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Former Alameda Research co-CEO Caroline Ellison scheduled for release on Wednesday
After nearly a year in federal custody, Caroline Ellison — the former co-CEO of Alameda Research — is scheduled t…
BlackRock names crypto and tokenization as ‘themes driving markets’ in 2026
The $10 trillion asset manager includes bitcoin, ether and stablecoins in its 2026 outlook, spotlighting blockchain a…
Trump hopes to sign crypto market structure bill ‘very soon’ amid growing tensions over stablecoin rewards
President Trump says he hopes to sign crypto legislation into law "very soon," as key stakeholders splinter on key as…
How an industrial-scale scam is driving Ethereum transactions to record highs because of cheap gas fees
Ethereum is currently reporting the highest daily network growth in its history, a statistical surge that ostensibly …
Want TradFi to embrace tokenization? Crypto's distribution strategy must mature
The crypto industry assumes institutions discover products the way retail traders do: stumbling across them on Twitte…
CSX and a16z lead Cork’s $5.5 million seed round to make RWA risk tradable
Cork is building a "programmable risk layer" to make the implicit risks in real-world assets transparent and tradable…
Solana activity jumps as Claude Code virality fuels a new token launch frenzy
The explosive growth stems from the virality of Anthropic's Claude Code, creating a feedback loop where speculators l…
Former FTX US president Brett Harrison’s Architect expands crypto-style perpetual futures into AI compute markets
The move extends the firm's effort to apply crypto-style derivatives market structure to traditional and emerging ass…
Bitpanda to launch stock and ETF trading as crypto exchanges pivot to full-stack financial apps
Bitpanda will add stock and ETF trading on Jan. 29, expanding its regulated app beyond crypto into multi-asset invest…
Blockchain technology can accelerate global GDP growth, Citizens says
The bank said the technology is shifting from experimentation to real-world deployment, with implications for capital…
Winklevoss twins donate $1.2M in ZEC to back independent Zcash development
The 3,221 ZEC donation, worth about $1.2 million, from Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss will fund core protocol initiativ…
Grayscale files with SEC to convert NEAR Trust into spot ETF
Grayscale filed an S-1 with the SEC to convert its NEAR Trust into a spot ETF, marking the second U.S. NEAR ETF appli…
Bitcoin, ether ETFs report combined $713 million in outflows amid market turmoil
Analysts said the outflows reflect a temporary derisking from institutional investors, rather than a fundamental reje…
Bitcoin sinks below $89,000 as US equities and Japan bond turmoil rattle markets
Bitcoin fell below $89,000 late Tuesday as rising macro uncertainty triggered a broad risk-off move across global mar…
Wall Street’s secret blockchain platform is coming for your dividends and it’s using stablecoins to do it
NYSE said it is developing a platform for trading and on-chain settlement of tokenized securities, and will seek regu…
Chainlink launches ’24/5′ onchain data streams for tokenized US stocks and ETFs
Chainlink's 24/5 U.S. Equities Streams will enable decentralized protocols to more easily integrate onchain stocks an…
The Daily: Trumps’ crypto wealth jumps $1.4B, Strategy makes biggest bitcoin buy in over a year, OG whale moves $85M in BTC, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Prediction markets on pace to smash monthly volume record after $814 million day
Fee generation is accelerating alongside volumes, with weekly revs hitting a record as short-dated markets capture gr…
SVM-powered Solayer launches $35 million ecosystem fund on the heels of alpha mainnet launch
Initially focused on a Solana-based restaking solution, the team announced it was building a high-throughput Layer 1 …
Dogecoin Foundation-backed team plans ‘Such’ DOGE payments and commerce app for early 2026
The Such app aims to expand Dogecoin’s utility across payments and commerce by combining a self-custodial Dogecoin …
Chainlink expands data streams to cover multitrillion-dollar U.S. stock market
The upgrade uses a "pull" model for sub-second updates, allowing more advanced trading logic and avoiding high gas co…
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…
Pendle retires vePENDLE multi-year lockups as sPENDLE staking goes live
Pendle launches sPENDLE, replacing vePENDLE’s multi-year lockups with liquid staking, protocol buybacks, and a 14-d…
Strategy buys another 22,305 bitcoin for $2.1 billion in biggest purchase in over a year as holdings top 700,000 BTC
Strategy's holdings account for more than 3% of the total 21 million bitcoin supply — worth around $64.5 billion.
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.
Spot bitcoin ETFs shed $395 million as Greenland trade tensions persist
Bitcoin continues to decline in a downturn triggered by concerns of a potential trade war between the U.S. and the EU.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong to work on market structure bill in Davos
Coinbase withdrew support from the bill after seeing that it would ban crypto companies from paying interest on idle …
Bitcoin whale moves $85 million in BTC after 13-year dormancy
The wallet accumulated its bitcoin between December 2012 and April 2013, when it traded as low as $13 to a peak of ap…
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…
The Daily: Bitcoin slips as US-EU tariff war fears mount, NYSE develops 24/7 tokenized securities trading platform, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on every weekday.