US crypto czar Sacks says banks, crypto will merge into ‘one digital asset industry’In an interview from the WEF in Davos, David Sacks addressed disputes over stablecoin yield and the crypto market structure legislation that's stalled in the US Senate.Jan 21, 2026Nate Kostar
Iran‘s central bank acquired $507M in USDT to prop up rial: EllipticThe Central Bank of Iran reportedly stockpiled more than half a billion dollars worth of USDT amid escalating protests and crypto usage in the country.Jan 21, 2026Turner Wright
XRP metric echoes setup that preceded 68% price fallA bearish signal from XRP’s cost-basis metric projected a major price drop, fueled by a weakening technical structure and spot ETF outflows. Will bulls defend critical price support?Jan 21, 2026Nancy Lubale
Price predictions 1/21: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, XMR, LINKTechnical charts highlight improving fundamentals in Bitcoin and select altcoins, but bears selling the range highs and softening investor sentiment threaten to snuff out the recovery.Jan 21, 2026Rakesh Upadhyay
Trump: US has to ‘make it so that China doesn’t get the hold‘ of cryptoThe US president said he supported the GENIUS Act because it was "politically popular,” but added the main reason was in response to China.Jan 21, 2026Turner Wright
Steak ’n Shake taps Bitcoin bonus program for hourly employeesThe fast-food chain said employees will receive a BTC bonus per hour worked, with payouts vesting after two years and limited to company-operated locations.Jan 21, 2026Nate Kostar
Bitcoin-to-gold ratio falls to new low, but analysts say BTC’s discounted ‘setups are rare’Gold’s record-breaking rally inadvertently put pressure on Bitcoin’s allure, but analysts say historical data shows BTC eventually starts a catch-up rally.Jan 21, 2026Biraajmaan Tamuly
Former Alameda CEO to be released from US custody after 440 daysScheduled for release from a halfway house on Wednesday, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison will have served 440 days in federal custody.Jan 21, 2026Turner Wright
Bitcoin eyes $90K as Trump sees crypto bill signing ‘very soon’BTC joined a broader risk-asset bounce near the Wall Street open, while Trump’s World Economic Forum comments revived expectations for US crypto market-structure reform.Jan 21, 2026William Suberg
Crypto’s next battle is privacy, but regulators face chicken-egg dilemmaCrypto’s move into banks and state-backed systems is accelerating a clash between financial privacy and public ledger design, said Aleo’s Yaya Fanusie.Jan 21, 2026Yohan Yun
‘If you want to be great, make enemies’: Solana economist Max ResnickMax Resnick can be controversial, but Ethereum did refocus on L1 scaling after his campaign, and he’s making Solana better by reducing MEV.Jan 21, 2026Andrew Fenton
Argentine exchange Ripio bets on peso stablecoins amid cautious 2026 outlookOne of Argentina's longest‑running exchanges, Ripio, is betting on local currency stablecoins and tokenized bonds to drive a decade‑long boom in tokenized money across Latin America.Jan 21, 2026Christina Comben
Bank of Italy chief says banks, not stablecoins, anchor digital moneyThe Bank of Italy's Fabio Panetta said stablecoins can only play a complementary role in the monetary system, arguing that their stability depends on fiat currency pegs.Jan 21, 2026Ezra Reguerra
Central banks vs Bitcoin: Who deserves the public’s trust?At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the French central bank governor and Coinbase CEO clashed over whether trust in money comes from institutions or decentralized Bitcoin.Jan 21, 2026Helen Partz
Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs see heavy outflows as ‘institutional caution’ growsCrypto markets dip as global macro pressures mount, with US-EU trade tensions and Japanese bond sell-offs fueling institutional caution.Jan 21, 2026Amin Haqshanas
Bitcoin sharks scoop up BTC like it’s 2013 despite ‘perfect bull trap’Several chartists warn that Bitcoin could decline toward $30,000 in February as the price action mirrors previous four-year cycles.Jan 21, 2026Yashu Gola
Bitpanda expands into stocks and ETFs with universal exchange pushMore crypto platforms are edging toward universal exchange ambitions, with research firms predicting a crypto “super app” race.Jan 21, 2026Zoltan Vardai
Trade finance is the biggest opportunity in blockchainTrade finance’s financing gap and paper-based inefficiencies create blockchain’s largest opportunity. Tokenized receivables can unlock global liquidity for SMEs.Jan 21, 2026Billy Sebell
SlowMist flags Linux Snap Store attack targeting crypto seed phrasesAttackers have hijacked trusted Snap Store publishers via expired domains, allowing malicious wallet updates to reach long-time Linux users.Jan 21, 2026Ezra Reguerra
Younger Americans back crypto as Boomers favor traditional banks: SurveyWith Boomers controlling more than half of US household wealth, the coming generational transfer may funnel a portion of this capital into crypto markets, a new OKX survey shows.Jan 21, 2026Amin Haqshanas
Can Bitcoin regain $90K? Bulls at risk as long-term holders ramp up sellingBitcoin risks a further decline to $84,000, following increasing whale exchange deposits and accelerated long-term holder selling.Jan 21, 2026Nancy Lubale
Bitcoin fills new year CME gap with sub-$88K BTC price dipBitcoin hit a key BTC price target from the start of January, with other CME futures gaps now above price, but traders remained cautious.Jan 21, 2026William Suberg
New SEC submissions press on self-custody and DeFi regulationThe submissions add to mounting pressure on regulators as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong calls for compromise to pass market structure legislation.Jan 21, 2026Christina Comben
Solana Mobile launches SKR token airdrop for Seeker phone usersSolana Mobile's airdrop of almost 2 billion SKR tokens for 100,000 Seeker users is claimable for 90 days, with staking rewards starting immediately.Jan 21, 2026Helen Partz
Aave refocuses on DeFi, hands Lens stewardship to Mask NetworkMask Network will lead consumer-facing product execution on Lens, while Aave steps back to an advisory role focused on protocol infrastructure.Jan 21, 2026Ezra Reguerra
Nansen launches AI crypto trading tools on Base, SolanaThe new AI-powered crypto trading platforms are aimed at replacing traditional trading charts and order books with trading execution offered through natural language processing.Jan 21, 2026Zoltan Vardai
Galaxy to launch $100M hedge fund to bet on rising, falling crypto pricesGalaxy plans to deploy a new hedge fund strategy that targets both crypto tokens and traditional financial stocks as the “up-only” phase fades.Jan 21, 2026Amin Haqshanas
Bhutan to deploy Sei validator in Q1, eyes tokenization collabBhutan is adding to its growing list of blockchain initiatives. It already runs a Bitcoin mining operation and also launched a self-sovereign ID system powered by Ethereum.Jan 21, 2026Stephen Katte
Grayscale files to convert NEAR Protocol Trust into ETF on NYSE ArcaGrayscale continued its pattern of trust-to-ETF conversions with the NEAR Trust despite declining fund performance.Jan 21, 2026Martin Young
Trump’s crypto advisor calls for compromises to pass crypto billAs Republicans look to notch policy wins ahead of the midterms, Trump advisor Patrick Witt says the market structure bill must include compromises to advance in the Senate.Jan 21, 2026Jesse Coghlan