Crypto for Wednesday, January 28, 2026

• Crypto Crime Hits $158B in 2025 – But Illicit Use Keeps Falling, Says TRM
• Meta and Microsoft continue going big on AI Spending. Here's how bitcoin miners could benefit
• Crypto Price Prediction Today 28 January – XRP, Solana, Bitcoin
• World token jumps 27% as Sam Altman reportedly eyes a biometric social network to kill off bots
• Best Crypto to Buy Now January 28 – XRP, Cardano, PEPE
• OpenAI Rolls Out Free Science Platform Prism as Experts Warn of Privacy Concerns
• We Hacked China’s Alibaba AI to Predict the Price of XRP, Solana and Dogecoin By the End of 2026
• Solana Price Prediction: Top Crypto Firm Reduces SOL ETF Exposure – Should Investors Be Worried Right Now?
• Gemini Launches Zcash Credit Card That Pays ZEC Rewards
• Ethereum Wallet Count Surges Past 175.5M as Staking Drains Exchange Supply
• Bitcoin Backers, Cypherpunks Sour on Trump Following Fatal Minneapolis Shooting
• Trump officials to meet banks, crypto companies as CLARITY talks resume: Report
• Bitcoin’s coal mine canaries are starting to chirp with specific alarms already signaling a market shift
• Dogecoin Price Prediction: DOGE Founder Just Exposed the Real Reason Crypto Is Crashing – And It’s Not What You Think
• Hyperliquid Price Prediction: HYPE Surges 60% as Precious Metals Demand Sees Silver Futures Hit $1.1B Volume
• Bitcoin remains subdued as gold races to new record above $5,400 following Jerome Powell remarks
• Bitcoin Is Bouncing – But These 3 Metrics Decide If the Bull Market Is Returning
• Ripple takes blockchain into the back office with new treasury platform
• Ethereum Price Prediction: Wall Street Firm Starts Buying and Locking ETH – Is This Brave or Insane? 
• Fed holds rate steady as recent dollar slide fuels Bitcoin, crypto debate
• Tesla made no changes to bitcoin holdings in Q4 as it booked $239 million digital asset loss
• Japanese Banking Giant’s Crypto Subsidiary Applies for US Banking Charter
• Coinbase Rolls Out Kalshi-Powered Prediction Markets Across United States
• XRP Price Prediction: Price Looks Dead – But This One Signal Just Flashed Green for the First Time in Months
• Coinbase launches prediction markets in all 50 US states via Kalshi
• Bubblemaps Flags LICK Token as On-Chain Data Ties Launch to Alleged $40M US Government Theft
• Clawdbot Chaos: A Forced Rebrand, Crypto Scam and 24-Hour Meltdown
• Paxos' gold token rakes in record inflows as crypto investors turn to the yellow metal
• White House to meet with crypto, banking executives to discuss market structure bill
• Bitcoin Shrugs Off Fed’s Pause on Interest Rate Cuts
• Crypto PAC Fairshake reports $193M after industry donations ahead of US midterms
• Bitcoin, Ethereum Steady as Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
• Optimism governance approves OP token buyback plan tied to superchain revenue
• Bitcoin traders eye $93.5K liquidation sweep despite Fed interest rate pause
• Bitcoin historically crushed silver but a huge flip since 2021 has changed everything for investors
• Crypto's political power supercharged with $193 million in Fairshake, thanks to new cash
• Federal Reserve holds policy steady as early rate cut bets vanish and bitcoin stalls
• Strive Enters Top 10 Publicly Traded Bitcoin Holders, Pays Off Debt After Semler Acquisition
• Coinbase rolls out prediction markets to all U.S. customers
• Cardano Price Prediction: Insider Exposes Ethereum Flaw After $4M Hack – Is ADA the Safer Bet Now?
• MegaETH mainnet to go live Feb. 9 in major test of ‘real-time’ Ethereum scaling
• Vitalik Buterin Earns $70,000 Profit on Polymarket Using Anti-Irrationality Strategy
• Bitcoin enters 72-hour danger zone as both historic Supreme Court battle and Fed decision threaten to tank the dollar
• Crypto Long & Short: Risk Ratings: DeFi’s Maturity Test
• Tether Will Keep Adding to $24 Billion Gold Stash Held in Former Nuclear Bunker, Says CEO
• ECB Warns Europe Can’t Wait for Private Solution as Cash Use Plunges – Is CBDC the Answer?
• Wall Street giants push back on exemptions for tokenized securities in SEC meeting
• US senators to weigh CFTC, other amendments to crypto market structure bill
• StanChart’s Zodia Custody Partners With Dubai Insurance to Launch Crypto Digital Wallet in UAE
• Price predictions 1/28: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, HYPE, XMR
• Dubai Insurance launches crypto wallet premium payments, claims settlements
• Circle shares rise 4% as Polymarket-driven USDC growth prompts analyst upgrade
• Urgent HSBC risk-on order issued as dollar hits 2021 lows which could flip Bitcoin’s next move
• The UK government says banks need to stop blocking crypto firms if the country wants to become a digital hub
• XRP to $27 or $200? Analyst Maps Out Ripple’s Crazy New Price Path
• Bitcoin price fails to follow as gold hits $5.3K record into FOMC
• Fidelity readies digital dollar as stablecoins move into institutional finance
• Coinbase opposition won't stymie U.S. crypto market structure bill, HSBC says
• The Protocol: Ethereum to roll out new AI agents standard soon
• From Bitcoin Miners to Payment Layers: Why Infrastructure Conversations Are Turning to Bitcoin Everlight
• Robinhood CEO says tokenized stocks could prevent another GameStop freeze
• Internet Computer (ICP) Plunges by 11% Weekly: Further Collapse or Rebound Ahead?
• BlackRock is cannibalizing Bitcoin gains for “income” in a move that could leave retail investors behind during rallies
• UK Court of Appeal Rules that RuneScape Gold is Property in $750K Theft Case
• KuCoin Partners with Tadej Pogačar in One of the Few Value-Driven Collaborations Between Crypto and Elite Cycling
• Top Wall Street Firms Met With SEC Crypto Task Force to Discuss DeFi Concerns
• HYPE price soars 58% amid exploding commodities trading on Hyperliquid
• Bitcoin treasury firm Strive raises $225 million to pay off loans, buy more bitcoin
• Fidelity to Enter Stablecoin Market With Ethereum-Based 'Digital Dollar'
• South Dakota Lawmaker Takes Second Stab at Launching State Bitcoin Reserve
• Binance Founder CZ Fires Back at FUD Over ‘Buy and Hold’ Tweet — Here’s What He Really Meant
• Peter Thiel and Galaxy-backed Citrea wants to turn idle bitcoin into a high-speed bank account
• Can Pi Network (PI) Crash to $0 in 2026? 4 AI Predictions Raise Serious Concerns
• Banks fear stablecoin ‘bank run,’ regulators see limited impact
• Fidelity to Launch First Stablecoin, Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD) – A New Era for Investors?
• UK Regulator Bans Coinbase Ads Over Cost-of-Living Messaging
• South Korea’s New Crypto Bill Sets $3.5M Minimum for Stablecoin Issuers – Can It Pass?
• 6 weirdest devices people have used to mine Bitcoin and crypto
• [LIVE] Bitcoin Price Alert: Fed Holds at 3.5-3.75%, Two Dissent for Cuts – Powell Speaks at 2:30 PM
• CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: AAVE Gains 2.9%, Leading Index Higher
• Top Bitcoin mining stocks rise amid US winter storm hashrate decline
• Crypto Crime Hit All-Time High in 2025, With Russian Stablecoin Playing Key Role: TRM Labs
• Criminal use of crypto spikes after years of steady decline, TRM report says
• Morning Minute: Hyperliquid Soars in Pivot to "Trade Everything" Exchange
• Bitget taps ex-Bitpanda legal chief Oliver Stauber to build Vienna MiCA hub
• UK advertising watchdog bans Coinbase ads as 'irresponsible'
• Europe’s DeFi tax gap won’t last forever, says ex-OECD official
• Bitcoin will either join the Gold rush or succumb to a risk-off reality after the dollar plunge
• Fidelity Investments starts its own stablecoin in a massive bet that future of banking is on blockchain
• Crypto loses speculative edge as AI and robotics attract capital: Delphi
• Bullish bitcoin traders grab crash protection as Friday's $8.9 billion expiry nears
• Bitcoin Outperforms Gold Since 2022, Analyst Calms Market Fears
• No More Waiting: Ripple Makes Big Announcement Aimed at CFOs
• Bitcoin Price Analysis: What Does BTC Need to Decisively Reclaim $90K?
• 1xBit Launches Platform 2.0 with Redesigned Interface and Unlimited Crypto Accounts
• Bitcoin and Ethereum Traders Should Watch 'Narrative Whipsaw' Heading into Fed Decision
• Why Is Crypto Up Today? – January 28, 2026
• For Wall Street’s most sophisticated trading firms, the next alpha is onchain
• WisdomTree brings its full tokenized fund lineup to Solana
• Cactus Custody Pushes MPC Self-Custody – Full Control, But Compliance Is the Catch
• Gold tops $5,300 as Tether hoards bullion and Coinbase promotes futures
• Pinterest to Slash Nearly 15% of Workforce in AI-Powered Restructuring
• The big lie about 24-hour trading ignores the $4.5 billion crypto market that never actually closes its doors
• South Korea regulator backs ownership caps for crypto exchanges
• Digital euro key to payments sovereignty in ‘weaponised’ world: ECB exec
• Bitcoin ETF $86K break-even level in focus amid US wirehouse influx reports
• Altcoins Hyperliquid, Pump.fun Post Double-Digit Weekly Gains as Bitcoin Nears $90K
• CZ Says Buy-and-Hold Isn’t for Every Token After Trader Backlash
• Bitcoin eyes $90K ahead of FOMC: Watch these BTC price levels next
• How Aave’s DeFi monopoly created a risky feedback loop with only a $460M backstop
• Historic Bitcoin Crossovers Flash Warning Signals Again
• Wallet linked to alleged US seizure theft launches memecoin, crashes 97%
• Hyperliquid’s HYPE Flies to 2-Month High, Bitcoin (BTC) Taps $89K: Market Watch
• Arthur Hayes Predicts Bitcoin Rally as Fed Signals Liquidity Boost
• OKX launches EU stablecoin payment card via regulated issuer Monavate
• Ethereum Price Reclaims $3K in ‘Quick Turnaround’ Amid Solid Fundamentals
• Crypto launderers are turning away from centralized exchanges: Chainalysis
• Coinbase Shares Extend Losses as It Expands Into New Metal Futures
• Ethereum Layer 2 Base Co-Founder Rejects Behind-the-Scenes Price Manipulation
• Bitwise Registers Uniswap ETF Trust in Early Step Toward Potential Filing
• Morgan Stanley Creates Digital-Asset Strategy Post, Names Long-Serving Exec To Lead
• Nomura’s Crypto Arm Laser Digital Eyes US Bank Charter: Report
• Morgan Stanley appoints new head of digital asset strategy
• Bitcoin Seen Entering a More Stable Phase, Coinbase and Glassnode Say