Bitget Taps Ex-Bitpanda CLO Oliver Stauber to Lead MiCA Push from Vienna
Bitget appointed former Bitpanda chief legal officer and prior KuCoin EU head Oliver Stauber as CEO of Bitget EU to...
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KuCoin Taps Ex-LSEG Sabina Liu to Lead MiCA-Era EU Push
KuCoin has appointed former London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) executive Sabina Liu to lead its European business, tasking her with...
Metaplanet Raises 2026 Outlook as Bitcoin Paper Losses Drive Annual Loss
Tokyo‑listed Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet raised its 2025 revenue and operating income forecasts and flagged a large non‑cash Bitcoin write‑down,...
‘Bitcoin Trade Is Over,’ Bloomberg Strategist Says In 2026 Macro Outlook
Bloomberg commodity strategist Mike McGlone explains his bearish turn on Bitcoin outlook and broader market expectations for 2026.Bloomberg Intelligence strategist...
Binance Pursues MiCA Approval in Greece As EU Deadlines Loom
Binance submitted an application for authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) in Greece as regulators warn...
SagaEVM Chainlet Halted Following $7M Exploit
Layer-1 blockchain protocol Saga has paused its SagaEVM chainlet after it suffered a $7 million exploit that saw unauthorized funds...
Nansen Debuts Autonomous AI Crypto Trading On Base, Solana
Update Jan. 21, 9:27 a.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include a second quote from Nansen co-founder and...
Binance Australia Restores Direct Bank and PayID Transfers for User
Update Jan.19, 6:50 am: This article has been updated to include a statement from Matt Poblocki.Crypto exchange Binance has reintroduced...
Crypto’s Decentralization Falls Apart at Interoperability: Casper CTO
Moving value across blockchains is now largely mediated by a small group of centralized intermediaries despite crypto’s long-standing claims of...
Anchorage Digital looks to raise up to $400M ahead of potential 2027 IPO
Key Takeaways Anchorage Digital is eyeing a $200M–$400M capital raise. The firm is America's first federally chartered crypto bank. Share...
Bull, base or bear? Three possible paths for crypto in 2026
In a recent interview, Aaron Arnold of Altcoin Daily broke down his crypto market outlook for 2026, drawing parallels with...
Polygon Trims Workforce Amid $250M Open Money Stack Payments Pivot
Polygon Labs has cut personnel as it pivots more aggressively to a payments-first strategy built around stablecoin rails and what...
$200M Tokenized Water Infrastructure Planned For Southeast Asia
Blockchain infrastructure firm Global Settlement Network has announced a pilot to tokenize water treatment sites in Jakarta, aiming to eventually...
Trump-backed World Liberty signs MoU with Pakistan to study stablecoin use in cross-border payments
Key Takeaways Pakistan is working with SC Financial Technologies, a firm affiliated with World Liberty Financial, to examine integrating the...
Animoca Brands Acquires Somo as NFT Market Rebounds in 2026
Animoca Brands has acquired gaming and digital collectibles company Somo, adding Somo’s playable and tradable collectibles to its broader portfolio...
Kraken Backs SPAC Filing For US Crypto Infrastructure IPO
Major US cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is backing a new special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that plans to go public through...
US Government Pressure Identified as a Leading Cause of Debanking
The majority of debanking cases in the US are a result of government pressure, rather than individual banks’ policies, according...
Bitcoin Steadies as ETF Flows Reverse and Altcoins Reprice
Cryptocurrency markets experienced a limited recovery this week as investor liquidity gradually returned after the holidays.Bitcoin (BTC) topped a weekly...
FCA Opens UK Crypto Licensing Gateway Under New Regime
Financial authorities in the United Kingdom set a timeline for a new crypto licensing regime, requiring aspiring companies to seek...
Nasdaq-listed Coincheck to acquire 3iQ for $112M to bolster digital asset offerings
Key Takeaways Coincheck Group is acquiring 3iQ, a Canadian digital asset manager, for $112 million. This acquisition involves a stock...
CZ-Backed YZi Labs Clashes with CEA Industries Over Poison Pill
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao-backed YZi Labs has escalated its campaign against CEA Industries over a newly adopted poison pill (a defensive...
Barclays Invests In Ubyx Stablecoin Platform
Barclays, one of the world’s biggest banks and a systemically important global financial institution, has made its first investment in...
