Six senators from the U.S. questioned Deputy Attorney General Todd W. Blanche about possible conflicts of interest concerning his role in the enforcement of cryptocurrencies at the Department of Justice (DOJ). In January 2026, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono, Elizabeth Warren, Richard Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Christopher Coons, and Richard Blumenthal
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
TRON H2 2025 Rewind In our previous report, we covered the events that shaped TRON in the first half of 2025. We looked at how TRON expanded its lineup of Super Representatives. We also covered its technical integrations to support developers and the broader ecosystem. Finally, we discussed the launch
HTX, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the upcoming listing of USDe, the synthetic dollar developed by Ethena. This move further expands access to innovative, on-chain financial primitives for its global user base. The listing underscores HTX’s continued commitment to supporting next-generation digital assets and providing users with secure,
Meria, a leading French trading platform and staking provider, announced today that it is already actively verifying transactions on the Tezos blockchain. Meria is actively supporting Tezos’ security and general operation by acting as a baker (validator) for the Proof-of-Stake blockchain. Meria is a fully regulated Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP)
2.06% uptick within the market triggers the majority of the crypto assets to gain momentum, and at press time, found in the green. However, fear lingers with the risk ahead across the digital assets, with the Fear and Greed Index value holding at 37. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), the
Ethereum (ETH) is trading near $3,004, showing a modest gain over the past day as price action remains around the $3,000 level. Over the last 24 hours, ETH moved between an intraday low of $2,916.22 and a high of $3,040.72, while its market capitalization stands at $362.66 billion and trading
The meme coin craze has become impossible to ignore in crypto; it’s like a wildfire that keeps spreading. Shiba Inu (SHIB) was the perfect example, showing how community-fueled tokens can turn into gold mines, with early birds raking in life-changing gains. Now, as we gear up for 2026, a bunch
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
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
