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Bitcoin traders are aggressively positioning for a US government shutdown that could begin Jan. 31 if Congress fails to extend funding that expires Jan. 30. The urgency of the setup is visible in prediction markets, where odds changes have become tradable headlines in their own right. Shutdown contracts on prediction platforms like Polymarket have swung […] The post Bitcoin faces slide to $60,000 if impending US shutdown triggers a statistical blackout appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Trump administration is celebrating the GENIUS Act and its pro‑crypto agenda, yet Tornado Cash and Samourai prosecutions fuel doubts that US developers are truly in the clear. The White House praised President Donald Trump for making the United States the “crypto capital of the world,” and cast the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act as the catalyst in making the country the “global leader in cryptocurrency.” In a recent post on X, an official communication added, “promises made, promises kept,” to Trump ending the Biden era “crusade to crush crypto.”  Moving beyond the rhetoric, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a joint event on Thursday to discuss “harmonization between the two agencies and their efforts to deliver on President Trump’s promise.” Read more

Chinese-language networks now handle a disproportionate share of global crypto money laundering flows, according to a new Chainalysis report.

The partnership focuses on privacy, compliance and standards for regulated digital-asset adoption in South Korea.

Tether’s new US-regulated stablecoin, issued by Anchorage Digital Bank and backed by Cantor Fitzgerald reserves, launches on major exchanges under the US GENIUS Act. Tether, the issuer of USDt — the largest stablecoin by market capitalization — has officially launched USAt, a US dollar-pegged stablecoin built specifically to operate within the US. Following an initial announcement last year, Tether confirmed on Tuesday the formal market launch of its USAt stablecoin, with Anchorage Digital Bank serving as the issuer. Tether describes USAt as a “federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin” designed to function under the US GENIUS Act, which established the first federal framework for payment stablecoins in the US in July 2025. Read more

Tenbin plans to bring gold and foreign exchange currencies to blockchain rails using CME futures for faster and better tokenized asset trading.

The new token is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank and designed to comply with the GENIUS Act, targeting institutional demand for a U.S.-regulated digital dollar.

The partnership targets Bitcoin treasury management for Japanese companies using Rootstock-based tools, including rBTC and RIF. Animoca Brands Japan has partnered with RootstockLabs to introduce Bitcoin-native decentralized finance (DeFi) tools to Japanese corporations and institutions. The collaboration aims to localize and deploy Rootstock’s institutional program for the Japanese market, enabling companies to manage Bitcoin (BTC) as part of their corporate treasury strategies while accessing onchain financial tools secured by Bitcoin’s proof-of-work (PoW), according to a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. “In Japan, an increasing number of companies are beginning to utilize cryptoassets as part of their financial and treasury strategies,” said Kensuke Amo, CEO of Animoca Brands Japan. “Through this partnership, Animoca Brands Japan and RootstockLabs will support corporate adoption of cryptoassets in a manner compliant with Japan's regulatory environment.” Read more

KBW's Stephen Glagola said that turning business models toward AI and HPC may take longer to pay off than the market expects.

Ripple’s token is currently trading in a technically sensitive zone, where the recent price action reflects a clear loss of bullish momentum and a transition into a corrective phase. After failing to sustain acceptance above key dynamic resistance levels, the market has shifted into a more defensive posture, with sellers regaining control on higher timeframes […]

HYPE reclaims key level after 23% rally, trading at $28 as HIP-3 open interest hits $790M and whales remove supply from exchanges.

In his latest interview, American media personality Tucker Carlson challenged Peter Schiff on whether Bitcoin can fix the declining US dollar system. In a new interview with US media personality Tucker Carlson, gold advocate Peter Schiff renewed his attack on Bitcoin and the broader crypto industry. Speaking on Carlson’s show, he argued that Bitcoin (BTC) is a speculative instrument with “no actual use” and warned that proposals for a US strategic reserve amount to a taxpayer‑funded bailout for early adopters.  Schiff also spent much of the conversation attacking official inflation data and fiscal policy, telling Carlson that Americans are “being lied to” about inflation, and arguing that the government changed the Consumer Price Index so that it could blame the private sector for the higher cost of living, when it was “simply raising prices in response to inflation.” Read more

Chinese-language laundering networks now handle roughly 20% of illicit crypto flows.

Trading cryptocurrencies has changed quite a bit throughout the past few years. Where early adopters used to rely on complex exchange terminals filled with order books, charts, and a variety of confusing order types, many new traders now prefer simpler interfaces with a simple “Swap” button. One tap, one confirmation, and one asset turns into […]

Data from the CBECI suggest that any miner paying at least $0.10 per kWh for energy will be making a loss on each Bitcoin mined.

Bitcoin saw two long-term moving averages cross over for the first time since April 2022 in a fresh BTC price bear market warning. Bitcoin (BTC) bear market comparisons are growing as the weekly BTC price chart repeats April 2022. Key points: Two long-term BTC price trend lines stage a bearish crossover for the first time since April 2022. Read more

AI’s foundational role in knowledge work means monopolies can’t be broken like social media or browsers. Alternatives to centralized AI systems must be built now. Opinion by: Scott Stuart, founder at Kava Labs During November 2025, OpenAI executives floated the idea of a government partnership that sounded remarkably similar to a bailout. They walked it back after significant blowback. The trial balloon marked what everyone already knew but didn't want to say out loud: AI's biggest companies are already "too big to fail." In 2024, the US government proved the point. After a multiyear Google antitrust trial, the US government secured a liability ruling finding the company maintained an illegal monopoly, but remedies have yet to be finalized, highlighting how slow and uncertain antitrust enforcement can be. Read more

Your day-ahead look for Jan. 27, 2026

Ethereum elevated post-quantum cryptography to a top strategic priority this month, forming a dedicated PQ team led by Thomas Coratger and announcing $1 million in prizes to harden hash-based primitives. The announcement came one day before a16z crypto published a roadmap arguing that quantum threats are frequently overstated and premature migrations risk trading known security […] The post Ethereum’s massive fee shock: New post-quantum signatures are 40x larger, threatening to crush network throughput and user costs appeared first on CryptoSlate.