Latest Crypto News
Paxos' gold token rakes in record inflows as crypto investors turn to the yellow metal
Tokenized gold has improved the traditional store of value metal's utility, while bitcoin trades like a risk asset amid uncertain times, one expert noted.
White House to meet with crypto, banking executives to discuss market structure bill
A vote on the legislation was delayed earlier this month after hitting resistance over how it proposes regulation regarding stablecoins.
Optimism governance approves OP token buyback plan tied to superchain revenue
The proposal links the OP token more directly to the economic performance of the Superchain.
Crypto's political power supercharged with $193 million in Fairshake, thanks to new cash
The industry's chief campaign-finance arm got another $49 million and already outpaces what it had in the last U.S. congressional races, when it aided dozens of wins.
Federal Reserve holds policy steady as early rate cut bets vanish and bitcoin stalls
The January Fed rate decision capped a sharp reversal in easing expectations, likely among the reasons for crypto's poor price performance.
Coinbase rolls out prediction markets to all U.S. customers
The feature, first announced in December, was built in partnership with U.S.-regulated prediction market operator Kalshi.
MegaETH mainnet to go live Feb. 9 in major test of ‘real-time’ Ethereum scaling
This follows its October 2025 $450 million token sale that was heavily oversubscribed.
Crypto Long & Short: Risk Ratings: DeFi’s Maturity Test
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Marcin Kazmierczak writes on risk ratings and how they are central to capital being deployed on-chain. Then, Andy Baehr says Bitcoin has some 'splaining to do.
Wall Street giants push back on exemptions for tokenized securities in SEC meeting
Executives and industry groups pressed regulators to apply traditional securities rules to blockchain-based trading, pushing back on exemptions even as DeFi enters the debate.
Circle shares rise 4% as Polymarket-driven USDC growth prompts analyst upgrade
Mizuho's Dan Dolev revised his bearish outlook on the stablecoin issuer, upgrading the stock to neutral.
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
Coinbase opposition won't stymie U.S. crypto market structure bill, HSBC says
The bank argued that legislative momentum remains strong as industry heavyweights prioritize long-term regulatory certainty over unpredictable enforcement.
The Protocol: Ethereum to roll out new AI agents standard soon
Plus: Solana’s latest phase, OP token buybacks and EF post-quantum security team.
Robinhood CEO says tokenized stocks could prevent another GameStop freeze
Vlad Tenev blamed the buying halt on its app in 2021 on bad infrastructure, a problem that he says tokenization would solve.
Bitcoin treasury firm Strive raises $225 million to pay off loans, buy more bitcoin
The offering of SATA shares was oversubscribed and upsized from the initial $150 million target.
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.
