Monthly Archives: January 2026

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin details his 2026 “self-sovereign” tech stack, swapping Big Tech apps for encrypted, open-source and local privacy tools. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/vitalik-buterin-declares-2026-self-sovereign-computing?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Financial Times reports that Ledger is planning a US IPO at a $4 billion valuation as hardware wallet demand increases amid crypto fraud and hacks. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledger-said-to-be-working-with-goldman-sachs-barclays-on-us-ipo-ft?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Similar XRP funding conditions preceded rebounds of roughly 50% in August and September 2024 and about 100% in April 2025. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/will-xrp-price-double-again-latent-buy-pressure-shorts-danger?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

PricewaterhouseCoopers says that crypto is working in a “fragmented global ecosystem,” tackling different challenges in different markets. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-adoption-regions-pricewaterhousecoopers-pwc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin miners have powered down to ease the load on the grid in the past, such as in 2022, when Texas miners curtailed their activities amid a major winter storm. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miners-prepare-ice-storm-southern-us?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The American Bankers Association’s fight over stablecoin yields has become its top priority as Congress looks to pass crypto market structure legislation before the midterms. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-bank-lobby-aba-crypto-stablecoin-yields-priority-clarity-genius?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Justice Department will drop its case against Nathaniel Chastain, a former OpenSea manager who successfully appealed a wire fraud and money laundering conviction. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/doj-drops-opensea-manager-nft-insder-trader-case?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Capital One’s acquisition of Brex comes just months after the payment company launched support for stablecoins. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/capital-one-bank-buys-stablecoin-fintech-brex-for-5-15b?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Prosecutors in South Korea have reportedly lost $47 million worth of seized Bitcoin through a phishing attack and are investigating and tracking the theft. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-seized-bitcoin-stolen-phishing-scam-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The SEC’s Paul Atkins and the CFTC’s Michael Selig will discuss the two agencies’ crypto oversight as legislative efforts to define their roles work through the Senate. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-cftc-harmonization-event-crypto-oversight?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound