State Street Corp., a massive Boston-based custody bank overseeing more than $4 trillion in assets, is stepping further into digital assets with plans to roll out a suite of tokenized financial products aimed squarely at institutional clients. State Street Joins Tokenization Drive as Custody Banks Eye Digital Assets According to a Bloomberg report, State Street […]
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X Bans InfoFi Apps, KAITO Token Slides as Incentivized Posting Ends
X moved to curb incentivized posting on Jan. 15, revoking developer API access for so-called InfoFi apps in a bid to clean up artificial intelligence (AI)-generated spam and reward-driven reply farming. KAITO Price Drops Following X Ban on Reward-Based Posting Apps Nikita Bier, head of product at X, announced the policy shift in a post […]
Read MoreCrypto Market Structure Bill Stalls as Senate Banking Postpones Markup
Key U.S. crypto legislation faces new uncertainty as Senate negotiators delay action, signaling intensifying political and industry clashes over how digital asset markets should be regulated and who should control the future of tokenization and DeFi. Senate Banking Committee Postpones Crypto Market Structure Markup Amid Growing Policy Fractures A long-awaited Senate Banking Committee markup has […]
Read MoreRipple Locks RLUSD Into LMAX’s $8.2 Trillion Trading Engine
Ripple’s institutional push accelerates as RLUSD lands at the center of a major global trading venue, signaling deeper integration between regulated finance and digital assets while reshaping how institutions manage liquidity, collateral, and multi-asset exposure. Ripple USD Breaks Into Big Finance as LMAX Goes All-In on RLUSD A major step forward for institutional crypto finance […]
Read MoreBitcoin Price Action Tightens as Indicators Hint at Fatigue
Bitcoin traded between $95,916 and $96,137 per unit on Jan. 15, 2026, at 9:40 a.m., placing its market cap at $1.93 trillion with 24-hour trading volume totaling $67.65 billion. The session produced a wide intraday range of $94,887 to $97,704, reflecting heightened activity after this week’s aggressive advance. Price action remains pinned just below recent […]
Read MoreTRON Integrated Into MetaMask Wallet, Bringing High-Performance Blockchain Infrastructure to Global Users
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland, January 15, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications ( dApps), announced today that MetaMask has launched native TRON support across both its mobile and browser extension platforms. Through this […]
Read MoreETFs Power Bitcoin Past $95,000 as Risk-on Mood Lifts Crypto
Bitcoin climbed above $95,000 amid renewed risk appetite, strong ETF inflows, and stable macro conditions, while ethereum staking reached a fresh all-time high near 30% of supply. Broader market sentiment is turning bullish, though key data releases and geopolitical factors still pose risks. Crypto Strengthens on Macro Optimism Despite Geopolitical Risk Global markets turned broadly […]
Read MoreBitcoin ETFs Pull $844 Million as Crypto ETF Rally Extends
Crypto ETFs extended their hot streak for a third consecutive session as bitcoin absorbed another wave of institutional demand. Strong inflows across ether, XRP, and solana reinforced a clear risk-on tone across digital asset funds. Broad Crypto Inflows Continue With Bitcoin ETFs in the Lead Confidence continued to build across crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as […]
Read MoreCrossmint Secures Spanish Regulatory Authorization to Offer EU‑Wide Digital Asset Infrastructure
Crossmint obtains MiCA authorization from Spain’s CNMV to provide wallets, exchanges and cross‑border services across the EU. Crossmint announced it has received authorization from the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) on 14 January, making it a regulated Crypto‑Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorized to passport services across the 27 EU member states; the authorization […]
Read MoreBankinter Joins Funding Round, Takes Stake in Bit2me to Boost EU Crypto Expansion
Spain’s Bankinter invests in Bit2me, joining a $34.9 million (€30 million) funding round to pursue technological synergies and EU expansion. Bankinter has agreed to acquire a stake in Bit2me and joins the €30 million round announced in August, with the deal announced 14 January 2026; the investment aims to explore technological and knowledge synergies and […]
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