Morgan Stanley's head of wealth management told Barron's the firm plans to launch a proprietary digital wallet later …
Cryptographers who mass exited Electric Coin Company debut new Zcash wallet
Former ECC CEO Josh Swihart hinted at the "misalignment" between the needs of a tech startup and its nonprofit parent…
Tokenized Brazilian credit card debt offers 13% yield through BlackOpal's GemStone platform
The initiative leverages the Plume Network to tokenize credit card receivables, while giving merchants immediate acce…
Binance launches regulated TradFi perpetual contracts settled in USDT, starting with gold and silver
Binance has rolled out its first regulated TradFi perpetual futures, starting with USDT-settled gold and silver contr…
Sei warns USDC.n token holders to swap for ‘native’ stablecoin ahead of planned upgrade
USDC.n served as the canonical representation of the popular stablecoin on the Sei Network before Circle issued a nat…
Ethereum rolls out final planned Blob Parameters Only fork as final step in Fusaka upgrade
Fusaka, activated in early December, introduced the “Blob Parameters Only” upgrade mechanism to ramp up Ethereum'…
The Daily: Ripple confirms no IPO plans, Flare unlocks XRP spot exposure on Hyperliquid, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
‘A milestone in financial innovation’: Wyoming issues first state-backed stablecoin on Solana
FRNT, issued under the Wyoming Stable Token Act, represents the first blockchain-based asset backed by a U.S. state.
Fireblocks expands into crypto financial reporting with $130 million TRES acquisition
TRES helps companies generate compliant financial records from blockchain activity, enabling them to meet audit stand…
Tokenization 'supercycle' set to drive crypto’s next leg higher in 2026: Bernstein
After a choppy end to 2025, Wall Street broker Bernstein said crypto markets have likely bottomed and it sees a broad…
Exchanges to freeze trading and withdrawals after countdown under new crypto law – how long do you have?
Crypto companies serving EU residents began collecting tax data on Jan. 1, 2026, under the European Union’s DAC8 ru…
JPMorgan brings JPM Coin to Canton, its second extension after launching on Base
The move extends JPM Coin to its second network after launching on the Coinbase-supported Ethereum Layer 2 Base in No…
Lloyds Bank completes UK’s first gilt purchase using tokenized deposits
Lloyds enlisted the help of Archax and Canton Network to carry out the transaction.
Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm says privacy will prove the key competitive moat in 2026
a16z crypto outlined why privacy could become crypto’s most important moat in 2026 and why it could shape the next …
Coinbase and Gemini face divided outlook as analysts weigh exchange expansions beyond crypto
Analysts broadly agree that U.S. crypto exchanges need to diversify beyond spot trading, but differ on whether newer …
‘The year of revenue, assets, and trading’: Ethereum and Solana boast growth in 2025
Solana saw $1.4 billion in REV, a controversial measure of user-generated value, while driving down average network f…
The Daily: Morgan Stanley files for spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs as inflows enter 2026 ‘like a lion,’ and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Dominant onchain perps exchange Lighter rolls out 24/5 equity perps trading
The move comes amid a rapid period of growth for the now-dominant onchain perps platform Lighter, including its nativ…