Optimism has officially approved a new OP Token buyback program. After the governance vote on January 28, 2026, the Optimism community approved the proposal with 84.4% support. The program will run as a 12-month pilot starting in February 2026. The OP Token buy-back programs mean Optimism will use 50% of
January 29, 2026 2 mins read
The White House is planning a high-level meeting with the executives from the major crypto companies and traditional banks to break the disagreement over the U.S. crypto market structure bill. The bill is meant to set long-term rules for the digital assets operating in the U.S. This bill is delayed
January 29, 2026 2 mins read
Ripple announced on January 28, 2026, that Ripple Treasury, which is a new corporate treasury platform that allows companies to manage traditional cash and digital assets together in one system. This is the first major product since Ripple acquired GTreasury for $1 billion in October 2025. What Ripple Treasury Brings
January 28, 2026 2 mins read
A U.S. Federal court has sentenced Jingliang Su, a Chinese national, to 46 months in prison for laundering $36.9 million, which is connected to a crypto scam that targeted Americans. This scam is called the Pig butchering scam, which is a well-known scam in the U.S. and one of the
January 28, 2026 2 mins read
South Dakota lawmakers are once again considering allowing Bitcoin to be a part of States public investment strategy. On January 27, 2026, Logan Manhart, A State representative, reintroduced a bill that allows South Dakota to invest a portion of public-managed funds in Bitcoin. This proposal is filed as a House
January 28, 2026 2 mins read
Circle’s USDC has dominated the U.S. institutional market for so many years. Now analysts say that Tether’s newly launched USAT could become the first credible domestic challenger to USDC. What is USDC USAT is a dollar-backed stablecoin created for use inside the United States. USAT is designed to meet the
January 28, 2026 2 mins read
Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has opened public consultation on the new rules that will decide which bond Stablecoin issuers can be used as reserves. The consultation is open until Feb 27, 2026, and the final rules will apply to all regulated yen-backed stablecoins issued in Japan.
January 27, 2026 2 mins read
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) confirmed on Tuesday that the Federal Court of Australia has ordered BPS Financial to pay $9.6 million in Penalties. BPS Financial owns and operates Block Trade Exchange and promotes a crypto product called Qoin, along with the digital wallet known as Qoin wallet.
January 27, 2026 2 mins read
Australia’s top financial regulator Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has raised the concern on the growing risk of digital assets. The warning was published in ASIC’s newly released report “Key Issues Outlook 2026.” Unlicensed Crypto Growth Creates Risk for Everyday Investors ASIC says that many crypto companies are growing
January 27, 2026 2 mins read
Bitwise, a well-known crypto investment firm, officially enters the DeFi by launching its first on-chain vault, and the product went live on January 26. The product runs on the Morpho protocol, which allows users to earn yield directly on the blockchain. The Vault is non-custodial, and Bitwise acts as a
January 27, 2026 2 mins read