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The Financial Times reports that Ledger is planning a US IPO at a $4 billion valuation as hardware wallet demand increases amid crypto fraud and hacks.

Similar XRP funding conditions preceded rebounds of roughly 50% in August and September 2024 and about 100% in April 2025.

PricewaterhouseCoopers says that crypto is working in a “fragmented global ecosystem,” tackling different challenges in different markets.

Bitcoin miners have powered down to ease the load on the grid in the past, such as in 2022, when Texas miners curtailed their activities amid a major winter storm.

The American Bankers Association’s fight over stablecoin yields has become its top priority as Congress looks to pass crypto market structure legislation before the midterms.

The Justice Department will drop its case against Nathaniel Chastain, a former OpenSea manager who successfully appealed a wire fraud and money laundering conviction.

Capital One’s acquisition of Brex comes just months after the payment company launched support for stablecoins.

Prosecutors in South Korea reportedly discovered the Bitcoin was missing during a routine inspection of seized financial assets.

The SEC’s Paul Atkins and the CFTC’s Michael Selig will discuss the two agencies' crypto oversight as legislative efforts to define their roles work through the Senate.

Ethereum mainnet surpassed all layer-2 networks in daily active addresses in January, though security analysts attributed part of the spike to address poisoning attacks.

Some Bitcoiners are “highly skeptical” that quantum computing is to blame for Bitcoin’s sideways price action, while others argue it’s a major issue.

Bitcoin derivatives markets show traders holding steady, but the path back to $95,000 relies on institutional inflows returning, especially after this week’s $1.58 billion outflow.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire says AI agents have no alternative to stablecoins and will conduct everyday activities with the tokens within as little as three years.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

The filing with the US SEC eliminates contract caps on crypto ETF options, a change Nasdaq argues addresses unequal treatment in derivatives markets.

The lawsuit came days after the president threatened on social media to sue the banking giant for debanking him in the weeks after his supporters attacked the US Capitol in 2021.

Institutional compliance costs and higher Treasury yields are reshaping stablecoin issuance as growth shifts from rapid expansion to balance-sheet discipline.

An ordinance to amend the city’s zoning laws laid out guidelines for where a crypto miner could operate in the area and how loud the operation could be.

The independent advisory board, comprising researchers and industry experts, plans to publish papers on digital-security risks and guidance for developers, organizations and users.

At Davos, Jeremy Allaire said Circle's stablecoin functions as shared infrastructure rather than a competitor to banks or card networks.

An actively managed fund blends Bitcoin, precious metals and mining stocks as asset managers expand crypto’s role in macro and capital-preservation strategies.

Bitcoin's price rally to $90,000 failed to hold after 16,653 BTC were sent to exchanges, but an improving spot market suggests traders see BTC’s current pricing as discounted.

Natix and Valeo are building a decentralized, self-driving camera model to offer a transparent foundation for the safe mainstream deployment of physical AIs.

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that he is advising several governments on tokenizing state assets.

The funding will support Superstate’s effort to let companies issue and trade regulated shares directly on public blockchains.

The Bank of Japan held rates steady while revising inflation and growth projections higher.

The new feature allows U.S. users to borrow USDC against cbETH while keeping their staked ETH exposure intact.

Internal audit showed the coins were likely lost via a phishing attack during official storage, according to local media reports.

The pullback comes as XRP continues to trade without a fresh headline catalyst, leaving price action largely driven by positioning and technical levels.

Trading remains a sell-the-rally environment, with resistance entrenched around $0.126 to $0.127 and only tentative, short-lived bounces emerging on intraday.

Prediction markets price further upside for bullion as volatility data shows silver absorbing momentum while gold grinds higher

In its ‘Navigating Crypto in 2026’ outlook, the fund says non-bitcoin tokens have been sliding since late 2024, weighed down by weak value capture, slowing on-chain activity, and fading retail flows.

The former Alameda Research chief and key witness against Sam Bankman-Fried has exited federal custody but remains subject to long-term bans, injunctions, and supervision tied to the FTX collapse.

Coinbase VP of US Policy Kara Calvert explains what tipped the scales for Coinbase against the legislation just hours before a scheduled markup.

In a press release from September, Brex said it was planning to launch native stablecoin payments as part of its business.

The two U.S. markets regulators will have a joint event to highlight their unified crypto agenda, following the arrival of permanent CFTC chief Mike Selig.

