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ClearBank taps crypto custody firm Taurus to power stablecoin services
The U.K. clearing bank has selected Taurus' wallet infrastructure as it expands into digital assets and stablecoin-ba…
Crypto Market Structure Bill Poised For A Trump Signature, SEC Chief Says
US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins is confident that a long-awaited crypto market structure bill…
ZKsync lists real-world infrastructure as core focus in 2026 roadmap
ZKsync plans to focus on real-world adoption in 2026, with the expansion of its existing products — Prividium, ZK S…
Vitalik Buterin lays out 'walkaway test' for a quantum safe Ethereum
Buterin emphasizes the importance of quantum resistance and scalability, aiming for the Ethereum blockchain to handle…
Quantum computing threatens the $2 trillion Bitcoin network. BTQ Technologies says it has a defense.
Post-quantum cryptography specialist BTQ Technologies has introduced ‘Bitcoin Quantum,’ a permissionless fork and…
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 …
X’s head of product teases crypto-aware ‘Smart Cashtags’ one day after Crypto Twitter backlash
Nikita Bier outlined plans for asset-aware Smart Cashtags a day after criticism from parts of the crypto community ov…
Walmart and Google bet on AI agents to reshape how people shop online
The retail giant said a new Gemini integration reflects a broader shift from search-based shopping to AI systems that…
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,…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warns decentralized stablecoins still have deep flaws
The Ethereum co-founder argues that price benchmarks, oracle security and staking incentives remain unresolved challe…
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.
The Daily: Cathie Wood says US government may soon start buying bitcoin, Ripple secures FCA authorization, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Ripple secures FCA authorization, clearing path for UK expansion
Ripple has secured approval from the UK’s top financial regulator, clearing the way for an expansion of its platfor…
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 …
Senate crypto bill nears ‘do-or-die’ moment as stablecoins and Trump issues threaten progress, essential votes
Senators are sifting through key issues that are proving to be vital in advancing a sweeping crypto bill ahead of nex…
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…
Zcash developer team behind ECC quits after governance clash with Bootstrap board
ECC's CEO, Josh Swihart, claims the team was forced to leave because of changes that made their work untenable.
SEC’s Crypto Task Force Takes Conversations on the Road: What Traders Should Know
In the week of Crypto regulation news, the SEC is taking a more hands-on and noticeably softer approach to crypto re…
Ethereum bumps blob capacity as it gears for Fusaka upgrade
Ethereum increased its data capacity per block, raising the blob target to 14 and the maximum blob limit to 21.
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'…
Two Senate committees set Jan. 15 hearings to vote on sweeping crypto market structure legislation
Next week is shaping up to be a consequential one for crypto policy, as two key Senate committees prepare to advance …
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.
JPMorgan to issue its JPM stablecoin directly on privacy-focused Canton Network
The Kinexys-led move aims to bring regulated digital cash to a privacy-enabled blockchain for real-time, interoperabl…
The Protocol: Ledger customer data breached from Global-e platform
Also: Starknet goes down, Vitalik Buterin's goals for Ethereum and ETH staking queues cleared.
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…
FINRA taps crypto policy figures Rostin Behnam and Dan Gallagher for its board
Former CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam and Dan Gallagher, a senior legal executive at Robinhood Markets, have joined FINRA's…