James Chatfield

James Chatfield

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I lead the editorial team covering digital assets and blockchain regulation at CryptoWatchDaily. After earning a Journalism degree from The University of Sheffield, I spent a decade reporting on traditional finance before shifting focus to crypto. I value accuracy and clarity over hype. When I’m not tracking market movements, I enjoy distance running and collecting vintage sci-fi novels.

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January 17, 2026 Cryptocurrency

Bitmine Breaks Pure-Play ETH Strategy With $200M Stake in MrBeast

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) invests $200M in MrBeast’s Beast Industries, aiming to backend a new DeFi platform with its MAVAN validator network.

January 17, 2026 Cryptocurrency

Gromen: Bitcoin Risks ‘March 2020’ Air Pocket Before Liquidity Returns

Macro strategist Luke Gromen warns a deflationary AI shock could flush Bitcoin prices lower before the Fed is forced to print.

January 17, 2026 Cryptocurrency

Musk Killed $10B OpenAI ICO in 2018, Calling it ‘Scamworthy’

Unsealed court documents reveal Elon Musk blocked a 2018 proposal from Sam Altman to launch an OpenAI token, labeling the move ‘scamworthy’ before leaving the board.

January 17, 2026 Cryptocurrency

White House Threatens to Kill CLARITY Act; Trump Admin Calls Coinbase Pivot a ‘Rug Pull’

Administration officials blast Coinbase for a ‘unilateral’ withdrawal of support 24 hours before the Senate vote, putting the entire crypto legislative agenda on ice.

January 17, 2026 Cryptocurrency

Interactive Brokers Kills ‘Banking Hours’ with 24/7 USDC Funding

Interactive Brokers launches instant 24/7 account funding via USDC on Solana and Base, with Ripple (RLUSD) and PayPal (PYUSD) support arriving next week.

January 16, 2026 Cryptocurrency

Belarus Authorizes ‘Crypto Banks’ via Decree 19; State-Sanctioned Bridges Go Live

Lukashenko signs Decree No. 19, creating a ‘crypto bank’ class with full fiat interoperability to bypass traditional financial choke points.

January 16, 2026 Cryptocurrency

Coinbase Veto Derails Senate ‘CLARITY Act’; Vote Scrapped

The Senate Banking Committee indefinitely postpones the CLARITY Act vote after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong withdraws support, citing ‘surveillance’ clauses and a ban on stablecoin yields.

January 16, 2026 Cryptocurrency

Riot Platforms Pivots to AI with AMD Deal; Stock Surges 12%

Riot Platforms secures a potential $1 billion data center deal with AMD, funding the site acquisition by selling 1,080 Bitcoin.

January 16, 2026 Cryptocurrency

Crypto’s ‘Town Square’ Era Ends: X Purges InfoFi, DeFi Abandons Discord

X bans ‘tweet-to-earn’ apps, crashing Kaito 20%, while Morpho and Optimism lock down Discords to stop drainers.

January 16, 2026 Cryptocurrency

CME Expands Crypto Desk: ADA, LINK, and XLM Futures Set for Feb 9 Launch

CME Group confirms February 9 launch for Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar futures, opening regulated risk management rails for major altcoins.

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