Bitcoin is now 56.7% green: Here’s how it could get even cleaner
Bitcoin mining is accelerating renewable energy deployment, replacing fossil-fuel heating, expanding energy access and cutting methane emissions at scale. More...
Day: January 8, 2026
Zcash devs unveil ‘cashZ’ wallet after exiting Electric Coin Co
Employees who left the Electric Coin Company en masse on Wednesday are launching a new Zcash wallet, citing the need...
Optimism floats OP buyback proposal using Superchain revenue
A new plan would tie OP token value to network performance by using half of all Superchain fee revenue for...
Global sanctions fuel record flow to illicit crypto addresses
The Global Sanctions Inflation Index estimated there were just under 80,000 total sanctioned entities and persons globally as of May...
Bitcoin to hit $2.9M by 2050 as it muscles into global trade: VanEck
VanEck analysts said Bitcoin could handle 5–10% of global trade and make up 2.5% of central bank reserves by 2050,...
Coinbase lands 2nd ‘buy’ rating in a week, with BofA seeing 38% upside
Bank of America has upgraded Coinbase's rating on reversing short interest and tax-loss harvesting, while the exchange is broadening its...
Revived NY bill targets sports, politics and death prediction markets
New York lawmakers will soon review a bill that seeks to ban certain sports and political event contracts in the...
Ethereum Trading 35% Below Cycle High Presents Opportunity Amid Bearish Sentiment, Analyst Says
TLDR: Ethereum currently trades approximately 35% below its 2021 cycle high while Bitcoin has surpassed prior peaks. The ETHBTC ratio...
Binance Rolls out USDT-Settled Gold and Silver Contracts
Binance is rolling out regulated, stablecoin-settled perpetual contracts tied to traditional assets, starting with gold and silver, giving crypto traders...
Token Collapses 99.95% After $26M Exploit
On Jan. 8, the Truebit protocol’s native token (TRU) plummeted 99.95% to near-zero after a $26 million exploit. Security firm...
XRP Technical Outlook Flips Bearish as Psychological Support at $2.00 Tested
XRP’s early‑2026 rally stalled on Jan. 8 as the token fell below $2.10, coinciding with its first‑ever ETF outflows of...
Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Seeks National Trust Bank Charter for USD1 Stablecoin
Trump-linked World Liberty Financial is seeking a national trust bank charter to consolidate issuance, custody, and conversion of its fast-growing...
Nexo to offer zero-interest crypto lending for BTC and ETH holders
The offering expands Nexo’s structured lending products to Bitcoin and Ether holders amid a broader recovery in crypto-backed lending. Nexo...
CFTC issues no-action letter to Bitnomial, clearing way for event contracts
The no-action letter comes amid growing acceptance by US regulators of prediction-style markets and event contracts during an election year....
Donald Trump will not consider pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried: NYT
The US president reportedly said he had no intention of pardoning the former FTX CEO, and defended his family’s connections...
