Coinbase's CEO said tokenized stocks are 'inevitable' despite uncertainty around the CLARITY Act, signaling continued product focus and investor interest. Meanwhile BNB Chain has overtaken Solana as the leading platform for tokenized stocks.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said there is no clash with the White House and that talks remain ongoing as the industry works on proposals tied to the CLARITY market-structure bill. The focus is on ways to support community banks' role in crypto.
Ripple and UC Berkeley today unveiled UDAX, an accelerator for projects building on the XRP Ledger; nine startups completed the pilot and received technical mentorship and VC introductions. The program aims to deepen developer activity and drive real-world use cases for XRP Ledger technology.
State authorities ordered Virtual Assets LLC to cease operations after the firm failed to demonstrate it was an authorized money transmitter. The action removes access to the company’s ATM network while regulators assess compliance.
Miami-based Defiance ETFs announced Thursday it will close its Ethereum ETF after just four months on the market. The abrupt decision underscores mounting pressure in the competitive spot-ETH ETF landscape.
The Federal Reserve will buy $55 billion in Treasury bills as it resumes expanding its balance sheet, fueling hopes that added liquidity could support a crypto market rally. Traders and analysts say the move may ease financial conditions and lift risk assets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Sei Network has announced a mid-2026 target to finish its shift to a fully EVM-only chain, the first concrete timeline since its plan to exit the Cosmos ecosystem was approved. The move is aimed at widening developer access and DeFi integrations for SEI.
Texas and New Hampshire are among a growing number of U.S. states moving to add Bitcoin (BTC) to their balance sheets as Congress advances a federal crypto market structure bill. The actions signal rising state-level appetite for digital-asset exposure and could shape wider treasury practices.
Binance will automatically settle and delist USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts for BID/USDT, DMC/USDT, ZRC/USDT and TANSSI/USDT on January 21, 2026 at 09:00 UTC. Traders with open positions should take action before the scheduled settlement to avoid forced closure.
XRP has overtaken Bitcoin and Ethereum as South Korea’s retail trading favorite after traders exploited a spot-only exchange loophole, sending local volume sharply higher. The shift underscores divergent regional preferences and could alter price discovery and regulatory focus.
California regulators have fined crypto lender Nexo $500,000 for issuing thousands of loans without a required license, creating a setback for the firm's plans to resume U.S. operations.
Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott's sweeping crypto bill faces sharp criticism from Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and ranking member Dick Durbin, who say the measure raises serious concerns. The bipartisan pushback could slow or reshape the proposed regulatory overhaul.