Jan 13, 2026

BNB Chain targets ‘around one second’ finality with Fermi hard fork

BNB Chain’s Fermi hard fork goes live on Wednesday, cutting BSC block times from 0.75 seconds to 0.45 seconds and tightening fast-...

Jan 13, 2026

Bitcoin meets gold in UK: 21Shares brings BOLD fund to London

The 21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP allocates two-thirds to gold and one-third to Bitcoin and trades in pounds sterling and dollars on t...

Jan 13, 2026

Truebit exploit exposes smart-contract flaw behind $26M token mint

Truebit lost $26 million after a smart-contract overflow bug let an attacker mint tokens at near-zero cost, sending the TRU price...

Jan 13, 2026

Ukraine blocks Polymarket, classifies prediction markets as gambling

The move adds Ukraine to a growing list of countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, Thailand and Australia, wh...

Jan 13, 2026

Nigeria ties crypto oversight to tax IDs under sweeping reform

Nigeria’s tax overhaul pulls crypto exchanges into identity-based reporting, reshaping how digital assets are brought into the tra...

Jan 13, 2026

Italy’s CONSOB puts ‘finfluencers’ on notice amid ESMA’s crypto risk warnings

Italy’s securities regulator shared ESMA’s finfluencer factsheet, warning social media promoters that EU rules on investment recom...

Jan 13, 2026

Kraken-linked SPAC files for $250M IPO targeting crypto infrastructure

The Kraken-backed SPAC aims to raise $250 million in an IPO, targeting companies building infrastructure and services for the digi...

Jan 13, 2026

Solana Policy Institute urges SEC to exempt DeFi developers from exchange rules...

The Solana Policy Institute urged the SEC to distinguish non-custodial DeFi code from exchanges, warning current rules could chill...

Jan 13, 2026

Thailand targets ‘gray money’ with unified oversight of gold and crypto

Thailand reportedly plans tighter reporting, Travel Rule enforcement and a national data hub to track illicit flows across both tr...

Jan 13, 2026

New Senate CLARITY Act draft allows activity-based stablecoin rewards

A revised Senate CLARITY Act draft would allow activity-based stablecoin rewards tied to payments, wallets and staking, while barr...