19.01.2026 Bermuda plans to integrate USDC into its national economy in partnership with Circle and Coinbase.
19.01.2026 Starknet-based Paradex rolls back its chain following a malfunction.
19.01.2026 Tether partners with Laos-based Bitqik on digital asset education initiatives.
18.01.2026 Hyperliquid donates ~$250K to onchain investigator ZachXBT.
17.01.2026 Solana DEX Jupiter introduces its native stablecoin, JupUSD.
17.01.2026 US crypto bank Anchorage Digital explores a potential IPO.
16.01.2026 Moldova plans to introduce a MiCA-aligned crypto regulatory framework in 2026.
16.01.2026 Belarus establishes a “crypto bank” framework, allowing eligible High-Tech Park firms to offer token-based services.
13.01.2026 YZi Labs invests $10M+ in privacy-focused decentralized trading platform Genius Trading.
13.01.2026 ETHGas plans an airdrop of its governance token, GWEI.
13.01.2026 Grayscale releases Q1 2026 “Assets Under Consideration” list: Tron, ARIA Protocol, Nous Research, Poseidon, and Double Zero added; Prime Intellect removed.
13.01.2026 Singapore Gulf Bank joins J.P. Morgan’s correspondent banking network; launches Wire 365 for USD clearing.
13.01.2026 Charles Hoskinson criticizes Trump’s crypto policy as “extractive,” warning of industry fallout.
13.01.2026 Nigeria passes new tax law linking crypto transactions to identities via Tax and National Identification Numbers.
12.01.2026 Telegram-based trading bot Trojan launches a browser-based onchain trading terminal.
12.01.2026 Bitcoin Core adds a sixth contributor, anonymous developer TheCharlatan.
12.01.2026 VelaFi raises $20M in a Series B to expand stablecoin-based payments and treasury infrastructure across the US and Asia.
12.01.2026 Ukraine officially bans Polymarket.
12.01.2026 Crypto YouTube viewership declines over the past three months.
12.01.2026 South Korea ends its nine-year ban on corporate crypto investments, allowing listed companies and professional investors to allocate up to 5% of equity to the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap.
07.01.2026 US Senate Banking and Commerce committees to work on comprehensive crypto legislation this month.
07.01.2026 Polymarket to supply its market data and indicators to Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, and other Dow Jones publications.
07.01.2026 Chen Zhi, founder and chairman of Prince Group, arrested in Cambodia and repatriated to China for investigation. (Pending mainstream confirmation — reported in private channels.)
07.01.2026 Tokenized stock markets under $1B, led by Backed Finance and Ondo.
07.01.2026 Nike disposes of digital products subsidiary RTFKT.
07.01.2026 Tether defines Scudo, a new unit of account equal to 1/1,000 of a troy ounce of gold, for its tokenized gold product.
07.01.2026 Morgan Stanley files for a spot ETH ETF with US regulators.
07.01.2026 Wyoming launches its first state-issued stablecoin, FRNT, on Solana.
07.01.2026 Fireblocks acquires crypto accounting platform TRES.
07.01.2026 Polymarket withholds payouts on Venezuela invasion bets after ruling conditions unmet.
06.01.2026 Polymarket discloses fee structure, confirming most markets are fee-free.
06.01.2026 Binance Wallet announces the launch of its 44th token generation event (TGE).
06.01.2026 India completes AML licensing for 45 domestic and 4 offshore crypto exchanges.
06.01.2026 US lawmaker proposes legislation to bar federal officials from trading on prediction markets.
05.01.2026 Starknet experiences network downtime.
05.01.2026 China signals strategy shift as e-CNY CBDC is set to bear interest.
05.01.2026 Switzerland freezes assets linked to Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro.
05.01.2026 Ledger security incident results in customer data exposure.
05.01.2026 PwC ramps up digital asset practice, advising on stablecoin payments, CBDCs, compliance, and developing audit and control tools.
04.01.2026 Coinbase pauses local fiat-to-USD-backed stablecoin operations in Argentina.
04.01.2026 Tether discloses an investment in SQRIL, a real-time cross-border QR-code payments platform.
03.01.2026 Signs of insider trading emerge on Polymarket in bets linked to Venezuela-related outcomes.
02.01.2026 Stani Kulechov signals strategic shift: “World-class consumer products are built by opinionated teams, not DAOs.” Aave Labs commits to sharing revenue generated outside the AAVE protocol with token holders.
02.01.2026 Bitcoin treasury companies face valuation pressure.
02.01.2026 Ilya Lichtenstein, mastermind of the 2016 Bitfinex hack, released early.
02.01.2026 Iran Ministry of Defence Export Center to accept cryptocurrency for sales of advanced weapons.
2026 OUTLOOK Andreessen Horowitz (a16z): Stablecoins on bank ledgers and in payments, “Know Your Agent,” prediction markets, staked media.
01.01.2026 Crypto laws legalizing mining and crypto exchanges enter into force in Turkmenistan.
01.01.2026 EU crypto tax transparency directive DAC8 takes effect, requiring crypto-asset service providers to report user data to national tax authorities.
01.01.2026 MiCA comes into force in Spain.
31.12.2025 Ethereum smart contract deployments hit a record high in Q4.
2026 OUTLOOK Haseeb Qureshi (Dragonfly Capital): Big Tech crypto wallets, perp DEX consolidation and equity perps, stablecoin-backed cards.
28.12.2025 Pump.fun cashes out ICO proceeds.
28.12.2025 Uniswap burns $591M worth (~10%) of UNI supply.
27.12.2025 DeFi app Flow token plunges following a security incident.
2026 OUTLOOK Jay Yu (Pantera Capital): Prediction market bifurcation, agentic commerce via x402, tokenized gold, equity tokens, Hyperliquid growth, stablecoins in cross-border payouts.
2026 OUTLOOK Galaxy Digital: No Solana inflation cut, rise of corporate L1s, stablecoin consolidation, volumes surpass ACH, higher app revenue, equity token relief from US SEC, card networks integrate public blockchains, DEX share grows 17%→25%, futarchy in DAOs, DATs struggle, x402 for agentic transactions.
27.12.2025 Bitmine Ethereum DAT reports 4.11M ETH, enters staking.
26.12.2025 Sberbank issues crypto-backed loan to local miner, uses in-house app for collateral custody.
26.12.2025 Japan proposes 2026 tax reform to classify crypto as financial products.
26.12.2025 ZachXBT reports unauthorized fund outflows from some Trust Wallet user addresses.