Standard Chartered said to plan crypto brokerage, trims ETH forecast
Standard Chartered is reportedly developing a crypto prime brokerage platform as traditional banks expand digital asset services. Standard Chartered may...
Day: January 12, 2026
Crypto custody company BitGo seeks up to $201 million in US IPO
BitGo is looking to raise up to $201 million in an IPO, targeting a $1.96 billion valuation with over $90...
Strategy makes biggest Bitcoin purchase since July 2025, adds $1.25B in BTC
Strategy added 13,627 Bitcoin in a $1.25 billion purchase last week, extending its lead as the world’s largest corporate BTC...
Charles Hoskinson doubts CLARITY Act timeline, says Trump crypto czar should quit
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said the CLARITY Act may not pass this quarter, and criticized US crypto laws for favoring...
Bank of Italy models Ethereum risks if ETH value collapsed
The Bank of Italy modeled the extreme scenario of Ether going to zero to show how market risk in Ethereum’s...
Seventy economists urge EU to ‘let the public interest prevail’ on digital euro
Economists urge EU lawmakers to back a public digital euro, warning that private stablecoins and foreign payment companies threaten Europe’s...
Dubai free zone shifts crypto token vetting to licensed companies
DFSA’s new company-led suitability model and AML expectations may make it difficult for licensed entities to justify supporting privacy-focused assets....
Crypto funds bleed $454M in outflows as Fed rate-cut hopes fade
Bitcoin led with $405 million of outflows last week, with the US shedding $569 million, as several altcoins and European...
Is Bitcoin Too Public to Become Central‑Bank Money?
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya believes a new cryptographic paradigm will emerge to overcome the privacy limitations inherent to bitcoin and gold....
TRM Reports Record $158 Billion Illicit Crypto Flows in 2025
TRM’s 2026 Crypto Crime Report shows illicit crypto volume hit a record $158 billion in 2025, reversing a multi‑year decline....
Gold Breaks Records, Dollar Falls After Fed’s Probe Reveal
Analysts attributed these movements to developing geopolitical events in Venezuela and Iran, and to the DOJ probe into Fed Chair...
Bitcoin Mining Stocks Outperformed Bitcoin in 2025
Bitcoin ended 2025 in the red, but mining stocks surged. A data-driven look at what changed, who outperformed, and why...
OKX founder defends asset freezes after user admits buying KYC accounts
Star Xu defended freezing $40,000 in stablecoins after a user admitted buying verified accounts, with the exchange citing strict KYC...
Powell investigation may introduce ‘risk premia’ for Bitcoin: Analysts
Bitcoin’s non-sovereign narrative is gaining attention as reports of a probe into US Fed Chair Jerome Powell raise concerns over...
Adam Back-backed Bitcoin treasury Future Holdings set for takeover by H100
Adam Back-backed Bitcoin treasury Future Holdings has agreed to a takeover proposal from Sweden-listed H100 Group as it eyes expansion...
