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Standard Chartered: Stablecoins to Drain $500B From US Regional Banks by 2028

Standard Chartered warns that US regional banks like Huntington and M&T face a $500B deposit flight as stablecoins gain institutional traction.

January 27, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Fed Chair Frontrunner Rick Rieder Calls Bitcoin “Functional Gold” as Odds Hit 60%

BlackRock CIO Rick Rieder surges to 60% odds for Fed Chair, bringing a pro-Bitcoin stance that challenges the traditional gold standard.

January 27, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Tether Activates ‘USAt’ Stablecoin: First Fed-Regulated Dollar Token Issued Under GENIUS Act

Tether splits its liquidity strategy with the launch of USAt, a GENIUS Act-compliant stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank for the U.S. institutional market.

January 27, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Chinese Laundering Networks Now Handle One Fifth of Dirty Crypto

Chainalysis says Chinese-language laundering networks processed $16.1B of dirty crypto in 2025 as stablecoins carry 84% of illicit volume and U.S. regulators escalate.

January 27, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Trading 212 Breached FCA Rules, Selling Crypto ETNs Without License for Months

The UK broker allowed retail clients to trade restricted crypto derivatives for months before securing the necessary FCA permissions this week.

January 27, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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KuCoin Taps LSEG Vet Sabina Liu to Lead Europe Push as MiCA Wars Heat Up

KuCoin hires former LSEG executive Sabina Liu to spearhead its European strategy, leveraging its recent Austrian MiCA license to outmaneuver competitors like Binance.

January 27, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Australia Hits BPS Financial with Record $14M Penalty Over Qoin Wallet Scheme

Federal Court orders BPS Financial to pay $14 million for misleading 93,000 Qoin users and operating without a license.

January 27, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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MLS Taps Polymarket for Historic Partnership; League Creating ‘Authorized’ Market Designation

MLS becomes the second major US league to partner with Polymarket, creating a new 'Authorized Prediction Market' status to control listing integrity.

January 27, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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The Great Unmasking: 60% of Top US Banks Have Quietly Pivoted to Bitcoin

The 'unsolicited' era is dead; Bank of America, US Bancorp, and Schwab are building the rails for a $90k Bitcoin world.

January 27, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Insider Threat: Son of USG Contractor Allegedly Drains $40M from Seizure Wallets

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT links a $40M theft of US Marshals' seized crypto to the son of a federal contractor, exposing critical gaps in government asset…

January 26, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments