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...
KBC Group Opens Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading to 4M Belgian Clients
Belgium's largest bank breaks the local blockade, offering 'closed-loop' BTC and ETH trading to millions via its Bolero platform.
Gusto Taps Zero Hash for Instant Stablecoin Payroll
Gusto integrates Zero Hash's infrastructure to cut international contractor settlement times from days to minutes using stablecoins.
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.
BitMine Drops $200M on MrBeast in Bid to Retail-Pill Gen Z
The Ethereum treasury firm is betting $200M that MrBeast's 450M subscribers are the future users of its DeFi stack.
Tudou Guarantee Halts Operations; $130M USDT Refunds Signal End of Huione Proxy
Successor to the sanctioned Huione empire initiates a rare $130M controlled wind-down, signaling a tightening noose on grey-market OTC liquidity.
Jefferies Strategist Christopher Wood Exits Bitcoin for Gold Over Quantum Risk
Jefferies' Christopher Wood cuts Bitcoin allocation to zero, citing Chaincode Labs research on quantum computing threats to the network's cryptography.
Jefferies Exits Bitcoin Entirely; ‘Greed & Fear’ Allocates to Gold on Quantum Threat
Christopher Wood removes Jefferies' 10% BTC allocation, citing 'cryptographically relevant' quantum threats to 50% of supply.
Google to Delist Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges in South Korea by Jan 28
Google Play will block unlicensed foreign crypto exchanges in South Korea starting Jan 28, enforcing strict VASP compliance.
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.
State Street Launches ‘Production-Grade’ Digital Asset Platform; Targets Tokenized ETFs
The $51T custodian moves "beyond experimentation" with a new Taurus-powered platform for tokenized ETFs and stablecoins.
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.