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Sygnum predicts US crypto regulation will spur sovereign Bitcoin reserves and accelerate tokenized bond issuance by major financial institutions in 2026. US regulatory developments may unlock a new phase of blockchain adoption in 2026, including sovereign Bitcoin reserves and a broader shift by banks toward tokenized financial infrastructure, according to a report by crypto banking group Sygnum. The highly anticipated CLARITY Act and potential passage of the Bitcoin Act may provide the legal framework that sovereign actors have been waiting for, Sygnum forecast in a Thursday report shared with Cointelegraph. The company said clearer rules in the US may inspire more trust in Bitcoin (BTC) as a treasury asset globally, predicting that at least three G20 or G20-equivalent economies will publicly add Bitcoin to their sovereign reserves. Read more

Bitcoin's brief climb above $97,000 over the past day extended a run that suggests the underlying mechanics signal a structural shift in how capital is interacting with the asset class. According to CryptoSlate data, BTC reached a peak of $97,860, its highest price level since last November. This price performance continues the flagship digital asset's strong […] The post Bitcoin price is exploding, and a rare “gamma squeeze” suggests the price action is about to get violent appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Federal trademarks give McConaughey new weapons against AI voice theft, but he's also embracing the technology on his terms.

Analysts debate whether Bitcoin will follow gold's scarcity-driven surge or take a more volatile path due to structural market differences.

Bitcoin nears two-month highs as RSI divergence and a bullish MACD cross build, with BTC eyeing $101,000 as the next major reclaim level for trend confirmation. Bitcoin (BTC) bull signals are persisting as price hits new two-month highs near $98,000. Key points: Bitcoin price leading indicators point to bullish continuation after two-month highs. Read more

The London Stock Exchange's new Digital Settlement House uses tokenized bank deposits for instant, round-the-clock settlement across blockchain and traditional payment networks. The London Stock Exchange Group has rolled out a new digital settlement service to bring commercial bank money onto blockchain rails. The service, called Digital Settlement House (DiSH), enables instant settlement across both blockchain-based and traditional payment networks, operating around the clock across multiple currencies and jurisdictions, according to a Thursday announcement. At the core of the platform is DiSH Cash, a ledger-based representation of commercial bank deposits. Rather than relying on stablecoins, the system uses tokenized claims on actual bank deposits, providing what LSEG describes as a “real cash leg” for foreign exchange, securities and digital asset transactions. Read more

HASH has surged the most from the larger-cap alts today, followed by ICP.

Bitcoin has entered a very bullish green zone as whale accumulation contrasts sharply with continued selling from the smallest retail holders' wallets.

[PRESS RELEASE – Lausanne, Switzerland, January 15th, 2026] SwissBorg, Europe’s leading app for investing and earning crypto, today announced the integration of Base into its Meta-Exchange (MEX), expanding access to the fast-growing Layer 2 ecosystem. Through this connection, SwissBorg users gain deeper liquidity routes, better access to emerging Base-native tokens, and lower-slippage execution. As part […]

Solana's verified X account fired a shot on Jan. 14: “Starknet has 8 daily active users, 10 daily transactions, and still somehow has a 1b MC and 15b FDV[…] Send it straight to 0.” The data used in the ‘sh*tpost' appears to trace back to an April 2024 snapshot, as the FDV figure was wrong. […] The post Solana’s public attack on Starknet exposes how billions in “mercenary” volume are artificially pumping network valuations right now appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Multiple teams at MANTRA are affected by layoffs after a turbulent year.

The highly controversial crypto market structure bill has been postponed by the US Senate Banking Committee.

[PRESS RELEASE – Zurich, Switzerland, January 14th, 2026] GooMoney, the Bitcoin-backed on-chain treasury protocol focused on generating BTC-denominated yield, announced that it has secured strategic commitments totaling 200 BTC ($19.3 million) while successfully completing Stage 1 of its Fair Launch. 100 BTC has already been deposited on-chain, with the remaining capital committed by strategic partners […]

[PRESS RELEASE – George Town, British Virgin Islands, January 14th, 2026] Human Trader ProMint Claims Championship as AI Demonstrates Superior Risk Control Aster, the high-performance and privacy-focused on-chain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, has announced the final results of its “Human vs AI” live trading competition. Conducted over a two-week period under highly volatile […]

Senate efforts to rewrite U.S. crypto rules hit another snag after the Banking Committee delayed markup of the industry-shaping bill.

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is demanding criminal penalties for crypto scams, including one that have drained elderly New Yorkers' life savings.

TD Cowen cut its target but kept a buy rating, citing near-term modeling pressure from Strategy’s aggressive Bitcoin buying.

X says it has limited Grok image tools to paid users and has added safeguards after misuse prompted growing regulatory scrutiny.

The debate over DeFi and stablecoin reward provisions in the CLARITY Act is at risk of holding the bill back as banking and crypto stakeholders push competing agendas. US Senator Cynthia Lummis reportedly expects the US Senate Banking Committee to delay its hearing on crypto market structure legislation after Coinbase withdrew support for the bill. There were already some murmurs of a CLARITY Act Senate markup delay on Wednesday, which were heightened following an X post from Bloomberg reporter Steven Dennis on Wednesday night, stating: Lawmakers have been consulting with members of the banking and crypto industries over provisions of the CLARITY Act for several weeks. Read more

One trader went against the current trend of low chances for a strike tonight by placing the new $40,000 bet.