Raw News Items
38 itemsJanuary 24, 2026
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Ethereum prepares for quantum era with new security team and funding
Ethereum developers to launch biweekly sessions on quantum-resistant transactions as Foundation commits $2 million in new funding to harden core cryptography.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Stablecoin yield bans could push capital offshore into ‘unregulated instruments’
Proposed restrictions under the US CLARITY Act could drive demand for offshore and synthetic dollar products as investors seek yield outside regulated markets, experts warn.
- The BlockScore: 85
SEC to dismiss Gemini Earn lawsuit with prejudice after full investor recovery, ending three-year battle
The dismissal follows the 100% in-kind return of crypto assets to Gemini Earn investors through the Genesis Global Capital bankruptcy process.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
New $150 million CFTC war chest to end withdrawal delays and weaponize complaints against failing crypto exchanges
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman on Jan. 21 released updated text for a crypto market structure bill and set a committee markup for Jan. 27. The draft bill, titled the “Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act,” would give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) a defi...
- DecryptScore: 85
Ethereum Foundation Forms Post-Quantum Team as Security Concerns Mount
Ethereum researcher Justin Drake said the ecosystem is moving from research to execution as the threat from quantum computing draws closer.
- The BlockScore: 85
Spot bitcoin ETFs post worst week since February 2025 with $1.33 billion in outflows
BlackRock's industry-leading IBIT fund has seen four straight days of outflows as BTC ETFs log their worst outflow week since February 2025.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Ethereum Foundation makes post quantum security a top priority as new team forms
EF researcher Justin Drake says a new post quantum team will drive wallet safety upgrades, research prizes and test networks as quantum timelines shorten.
- The BlockScore: 80
Ethereum Foundation forms post-quantum security team, adds $1 million research prize
The Foundation announced a $1 million Poseidon Prize to harden a key cryptographic function, adding to the $1 million Proximity Prize announced last year.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Days of our market structure bills: State of Crypto
We have a new draft and fresh questions.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
New explosive IPO surge proves smart money has abandoned high-risk tokens for this specific safe haven
Crypto's IPO market is back, but the companies leading the charge aren't the ones most exposed to token volatility. BitGo priced its initial public offering on Jan. 21 at $18 per share, raising $212.8 million and valuing the custody platform at $2.08 billion. Shares opened the next day at $22.43, a ...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Democrats file ethics-focused amendments to crypto market structure bill
The amendments marked the latest Democratic Party-driven push to prevent US officials from profiting off of crypto interests.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
GameStop moves entire Bitcoin stash, signaling potential sale: CryptoQuant
A full sale at current prices would imply about a $76 million loss on GameStop’s Bitcoin bet, having purchased its 4,710 Bitcoin at an average purchasing price of $107,900.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Bitcoin’s weakness versus gold and equities puts quantum computing fears back in focus
Some investors have revived concerns that quantum computing could threaten bitcoin, but analysts and developers say recent price weakness reflects market structure.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Bitcoin is trapped on a “liquidation treadmill” where risky positions are being systematically hunted
Bitcoin’s recent price action had a familiar signature: leverage built on the bounce, funding turned supportive for longs, then the market ran the nearest pockets of fragility until forced selling took over. BTC bouncing up and down in the $80,000 range is a result of futures positioning. Data showe...
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Ukraine banned Polymarket and there’s no legal way for it to come back
Polymarket and similar platforms are considered unlicensed gambling operators, leading to blocked access.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Netherlands risks capital flight with unrealized gains tax on stocks, crypto
Investors and crypto users warn the proposed unrealized gains tax could drive an exodus of capital and talent.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
R3 bets on Solana to bring institutional yield onchain
As DeFi investors seek stable, uncorrelated returns, R3 is building Solana-native structures to bring private credit and trade finance into crypto markets.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
One of the oldest NFT trading platform which facilitated over $300 million in sales at its peak shuts down
The platform, Nifty Gateway, which once facilitated over $300 million in sales, had shifted its focus to building onchain creative projects in 2024, but will now close.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Bitcoin nodes running BIP-110 crosses 2% as spam wars heat up
The Bitcoin proposal caps arbitrary data in an attempt to combat spam from non-monetary transactions on the Bitcoin network.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Bitcoin payments held back by tax policy, not scaling tech: Crypto exec
Crypto sales are taxable under current United States policy, but lawmakers have proposed tax exemptions for small transactions.
