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Ripple is making headlines by securing preliminary e-money licenses in Europe. While such developments show the industry’s maturation, they also highlight the high barrier to entry for investors seeking substantial returns from these giants. This is why intelligent investors are turning their focus

CME Group to launch Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar futures on February 9

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CME Group, a leading global derivatives exchange, announced plans to launch futures contracts for Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM) on February 9. The products are regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Chicago-based derivatives marketplace will offer

South Korea to monitor impact of new U.S. tariffs on AI semiconductor chips

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South Korea announced that it will continue to monitor U.S. AI chip tariffs and evaluate the industry's impacts.

Moldova to regulate cryptocurrency ownership and trading in 2026

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The Eastern European nation of Moldova will regulate cryptocurrency ownership and transactions as part of a comprehensive framework to be adopted this year. Admittedly unable to prohibit the use of decentralized digital assets, the small country is required to implement the latest EU rules as a cand

Bitcoin miner IREN tops X’s most-searched cashtags, beating Tesla and Bitcoin

Bitcoin miner IREN ranks first on X’s most searched cashtags.

Cardano (ADA) Eyes $0.50, but Short-Term Momentum Looks Weak as This New Crypto Rises

Cardano (ADA) is stabilizing around key support levels, but momentum in the short term is still lacking. The market sentiment is still cautious, even with the $0.50 target. Technical analysis reveals that without new driving forces, ADA could remain range-bound, making it less attractive to market p

Xunlei sues former CEO Chen Lei for alleged embezzlement of up to $28.6 million

Chinese technology company Xunlei has filed a lawsuit against its former chief executive officer, Chen Lei, and his core team, seeking damages of up to RMB 200 million, which is approximately $28.6 million. Lei and former senior vice-president Dong Xue have fled overseas to evade investigation, acco

UK court backs regulator and rejects Revolut, Visa, and Mastercard challenge

The UK High Court just sided with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), shutting down a legal challenge from Revolut, Visa, and Mastercard. All three companies were trying to stop a plan that would limit what banks can charge each other for cross-border online payments. They lost. The court said the

U.S. jobless claims fall below 200,000 for first time since November 2025

U.S. jobless claims dropped to 198,000 last week, a level not seen since November, after weeks of choppy holiday data. The fall caught almost everyone off guard. New filings for unemployment benefits declined by 9,000 in the week ended January 10, according to new data released by the Labor Departme

Next Crypto to Hit $1? Analysts Predict This Cheap Crypto is Poised for 15x Growth

Investors in crypto are now questioning which crypto to invest in now that we are near Q2 2026. Majority of the big caps have already taxed their gains and they are now focusing on altcoins which remain in their growing stage. Mutuum Finance (MUTM) remains one of the projects that continue to emerge

New CFTC chair Michael Selig inherits chaos as prediction markets explode

Michael Selig is not easing into his new job as the new chair of the CFTC, because he’s walking into a pile of legal fights, crypto chaos, prediction bets, and staff problems. The agency was set up to regulate things like oil and wheat, not event contracts or tokens. But that’s what it’s got now. […

Bitmine invests $200 million in MrBeast’s Beast Industries to explore DeFi

Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc., the leading Ethereum treasury company in the world, has announced a $200 million equity investment in Beast Industries. The deal is set to close this January. This move comes after MrBeast’s Beast Industries said it will be moving into areas other than entertain

Manhattan DA pushes for regulations and tools to combat organized crime loopholes

The Manhattan DA has urged lawmakers to tighten regulations and crypto enforcement tools to close down loopholes that facilitate organized criminal activities.

TRON Integrated Into MetaMask Wallet, Bringing High-Performance Blockchain Infrastructure to Global Users

Geneva, Switzerland, January 15, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), announced today that MetaMask has launched native TRON support across both its mobile and

South Korean government drops prominent tech names in push for sovereign AI

Two prominent technology companies have been cut from South Korea’s government-backed effort to build an artificial intelligence system without depending on American or Chinese technology. The Ministry of Science and ICT revealed the decision today after completing initial reviews of the national pr

7% of OM supply remains unmigrated as Mantra phases out ERC-20 version

Mantra (OM) announced the last day for its token migration, although around 7% of the supply is still stuck on Ethereum. Matnra's CEO JP Mullin announced team restructuring, citing worsened crypto market conditions and the crash of OM in April 2025.

Lemon debuts BTC-backed Visa credit cards in Argentina

Lemon, a crypto exchange with over 5.5 million users in Argentina, announced the launch of Argentina’s first “Bitcoin-backed VISA credit card.” The new product will allow users to lock up BTC as collateral to access peso credit lines without selling their coins. Reports say that the card works on a

Markets watch Polymarket whales as Trump reports arrests linked to Venezuelan leaks

Three Polymarket wallets were closely scrutinized for making outsized gains and betting just ahead of the US operation in Venezuela. One wallet was deleted, the other became inactive, while the third whale made a new bet on the situation in Iran.

Morningstar unveils index tracking private GenAI firms OpenAI, xAI, Anthropic, others

OpenAI, xAI, and Anthropic are no longer operating in the dark when it comes to investor visibility. Morningstar just launched a new daily index that tracks 20 generative AI companies, including these three, giving investors their first actual shot at measuring performance in a space that’s been clo

South Korea continues monitoring U.S. AI chip tariffs on industry

South Korea announced that it will continue to monitor U.S. AI chip tariffs and evaluate the industry's impacts.

Robinhood CEO Tenev pushes for federal oversight amid US regulatory delays

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said US regulatory delays are blocking crypto staking in four states.

BlackRock ends 2025 with record-high $14.04 trillion in assets, beating estimates

BlackRock just closed out 2025 with $14.04 trillion under management. That’s the biggest figure the company has ever recorded. It’s also the first time any asset manager has passed the $14 trillion mark. But while that number grabbed attention, profit actually dropped in the last three months of the

Morpho winds down Discord server to read-only mode DeFi fight scams

The Morpho decentralized lending protocol has announced its Discord channel will change to a “read-only” mode, joining several other DeFi networks that have decided against using the social platform due to scams. In a short thread published by pseudonymous Morpho Network Discord manager Albist, the

Famous Kazakhstan blogger Qaisar Qamza wanted for illegal betting promotion

Law enforcement in Kazakhstan is looking for a prominent blogger who has been accused of making a lot of cryptocurrency by illegally advertising online gambling in the Central Asian nation. Known as Qaisar Qamza on social media, the man has already had at least some of his coin wealth seized by the

Investors Believe This New Altcoin Is The Best Crypto Investment Before Q2 2026, Here’s Why