Monthly Archives: January 2026

State Street said its new crypto platform would help clients build tokenized money market funds, exchange-traded funds, and products such as tokenized deposits and stablecoins. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/state-street-rolls-out-tokenization-platform?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Regulated investment vehicles such as exchange-traded funds expanded in 2025, and corporations added crypto to their balance sheets, opening up more pathways for user access. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-2025-volatility-regulation-stablecoins-institutional-adoption?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Ethereum saw activity retention nearly double to 8 million addresses in a month while daily transactions hit an all-time high of 2.8 million amid soaring stablecoin use. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-network-activity-doubles-with-massive-influx-of-first-time-users-glassnode?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The NCAA wants the CFTC to tighten rules on college sport prediction markets, including age and advertising restrictions and anti-harassment measures. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ncaa-asks-cftc-suspend-college-sport-prediction-markets?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index slipped by 12 points to “neutral” on Friday amid heightened anxiety over the future of a long-awaited crypto bill in the US. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-market-sentiment-us-clarity-act-industry?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Group-IB found a ransomware dubbed DeadLock that is exploiting Polygon smart contracts to rotate proxy addresses to evade takedowns. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/deadlock-ransomware-hides-exploited-polygon-smart-contracts?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

California’s finance watchdog claims Nexo made nearly 5,500 loans to Californians without a valid license and did not properly assess their ability to repay. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/california-dfpi-nexo-fine-crypto-backed-loans-risky?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin has become an “element of resistance” in Iran, providing liquidity in an increasingly restricted economic environment, says Chainalysis. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-use-surges-iran-protests-crypto-withdrawals?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Kaito.ai and Cookie DAO tokens fell over 15% after X’s ban, a move X’s head of product Nikita Bier said should improve user experience on the social media platform. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/kaito-cookie-slide-as-x-bans-payment-ai-powered-posts?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The integration marks a key step in the crypto exchange’s second-phase rollout, bringing Uniswap’s markets directly to its layer-2 network. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/uniswap-xlayer-okx-defi-push-evm?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound