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Chainlink Expands On-Chain Access to U.S. Stocks With 24/5 Market Data

Chainlink Expands On-Chain Access to U.S. Stocks With 24/5 Market Data

Chainlink has launched a new tool that lets blockchain apps access U.S. stock and ETF prices around 24/5. This service is named 24/5 U.S. Equities Data Streams and went live on January 20, 2026.  This provides the current stock price, buy and sell price, and trading volume even after the

January 21, 2026 2 mins read
MegaETH Announces January 22 Mainnet Launch With Global Performance Stress Test

MegaETH Announces January 22 Mainnet Launch With Global Performance Stress Test

MegaETH, a high-performance blockchain, has announced that its mainnet will launch on January 22, 2026, starting with a global stress test designed to evaluate the network’s performance under heavy transaction loads. The initial launch will be limited in access, allowing only selected users and applications to participate rather than opening

January 20, 2026 2 mins read
NYSE Moves Toward 24/7 Markets With Blockchain Trading Venue for Tokenized Equities

NYSE Moves Toward 24/7 Markets With Blockchain Trading Venue for Tokenized Equities

The New York Stock Exchange is developing  a blockchain-based platform that allows tokenized stocks and ETFs to trade 24/7. This initiative is being led by the NYSE’s Parenting company, Intercontinental Exchange. The project needs to get approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  NYSE executives stated that the project

January 20, 2026 2 mins read
South Korea Uncovers $101.7M Crypto Laundering Scheme Linked to Cross-Border Payments

South Korea Uncovers $101.7M Crypto Laundering Scheme Linked to Cross-Border Payments

South Korea’s Korean Customs Service has broken up the largest crypto money laundering operation involving nearly $101.7 million (150 billion Won). As per the reports from Yonhap, three Chinese nationals were arrested, and this illegal activity ran from September 2021 to June 2025. It involved the illegal cross-border movement of

January 19, 2026 2 mins read
BitMine Invests $200M in MrBeast’s Company to Target Gen Z Crypto Users

BitMine Invests $200M in MrBeast’s Company to Target Gen Z Crypto Users

BitMine Immersion Technologies, which is the largest corporate holder of Ethereum, is investing $200 million into the private company named Beats industries which runs behind the famous YouTuber MrBeast. The deal is expected to be closed on January 19, 2026, according to the BitMine chairman, Tom Lee. Bitmine Bets on

January 17, 2026 2 mins read
Crypto Startups Raise $588M in Early 2026 as Institutional Investment Returns

Crypto Startups Raise $588M in Early 2026 as Institutional Investment Returns

According to DefiLlama, in just two weeks of January 2026, investors started investing around $588 million in crypto startups, which shows a positive sign for the crypto industry this year. Popular names like Arthur Hayes and top VC firms like Paradigm and YZi Labs pour money into the crypto startups. 

January 17, 2026 1 min read
U.S. Government Retains Forfeited Bitcoin Under Strategic Reserve Policy

U.S. Government Retains Forfeited Bitcoin Under Strategic Reserve Policy

The U.S. Department of Justice has confirmed that about 57.55 BTC, worth around $5.47 million, which was seized by the U.S. government from the founders of the Samourai wallet, has not been sold.  On-Chain Movements Spark Debate Over U.S. Policy on Holding Seized Bitcoin The Samourai Wallet co-founders, Keonne Rodriguez

January 17, 2026 2 mins read
Economic Crisis in Iran Drives Surge in Bitcoin Self-Custody

Economic Crisis in Iran Drives Surge in Bitcoin Self-Custody

Iran is facing a severe crisis right now. People are protesting across the country, and in return, the government shut down the internet nationwide. This reflects the Iranian rial collapsing to a record low, losing almost all its value against major currencies. Access to the global financial system is heavily

January 16, 2026 2 mins read
Trump’s Emergency Energy Strategy Signals a Turning Point for Bitcoin Miners

Trump’s Emergency Energy Strategy Signals a Turning Point for Bitcoin Miners

U.S President Donald Trump plans an Emergency Power Auction to fix the high electricity prices in the U.S. Electricity has been getting very expensive in recent years because the AI data centers consume a massive amount of power. The idea of this plan is that big companies would pay upfront

January 16, 2026 2 mins read