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Ripple Launches Regulated Treasury Platform for Global Corporate Finance Operations

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

Nomura’s Laser Digital Seeks U.S. Trust Bank License

Nomura’s digital asset arm, Laser Digital, has applied for a U.S. national trust bank charter as it pushes deeper into regulated crypto custody. The move signals strong institutional appetite for compliant digital asset infrastructure in the United States. Momentum around institutional adoption keeps building, with trends similar to those covered

January 28, 2026 3 mins read

Chinese National Jailed for Laundering $36.9M From Crypto Pig-Butchering Scam

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

Bitget Appoints Oliver Stauber as CEO of Bitget EU in Vienna

Bitget, a leading crypto exchange, has positioned Oliver Stauber as the Chief Executive Officer of Bitget EU, following its plans to set up its European headquarters in Vienna, Austria.   The move comes as Bitget places itself for operations under the European Union’s Market in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), which rolls out

January 28, 2026 2 mins read

ADGM Proposes Regulatory Framework for Crypto Mining Activities

The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Registration Authority (RA) has made a significant step in identifying the regulatory framework for digital asset infrastructure through the publication of Discussion Paper No. 1 of 2026, which outlines a framework for crypto mining. The Discussion Paper outlines policy considerations, licensing, and operational issues

January 28, 2026 3 mins read

Illicit Crypto Flows Shift Away From Centralized Exchanges

Crypto launderers now move away from centralized exchanges and lean on decentralized tools to move funds, as revealed by new research from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. This is a result of improved compliance measures on the big trading exchanges, which can identify and freeze malicious transactions more quickly. Current events

January 28, 2026 3 mins read

UK Regulator Restricts Coinbase Ad for Downplaying Crypto Risks

The advertising overseer of the United Kingdom has restricted a Coinbase campaign that reportedly dismissed the risks of crypto investing and advertised the exchange as a solution to the cost-of-living crisis of the country.  As per the U.K. Advertising Standards Authority, the advertisements were called irresponsible and dismissed the risks

January 28, 2026 2 mins read

Ethereum Prepares Mainnet Launch of ERC-8004 AI Agent Standard

Ethereum is rolling out this thing called ERC-8004, which sets standards for AI agents that work without needing trust from anyone specific. It was first talked about back in August 2025, and now they say it should hit the mainnet pretty soon. The idea is to let these AI agents

January 28, 2026 3 mins read

South Dakota Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Invest Public Funds in Bitcoin

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

BTC Slips on Trending Cryptocurrencies List Led by PIPPIN

BTC has slipped on the list of trending cryptocurrencies over 24 hours. The list is led by PIPPIN and has FOGO as a candidate just below Bitcoin tokens, days after Binance announced its trading pairs. It is speculated that multiple national and international factors may have changed ranks on the

January 28, 2026 2 mins read
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