Cryptocurrencies
Dark Money ‘Transparency’ Group Blitzes Fox News to Kill DeFi Bill
A shadow group buys prime-time Fox News ads to strip DeFi protections from the Jan 15 Senate bill, sending UNI and AAVE tumbling.
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Cryptocurrencies
Nasdaq and CME Group Relaunch Crypto Index to Capture Institutional ETF Wave
The financial giants unify their benchmark offerings as analysts predict over 100 new crypto ETFs will hit the market in 2026.
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Trump Rules Out SBF Pardon; Prediction Odds Collapse to 6%
President Trump confirmed he has 'no intention' of pardoning Sam Bankman-Fried, causing prediction market odds to crash from 20% to 6%.
Cryptocurrencies
BNY Mellon Launches Tokenized Deposits; ICE, Ripple & Citadel First to Pilot
BNY Mellon brings $57.8T in custodial assets on-chain, partnering with Citadel and Ripple to enable 24/7 tokenized deposit settlement.
Cryptocurrencies
Vitalik Buterin Backs Roman Storm Ahead of Sentencing; TORN Holds $11
Ethereum's co-founder argues privacy tools are a human right, not a crime, as the Tornado Cash developer awaits sentencing for writing open-source code.
regulations
UK Regulators to Crypto Firms: Reapply or Shut Down
The FCA confirms current crypto licenses will be voided in 2026, forcing a mass re-application process that threatens to freeze non-compliant firms.
Cryptocurrencies
Rain Secures $250M Series C at $1.95B Valuation; Iconiq Leads
Rain hits a $1.95 billion valuation after a $250 million Series C led by Iconiq, capitalizing on its status as a Visa Principal Member.
Cryptocurrencies
Ripple Secures UK FCA Registration; XRP Holds $2.10 Amid Regulatory Shift
Ripple Markets UK Ltd lands on the FCA's cryptoasset register, stabilizing XRP at $2.10, though a stricter 2026 licensing regime looms.
Cryptocurrencies
Zcash ‘Civil War’: ECC Team Quits En Masse to Launch Rival Startup
The entire Electric Coin Company staff resigned after a failed wallet spin-out, crashing ZEC 11% as the team pivots to a new for-profit entity, Cashz.
Cryptocurrencies
Babylon Patching Critical Consensus Bug; BABY Market Misses Risk Signal
A critical nil-pointer vulnerability in Babylon's BLS vote extensions could allow validators to halt the chain, posing risks to the upcoming Aave v4 integration.