Monthly Archives: January 2026

ERC-8004, which a lead developer has tipped will be deployed to mainnet this week, enables AI agents to discover and trust each other across platforms without centralized gatekeepers. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-standard-trustless-ai-agents-erc-8004-likely-mainnet-on-thursday?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The restaurant chain said that its adoption of Bitcoin is one of the main reasons that it is “trouncing” its fast-food competitors. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/steak-n-shake-bitcoin-accumulation-strategic-reserve-btc-payments?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Adoption has been strongest in the hospitality, travel, digital goods, and gaming industries. Millennials and Gen Zs are proving to be the most crypto-savvy shoppers. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/4-in-10-us-merchants-accept-crypto-paypal?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway announced on Saturday that it was shutting down, and has now been followed by Rodeo, which only launched on iOS in March last year.  Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/rodeo-becomes-2nd-nft-platform-announce-closure-this-week?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin options data shows bearish bets holding the advantage in Friday’s $10.8 billion expiry, unless bulls manage a pre-expiration breakout above $90,000. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/10-8b-in-bitcoin-options-expire-this-week-will-bulls-chase-95k-after-expiry?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says crypto will have to “wrestle with prolonged regulatory grind and skepticism” if the US fails to pass a market structure bill. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-needs-indispensable-legislation-fails-bitwise?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Morgan Stanley largely sat out the first wave of institutional crypto adoption across 2024–2025 but surprised many with three crypto ETF filings earlier this month. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/morgan-stanley-appoints-digital-asset-head-amy-oldenburg?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The US Marshals Service confirmed “the matter is under investigation” following claims that millions in government-seized crypto was stolen. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-marshals-investigation-seized-digital-assets?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

AI data center expansion is facing growing local opposition over power, infrastructure and costs, echoing the resistance that once slowed Bitcoin mining. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-data-centers-local-resistance-bitcoin-mining?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Despite Bitcoin trading about 12% lower than a year ago, corporate accumulation shows no sign of slowing in 2026. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/public-companies-bitcoin-holdings-prices-crypto-dat?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound