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Trump Media sets Feb. 2 record date for upcoming rewards token
The token may be launched on Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain, with the exchange providing custodial services for the…
Portugal orders Polymarket blocked after election bets surge before results announced
Portugal has joined a growing list of countries seeking to block Polymarket amid a rise in election-related wagers.
Trove Markets fallout deepens after token crashes post-launch
Trove Markets has come under renewed scrutiny after its TROVE token plunged following its launch on Solana.
Makina Finance suffers $5 million stablecoin pool exploit: CertiK
Makina Finance’s DUSD/USDC pool lost approximately $5 million in a flash loan exploit, security firms reported.
Pump.fun launches new investment arm for funding startups
As its first initiative, Pump.fun is kicking off a Build in Public (BiP) Hackathon, which will fund $3 million across…
Bermuda teams up with Coinbase and Circle, aiming to build a ‘fully onchain’ economy
The initiative aims to pilot stablecoin payments across government agencies, expand USDC adoption among local busines…
NYSE develops tokenized securities platform to support 24/7 trading
The initiative builds on parent firm ICE's broader push toward round-the-clock markets and tokenized capital infrastr…
NYSE, ICE develop tokenized securities platform with 24/7 trading and instant settlement
The platform could revolutionize financial markets by enhancing liquidity, reducing settlement times, and integrating…
Decentralized autonomous organizations need a rethink, Ethereum co-founder says
He called for a new wave of DAOs that focus on critical functions, like data maintenance and dispute resolution, with…
Ethereum transactions hit record as staking exit queue drops to zero
The record jump comes as Ethereum’s validator exit queue has dropped to zero while entry queues remain long.
Ethereum may finally kill “trust me” wallets in 2026, and Vitalik says the fix is already shipping
Vitalik Buterin framed 2026 as the year Ethereum reverses a decade of convenience-first compromises. His thesis: the …
Kalshi and Polymarket face a “sports gambling” probe that could void your trades and shut down the market
On Jan. 9, Tennessee’s sports betting regulator sent a set of letters that, at first glance, looked like the kind o…
Two solo bitcoin miners hit rare $300,000 jackpots in the same week
Two independent miners mined full blocks and collected roughly 3.15 BTC each, an uncommon outcome in a network domina…
Vitalik Buterin declares 2026 the year Ethereum reverses ‘backsliding’ of self-sovereignty and trustlessness
Buterin said major improvements are underway to make it easier to run a full node, use dapps, and take control over p…
Monero hit an all-time high earlier this week, and crypto sleuth ZachXBT thinks he knows why
ZachXBT said that funds stolen during a social engineering hack were swapped to Monero, helping to push the asset to …
The Daily: Jefferies strategist drops 10% bitcoin allocation over quantum fears, Google Play bans overseas crypto exchanges in South Korea, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Tom Lee's BitMine pushes Ethereum into $8 billion staking backlog
New validators now need to wait more than 44 days to start earning staking rewards, the biggest backlog since late Ju…
X users celebrate crackdown on ‘plague’ of AI-led reply spam as InfoFi platforms seek alternatives
X is revising its developer API policies to no longer allow apps that reward users for posting on the social media pl…
Jefferies’ Wood drops 10% bitcoin allocation over quantum computing fears
Wood removed bitcoin from his model portfolio, reallocating the 10% stake into gold and gold-mining stocks amid quant…
Iran’s crypto ecosystem nears $8B as IRGC footprint grows and bitcoin withdrawals surge during protests: Chainalysis
Chainalysis said Iran’s crypto ecosystem topped $7.78 billion in 2025 as IRGC-linked activity grew and BTC withdraw…
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…
Utah man sentenced to three years for fraud, $5.4 million cash-to-crypto scheme
Brian Garry Sewell sentenced to three years for defrauding investors of $2.9 million and laundering $5.4 million.
More people are using Ethereum for the first time, data shows
The rise in new wallets suggests broader interest in Ethereum, driven by decentralized finance, stablecoin transfers,…
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…
Cake wallet adds Zcash support as it expands beyond its Monero roots
Cake offers a suite of privacy tools, including Bitcoin PayJoin transactions, though it is often associated most with…
Interactive Brokers unlocks 24/7 funding with USDC, plans to rollout Ripple and PayPal stablecoins next week
The integration is powered by Zerohash, a B2B crypto and stablecoin infrastructure provider backed by Interactive Bro…
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.
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…