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The US crypto industry believed it stood on the precipice of securing the regulatory legitimacy it has pursued for a decade, but the political ground has suddenly shifted beneath it.On Jan. 14, Sen. Tim Scott, the chair of the Senate Banking Committee, postponed a vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.This delay effectively halted Washington’s most advanced attempt yet to establish comprehensive “rules of the road” for the $3 trillion digital asset market.While Chair Scott characterized the postponement as a tactical pause to keep stakeholders “at the table working in good faith,” the sudden brake-pumping reveals a fractured coalition…

In brief Canaan must raise its share price above $1 for 10 consecutive days by July to avoid Nasdaq delisting. The company’s stock trades at $0.79, down from a brief spike after announcing a major 50,000-rig order in October. Largest institutional holder Streeterville Capital exited its $439 million position in December. Bitcoin mining hardware maker Canaan has until July to raise its share price and escape delisting, Nasdaq told the firm earlier this week.The company now has until July to raise its share price above $1 for at least 10 consecutive days to escape being delisted, it said in a…

In brief South Korea has passed legislation creating a legal framework for security token offerings under existing securities law. Meanwhile, Google Play will block unregistered overseas crypto apps from updates and downloads in the country starting January 28. The ban will have a practical blocking effect for most Korean Android users, Decrypt was told. South Korea is tightening its grip on how crypto platforms reach users, using app stores as an enforcement lever as regulators sharpen the boundary between compliant digital finance and unregistered crypto activity.The country has advanced legislation establishing a legal framework for security token offerings, creating a…

The consensus that Bitcoin has matured into “digital gold” faces a new fracture line on Wall Street, one that has little to do with daily price volatility and everything to do with the distant future of computing.Two prominent strategists named Wood are currently offering diametrically opposed roadmaps to global allocators for the world’s largest crypto asset.On Jan. 16, Christopher Wood of Jefferies eliminated his firm’s long-standing Bitcoin exposure, citing the existential threat posed by quantum computing.On the other hand, Cathie Wood of ARK Invest is urging investors to look past technical anxieties and focus on the asset’s distinct lack of…

In brief Bitcoin and Ethereum wavered despite positive momentum earlier this week. One analyst pointed to dashed hopes toward a crypto market structure bill. Another said that ETFs are doing a bulk of the heavy lifting. The cryptocurrency market wavered Friday as trading volumes cooled, with Bitcoin and Ethereum drifting downward despite positive momentum earlier this week.Following Bitcoin’s jump to $94,600 on Wednesday, the leading digital asset by market capitalization changed hands around $95,300, a 4.6% increase over the past seven days, according to crypto price aggregator CoinGecko. Ethereum has risen 5.9% to $3,250 over the same period of time.Trading…

In brief The Wikimedia Foundation has announced a slew of partnerships with AI firms to use its content for training LLMs. The AI companies have signed up for its Enterprise product for large-scale reuse of Wikipedia’s content. In October last year, the Foundation said site visits were dropping due to people using AI summaries instead of visiting the site. The Wikimedia Foundation has announced a series of new partnerships with artificial intelligence companies that will allow them to use Wikipedia content to train and power their AI models, as the nonprofit seeks to shore up its long-term sustainability amid changing online…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Swift has completed a new set of digital asset interoperability trials with BNP Paribas Securities Services, Intesa Sanpaolo, and Société Générale’s tokenization unit SG-FORGE, extending work that also includes Chainlink and UBS Asset Management as the messaging network pushes deeper into tokenized capital markets workflows. The project matters because it targets the hardest part of institutional tokenization: getting assets, cash, and operational processes to move cleanly across multiple platforms without forcing banks to abandon existing rails. Swift Hits Tokenized-Asset Interoperability Milestone Chainlink posted via X on Jan…

A new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis shows that Iran’s crypto ecosystem boomed in 2025, with Bitcoin playing a growing central role for both ordinary citizens seeking financial refuge and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which now dominates much of the country’s on-chain activity. According to the report, Iran’s crypto economy processed more than $7.78 billion in value in 2025, growing faster for most of the year than in 2024.  The report found that crypto activity in Iran is closely correlated with major political shocks, regional conflict, and domestic unrest, making blockchain data a real-time barometer of instability…

Bitcoin developer, Jameson Lopp, posted a simple observation days after CoinGecko published its 2025 dead coins report.Ignorant folks claim that Bitcoin isn’t scarce because anyone can launch their own cryptocurrency. They fail to recognize that while anyone can copy code, no one can copy a network of users and infrastructure.The timing crystallized a tension that’s shaped crypto since the first Bitcoin fork. Token issuance has always been abundant, as spinning up a new coin takes minutes, not months.But CoinGecko’s latest dataset turned the “anyone can launch” argument into something measurable: 53.2% of tokens tracked on GeckoTerminal between July 2021 and…

In brief Analysts are debating whether Bitcoin will follow gold’s parabolic rally if demand persists and sellers exhaust themselves. Some point to key differences in the temperament of gold and Bitcoin buyers. Bitcoin’s path remains uniquely tied to macro liquidity, meaning Fed policy shifts could disrupt a smooth ascent, creating more volatility than gold’s historic run. Bitcoin’s exchange-traded funds could be following the exact structural playbook that preceded gold’s historic 2025 surge, a parallel that suggests a potential parabolic move awaits the top cryptocurrency.The analogy was highlighted by Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matthew Hougan on a podcast with influencer Michael…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors are red and cooling off; BTC at $95,400 Tom Lee’s BMNR invests $200M in equity into Mr. Beast’s platform X cracks down on InfoFi, KAITO falls 20% Saturn announced 11% yield on its USDat stablecoin via Strategy’s STRC GAS token soars 700% to $44M as trenches show strong signs of life 💰 BitMine Backs MrBeast’s Financial Platform With $200M InvestmentA surprising new investment juxtaposes the…

Copper hit a new record high this week as crypto traders focused on the surge in silver and gold. However, copper’s rise could actually shift the rate path that underpins the market’s liquidity narrative.The all-time high for copper is now around $6.06 per pound as of Wednesday, Jan. 14.Futures activity has tracked the price move in ways that complicate the idea of a one-session burst.An COMEX update posted Jan. 15, 2026, reported estimated volume of 74,332 contracts, down from 83,265.Open interest rose to 269,825, up 3,588.MarketTimestamp (ET)Estimated volumeOpen interestCOMEX copper futuresJan. 15, 2026, 10:00 a.m.74,332 (down from 83,265 prior session)269,825…

In brief Ark Invest has published its 2026 Outlook report, in which CEO Cathie Wood flags Bitcoin as a better asset for portfolio diversification as she sounds the alarm on gold’s rally. Wood’s preference for Bitcoin is driven by its algorithmically fixed supply, unlike gold, whose miners can increase production in response to high prices. Bitcoin maintains an extremely low correlation with other major assets, making it a powerful diversification tool, especially in a currency-revaluation environment, Wood said. Bitcoin’s mathematically capped supply makes it a superior scarce asset to gold in an era of rising institutional demand, according to Ark…