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Electric Coin Company CEO Josh Swihart says the firm’s entire team left and will start a new company over disagreements with the nonprofit board that supports Zcash. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/zcash-devs-split-from-electric-coin-company-plan-to-create-new-firm?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Claude maker Anthropic is aiming to nearly double its valuation to $350 billion, with The Wall Street Journal reporting a planned $10 billion raise. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-giant-anthropic-raising-10b-at-350b-valuation-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Memecoins fell 65% over 2025 as risk-taking behavior dropped among traders, but the tokens are seeing gains as positive sentiment returns to crypto. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/memecoin-social-buzz-market-cap-risk-appetite?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Solana Mobile will airdrop up to 20% of SKR tokens to users of its Seeker phone on Jan. 21, and introduce so-called Guardians to secure the network. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/solana-mobile-launch-skr-token-jan-21-seeker-phone?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says that post-October liquidation stability, the passage of the CLARITY Act and steady equities must happen before crypto hits new highs. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/3-checkpoints-stand-between-crypto-and-all-time-highs-in-2026-bitwise?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju says money flowing into Bitcoin has “dried up” for now, as traders are rotating back to traditional markets. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-boring-action-cryptoquant-forecast?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Fireblocks has expanded its institutional offering by buying TRES, a crypto accounting and tax compliance platform, as it looks to keep up with the use of stablecoins. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fireblocks-buys-crypto-accounting-platform-tres-for-130m?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Pro-crypto lawyer John Deaton argued that banning yield on stablecoins would incentivize the use of China’s interest-bearing digital yuan, hurting the US dollar. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/genius-act-stablecoin-rewards-debate-crypto-industry-executives-banks-senate?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) is “the first fiat-backed, fully-reserved stable token” to be issued by a US public entity, says state Governor Mark Gordon. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/wyoming-stablecoin-frnt-goes-live-to-public?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Trumpfamily’s World Liberty Financial filed for a banking charter to gain greater control over its USD1 stablecoin and expand its adoption among institutions. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/world-liberty-files-banking-charter-expand-usd1?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound