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Bitcoin continues to hover around $90K as bearish sentiment picks up, while gold and silver extend record-setting rallies. U.S. banking groups zero in on stablecoin yields as their top policy target for 2026, and Ledger explores a potential U.S. IPO amid rising interest in crypto self-custody.
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News Roundup
Artificial Intelligence
Decentralized, Centralized, & Traditional Finance
Capital One to Acquire Brex in $5.15 Billion Fintech Deal (Decrypt)
YZi Labs Backs BitGo IPO, Citing Institutional Crypto Infrastructure Push (YZi Labs)
World Liberty Financial Taps Spacecoin to Explore Satellite-Based DeFi With USD1 (The Block)
Ledger Eyes U.S. IPO as Demand for Self-Custody Surges (Financial Times)
U.S. Bank Lobby Targets Stablecoin Yields as Top 2026 Priority (Cointelegraph)
UBS Plans to Open Crypto Trading to Select Wealth Clients (Bloomberg)
Revolut Drops Bank Takeover Plan, Targets U.S. Banking License (Cointelegraph)
Paradex Refunds $650K After Maintenance Bug Triggers Liquidations (Paradex)
CertiK Eyes IPO as Security Firm Seeks to Rebuild Credibility (DL News)
DEX Aster Kicks Off Season 2 of AI Trading Showdown (Aster)
Exchanges
Exchange-Traded Funds
Bitwise Launches ‘Debasement’ ETF Blending Bitcoin and Gold (Decrypt)
U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $32.11 million in net outflows on Jan. 22.
On Jan. 22, U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs saw larger net outflows of $41.98 million.
U.S. Solana spot ETFs posted $1.71 million in net inflows on Jan. 22.
On Jan. 22, U.S. XRP sport ETFs logged $2.09 million in net inflows.
Grayscale Files for Spot BNB ETF in Push Beyond Bitcoin and Ether (SEC)
Nasdaq Moves to Lift Position Limits on Bitcoin ETF Options (Bitcoin Magazine)
Gaming
‘PGA Tour Rise’ Mobile Game to Launch on Skale's Base Network (Decrypt)
Infrastructure
IOTA Pivots From Crypto Speculation to Global Trade Infrastructure (Dominik Schiener)
Markets
RIVER Jumps to Record High After Justin Sun Backs Stablecoin Expansion (The Defiant)
BitGo Shares Spike Then Pull Back in Volatile NYSE Debut (The Block)
Stablecoin Supply Growth Levels Off as Regulation and Treasury Yields Weigh (Cointelegraph)
Gold and Silver Hit Fresh Record Highs as Precious Metals Rally (Bitget)
Bitcoin Profit Cycle Turns Negative for First Time Since 2023 (Decrypt)
Bitcoin and Yen Hold Steady as Bank of Japan Keeps Rates Unchanged (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Bearish Sentiment Rises as BTC Slips Below $89,000 (Decrypt)
U.S. Consumer Sentiment at 56.4, up 6.6% MoM, Down 21.3% YoY (UMich)
Meme Coins
Ponke Teams Up With RIPNDIP to Drop Blind Box Collectibles (Decrypt)
Mining
Tennessee City Updates Zoning Rules to Allow Crypto Mining and Data Centers (Cointelegraph)
Politics & Regulation
Kansas Introduces Bill to Establish Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (Bitcoin Magazine)
SEC and CFTC Plan Joint Event to Align Crypto Oversight (Cointelegraph)
DOJ Highlights Major Crypto Fraud Cases Amid Surge in AI-Driven Scams (Decrypt)
Crypto Groups Push Back on FTC ‘Kill Switch’ Stance After Nomad Hack (DL News)
India Tightens Rules on Privacy Coins as Regulators Target Illicit Crypto Use (Coinpedia)
Oklahoma Advances Bill to Allow Voluntary Bitcoin Payments for Public and Private Transactions (Bitcoin Magazine)
Treasuries & Reserves
Solana Treasury Firm Blames a Sniper Amid Meme Coin Trading Backlash (Decrypt)
GameStop Sends Over Half Its Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime Amid Loss Concerns (CryptoQuant)
DDC Enterprise Adds 200 Bitcoin to Treasury in Market Pullback (Business Wire)
Venture Capital
Farcaster to Continue Operating as Merkle Returns Investor Capital (Dan Romero)
Other News
Institutional Crypto Adoption Has Reached a Point of No Return (The Block)
2026 Is the Year to Reclaim Self-Sovereign Computing (Vitalik Buterin)
New Jersey Man Gets 12 Years for Bitcoin-Funded Fentanyl Trafficking Scheme (Decrypt)
Hackers Extort French Crypto Tax Platform Waltio After Data Breach (DL News)
Optimism DAO Divided Over Proposal to Buy Back OP Tokens (DL News)
UK Orders ‘Professional Money Launderer’ to Repay $7.6M in Major Bitcoin Fraud Case (Decrypt)
Former Olympic Snowboarder Arrested Over Alleged Crypto-Fueled Drug Ring (Decrypt)
Check This Out!
Changpeng Zhao outlined three key crypto tracks at WEF: tokenization, crypto–TradFi payment integration, and onchain payments for AI agents. He stated physical bank branches may fade, but banks won’t disappear.
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