Crypto

Citron says Brian Armstrong quit backing the CLARITY Act to shield Coinbase’s stablecoin yields, as DC, Ripple, and tokenization firms race to rewrite the bill. Summary Citron alleges Armstrong withdrew Coinbase’s support for the CLARITY Act to protect its stablecoin yield business from regulated tokenization rival Securitize.​ Armstrong warns the bill could ban tokenized equities,…

CME will list Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar futures on Feb. 9, adding micro and standard contracts as institutions seek regulated altcoin exposure and hedging tools. Summary CME plans Feb. 9 launch of standard and micro futures on Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar, pending regulatory approval, expanding beyond BTC, ETH, XRP and Solana.​ Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar…

Pump.fun adds creator fee sharing, ownership transfers, and future trader-voted narratives after Solana memecoin launches spike back toward 30,000 in a single day. Summary Pump.fun says its Dynamic Fees V1 boosted builders and on-chain activity but skewed incentives toward low-risk coin deployment instead of higher-risk trading.​ The update lets teams split creator fees across up…

Interactive Brokers now lets eligible clients fund accounts 24/7 with USDC and, soon, RLUSD and PYUSD, using ZeroHash to convert stablecoins into USD within minutes and bypass slow, expensive bank wires. Summary Interactive Brokers now supports instant USDC deposits, with RLUSD and PYUSD set to follow in the week of Jan. 19, 2026, for eligible…

California regulators have imposed a $500,000 fine on crypto lending firm Nexo Capital for issuing loans without properly assessing the borrower’s ability to repay. Summary Nexo Capital has been fined $500,000 in California for issuing thousands of loans without assessing borrowers’ ability to repay. The firm has been ordered to transfer all customer funds to…

Bitcoin price parted with all of its gains seen on Thursday as institutional demand for the token fell amid unease over a contentious U.S. cryptocurrency market structure bill. Summary Bitcoin ETFs recorded a sharp drop in outflows over the past day. Crypto market sentiment fell as a major crypto legislation has stalled. A breakout from…

Utah resident Brian Gary Sewell has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in defrauding investors out of roughly $2.9 million through an unlicensed cryptocurrency business. Summary Brian Gary Sewell was sentenced to three years in federal prison for defrauding investors and running an unlicensed cryptocurrency business. Prosecutors said he collected…

KAITO token price dropped as much as 24% on Friday after the development team at Kaito revealed they would be ending their Yaps program. It has dropped below a key descending trendline, making it vulnerable to more losses ahead. Summary KAITO token price has fallen over 24% in the past 24 hours. The downtrend began…

XRP price is stabilizing above its 50-day moving average as whale deposits to Binance fall to their lowest level since 2021, easing sell pressure. Summary XRP is holding above its 50-day moving average near $2.05 despite weaker spot and derivatives volume. Whale inflows to Binance have dropped to their lowest levels since 2021, reducing near-term…

Security researchers say a low-profile ransomware group is using Polygon smart contracts to hide and rotate its command-and-control infrastructure. Summary DeadLock ransomware, first observed in July 2025, stores rotating proxy addresses inside Polygon smart contracts to evade takedowns. The technique relies only on reading on-chain data and does not exploit vulnerabilities in Polygon or other…