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The Trump family’s World Liberty Financial filed for a banking charter to gain greater control over its USD1 stablecoin and expand its adoption among institutions. The Trump family’s crypto platform, World Liberty Financial, has filed for a national trust banking charter to accelerate the institutional adoption of its USD1 stablecoin. World Liberty said on Wednesday that its subsidiary WLTC Holdings filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a charter that would allow it to issue, custody and convert its stablecoin in-house, rather than rely on third-party providers such as BitGo. “Institutions are already using USD1 for cross-border payments, settlement, and treasury operations,” said World Liberty CEO Zach Witkoff. “A national trust charter will allow us to bring issuance, custody, and conversion together as a full-stack offering under one highly regulated entity.” Read more

One of America’s largest banks, Morgan Stanley, announced that they will be launching a SOL-linked exchange-traded fund (ETF), favoring a bullish Solana price prediction as Wall Street’s appetite for cryptos keeps growing.The financial institution filed the required paperwork to list both Solana and Bitcoin ETFs on Tuesday. These are the first crypto-related products of this […] The post Solana Price Prediction: Morgan Stanley Just Filed for a SOL ETF – Is This the Beginning of Wall Street’s Next Crypto Obsession? appeared first on Cryptonews.

World Liberty Financial is trying to launch the World Liberty Trust Company, a stablecoin-focused national trust bank, it said Wednesday.

Though consequential Senate committee votes may be coming, the talks over the bill's language haven't yet satisfied fundamental requests from Democrats.

The threat of a massive forced sell-off in crypto-linked equities has been averted. However, that reprieve comes with a structural catch that fundamentally alters the economics of the “Bitcoin Treasury” trade. On Jan. 6, the dominant benchmark provider for global equity and ETF markets, MSCI Inc., announced it will retain “Digital Asset Treasury Companies” (DATCOs) […] The post Strategy saved from Index expulsion, yet a hidden clause effectively kills the infinite money loop for investors appeared first on CryptoSlate.

It’s the beginning of a new year, and investors are speculating about the potential for a powerful bull market in 2026, especially if U.S. regulators finally deliver long-promised crypto laws.A notable recent trend has been Bitcoin’s steady decline in market dominance since summer. Historically, this pattern often signals capital shifting toward altcoins. That means tokens […] The post Best Crypto to Buy Now January 7 – XRP, Solana, Dogecoin appeared first on Cryptonews.

Perplexity’s eponymous AI has released fresh cryptocurrency price projections for XRP, Sui Network, and Shiba Inu heading into 2027. According to the AI’s latest outlook, the coming year could see the three top shelf altcoins post new all-time highs (ATHs).Here’s how Perplexity expects these standout altcoins to perform in a 2026 bull market.XRP (XRP): Perplexity […] The post Perplexity AI Bot Predicts the Price of XRP, Sui and Shiba Inu By the End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Solana Mobile announced it will airdrop its native ecosystem token, SKR, to Seeker device users and app developers on January 20.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk argued that Nvidia’s software has arrived years earlier than legacy automakers can deploy it at scale.

SHIB briefly reclaimed $0.00001 with a strong intraday surge – Shiba Inu price predictions could be in the end-game of a 56-day breakout move. The post Shiba Inu Price Prediction: SHIB Just Deleted a Zero – Could This Be the Breakout Bulls Have Waited 56 Days For?  appeared first on Cryptonews.

Halving block times on opBNB shifts the focus from raw throughput to user experience, especially for latency-sensitive DeFi apps.

Stablecoins are emerging as critical infrastructure across both decentralized and traditional financial applications worldwide. The market capitalization of stablecoins on the Solana layer-1 blockchain surged by $900 million over a 24-hour period on Tuesday.  Stablecoins, blockchain tokens backed by fiat currency or debt assets, surged to a market cap of $15.3 billion on the Solana network, according to DeFiLlama.  The dramatic surge came as decentralized finance platform Jupiter launched its JupUSD stablecoin, developed in partnership with synthetic stablecoin issuer Ethena. Read more

The Digital Chamber will facilitate engagement with representatives from several digital asset companies in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, ahead of a markup on a major crypto bill. With a markup event on legislation to address digital asset market structure scheduled for next week, representatives from cryptocurrency companies are expected to fly into Washington, D.C., and some will engage with lawmakers on the bill. Speaking with Cointelegraph on Tuesday, Cody Carbone, CEO of crypto advocacy organization The Digital Chamber, said it was “possible, if not likely,” that the Senate Agriculture Committee would hold a markup on its version of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA) — the market structure bill — at the same time as the Senate Banking Committee. Senator Tim Scott, who chairs the banking committee, said on Tuesday that the body would vote on market structure on Jan. 15. Ahead of consideration by both committees, the Digital Chamber said it had been “intimately involved” in drafting the legis...

Authorities in Cambodia have deported Chen Zhi, the alleged mastermind of a massive crypto scam linked to a record $15 billion Bitcoin seizure, to China following an arrest in Cambodia The post Crypto Scam Kingpin Behind $15B Bitcoin Seizure Deported to China — What Happens Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The new GateAI feature offers automated market summaries and decision-support tools without enabling automated trading. Cryptocurrency exchange Gate has added an AI-powered market analysis tool, called GateAI, to its trading app, offering automated summaries and explanations of market data. GateAI is available in version 8.2.0 and above of the Gate app and can be accessed across multiple areas of the platform, including token search, spot charts and the community feed. The company said the tool organizes market information based on existing data and is designed to flag uncertainty when conclusions cannot be verified. According to Wednesday’s announcement, the feature is intended as a decision-support tool rather than an automated trading system, providing contextual information such as market factor breakdowns and basic risk indicators, while leaving trade execution under user control. Read more

The Wyoming Frontier Stable Token is now available to the public, four months after its official launch.

The Senate Agriculture Committee has previously released a discussion draft of its market structure legislation.

The investment was made through the purchase of BABY tokens to support the development of Babylon’s trustless Bitcoin collateral infrastructure. Babylon, a decentralized protocol focused on enabling native Bitcoin staking and lending, received $15 million in funding from a16z Crypto through the sale of Babylon's native BABY (BABY) tokens to the digital asset arm of Andreessen Horowitz. In a blog post published Wednesday, a16z Crypto said the funding will support continued development of the protocol’s Bitcoin-native infrastructure. “Bitcoin’s limited programmability” has left large amounts of Bitcoin (BTC) sitting idle, the blog reads, arguing that enabling its use as collateral could unlock a major source of onchain capital and allow BTC to function as a productive asset within decentralized finance (DeFi). Read more

Morgan Stanley, the $1.8 trillion banking giant, has applied to launch two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking the prices of Bitcoin and Solana with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filings mark a watershed moment for the Wall Street giant, pushing one of the world's most recognizable banking brands deeper into the crypto ecosystem. […] The post Morgan Stanley just filed for two crypto ETFs, but one massive omission sends a brutal signal appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin accumulators absorbed 60,000 BTC, but miners sending their rewards to exchanges could lead to overhanging sell pressure. Bitcoin’s (BTC) early-January rally is unfolding against a mixed on-chain data backdrop, where strong accumulation demand is colliding with renewed miner distribution.  Key takeaways: Bitcoin accumulator addresses added roughly 60,000 BTC in six days, ending a multi-month consolidation phase. Read more