Monthly Archives: January 2026

Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins voiced strong support for the bipartisan legislation aimed at moving crypto markets out of a regulatory gray zone. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-bullish-crypto-market-structure-bill-trump-desk?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

A Columbia Business School professor debunked five banking industry misunderstandings about stablecoin yields as the market structure bill heads for markups this month. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/debunking-unsubstantiated-banking-industry-concerns-about-stablecoins?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The NYC Token, which had a pretty rocky start, has been created to fight antisemitism, according to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/former-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-launches-token?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The POTUS demanded tech giants cover data center power costs as US consumption surged, with Microsoft first to make changes this week. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-wants-tech-giants-pay-their-own-way-electricity-demand-soars?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Meta’s Reality Labs is set for cuts as the firm’s metaverse budget continues to decline amid push toward artificial intelligence development. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/meta-cut-10-percent-metaverse-arm-this-week-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman says he’s delayed work on a crypto market structure bill to have more time to secure bipartisan support. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/senate-ag-punts-crypto-bill-markup-end-of-month?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act aims to clarify that writing software and maintaining networks don’t trigger federal or state money-transfer requirements. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-developer-protections-brca-senate-bill?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Quantum resistance, scalable architecture, and a better block-building model that resists centralization pressures are needed if Ethereum is to pass the test of time. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-must-pass-walkaway-test-vitalik-buterin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin rallied to $92,000 as Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell spoke about a potential DOJ investigation into the Fed. Will BTC’s strength hold? Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-shows-strength-as-us-doj-mulls-fed-chair-investigation-will-btc-price-hold?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The CFTC is looking to invite Tyler Winklevoss, Shayne Coplan, Kris Marszalek, and other crypto leaders to assist its approach to regulating the blockchain industry. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-forms-committee-regulating-blockchain-ai?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound