Jan 09, 2026

Optimism floats OP buyback proposal using Superchain revenue

A new plan would tie OP token value to network performance by using half of all Superchain fee revenue for systematic repurchases....

Jan 09, 2026

Global sanctions fuel record flow to illicit crypto addresses

The Global Sanctions Inflation Index estimated there were just under 80,000 total sanctioned entities and persons globally as of M...

Jan 09, 2026

Global sanctions linked to record flows into illicit crypto addresses

The Global Sanctions Inflation Index estimated there were just under 80,000 total sanctioned entities and persons globally as of M...

Jan 09, 2026

Bitcoin to hit $2.9M by 2050 as it muscles into global trade: VanEck

VanEck analysts said Bitcoin could handle 5–10% of global trade and make up 2.5% of central bank reserves by 2050, driving its str...

Jan 09, 2026

Coinbase lands 2nd ‘buy’ rating in a week, with BofA seeing 38% upside

Bank of America has upgraded Coinbase's rating on reversing short interest and tax-loss harvesting, while the exchange is broadeni...

Jan 09, 2026

Revived NY bill targets sports, politics and death prediction markets

New York lawmakers will soon review a bill that seeks to ban certain sports and political event contracts in the state, among othe...

Jan 08, 2026

Nexo to offer zero-interest crypto lending for BTC and ETH holders

The offering expands Nexo’s structured lending products to Bitcoin and Ether holders amid a broader recovery in crypto-backed lend...

Jan 08, 2026

CFTC issues no-action letter to Bitnomial, clearing way for event contracts

The no-action letter comes amid growing acceptance by US regulators of prediction-style markets and event contracts during an elec...

Jan 08, 2026

Donald Trump will not consider pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried: NYT

The US president reportedly said he had no intention of pardoning the former FTX CEO, and defended his family’s connections to the...

Jan 08, 2026

Trump rules out Sam Bankman-Fried pardon in NYT interview

The US president reportedly said he had no intention of pardoning the former FTX CEO, and defended his family’s connections to the...