Monthly Archives: January 2026

After a brief January rebound, US spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs saw heavy redemptions, extending a cautious trend that began after October’s market reset. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ether-etf-outflows-january-2026-pullback?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

UK crypto firms must secure FCA authorization well before the crypto regime starts in October 2027 or face transitional restrictions on new services. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-crypto-september-2026-fca-licensing-gateway?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The ruling confirms that Bitcoin in South Korean exchange accounts is an “object of seizure” under criminal law, aligning Seoul with US and EU enforcement practices. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-exchange-held-bitcoin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Protests began in Iran in response to worsening economic conditions and as the Iranian rial hit record lows against the US dollar. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/iran-cut-internet-could-citizens-still-use-crypto?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

BitMEX says the era of easy money via arbitrage trades likely died in the October crash, as a liquidation spiral left many market makers naked. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/october-crypto-crash-ended-easy-yield-era-bitmex?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Increased adoption of stablecoins by institutions and countries with economic instability could drive stablecoin payment flows to $56 trillion by 2030. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoin-payment-flows-hit-56-trillion-2030?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin mining is accelerating renewable energy deployment, replacing fossil-fuel heating, expanding energy access and cutting methane emissions at scale. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/4-things-bitcoin-mining-can-do-for-climate-change-esg-expert?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Employees who left the Electric Coin Company en masse on Wednesday are launching a new Zcash wallet, citing the need to return to cypherpunk principles and to scale faster. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/zcash-developers-unveil-new-wallet-cashz-hours-after-exiting-electric-coin-co?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

A new plan would tie OP token value to network performance by using half of all Superchain fee revenue for systematic repurchases. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/optimism-floats-op-buyback-proposal-using-superchain-revenue?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Global Sanctions Inflation Index estimated there were just under 80,000 total sanctioned entities and persons globally as of May 2025. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sanctions-illicit-crypto-transactions-record-2025?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound