Latest from Francisco Rodrigues
One of the oldest NFT trading platform which facilitated over $300 million in sales at its peak shuts down
The platform, Nifty Gateway, which once facilitated over $300 million in sales, had shifted its focus to building onchain creative projects in 2024, but will now close.
Ukraine banned Polymarket and there’s no legal way for it to come back
Polymarket and similar platforms are considered unlicensed gambling operators, leading to blocked access.
Bitcoin, ether ETFs to become more powerful as options rule relaxes: Crypto Daybook Americas
Your day-ahead look for Jan. 23, 2026
Revolut drops U.S. bank merger plan to seek standalone license: FT
The fintech company believes a de novo banking license under the Trump administration will be faster than acquiring an existing bank, avoiding the need to maintain physical branches.
Trump-linked World Liberty Financial partners with Spacecoin on satellite-powered DeFi
Spacecoin aims to provide permissionless internet access via satellite constellation, targeting remote and underserved communities.
AI infrastructure firm secures up to $500 million onchain loan after bypassing banks
The credit facility used GPU hardware as tokenized collateral, enabling faster capital access without traditional credit checks.
Binance co-founder Zhao in talks with ‘probably a dozen’ governments on asset tokenization
Tokenization could allow governments to raise funds by selling fractional ownership of state-owned assets like infrastructure, real estate or commodities.
Crypto Long & Short: 2026 Marks the Inflection Point for 24/7 Capital Markets
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, David Mercer of LMAX Group writes on tokenization and capital markets that won’t sleep. Then, Andy Baehr looks ahead to crypto’s “sophomore year.”
Solana outpaces crypto market as Claude Code-linked token frenzy lifts network activity
Network activity has risen, driven by speculation around AI tokens, with active addresses increasing from 14.7 million to 18.9 million in a week.
