Latest from Jamie Crawley
Metaplanet is raising $137 million to pay down debt and buy even more bitcoin
The Tokyo-based bitcoin treasury company secures fresh capital through a share and warrant issuance.

Bybit is adding bank accounts to its crypto platform with eye on U.S. expansion: Bloomberg
The exchange is working with local banks like Pave Bank to enable fiat-to-crypto conversions and encourage digital asset adoption.

The UK government says banks need to stop blocking crypto firms if the country wants to become a digital hub
U.K. officials say banks must treat crypto businesses fairly as final regulation nears. Strategy

Peter Thiel and Galaxy-backed Citrea wants to turn idle bitcoin into a high-speed bank account
Founders Fund and Galaxy-backed Citrea is aiming to unlock Bitcoin-denominated credit markets with a new mainnet and a Treasury-backed stablecoin designed for USD settlement.

Bullish bitcoin traders grab crash protection as Friday's $8.9 billion expiry nears
Bitcoin and ether options worth billions of dollars are set to expire this Friday.

The Fed has an interest rate announcement today — crypto traders think it will be boring
Your day-ahead look for Jan. 28, 2026

Mesh becomes unicorn, raises $75 million for crypto payments infrastructure
The investment round was led by Dragonfly Capital and included participation from Paradigm, Moderne Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and SBI Investment.

Standard Chartered says U.S. regional banks most at risk in $500 billion stablecoin shift
The delay of market structure legislation highlights a growing threat to domestic lenders as digital dollars begin to cannibalize traditional bank deposits.

Crypto money laundering balloons to $82B as Chinese-language services dominate, Chainalysis says
Chinese-language networks now handle a disproportionate share of global crypto money laundering flows, according to a new Chainalysis report.

Bitcoin bullish bets now a bargain as 7% weekly loss underlines bearish trend
Your day-ahead look for Jan. 27, 2026

