Former Brazil central bank official unveils real-pegged stablecoin with yield sharing
The stablecoin will be backed by Brazil's National Treasury bonds and offer exposure to the country's interest rate, currently 15%.
The stablecoin will be backed by Brazil's National Treasury bonds and offer exposure to the country's interest rate, currently 15%.
Babylon Labs raises $15 million from a16z crypto to develop Bitcoin collateral infrastructure
Funding will be used to build and scale Babylon Trustless BTCVaults, enabling native bitcoin to be used as onchain collateral without custodians or wrapping.
Funding will be used to build and scale Babylon Trustless BTCVaults, enabling native bitcoin to be used as onchain collateral without custodians or wrapping.
Ripple again rules out IPO, saying balance sheet gives it room to stay private
The company raised $500 million in November 2025 at a valuation of $40 billion from investors such as Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities.
The company raised $500 million in November 2025 at a valuation of $40 billion from investors such as Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Falls 1.5% as Index Trades Lower
Hedera (HBAR) was also among the underperformers, down 1.4% from Tuesday.
Hedera (HBAR) was also among the underperformers, down 1.4% from Tuesday.
Filecoin declines as crypto markets retreat
FIL has support at the $1.52 level and resistance in the $1.59-$1.60 zone.
FIL has support at the $1.52 level and resistance in the $1.59-$1.60 zone.
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Tokenization 'supercycle' set to drive crypto’s next leg higher in 2026: Bernstein
After a choppy end to 2025, Wall Street broker Bernstein said crypto markets have likely bottomed and it sees a broad-based tokenization boom reshaping finance.
After a choppy end to 2025, Wall Street broker Bernstein said crypto markets have likely bottomed and it sees a broad-based tokenization boom reshaping finance.
Crypto selloff accelerates, sending bitcoin back to $91,000
Strategy is an outperformer following MSCI's decision not to exclude the stock from its indices, but any positive reaction was muted by the decline in BTC.
Strategy is an outperformer following MSCI's decision not to exclude the stock from its indices, but any positive reaction was muted by the decline in BTC.
Fireblocks expands into crypto financial reporting with $130 million TRES acquisition
TRES helps companies generate compliant financial records from blockchain activity, enabling them to meet audit standards and regulatory requirements.
TRES helps companies generate compliant financial records from blockchain activity, enabling them to meet audit standards and regulatory requirements.
Crypto Long & Short: 2026: The year institutions treat crypto as part of their core stack
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Adeniyi Abiodun predicts that 2026 is the year Wall Street starts building on blockchain, not around it. Then, Andy Baer’s first Vibe Check of the year, reviewing the crypto’s quarterly mood swings in 2025 and the energetic start to 2026.
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Adeniyi Abiodun predicts that 2026 is the year Wall Street starts building on blockchain, not around it. Then, Andy Baer’s first Vibe Check of the year, reviewing the crypto’s quarterly mood swings in 2025 and the energetic start to 2026.
The Protocol: Ledger customer data breached from Global-e platform
Also: Starknet goes down, Vitalik Buterin's goals for Ethereum and ETH staking queues cleared.
Also: Starknet goes down, Vitalik Buterin's goals for Ethereum and ETH staking queues cleared.
Aptos' APT falls amid a decline in wider crypto markets
The token retreated in quiet trading conditions as it remained tightly coupled with broader crypto market movements.
The token retreated in quiet trading conditions as it remained tightly coupled with broader crypto market movements.
Experts tip privacy tokens to continue outperforming in 2026
Analysts believe privacy tokens such as zcash and monero will continue to outperform this year, but they will likely face delisting risks and conflicts with banks over regulatory issues.
Analysts believe privacy tokens such as zcash and monero will continue to outperform this year, but they will likely face delisting risks and conflicts with banks over regulatory issues.
BNB falls below $900 even after network upgrade, ecosystem developments as market declines
The BNB Chain's layer-2 network, opBNB, recently completed a major upgrade, the Fourier hard fork, which doubled transaction throughput.
The BNB Chain's layer-2 network, opBNB, recently completed a major upgrade, the Fourier hard fork, which doubled transaction throughput.
XRP spot trading is now live on Hyperliquid with Flare's FXRP listing
FXRP allows XRP to be traded on Hyperliquid's onchain orderbook and can later be bridged back to the XRP Ledger.
FXRP allows XRP to be traded on Hyperliquid's onchain orderbook and can later be bridged back to the XRP Ledger.
JPMorgan to issue its JPM stablecoin directly on privacy-focused Canton Network
The Kinexys-led move aims to bring regulated digital cash to a privacy-enabled blockchain for real-time, interoperable finance.
The Kinexys-led move aims to bring regulated digital cash to a privacy-enabled blockchain for real-time, interoperable finance.
Solana Mobile sets Jan. 21 launch date for SKR token, confirms airdrop
The team said that 20% of the total supply has been set aside for users and developers eligible to receive tokens.
The team said that 20% of the total supply has been set aside for users and developers eligible to receive tokens.
Senate Agriculture Committee to follow Banking panel in crypto vote next week: report
The Senate Agriculture Committee has previously released a discussion draft of its market structure legislation.
The Senate Agriculture Committee has previously released a discussion draft of its market structure legislation.
Trump-linked World Liberty Financial applies for federal bank charter
World Liberty Financial is trying to launch the World Liberty Trust Company, a stablecoin-focused national trust bank, it said Wednesday.
World Liberty Financial is trying to launch the World Liberty Trust Company, a stablecoin-focused national trust bank, it said Wednesday.
This is what's (currently) in the way of U.S. crypto market structure bill harmony
Though consequential Senate committee votes may be coming, the talks over the bill's language haven't yet satisfied fundamental requests from Democrats.
Though consequential Senate committee votes may be coming, the talks over the bill's language haven't yet satisfied fundamental requests from Democrats.
Crypto credit is starting to look like cash savings accounts: Asia Morning Briefing
Flowdesk says record demand met even deeper liquidity, suppressing volatility across staking, stablecoin lending, making crypto credit markets look more like traditional cash plumbing.
Flowdesk says record demand met even deeper liquidity, suppressing volatility across staking, stablecoin lending, making crypto credit markets look more like traditional cash plumbing.