- The BlockScore: 60
The Daily: Binance seeks MiCA license, what’s next for US crypto legislation, bitcoin holders realizing net losses, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
GameStop's $420 million bitcoin move sparks speculation of selling
While blockchain data confirms the movement to Coinbase Prime, the transfer could also mean internal asset management or custody.
- The BlockScore: 60
Gemini’s Nifty Gateway to shut down on Feb. 26 after pioneering NFT art boom
Users with NFTs on the Nifty Gateway platform are being urged to withdraw their artwork before the platform shutters on February 23.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Ethereum treasury firm buys jet engines amid tokenization push after selling ETH
ETHZilla is betting on bringing real-world assets on blockchain rails after it sold at least $114.5 million of its ETH stash over the past months.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Coinbase CEO says Big banks now view crypto as an ‘existential’ threat to their business
Brian Armstrong returns from World Economic Forum with message: traditional finance is taking crypto seriously
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Spacecoin launches SPACE token just days after partnering with Trump family-linked DeFi project
The project aims to create a decentralized satellite internet network, with the initial satellites, CTC-0 and CTC-1, already demonstrating blockchain-based communication from space.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Trump-picked OCC head proceeds with consideration of WLF's bank charter
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said no political or personal financial ties will impact the procedural review of World Liberty Financial’s bank charter application.
- DecryptScore: 40
Can Stablecoins Break Free From the US Dollar?
Nearly all stablecoins track the U.S. dollar. Experiments with baskets and commodities show how hard that grip is to loosen.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Here is why investors are snubbing Michael Saylor’s 10% dividend offer in Europe
Access and market structure issues limit adoption of Strategy’s first non U.S. perpetual preferred, Stream.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Here's what bitcoin bulls are saying as price remains stuck during global rally
It's about a lot more than "zooming out." Supply overhangs and investor "muscle memory" regarding gold help explain bitcoin's poor absolute and relative performance.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Agora's Nick van Eck bets on stablecoin boom in enterprise payments
Agora CEO Nick van Eck sees stablecoin adoption shifting to real-world business for cross-border payments.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Here’s why bitcoin’s is failing its role as a 'safe haven' versus gold
Bitcoin behaves more like an "ATM" during uncertain times, with investors quickly selling it to raise cash.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
The fight over stablecoin yield isn’t really about stablecoins
It’s about deposits and who gets paid on them, argues Le.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Could Europe sell US debt if a Greenland deal doesn’t come through?
Some European policymakers have floated the idea of selling off US debt as a way of combating US belligerence, but it may be much more difficult in practice.
- CryptoSlateScore: 30
Self-custody is no longer a retail hobby. It is becoming institutional infrastructure
The following is a guest post and opinion from Artemiy Parshakov, VP of Institutions at P2P.org. How the Institutional View of Self-Custody Is Changing For years, institutional participants largely equated self-custody with retail risk. Managing private keys, interacting directly with protocols, and...
- CryptoSlateScore: 30
Hidden inflation risks are lurking in “patched” data, leaving Bitcoin stuck in a high-stakes waiting game
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its delayed Personal Income and Outlays report on Jan. 22, publishing October and November PCE inflation together. The print put headline PCE at 0.2% month over month in both months, with headline PCE at 2.7% year over year in October and 2.8% in Novemb...
- CointelegraphScore: 30
PENGUIN memecoin surges 564% following White House social media post
The Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) memecoin had a market capitalization of about $387,000 before the US White House published its post.
- CryptoSlateScore: 20
Why £1 still buys more than $1, a crypto native guide to the least intuitive chart on Earth
If you have ever landed in London, opened your banking app, and felt that tiny jolt of disbelief, you are not alone. One pound shows up as more than one dollar, again, and it feels wrong in the same way a meme coin with eight decimals feels wrong. The U.S. is bigger, the dollar runs the pipes of glo...