Monthly Archives: January 2026

The US president said he supported the GENIUS Act because it was “politically popular,” but added the main reason was in response to China. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-china-us-crypto-davos-wef?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The fast-food chain said employees will receive a BTC bonus per hour worked, with payouts vesting after two years and limited to company-operated locations. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/steak-n-shake-bitcoin-bonus-program-employees?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Gold’s record-breaking rally inadvertently put pressure on Bitcoin’s allure, but analysts say historical data shows BTC eventually starts a catch-up rally. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-to-gold-ratio-falls-to-new-low-but-analysts-say-btc-s-discounted-setups-are-rare?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Scheduled for release from a halfway house on Wednesday, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison will have served 440 days in federal custody. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/caroline-ellison-alameda-ftx-released-prison?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin joined stocks in a relief bounce as US President Donald Trump hinted at new legislation “very soon” and a doubling of the Dow Jones. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-eyes-90k-donald-trump-sees-crypto-bill-signing-very-soon?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Crypto’s move into banks and state-backed systems is accelerating a clash between financial privacy and public ledger design, said Aleo’s Yaya Fanusie. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-next-battle-privacy-regulators-chicken-egg-dilemma?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

One of Argentina’s longest‑running exchanges, Ripio, is betting on local currency stablecoins and tokenized bonds to drive a decade‑long boom in tokenized money across Latin America. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/argentine-exchange-ripio-peso-stablecoins?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Bank of Italy’s Fabio Panetta said stablecoins can only play a complementary role in the monetary system, arguing that their stability depends on fiat currency pegs. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bank-of-italy-panetta-tokenized-commercial-bank-money?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the French central bank governor and Coinbase CEO clashed over whether trust in money comes from institutions or decentralized Bitcoin. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/central-banks-vs-bitcoin-who-earns-trust?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Crypto markets dip as global macro pressures mount, with US-EU trade tensions and Japanese bond sell-offs fueling institutional caution. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/spot-bitcoin-ether-etfs-heavy-outflows-macro-uncertainty?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound