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Galaxy Digital has completed its first tokenized CLO, using blockchain infrastructure to bring private credit and crypto-backed loans onchain. Galaxy Digital has closed its first tokenized collateralized loan obligation (CLO), bringing private credit onto blockchain infrastructure. The deal, known as Galaxy CLO 2025-1, was issued on Avalanche and has financed roughly $75 million in loans so far, according to a Thursday announcement. The transaction is anchored by a $50 million allocation from Grove, an institutional credit protocol within the Sky ecosystem, formerly known as MakerDAO. “By uniting our strengths in debt capital markets, blockchain technology, and asset management, we're opening a new avenue for institutional engagement in credit markets—one that benefits from greater efficiency, transparency, and expanded collateral flexibility through onchain execution,” Chris Ferraro, president and chief investment officer at Galaxy, said. Read more

CoinGecko CEO Bobby Ong acknowledged the company is exploring strategic opportunities following reports that the crypto data platform is pursuing acquisition offers valued at approximately $500 million, with Moelis reportedly advising on the process. The post CoinGecko CEO Addresses $500M Acquisition Reports appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP has bounced nicely with the rest of the market, but it’s still trading as a laggard rather than a leader. The latest push was strong enough to squeeze shorts and reset sentiment from extreme fear to neutral, yet the price is stalling right where you would expect sellers to defend: higher-timeframe resistance and key […]

BitMine Immersion Technology will invest $200 million in MrBeast’s Beast Industries, linking crypto capital with the world’s largest creator platform. BitMine Immersion Technology has agreed to invest $200 million in Beast Industries, the entertainment company founded by YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, in a deal that marks one of BitMine’s largest non-core equity investments to date. BitMine will make a $200 million equity investment into Beast Industries, the company announced on Thursday.  Donaldson operates a network of YouTube channels that collectively have more than 450 million subscribers, according to publicly available figures. Read more

Ethereum is showing renewed strength as it breaks out from key technical patterns, aligning with broader crypto market optimism. This move comes amid continued ETF speculation, increased institutional activity, and a wave of geopolitical instability driving capital into decentralized assets. Despite macro uncertainty, ETH’s structure across multiple timeframes and on-chain data reflect improving sentiment and […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, UAE, January 15th, 2026] The BNB Foundation has officially announced the successful completion of the 34th quarterly BNB token burn by BNB Chain. This marks our first burn of 2026. Here are the facts and figures from the latest burn: Total BNB burned:  1,371,803.77 BNB This includes two components: Actual burn: […]

[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, January 15th, 2026] OpenServ and Neol Advance Enterprise-ready AI Reasoning Under Real-world Constraints The foundational design partnership applies structured AI reasoning in high-stakes, regulated environments, with detailed findings forthcoming OpenServ today announced a foundational design partnership with Neol to apply and evolve SERV’s AI reasoning framework in real-world, high-stakes […]

Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced a $200 million equity investment in Beast Industries, marking a notable crossover between digital asset-focused public companies and the global creator economy. The post Bitmine Immersion to Invest $200M in Beast Industries appeared first on Cryptonews.

The investment gives Bitmine a stake in a brand with strong Gen Z and millennial appeal, reaching over 450 million subscribers across its YouTube channels.

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Ethereum activated the Fusaka upgrade on Dec. 3, 2025, raising the network's data availability capacity through Blob Parameter Overrides that incrementally expanded blob targets and maximums. Two subsequent adjustments raised the target from 6 blobs per block to 10, then to 14, with a maximum ceiling of 21. The goal was to reduce layer-2 rollup […] The post Ethereum’s surprising usage drop suggests the network solved the wrong problem with Fusaka upgrade appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitmine will host an unusually high-profile annual shareholder meeting today in Las Vegas, with Vitalik Buterin and Sam Altman expected to attend. The post Vitalik Buterin, Sam Altman to Attend Bitmine Shareholder Vote: Tom Lee appeared first on Cryptonews.

AI is spreading across crypto trading, heightening fears of displacement even as human traders remain responsible for key decisions. Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming embedded across crypto trading, accelerating analysis, execution and optimization processes previously handled by people. Investors and trading companies are being pushed to confront how much decision-making can be automated without diluting control, accountability or human judgment. Even as some projects are reaching for more autonomous trading systems, most AI tools in crypto remain tightly constrained. Humans still define strategies, set risk limits and take responsibility for outcomes, as machines take on much of the bandwidth used for data-heavy tasks, such as research and monitoring. Read more

U.S. spot Solana ETFs notched their highest netflow in four weeks, but experts say it’s not enough to warrant a trend shift.

Crypto markets saw the biggest short squeeze since October as short positions were liquidated and Bitcoin outperformed the US dollar amid geopolitical uncertainty. Cryptocurrency markets staged their largest short squeeze since the selloff in early October, as a rebound in prices forced bearish traders to unwind positions and fueled hopes of a broader recovery. Short liquidations across crypto futures and perpetual contracts climbed to about $200 million on Wednesday, the highest level since about $1 billion in short positions was wiped out during the October market crash, according to data shared by analytics firm Glassnode. The company said that it was the biggest short liquidation event across the 500 largest cryptocurrencies since the Oct. 10 selloff. The rebound follows a significant recovery in investor sentiment, which has flipped from fear to greed for the first time since early October, Cointelegraph reported earlier on Thursday. Read more

General-purpose blockchains can’t solve industry disputes over construction changes or equipment usage. Specialized layer 1s are optimized for stateless audit trails and regulatory compliance. Opinion by: Steven Pu, co-founder of Taraxa ​Across verticals, the same pattern shows up again and again, and it has nothing to do with decentralization. Businesses rush toward blockchain solutions to solve their daily operational nightmares — only to discover that Ethereum and Solana can’t actually address them. ​Consider a construction foreman who approved a last-minute design change over a quick phone call, only to get sued six months later when the customer says they never agreed to it. Or consider an equipment leasing company that watches its revenue share evaporate because clients dispute sensor data showing machine usage — data that could have been tampered with before reaching the blockchain. Read more

Your day-ahead look for Jan. 15, 2026

Industry leaders say transaction-level taxes and loss restrictions are draining liquidity as India tightens crypto compliance and enforcement. India’s crypto industry is renewing calls for tax reform ahead of the country’s February Union Budget, arguing that the current framework is discouraging onshore activity as regulatory compliance requirements continue to tighten. India’s current crypto tax framework, introduced in 2022, levies a flat 30% tax on crypto gains and applies a 1% tax deducted at source (TDS) on most transactions, whether they are profitable or not. At the moment, losses from trades can't be used to offset gains.  Executives from major domestic exchanges say the existing tax regime, particularly transaction-level taxes and restrictions on loss setoffs, no longer reflects how the global digital asset market has evolved, nor India's own progress in strengthening oversight and enforcement.  Read more

A pickup in Bitcoin spot demand and persistent spot ETF inflows could push BTC above the next significant hurdle at $98,000 and secure a sustained recovery. Bitcoin (BTC) rallied 10% from its yearly open near $87,500 before stalling below resistance, but analysts say the price remains positioned for higher targets if key supply levels are reclaimed and spot demand continues to build. Key takeaways: Bitcoin must take out resistance at $98,000 to trigger a rally to a six-figure BTC price. Read more

XRP is trading near $2.10, and analysts say a rejection at $2.26 could trigger a drop toward $2.03 or lower if key support levels break.