Nearly 40% of UK bank transfers to crypto exchanges are blocked or delayed, according to a new industry survey that raises concerns over debanking and the UK’s digital asset ambitions.
Binance is considering bringing back tokenized stock trading as interest in blockchain-based equities grows across both crypto-native platforms and traditional financial institutions.
UBS is reportedly considering allowing its wealthiest clients to trade Bitcoin and Ether, signaling a potential expansion of crypto offerings in private banking.
PwC predicts 2026 will mark a turning point for crypto regulation, as jurisdictions worldwide move from draft frameworks to enforceable laws, reshaping stablecoins, compliance, and institutional adoption.
Large transfers of Bitcoin and Ether from BlackRock to Coinbase Prime, combined with ETF outflows and pending US inflation data, are heightening expectations of near-term crypto market volatility.
Coinbase has formed an independent advisory board of cryptography and quantum experts to evaluate long-term risks that quantum computing could pose to Bitcoin and blockchain security.
Debates at the World Economic Forum highlighted growing tensions between private-sector tokenization, Bitcoin-based monetary visions, and central bank control through CBDCs.
Vietnam has launched a pilot licensing regime for cryptocurrency exchanges, bringing the sector under formal oversight as banks and securities firms prepare to enter the market.
Argentine exchange Ripio is expanding peso-backed stablecoins and tokenized bonds as it anticipates a flat crypto market in 2026 but sustained long-term growth in tokenized money.
Trump Media named February 2, 2026, as the record date for shareholders eligible to receive digital tokens tied to its latest blockchain initiative, developed with Crypto.com.
A Hong Kong securities industry body has warned that proposed licensing changes for crypto asset management could raise compliance costs and discourage traditional fund managers from limited digital asset exposure.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong plans to meet banking executives at the World Economic Forum as negotiations over the stalled US crypto market structure bill shift from Washington to Davos.
A database migration error on Paradex’s perps exchange caused Bitcoin to show $0, prompting a liquidation cascade and requiring a chain rollback to restore normal operations.
A year after Gary Gensler’s resignation, the SEC has significantly altered its approach to cryptocurrency, dropping key enforcement actions and restructuring leadership.
Decentralized finance leaders are urging lawmakers to revise the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act as uncertainty grows around its path through the US Senate.