Fri, January 9

Barclays Makes First Stablecoin Bet with Investment in Ubyx

Barclays, one of the world’s largest banks, has made its first-ever investment in a stablecoin-related company. It bought a stake in the U.S.-based firm called Ubyx, which builds infrastructure for using Stablecoins in the traditional financial systems. But Barclays did not reveal how much it has invested in Ubyx.   Basically,

January 7, 2026 2 mins read

Ethereum Activates Second BPO Hard Fork, Expands Blob Capacity

Ethereum has achieved another milestone this week as it has activated its second Blob Parameter-Only (BPO) hard fork, an aimed upgrade made to widen data capacity and back rollup-based scaling before a broader set of changes planned for this year.  The upgrade went live today and surged the blob limit

January 7, 2026 2 mins read

WisdomTree Withdraws XRP ETF Filing Despite Strong Market Inflows

While interest in XRP ETFs remains strong, WisdomTree has taken a contrasting decision to withdraw its XRP ETF filing with the U.S. SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission). At the same time, U.S.-listed Spot XRP Exchange-Traded funds (ETFs) have recorded $1.25 billion as cumulative total net inflow. WisdomTree XRP fund trust

January 7, 2026 2 mins read

Ripple Has No Immediate Plans for IPO, Focuses on Growth and Acquisitions

Ripple does not have a given deadline for going public and has planned to be private as it aims to scale business and amalgamate the latest acquisitions. On Jan 6, the President of Ripple informed this in a Bloomberg interview.  She mentioned that Ripple is not looking for an IPO,

January 7, 2026 2 mins read

Whale Flipped BTC Long and Deposited USDC into Hyperliquid, What’s Cooking?

A whale wallet just flipped a long position in BTC and simultaneously deposited USDC into Hyperliquid. The move has drawn the attention of crypto enthusiasts, triggering anticipation about their movements on price charts in the times to come. While BTC could see short-term gains, HYPE is being projected to yield

January 7, 2026 2 mins read

U.S. Authorities Transfer $225M in Seized USDT Linked to Pig-Butchering Scams

On January 06, 2026, the U.S. Government moved $225 million worth of USDT from a wallet linked to the seized Crypto assets owned by the government to an Anonymous Blockchain address. This movement appears to be connected to a major Crypto scam announced earlier by the U.S. Authorities and was

January 7, 2026 2 mins read

Bitcoin Miners Pivot to AI as Nvidia’s Rubin Enters Production

The fast growth of AI is further altering the environment for cryptocurrency mining, with Nvidia announcing that its next-generation Vera Rubin hardware platform is now in “full production.” This indicates an AI hardware refresh cycle that is arriving sooner than expected and will only accelerate the shift in the Bitcoin

January 7, 2026 3 mins read

Community Banks Warn of Stablecoin Reward Loophole in GENIUS

Community banks in the United States have expressed further concern regarding the regulatory treatment of stablecoins that generate yield, suggesting that the current gaps in the existing law may interfere with lending activities to the local economy. The American Bankers Association’s Community Bankers Council addressed a letter to the U.S.

January 7, 2026 3 mins read

Binance Founder CZ Announced Completion of opBNB Fourier Mainnet Hardfork

Binance Founder CZ, or Changpeng Zhao, shared that the team has completed a mainnet hardfork. A post by BNB Chain Developers has shed more light on this update, informing the community about the benefit they’ll receive. Meanwhile, BNB price is aiming to make the most out of this development in

January 7, 2026 2 mins read
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