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Jefferies strategist Christopher Wood swaps bitcoin for gold on quantum computing concern
Christopher Wood, Jefferies' global head of equity strategy, swapped a 10% bitcoin allocation with gold on concern qu…
Goldman Sachs CEO says firm is actively exploring tokenization and prediction markets amid evolving US regulation
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said the firm is devoting significant resources to tokenization, stablecoins, and pre…
South Korea approves tokenized securities framework in key legislative hearing
The Boston Consulting Group forecasts that the South Korean token securities market will grow to be worth $250 billio…
Tokenization firms reject Coinbase's crypto bill equities claims
While Coinbase said that the crypto market structure bill would essentially ban tokenized securities, companies in th…
The Daily: Bank of America’s $6T stablecoin warning, BitMine’s $200M MrBeast investment, X’s InfoFi policy change hits Kaito token, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Goldman is 'spending a lot of time' on crypto, prediction markets efforts, CEO Solomon says
The firm is exploring how these technologies can fit into its business and has met with prediction market platforms.
Coinbase fears tokenization rival Securitize, says Citron Research
Tokenization platform Securitize is going public — as soon as the first half of 2026 — through a SPAC deal with C…
Kaito token plummets after X revises API policies to ban ‘infofi’ crypto projects
Infofi has led to a "tremendous amount of AI slop & reply spam" on the X platform, the firm's product lead said.
Custody giant State Street to roll out new tokenized deposits and stablecoins
State Street's move into digital assets could accelerate mainstream adoption, reshaping financial services and enhanc…
Football.Fun debuts FUN token as sports betting drives onchain prediction markets
Football.Fun has launched its FUN token in a Thursday TGE, with trading supported across Base, Solana, and several cr…
MetaMask adds native TRON support for mobile and browser wallets
MetaMask's TRON integration enhances multichain access, boosting global DeFi adoption and streamlining user interacti…
Ethereum’s surprising usage drop suggests the network solved the wrong problem with Fusaka upgrade
Ethereum activated the Fusaka upgrade on Dec. 3, 2025, raising the network's data availability capacity through Blob …
Fogo launches high-speed blockchain mainnet after $7 million Binance token sale
Fogo aims to achieve 40-millisecond block times, making it “up to 18x faster” than rival throughput-maxing networ…
Post-quantum crypto startup Project Eleven raises $20 million in funding round
The Series A round was led by Castle Island Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures.
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams disputes memecoin rug pull allegations, claims he made no profit
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams denied allegations that his newly launched NYC Token was involved in suspicious…
Figure joins stock tokenization race with new trading platform backed by BitGo, Jump
The blockchain lender's new OPEN platform hosts equities registered natively onchain, bypassing DTCC and allowing DeF…
Critical tokenization infrastructure provider Alpaca raises $150 million Series D, pushing valuation to $1.15 billion
Alpaca says it powers 94% of all tokenized U.S. equities and ETFs, working with leading RWA projects Dinari, Ondo Fin…
Myriad Markets adopts World Liberty Fi’s USD1 as exclusive settlement asset
Myriad integrates USD1 as its base settlement asset for BNB Chain prediction markets and plans a full transition in e…
The Protocol: Vitalik Buterin flags stablecoin design flaws
Also: Zcash token falls after developer quits, Smart Cashtags and BTC quantum computing defense
Project Eleven raises $20 million Series A at $120 million valuation to prepare crypto networks for post-quantum threats
The startup is building tools to help secure crypto networks such as Bitcoin against emerging threats from quantum co…
Blockchain lender Figure named 2026 'top pick' by Wall Street analyst
The Wall Street broker said that the regulatory momentum and a volatile banking backdrop are amplifying demand for Fi…
Paradigm leads $7.1 million seed round for attention market Noise ahead of Base mainnet launch
Noise is building a prediction market for the relevancy of social media topics, similar to "a stock market for trends."
Bitwise rolls out Chainlink ETF, CLNK, on NYSE Arca
Another exchange-traded fund tied to Chainlink is set to hit the market Wednesday morning — the Bitwise Chainlink E…
Algorand Foundation returns to U.S. amid friendlier crypto regulation under Trump
The blockchain nonprofit is moving its base of operations back to the United States and has appointed a new board to …
How solo Bitcoin miners hit 22 blocks hit in 12 months as another hit the jackpot this week
A single Bitcoin (BTC) miner collected a full block reward on Jan. 13, claiming 3.125 BTC plus fees worth close to $3…
Backpack launches closed-beta prediction markets with cross-margin feature
The private beta of 'Unified Prediction Portfolio' marks Backpack's foray into the burgeoning prediction markets sector.
Bitdeer overtakes MARA as largest bitcoin miner by ‘managed hashrate’ metric
Singapore-based Bitdeer reported a “total hash rate under management," including a self-mining hashrate of 55.2 EH/…
Lighter launches iOS and Android app with full support for perps, spot, and RWAs
Lighter launches mobile app for iOS and Android with 100,000$LIT contest as LIT token pulls back from early gains. Th…
‘Surreal moment’: Polymarket CEO touts prediction platform’s ‘most mainstream integration’ at Golden Globes
The 2026 edition of the Golden Globes was broadcast Sunday night on CBS and featured several prediction markets from …
Polygon Labs buys Coinme, Sequence for $250M to advance stablecoin payments
This acquisition could significantly enhance global financial integration by streamlining stablecoin transactions and…