US inflation staying stuck near 3% keeps crypto in a familiar limbo: enough disinflation to sustain the risk‑asset bid, but not enough to force the Federal Reserve’s hand into rapid rate cuts. Summary December CPI is seen at 2.7% year‑on‑year and 0.3% month‑on‑month, a “still uncomfortable” level that limits how fast the Fed can cut…
BitGo files for a $200m NYSE IPO led by Goldman Sachs and Citigroup as institutional crypto custody demand grows despite a choppy post-2025 market. Summary BitGo filed for a U.S. IPO seeking about $200m, with Goldman Sachs and Citigroup leading a New York Stock Exchange listing. Founded in 2013, the crypto custodian rides rising institutional…
Trump says he has no plans to pardon ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, despite granting clemency to other crypto figures like CZ and Ross Ulbricht. Trump told The New York Times he does not plan to pardon former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving 25 years for fraud and conspiracy. The comments contrast with Trump’s…
Summary Federal judge Aleta Trauger granted Kalshi a temporary restraining order blocking Tennessee from enforcing its cease-and-desist order for now. Tennessee regulators had ordered Kalshi, Polymarket, and Crypto.com to halt sports markets, void contracts, refund users, and wind down in-state activity. The case hinges on whether CFTC derivatives oversight preempts state gambling law, with prior…
Standard Chartered trims ETH’s 2026 target but says Ethereum will regain 2021 highs vs Bitcoin as throughput, DeFi and regulation drive a 2030 re-rating. Summary Standard Chartered cuts Ethereum’s 2026 dollar target but keeps a higher 2030 goal, arguing ETH’s relative outlook vs BTC has improved. Analyst Geoff Kendrick sees 2026 as a key inflection…
World Liberty Financial has added a new on-chain market, quietly expanding how its ecosystem puts capital to work. Summary World Liberty Financial launched World Liberty Markets, a lending platform built on Dolomite. Users can supply or borrow assets including USD1, ETH, cbBTC, USDC, and USDT. The platform is designed to support future tokenized real-world assets and governance-led expansion. World…
ETF wall of cash reshapes risk as SPY bleeds and gold, silver and XRP ETFs surge. Summary ETFs pull in $46 billion in six days, overwhelming SPY’s usual January outflows and extending 2025’s record momentum. Gold and silver rip to fresh records while investors crowd into cash‑adjacent and bond‑heavy ETFs for yield and liquidity. XRP…
Dubai’s DFSA bans privacy tokens like Monero and Zcash, tightens stablecoin rules and makes firms, not regulators, decide which tokens can list in the DIFC. Summary DFSA bans privacy tokens and mixers across the DIFC, blocking Monero and Zcash from regulated trading, funds and derivatives. Stablecoins are redefined as fiat-backed “fiat crypto tokens,” excluding algorithmic…
Bitcoin Core adds sixth trusted maintainer as ‘TheCharlatan’ gains commit key. Summary Bitcoin Core added pseudonymous developer TheCharlatan as the sixth Trusted Key holder with direct commit access to the master branch. The promotion follows strong backing from Core contributors and reflects ongoing efforts to decentralize control that began after Satoshi’s handover to Gavin Andresen and later…
T3 FCU, backed by TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs, wins FATF praise after freezing $300m in illicit blockchain assets and monitoring $3b+ in volume. Summary FATF singles out T3 FCU as a leading public‑private model for combating illicit blockchain activity in real time. Launched by TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs in 2024, the unit has frozen over…
