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.
AI giant Anthropic raising $10B at $350B valuation: Report
Claude maker Anthropic is aiming to nearly double its valuation to $350 billion, with The Wall Street Journal reporting a planned $10 billion raise.
Memecoin social buzz grows as traders return to risk assets
Memecoins fell 65% over 2025 as risk-taking behavior dropped among traders, but the tokens are seeing gains as positive sentiment returns to crypto.
Solana Mobile to launch SKR token for Seeker phone on Jan. 21
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.
3 ‘checkpoints’ stand between a crypto all-time high in 2026: Bitwise
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.
Bitcoin faces ‘boring sideways’ grind in coming months: CryptoQuant CEO
CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju says money flowing into Bitcoin has “dried up” for now, as traders are rotating back to traditional markets.
Fireblocks buys crypto accounting platform TRES for $130M
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.
GENIUS Act changes would be a ‘national security trap’: Crypto execs
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.
Wyoming rolls out state-backed FRNT stablecoin to the public
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.
Trump’s World Liberty Financial applies for banking charter to expand USD1
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.