Fairshake, the largest political action committee (PAC) backed by the crypto companies, has build $183 million fund ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. The crypto industries are once again stepping into U.S. politics. This move shows that crypto has become a permanent force in the U.S. election strategy. Fairshake’s
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
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
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
Morgan Stanley has made a new role for better coordination of its digital-asset strategy, knocking out prolonged official Amy Oldenburg as the bank intensifies its push into crypto. Bloomberg also reported that an internal memo was sent on January 26 by co-presidents Andy Saperstein and Dan Simkowitz mentioning that Oldenburg
Polymarket has signed a multi-year exclusive partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS), which is a major step in the integration of sports and on-chain prediction markets. The partnership makes Polymarket the official prediction market partner of MLS, enabling fans to participate in the outcomes of the league through blockchain prediction
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.
According to a recent study by the UK Cryptoasset Business Council, traditional banks either block or delay almost 40% of transactions sent to cryptoasset exchanges in the UK. As the results are based on a report named Locked Out: Debanking the UK’s Digital Asset Economy, which looks at the increasing
Due to a heavy winter storm in Washington D.C., the senators have postponed the first markup vote on inclusive digital asset market structure legislation. The Senate Agriculture Committee verified on January 26 that it had delayed its scheduled Tuesday markup of the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act due to wild weather
The third-biggest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, Coinone, is looking for the sale of shares held by its chairman, as revealed via a report from local news outlet Seoul Economic Daily. The exchange is looking for different options to sell a portion of Chairman and biggest shareholder Cha Myung-hoon’s 53.4%
