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Lloyds Bank Executes First UK Gilt Purchase via Tokenized Deposits on Canton Network

Lloyds Bank ditches private ledgers for the Canton Network to settle the first UK Gilt trade using tokenized deposits, keeping FSCS protection intact.

January 7, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Ethereum Activates ‘BPO’ Hard Fork; Blob Limit Hits 21 as Gas Fees Stabilize

Ethereum's second Blob Parameter-Only fork raises the blob limit to 21, expanding data capacity to 2.6MB per block as ETH holds $3,226.

January 7, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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XRP Supply Shock: $1.65B ETF Inflows Meet 8-Year Technical Breakout

Institutions have absorbed $1.65 billion in XRP while exchange balances hit multi-year lows, creating a classic supply squeeze as the XRP/BTC ratio signals a 2018-style…

January 7, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Morgan Stanley Files for Spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs; First Major U.S. Bank to Enter Issuance Race

Morgan Stanley becomes the first major U.S. bank to file for its own spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs, pivoting from distributor to issuer to capture…

January 7, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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XRP Fractures 7-Year Resistance as Bitcoin Ratio Flashes ‘2018 Signal’

XRP posts a rare technical breakout against Bitcoin as ETF flows signal a $483 million capital rotation into the asset.

January 7, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Bitcoin Miners Pivot to AI as Nvidia’s ‘Rubin’ Hits Production

Nvidia's CES 2026 confirmation that its Vera Rubin platform is in production accelerates the trend of Bitcoin miners converting facilities into AI data centers.

January 7, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Flow Abandoned Rollback Plans for ‘Phase Two’ Recovery After $3.9M Exploit

Following a partner revolt led by bridge operators, Flow replaces its controversial chain rollback with a targeted asset freeze to address the $3.9M December exploit.

January 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Jupiter Deploys BlackRock-Backed JupUSD; Native Stablecoin Targets Perps & Lending

Jupiter launches JupUSD with 90% backing from Ethena's USDtb (BlackRock BUIDL), targeting immediate integration into its $500M perpetuals pool.

January 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Vitalik Buterin: Web2 Fragility Risks 5x Greater Than Regulatory Shocks

Buterin warns that Web2 dependencies like Cloudflare pose a 5.7x greater volatility risk to Ethereum than the SEC, urging a pivot back to technical resilience.

January 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Tether Fragmentizes Gold With ‘Scudo’ Unit to Rival Fiat Payments

Tether launches 'Scudo', a fractional unit representing 0.001 oz of gold, to make XAUT practical for daily payments as gold prices hit record highs.

January 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments