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131 itemsJanuary 28, 2026
- CoinDesk
Meta and Microsoft continue going big on AI Spending. Here's how bitcoin miners could benefit
In its fourth quarter earnings report, Meta said capital spending plans for 2026 should be in the range of $115-$135 billion, well ahead of consensus forecasts.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
BlackRock is cannibalizing Bitcoin gains for “income” in a move that could leave retail investors behind during rallies
BlackRock is moving deeper into the “Bitcoin as a portfolio sleeve” trade, this time by packaging the flagship digital asset's inherent volatility into distributable income. On Jan. 23, the $14 trillion asset management firm filed a registration statement for the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF. ...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Fidelity readies digital dollar as stablecoins move into institutional finance
Fidelity will issue a stablecoin through its newly approved national trust bank, signaling deeper institutional use of blockchain-based payment infrastructure.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin enters 72-hour danger zone as both historic Supreme Court battle and Fed decision threaten to tank the dollar
Bitcoin has entered a 24–72 hour window in which Federal Reserve messaging, dollar pricing, and an active Supreme Court test tied to Fed independence could set the near-term regime traders apply to the asset. Fed decision and near-term market regime As of the morning of Jan. 28, markets are waiting ...
- The BlockScore: 85
Ethereum researchers propose FOCIL as censorship-resistance headliner for Hegota upgrade
Hegota was named late last year as the upgrade following Glamsterdam, as Ethereum developers mapped out the network’s 2026 roadmap.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Fidelity Investments starts its own stablecoin in a massive bet that future of banking is on blockchain
The FIDD token will run on Ethereum, serve institutional and retail users, and comply with the new GENIUS Act’s reserve rules.
- The BlockScore: 80
Fidelity to launch dollar-backed stablecoin FIDD on Ethereum in coming weeks
Fidelity Investments plans to launch its own Ethereum-based stablecoin, FIDD, as U.S. stablecoin regulation comes into focus.
- DecryptScore: 80
Top Wall Street Firms Met With SEC Crypto Task Force to Discuss DeFi Concerns
Citadel, SIFMA, and JPMorgan met with the SEC on Tuesday to raise concerns about the agency’s aggressively pro-crypto agenda.
- DecryptScore: 80
Japanese Banking Giant’s Crypto Subsidiary Applies for US Banking Charter
A Swiss subsidiary of Japanese investment banking giant Nomura is the latest crypto firm to seek a U.S. national bank charter from the OCC.
- The BlockScore: 80
Crypto PAC Fairshake amasses $193 million war chest ahead of November midterms
Crypto-focused political action committee Fairshake said it has more than $193 million in cash as it heads into the 2026 midterms.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Trustless AI agent standard could hit Ethereum mainnet on Thursday
ERC-8004, which a lead developer has tipped will be deployed to mainnet this week, enables AI agents to discover and trust each other across platforms without centralized gatekeepers.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Nomura's Laser Digital applies for U.S. national trust bank to offer crypto custody
The proposed bank would offer cryptocurrency custody, spot trading and staking services under direct federal regulatory supervision.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
South Korea regulator backs ownership caps for crypto exchanges
The Financial Services Commission chief says ownership limits are still under negotiation as lawmakers debate the Digital Asset Basic Act ahead of a mid-February deadline.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
UK advertising watchdog bans Coinbase ads as 'irresponsible'
The ASA banned Coinbase adverts concluding they imply crypto could ease the country's cost-of-living crisis.
- DecryptScore: 75
Fidelity to Enter Stablecoin Market With Ethereum-Based 'Digital Dollar'
Wall Street giant Fidelity will enter the stablecoin world with the upcoming launch of its Ethereum-based Digital Dollar (FIDD).
- The BlockScore: 75
AlphaTON says Telegram’s Cocoon AI is now generating revenue as GPU rollout ramps
AlphaTON is growing into a large early infrastructure contributor to Cocoon AI as it deploys GPUs under a $46M compute investment.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
US senators to weigh CFTC, other amendments to crypto market structure bill
The US financial regulator has just one Senate-confirmed commissioner, leading to lawmakers' concerns about the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's balance and effectiveness.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Coinbase launches prediction markets in all 50 US states via Kalshi
More than a month after announcing plans to move deeper into prediction markets, Coinbase said it would launch its offering for ”sports, politics, culture and more.”
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Trump officials to meet banks, crypto companies as CLARITY talks resume: Report
US President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to break a deadlock over crypto market structure legislation as lawmakers remain divided on stablecoin yield.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
UK bans Coinbase ads that ‘trivialized’ crypto risks: Report
Coinbase’s musical ad depicting a run-down UK, which was already blacklisted from TV, has reportedly seen a wider ban by the country’s ad watchdog for being “irresponsible.”
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Ethereum unveils new rules to make AI agents turstworthy
A new Ethereum standard seeks to give AI agents portable identities and reputations, letting them interact across companies and chains without relying on centralized gatekeepers.
- The BlockScore: 75
Ripple debuts treasury platform combining cash and digital asset management
Ripple launched Ripple Treasury following its $1 billion acquisition of treasury management provider GTreasury.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Suspected US seizure theft wallet launches memecoin, crashes 97%
A wallet linked to an alleged theft from a US government crypto seizure launched a Solana memecoin on Pump.fun that later crashed 97%, sparking tokenomics warnings.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Aave has created a systemic DeFi feedback loop with only a $460M backstop as its lending monopoly reaches 51%,
Aave now controls 51.5% of the DeFi lending market share, the first time any protocol has crossed the 50% threshold since 2020. The milestone arrives not through competitor collapse but through steady accumulation: Aave's $33.37 billion in total value locked sits atop a $64.83 billion lending catego...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin ETF $86K break-even level in focus amid US wirehouse influx reports
Bitcoin ETF investors contend with price dropping to their aggregate entry level, but a crypto executive claimed that new institutions were lining up.
- DecryptScore: 75
Bitcoin and Ethereum Traders Should Watch 'Narrative Whipsaw' Heading into Fed Decision
Bitcoin and Ethereum rise as traders brace for Fed's first 2025 rate decision—will Powell's labor concerns hint at March cuts or delay easing?
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bullish bitcoin traders grab crash protection as Friday's $8.9B expiry nears
Bitcoin and ether options worth billions of dollars are set to expire this Friday.
- DecryptScore: 70
Crypto Crime Hit All-Time High in 2025, With Russian Stablecoin Playing Key Role: TRM Labs
Some $158 billion worth of illicit crypto traded last year, and much of that activity came from just one source: a ruble-pegged stablecoin with ties to Russia.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin price fails to follow as gold hits $5.3K record into FOMC
Bitcoin disappointed with an apparent failed breakout above $90,000 after gold soared to fresh highs and US dollar strength nosedived.
- The BlockScore: 70
Coinbase prediction markets go live in all 50 US states via Kalshi
The full rollout comes after an earlier limited launch and as prediction markets are seeing record levels of activity and revenue.
- The BlockScore: 70
White House to host meeting between bank and crypto next week to discuss digital asset legislation: Reuters
The White House plans to convene a meeting next week with senior leaders from the banking and cryptocurrency sectors, Reuters reported.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
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
- CoinDeskScore: 70
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.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
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.
- DecryptScore: 70
Coinbase Rolls Out Kalshi-Powered Prediction Markets Across United States
Leading American crypto exchange Coinbase has launched its own prediction markets offering, powered by Kalshi.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Fed holds rate steady as recent dollar slide fuels Bitcoin, crypto debate
The FOMC paused rate cuts, but a weakening dollar may be doing the easing instead, reshaping expectations for Bitcoin, crypto markets and US monetary policy.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Morgan Stanley appoints new head of digital asset strategy
Morgan Stanley largely sat out the first wave of institutional crypto adoption across 2024–2025 but surprised many with three crypto ETF filings earlier this month.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
$10.8B in Bitcoin options expire this week: Will bulls chase $95K after expiry?
Bitcoin options data shows bearish bets holding the advantage in Friday’s $10.8 billion expiry, unless bulls manage a pre-expiration breakout above $90,000.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Nearly 40% of US merchants now accept crypto at checkout: PayPal
Adoption has been strongest in the hospitality, travel, digital goods, and gaming industries. Millennials and Gen Zs are proving to be the most crypto-savvy shoppers.
- DecryptScore: 70
Bitwise Registers Uniswap ETF Trust in Early Step Toward Potential Filing
The filing comes after regulators closed their probe into Uniswap Labs, shifting attention from enforcement toward questions over liquidity.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Top stablecoins shrink as crypto cash flees, posing risk to bitcoin's bounce
USDC leads the decline in the market cap of top stablecoins, posing risk to crypto market valuations.
- The BlockScore: 70
Ethereum to launch standard for AI agent economy on mainnet this week
The ERC-8004 proposal aims to let AI agents interact with entities on Ethereum, allowing them to participate in a decentralized economy.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Wall Street’s big lie about 24-hour trading ignores the $4.5 billion crypto market that never actually closes its doors
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation spent 2025 building infrastructure for extended trading hours, targeting a 24×5 schedule that would keep US markets open from Sunday night through Friday evening with brief daily maintenance windows. Nasdaq filed plans for 23-hour trading days. Intercontin...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
For Wall Street’s most sophisticated trading firms, the next alpha is onchain
Physical co-location and nanosecond advantages end as alpha shifts onchain. High-frequency trading firms own blockchain infrastructure.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Criminal use of crypto spikes after years of steady decline, TRM report says
While the increasingly professional bad guys' crypto rocketed to $158 billion in 2025, it's still a decreasing share of overall digital assets activity.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Top Bitcoin mining stocks rise amid US winter storm hashrate decline
Hashrate fell sharply as Bitcoin miners curtailed operations during extreme winter conditions in the US, boosting profitability for companies that stayed online.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
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.
- DecryptScore: 65
Strive Enters Top 10 Publicly Traded Bitcoin Holders, Pays Off Debt After Semler Acquisition
Financial services firm Strive Asset Management is now among the top 10 publicly traded holders of Bitcoin.
- The BlockScore: 65
Uniswap to roll out ‘Continuous Clearing Auctions’ on main frontend, reshaping its token launch process
CCAs are a price-discovery and liquidity-boosting mechanism that minimizes the impact of bot snipers when launching tokens.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Coinbase moves closer toward rolling out ‘custom stablecoins’
Coinbase has been working with Solflare, R2, and Flipcash to bring custom stablecoins to market, with the latest testing focused on Flipcash's USDF.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
OKX launches EU stablecoin payment card via regulated issuer Monavate
OKX says the card supports USDC and USDG spending, is issued via Monavate on Mastercard’s network and is available to verified EU users.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Stablecoins seen as ‘the default’ for payments as OKX brings crypto card to Europe
With EU banks exploring stablecoin issuance and regulators laying ground rules, OKX says its card marks a turning point in crypto’s integration into everyday finance.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
ECB’s Cipollone says digital euro key to payments sovereignty in ‘weaponised’ world
European Central Bank executive Piero Cipollone has argued that rising geopolitical tensions make a European-controlled payments system a strategic necessity.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
After this steep dollar plunge will Bitcoin join the Gold rush or succumb to a risk-off reality?
The US dollar slid to a four-year low, while gold and silver pushed deeper into record territory as Bitcoin attempted to recliam the $90,000 level. During the past day, the dollar index, a gauge of the greenback against major peers, touched 95.566, its weakest level since February 2022, after Presid...
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Long-term bitcoin holders resume selling as price lags behind traditional markets
Long-term bitcoin holders are selling at the fastest pace since August as the cryptocurrency's price lags behind broader financial markets.
- DecryptScore: 60
UK Regulator Bans Coinbase Ads Over Cost-of-Living Messaging
The Advertising Standards Authority deemed the ads irresponsible by presenting crypto as a solution to “prevalent financial concerns.”
- DecryptScore: 60
South Dakota Lawmaker Takes Second Stab at Launching State Bitcoin Reserve
The bill by State Representative Logan Manhart seeks to allocate as much as 10% of the state’s investment funds to the cryptocurrency.
- The BlockScore: 60
UK advertising watchdog pulls Coinbase ads over concerns it was ‘socially irresponsible’
The ASA says a string of advertisements from Coinbase have been banned over concerns that they were "socially irresponsible."
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Dubai Insurance launches crypto wallet premium payments, claims settlements
The digital wallet allows insurance premiums and claims to be settled in crypto through a regulated custody partnership with Zodia Custody.
- The BlockScore: 60
The Daily: Tether’s ‘gold central bank’ ambitions, Morgan Stanley’s crypto push, Fidelity’s stablecoin launch on Ethereum, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin traders eye $93.5K liquidation sweep despite Fed interest rate pause
Bitcoin pulled back from its intraday highs after the US Federal Reserve declined to cut interest rates, but futures market data suggests traders may attempt to seize the short liquidity in BTC’s $93,500 range.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
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.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
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.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
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.
- The BlockScore: 60
Token creation platform Doppler raises $9 million seed round led by Pantera Capital
Since launching nine months ago, Doppler says more than 90% of new DEX pools on Base now launch through its protocol.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Ripple takes blockchain into the back office with new treasury platform
Built on Ripple’s GTreasury acquisition, the platform integrates cash management with blockchain settlement as digital assets gain a foothold on corporate balance sheets.
- DecryptScore: 60
Gemini Launches Zcash Credit Card That Pays ZEC Rewards
Publicly traded crypto exchange Gemini launched a new Zcash-themed credit card that pays ZEC rewards to holders.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Steak ‘n Shake adds $5M in Bitcoin to reserve as in-store sales grow 18%
The restaurant chain said that its adoption of Bitcoin is one of the main reasons that it is “trouncing” its fast-food competitors.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
A Fed move to backstop Japan bonds could boost Bitcoin: Arthur Hayes
BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes says the yen is weakening while Japanese government bond yields are rising, which could lead to Japanese investors selling US Treasuries.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitget hires ex-Bitpanda legal chief Oliver Stauber to build Vienna MiCA hub
Bitget EU says it expects MiCA approval in Austria by mid-2026, with a broker-led model and strict asset standards for European users.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin eyes $90K ahead of FOMC: Watch these BTC price levels next
Bitcoin price traded below $90,000 as investors braced for Jerome Powell’s post-FOMC speech that could trigger volatile swings toward key BTC price levels.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Gold hits $5,300 as Tether stacks bullion and Coinbase pushes futures
Tether expands physical gold holdings to 130 metric tons while Coinbase promotes futures trading as Bitcoin lags and gold tops $5,300 per ounce.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
WisdomTree brings its full tokenized fund lineup to Solana
WisdomTree adds Solana to its tokenized fund lineup, citing transaction speed as it expands a regulated multi-chain strategy.
- The BlockScore: 60
WisdomTree extends full suite of tokenized funds to Solana
WisdomTree is extending the full suite of its tokenized funds onto Solana, one of its largest non-EVM chain deployments to date.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
WisdomTree expands tokenized fund access to Solana in multichain push
Both institutional and retail investors will be able to mint, trade and hold the tokenized funds on Solana through WisdomTree Connect and WisdomTree Prime.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Tether is buying up to $1 billion of gold per month and storing it in a 'James Bond' bunker
The company's gold purchases are mostly for its own reserves, but also support its XAUT stablecoin.
- The BlockScore: 55
Consensys-backed Linea integrates Phylax’s Credible Layer to proactively prevent smart contract exploits
Phylax's Credible Layer allows developers to preprogram rules — or “assertions” — into smart contracts to mitigate exploits.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Strive clears Semler debt off books, buys more bitcoin after $225 million preferred stock sale
The offering of SATA shares was oversubscribed and upsized from the initial $150 million target.
- DecryptScore: 55
Tether Will Keep Adding to $24 Billion Gold Stash Held in Former Nuclear Bunker, Says CEO
Stablecoin issuer Tether is now one of the world's biggest gold holders, keeping its precious metal in a former Swiss nuclear bunker.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Bitcoin remains subdued as gold races to new record above $5,400 following Jerome Powell remarks
Gold fans rushed in to buy as the Fed chair said he took no macro signal from the raging bull market in precious metals.
- DecryptScore: 55
Coinbase Shares Extend Losses as It Expands Into New Metal Futures
Experts say the metals expansion builds infrastructure, not a near-term volatility hedge, as Coinbase stock falls 46% from its peak.
- The BlockScore: 55
Bitget appoints former Bitpanda executive Oliver Stauber to lead EU unit in Vienna
Bitget named Oliver Stauber as CEO of its new EU unit, establishing Vienna headquarters to support MiCAR compliance.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Altcoins jump as dollar slides, bitcoin holds steady: Crypto Markets Today
The Dollar Index hit a four-year low, while altcoins surged led by HYPE, JTO and Solana memecoin PIPPIN.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Crypto loses speculative edge as AI and robotics attract capital: Delphi
Speculative capital is flowing into emerging tech opportunities, as progress with US crypto regulations continues to stall, limiting investor appetite for digital assets, Delphi Digital said.
- The BlockScore: 50
Solana validator count continues to fall as vote transactions drop 40%
Despite Solana's validator contraction, non-vote transactions have remained relatively stable at around 100 million per day.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Robinhood CEO says tokenized stocks could prevent another GameStop freeze
Vlad Tenev blamed the trading halt on its app in 2021 on bad infrastructure, a problem that he says tokenization would solve.
- The BlockScore: 50
Illicit actors capture nearly 3% of crypto liquidity in 2025: TRM
TRM Labs estimates that illicit crypto volume surged to an all-time high of $158 billion in 2025, representing just 1.2% of total crypto volumes.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Crypto PAC Fairshake reports $193M after industry donations ahead of US midterms
The funding represented a 37% increase in Fairshake’s cash on hand since it last disclosed its holdings in July 2025.
- DecryptScore: 50
Clawdbot Chaos: A Forced Rebrand, Crypto Scam and 24-Hour Meltdown
Scammers exploited a brief gap amid a trademark dispute to launch meme coin CLAWD, briefly inflate it to $16 million, and turn a viral AI project into a cautionary tale.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
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.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
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.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
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.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Tesla made no changes to bitcoin holdings in Q4 as it booked $239 million digital asset loss
The company's bitcoin stack remained at 11,509 coins, worth about $1 billion at BTC's current price near $89,000.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
World token jumps 27% as Sam Altman reportedly eyes a biometric social network to kill off bots
The WLD token surged after Forbes reported that Sam Altman's OpenAI is planning to use Worldcoin to fight bots online.
- DecryptScore: 50
Bitcoin Seen Entering a More Stable Phase, Coinbase and Glassnode Say
New analysis points to steadier market conditions for Bitcoin as liquidity support holds and investors shift toward hedging over leverage.
- The BlockScore: 50
Tether will become ‘gold central bank’ in post-dollar world, CEO Ardoino says
Tether owns around 140 tons of gold, worth around $23 billion, stored in a nuclear bunker in Switzerland, according to Bloomberg.
- The BlockScore: 50
South Dakota lawmaker revives bitcoin reserve push with new bill
The latest proposal closely mirrors House Bill 1202, which was introduced during the 2025 legislative session.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
BTC, ETH, SOL move higher as markets eye Fed, Mag 7 earnings and weaker dollar
Crypto prices steadied as traders looked past short-term volatility with positioning shifting to the Fed, megacap earnings and a weakening dollar.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
HYPE token's 30% surge is a story of crypto-traditional market convergence, treasury firm says
HYPE has surged 30%, outperforming bitcoin, ether and the CoinDesk 20 index by a big margin.
- DecryptScore: 50
Altcoins Hyperliquid, Pump.fun Post Double-Digit Weekly Gains as Bitcoin Nears $90K
As Bitcoin inches towards $90K, capital has rotated into altcoins, resulting in weekly gains between 30% and 56%.
- The BlockScore: 50
Ex-Revolut duo raise $6 million seed round to expand onchain finance app Bleap
The company plans to deploy the fresh capital toward yield vaults, onchain trading expansion, and growth across Latin America and Europe.
- The BlockScore: 45
HYPE surges over 60% in a week as open interest across Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 DEXs tops $925 million
HYPE has jumped more than 60% over the past week as surging silver and commodities trading on Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 DEXs fueled momentum.
- CryptoSlateScore: 45
Urgent HSBC risk-on order issued as dollar hits 2021 lows which could flip Bitcoin’s next move
HSBC issued a directive on Jan. 27 for investors to stay aggressively risk-on. The bank recommends overweighting equities, high-yield debt, emerging-market bonds, and gold while underweighting sovereigns, investment-grade credit, and oil. The call rests on a specific macro view: US growth holds up, ...
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Europe’s DeFi tax gap won’t last forever, says ex-OECD official
DeFi is still out of scope for DAC8 and CARF, but AML enforcement trends suggest that may not last, according to Taxbit’s Colby Mangels.
- DecryptScore: 40
Morning Minute: Hyperliquid Soars in Pivot to "Trade Everything" Exchange
Silver and Gold are some of the heaviest traded assets on the Hyperliquid perps exchange now. And it's leading to a surge in HYPE's price.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Banks fear stablecoin ‘bank run,’ regulators see limited impact
Banks warn stablecoins could siphon deposits from the banking system, but policy and regulatory experts say there’s little evidence of it happening yet.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
HYPE price soars 58% amid exploding commodities trading on Hyperliquid
HYPE has entered a classic breakout stage after its onchain activity exploded, with a 45% price rally to $50 next in the cards.
- The BlockScore: 40
Mizuho upgrades Circle shares outlook citing Polymarket’s use of USDC for settlement
The firm's analysts upgraded Circle shares to a “neutral” rating and raised the share price target to $77.
- DecryptScore: 40
Bitcoin, Ethereum Steady as Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
The move was widely expected, but FOMC members were divided.
- The BlockScore: 40
Fed holds interest rates steady, crypto markets shrug as focus shifts to new chairman
Attention is shifting beyond rate moves, with investors focused on Fed leadership and political signals shaping the 2026 policy outlook.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
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.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
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.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
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.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
Bitcoin’s coal mine canaries are starting to chirp with specific alarms already signaling a market shift
Amid a general sense of unease around the spike in precious metals, the decline in the dollar, Bitcoin's weak-to-flat price action, geopolitical uncertainty, and persistent trade wars, several economic stressors actually appear relatively relaxed. The canaries in the coal mine for Bitcoin are still ...
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Crypto needs to become ‘indispensable’ if legislation fails: Bitwise
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says crypto will have to “wrestle with prolonged regulatory grind and skepticism” if the US fails to pass a market structure bill.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
XRP climbs to $1.90 but struggles to break out of tight range
Traders are watching $1.88 as support and $1.94–$2.00 as the levels XRP needs to clear to break consolidation.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Crypto launderers are turning away from centralized exchanges: Chainalysis
Chainalysis says the on-chain money laundering ecosystem processed $82 billion in funds in 2025, with Chinese-language networks now dominating.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Traders bet on calm as Fed rate cut looms
Your day-ahead look for Jan. 28, 2026
- CoinDeskScore: 35
Dogecoin turns lower after failing to hold $0.124
Traders are watching $0.122 as support and $0.1243–$0.1255 as the levels DOGE needs to reclaim.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: AAVE Gains 2.9%, Leading Index Higher
Avalanche (AVAX) was also a top performer, rising 1.6% from Tuesday.
- DecryptScore: 30
UK Court of Appeal Rules that RuneScape Gold is Property in $750K Theft Case
A former Jagex employee allegedly stole over 700 billion virtual gold pieces and sold them for almost $750,000 in crypto and fiat.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Price predictions 1/28: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, HYPE, XMR
Bitcoin rallied above $90,000 as the US dollar index weakened, gold hit new highs and traders positioned ahead of today’s FOMC. Will a rate cut or pause extend the BTC and altcoin rally?
- CryptoSlateScore: 30
Bitcoin historically crushed silver but a huge flip since 2021 has changed everything for investors
Silver has now outperformed Bitcoin from early 2021 to “today.” While Bitcoin still crushes the full 2018-to-now window, the difference comes down to regime, timing, and the kind of pain you can actually hold through. Every cycle has its signature trade, in 2021 it felt obvious. Bitcoin had the stor...
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Rodeo becomes 2nd NFT platform to announce closure this week
NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway announced on Saturday that it was shutting down, and has now been followed by Rodeo, which only launched on iOS in March last year.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Silver, gold hype overtaking crypto on social media: Santiment
Silver prices have been on the rise and hit a new all-time high of just over $117 on Tuesday, though some analysts warn this could be a price top is coming soon for the precious metal.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Here's how China's response to Trump tariffs silently rocks bitcoin
China’s exports remain resilient under U.S. tariffs as the yuan stays tightly managed, sending ripples all the way to the crypto market.
- DecryptScore: 30
Pinterest to Slash Nearly 15% of Workforce in AI-Powered Restructuring
The firm is "reallocating resources to AI-focused roles," amid mounting concern around the technology's impact on the tech workforce.
- CoinDeskScore: 20
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.
- DecryptScore: 20
OpenAI Rolls Out Free Science Platform Prism as Experts Warn of Privacy Concerns
Prism aims to move ChatGPT into scientific writing as OpenAI signals plans to share in future profits. Some are warning against its pitfalls.
- The BlockScore: 15
OpenAI social network could tap World’s eyeball-scanning Orbs: report
The company wants to leverage the success of ChatGPT and Sora to create a social media platform free of bots.
- DecryptScore: 10
Bitcoin Backers, Cypherpunks Sour on Trump Following Fatal Minneapolis Shooting
Some members of the crypto industry are publicly distancing themselves from President Trump after the killing of Alex Pretti—and the White House's comments around it.