"The [BTC] adoption announcements are not working anymore," said Jim Bianco, while Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas urged taking a longer-term view.

The asset manager said bitcoin’s institutional adoption and asset tokenization are pushing digital assets toward scale, potentially reaching tens of trillions by decade’s end.

The Optimism Foundation's proposal would link the value of the OP token more directly to the economic performance of the Superchain.

A record surge in activity on the Ethereum network is likely being driven by scam-related behavior rather than genuine user growth, according to the bank's analysts.

The crypto custodian priced its initial public offering at $18 per share late Wednesday.

Spacecoin aims to provide permissionless internet access via satellite constellation, targeting remote and underserved communities.

The crypto company's stock will be available in a tokenized version on Ethereum, Solana and BNB Chain closely after it starts trading on NYSE.

Elliptic says the ruble-pegged A7A5 processed nearly 250,000 onchain transactions, demonstrating how stablecoins facilitate cross-border flows under sanctions pressure.

The White House came under scrutiny for sharing a modified arrest image on X, as the administration pushes tougher limits on manipulated media.

The deal brings a startup-focused spend platform with artificial intelligence and stablecoin capabilities into a major U.S. bank.

The Center for Countering Digital Hate reports that Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok produced an estimated 23,338 sexualized images of children.

Coinbase said the group will assess how future quantum advances could affect blockchain security and outline long-term solutions.

Top markets on Myriad this week include predictions on a new Bitcoin all-time high, the battle between gold and Ethereum, and Zcash's price.

Bitwise debuted an ETF offering exposure to Bitcoin and precious metals that's themed around the debasement of fiat currencies.

Solana treasury firm DeFi Development Corp. launched a meme coin on Thursday and quickly became the subject of insider trading allegations.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse remains bullish despite recent dips, and thinks 2026 will bring new highs for the crypto market.

The president previously said the Biden administration was primarily to blame for banks dropping him as a client, not bank executives themselves.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reiterated claims that rapid AI advances and humanoid robots will reshape work, energy demand, and the economy.

The digital asset infrastructure firm’s shares were priced above the expected range as it debuted on the New York Stock Exchange.

Strategy’s new perpetual funding wall defends its Bitcoin hoard—but creates severe fault lines during times of stress, analysts argue.

Investors sought refuge from crypto exposure on Wednesday as President Donald Trump pulled back from his Greenland-related threats.

Crypto startup Superstate helps Wall Street firms bring assets on-chain—a trend that has exploded as traditional finance and crypto converge.

Analysts told Decrypt that though network activity for the privacy coin is far below its peak, offshoot projects show promise.

Blockchain game PGA Tour Rise is set to be one of the first major apps to launch on Skale’s new layer-3 network on Base.

The strategy aims to pivot Thailand from a retail trading hub to a “sophisticated venue” for institutional investors, said one analyst.

Now trading, the 21Shares product is the first U.S. spot Dogecoin ETF to receive a formal green light from the SEC.

In a very unsurprising turn of events, Trump walked back his latest EU tariff threats—much to the market's delight.

Looking for a flashy new timepiece? GoMining's collab with Jacob & Co. pairs a Bitcoin-themed luxury watch with a share of mining profits.

The market cap of stablecoins topped $311 billion this week as traders sought shelter from crypto market volatility.

Consumer research shows trust for crypto is shaped by control and access, with their habits now reaching policy moves on housing.

The lawsuit alleges that Eightfold used hidden AI to score job seekers on a 0 to 5 scale without required disclosures or dispute rights.

Bitcoin, DeFi, and tokenized assets are emerging as functional parts of global capital markets, ARK Invest wrote, though challenges persist.

New Bitcoin whales now control more value than long-term holders, creating a $6 billion supply overhang that could keep prices choppy.

The Agriculture Committee is moving ahead on crypto legislation despite a lack of bipartisan agreement, even as the Banking Committee slows its own work.

The platform says it will expand AI creation tools for creators while tightening enforcement against low-quality AI-generated videos.

The decentralized social media landscape is rapidly shifting. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin encouraged users to stick with it.

Advances toward human-level AI are accelerating, raising risks of disruption to jobs and institutions, industry leaders said.

The Ethereum network underpins 65% of tokenized assets, BlackRock said in its 2026 thematic outlook.

Whales and long-term holders continue to be important for BTC.

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