MRBEAST EYES DEFI AS TOM LEE'S ETHEREUM TREASURY BITMINE INVESTS $200 MILLION. BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES UNVEILED A $200 MILLION INVESTMENT IN BEAST INDUSTRIES, A COMPANY FOUNDED BY YOUTUBE CREATOR MRBEAST.
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Galaxy debuts $75M CLO Tokenized fund on Avalanche with Accountable capital data verification network tech
Solana Mobile confirmed a 1.8B SKR token airdrop for Seeker phone users and developers, rewarding engagement across a five-tier system. Distribution goes live Jan 21, with staking available at launch.
Solana Mobile confirmed a 1.8B SKR token airdrop for Seeker phone users and developers, rewarding engagement across a five-tier system. Distribution goes live Jan 21, with staking available at launch.
t54.ai unveiled the first autonomous agent economy on Solana, where AI agents transact real value via the x402 payment protocol. Using fast, low-cost settlement, agents negotiate, trade, and manage risk autonomously—turning simulations into a functioning on-chain economy.
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg urged New York lawmakers to criminalize unlicensed crypto operations, pushing mandatory licensing and KYC to combat money laundering and large-scale scams. He warned regulatory gaps enable a growing criminal crypto economy.
Introducing Wagyu 3.0, the first decentralized orderbook exchange supporting native XMR deposits and withdrawals. Built on Hyperliquid, and with CEX-tier liquidity and experience on decentralized rails.
Introducing Wagyu 3.0, the first decentralized orderbook exchange supporting native XMR deposits and withdrawals. Built on Hyperliquid, and with CEX-tier liquidity and experience on decentralized rails.
Frax jumps 60% as Binance announces they have completed the FXS to FRAX token swap and enabled FRAX markets for their Earn, Buy Crypto, Convert, Margin & Futures products.
LSEG launches Digital Settlement House (DiSH), a blockchain-enabled, 24/7 cross-currency commercial bank money settlement network that leverages Canton Network–proven tokenised deposits as a real-cash PVP/DVP leg for FX and digital asset trades, reducing settlement risk without creating new forms of money.
Figure announces the on-chain public equity network (OPEN) running on Provenance blockchain. Figure stock will be the first public equity trading native on public blockchain; BitGo, Jump Trading Group sign on to support. Unlike other tokenization efforts, OPEN equities are blockchain registered, not a tokenized version of Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) securities.
Figure announces the on-chain public equity network (OPEN) running on Provenance blockchain. Figure stock will be the first public equity trading native on public blockchain; BitGo, Jump Trading Group sign on to support. Unlike other tokenization efforts, OPEN equities are blockchain registered, not a tokenized version of Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) securities.
Legendary trader Peter Brandt breaks crypto X with Monero purchase, citing similarities with the silver charts. He refers to the privacy-focused cryptocurrency as "digital silver" after acquiring his first position. Brandt highlighted the technical resemblance between Monero's chart structure and historical silver market patterns.
Crypto’s “Fat Protocol” thesis is evolving into a “Fat Control Points” model, where value accrues to wallets, venues, issuers, and layers that own user intent, liquidity, balance sheets, and inefficiencies—capturing fees regardless of chain or narrative winners.
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Galaxy warns that a new Senate crypto bill would deliver industry wins but also trigger the biggest expansion of U.S. financial surveillance since the Patriot Act by vastly broadening Treasury’s powers over digital assets.
Bitcoin nears $97,000 as nearly $800M in mostly short crypto positions are liquidated amid surging ETF inflows and growing optimism around U.S. crypto market structure legislation.
Analyst outlines a strategy to DCA into $SOL using Meteora DLMM, earning swap fees while accumulating SOL across a wide price range. The approach targets high fee APY during volatility and enables DCA in and out via concentrated liquidity.
Analyst outlines a strategy to DCA into $SOL using Meteora DLMM, earning swap fees while accumulating SOL across a wide price range. The approach targets high fee APY during volatility and enables DCA in and out via concentrated liquidity.
Frowny cloud. This article by Arthur Hayes questioned why Bitcoin struggled in 2025 while assets like gold and the Nasdaq continued to rise. His answer was straightforward: liquidity. Without an expanding supply of dollars, Bitcoin lacks the fuel needed to outperform. Dollar liquidity must expand for that to happen, Hayes said, adding that he expects those conditions to materialize in 2026.
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Tokenization today brings asset prices on-chain but fails to deliver liquidity, credit, and reliable liquidation, leaving most tokenized assets unusable at scale. Yuki argues Tokenization 2.0 must bring full market structure on-chain—liquidity, funding, and fast redemption—to unlock real utility beyond yield-bearing RWAs.
Tokenization today brings asset prices on-chain but fails to deliver liquidity, credit, and reliable liquidation, leaving most tokenized assets unusable at scale. Yuki argues Tokenization 2.0 must bring full market structure on-chain—liquidity, funding, and fast redemption—to unlock real utility beyond yield-bearing RWAs.
Avon introduced MegaVault and USDmY to keep stablecoin yield onchain within the MegaETH ecosystem. By turning USDm into a native, yield-bearing asset, MegaVault redirects value from offchain issuers back to users, applications, and network activity.
Curve best yields & key metrics, Week 3, 2026. Weekly yield and Curve ecosystem metric updates as of the 15th January, 2026.
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CZ’s YZi backs Genius in multi-8-figure deal to win the terminal wars. Genius, a cross‑chain terminal, aims to unify that chaos. Instead of juggling interfaces, traders use one terminal to access liquidity across 10+ blockchains, including BNB, Solana, Ethereum, Hyperliquid, Base, Avalanche, and Sui–no bridging, no switching wallets, and no public signaling of strategy.
China’s digital yuan architect accused of $8 million crypto bribery scheme. State broadcaster CCTV aired details of Yao Qian’s corruption scheme on January 14 in a documentary titled “Technology Empowering Anti-Corruption,” showing how investigators traced 2000 Ethereum (valued at 60 million yuan at peak prices) from a businessman to Yao’s personal wallet in 2018.
Vitalik Buterin says decentralized web vision is ready to build. In a detailed thread, Ethereum's co-founder recapped the original plan: Ethereum as a world computer for settlement, Waku for messaging, and systems like IPFS and Fileverse for storage. He highlighted key advances like proof-of-stake, ZK-EVMs, PeerDAS on mainnet, and Layer-2 rollups that cut fees and boost speed. Fileverse offers decentralized Docs and Sheets that pass his 'walkaway test'—users can recover files even if developers disappear—contrasting with centralized services prone to shutdowns.
Vitalik Buterin says decentralized web vision is ready to build. In a detailed thread, Ethereum's co-founder recapped the original plan: Ethereum as a world computer for settlement, Waku for messaging, and systems like IPFS and Fileverse for storage. He highlighted key advances like proof-of-stake, ZK-EVMs, PeerDAS on mainnet, and Layer-2 rollups that cut fees and boost speed. Fileverse offers decentralized Docs and Sheets that pass his 'walkaway test'—users can recover files even if developers disappear—contrasting with centralized services prone to shutdowns.
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The EU’s DAC8 tax directive takes effect in 2026, requiring crypto intermediaries to report user transactions. Most EU crypto cards will lose privacy as payments become visible to tax authorities, likely reducing demand. Non-custodial alternatives remain limited.
DeFi lending is entering “Gen 2” after the 2025 crash exposed overcollateralization, fragility, and poor real-world utility. The next phase centers on compliant stablecoins, privacy-preserving credit, cross-chain liquidity, consumer-first interfaces, and reputation-based undercollateralized loans.
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Interactive Brokers taps ZeroHash to let U.S. retail clients fund brokerage accounts directly with stablecoins, further blurring the line between digital assets and traditional finance.
Robotics Ă— Crypto is emerging as a major 2026 narrative, blending AI, machines, and on-chain rails to power the future robot economy. As costs fall and governments invest billions, crypto-native projects are positioning blockchains as the financial backbone for autonomous robots.
Ethos announced its first-ever Vibeathon, a vibe-coding contest happening next week with $40k+ in prizes and 10M XP. Open to anyone using Ethos’ onchain reputation, with Claude credits, Base sponsorship, and live judging on X.
Ethos announced its first-ever Vibeathon, a vibe-coding contest happening next week with $40k+ in prizes and 10M XP. Open to anyone using Ethos’ onchain reputation, with Claude credits, Base sponsorship, and live judging on X.
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