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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure United States President Donald Trump’s family-backed crypto firm has applied for a national trust bank charter, and one of the Senate’s most vocal financial critics wants regulators to stop the process until the President severs his financial ties to the venture. According to filings and public statements, the firm aims to use the charter to issue and manage a dollar-pegged stablecoin called USD1, which has grown quickly since launch. Warren Raises Conflict Concerns With The OCC US Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a formal letter to Comptroller Jonathan…

In brief Bitwise Asset Management launched a Chainlink ETF on the NYSE Arca on Wednesday. It’s the second spot Chainlink ETF to hit U.S. markets following Grayscale’s product debut in December. LINK was recently trading for $14.25, its highest price in a month. Bitwise Asset Management launched its Bitwise Chainlink ETF on NYSE Arca Wednesday, making it the second LINK-based spot ETF to trade in the U.S.At the time of writing, Chainlink is trading for $14.25—the highest it’s been in the past month—after having gained almost 5% in the past day, according to crypto price aggregator CoinGecko.In a press release,…

The Zcash Foundation said on Wednesday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has ended a probe into the nonprofit organization without recommending enforcement action.In a blog post, the Virginia-based organization said that it had been alerted to a review by the regulator in August 2023, which pertained to the offering of digital assets. At the time, the SEC was led by former chair and crypto critic Gary Gensler.The Zcash Foundation said that the review’s outcome, where charges weren’t recommended against the organization, underscores its “commitment to transparency and compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.”The organization said that it remains focused…

While Congress pushes ahead with the CLARITY Act, the unfinished fight over how the U.S. draws the line between “crypto” and “securities” is spilling into public view, and into a familiar blame game.Online, critics argue the bill’s structure could hardwire advantages for regulated incumbents, with centralized platforms accused of quietly backing tweaks that would make it harder for DeFi to compete on equal terms.CLARITY is being sold as a market-structure bill, but the most consequential battle may be over distribution.Stablecoin rewards turn “holding dollars” into a competing product category, and banks are fighting to keep that feature from becoming normalized…

Crypto majors are green; BTC +1.5% at $92,000; ETH +1% at $3,130, SOL +2% at $142; XRP +1% to $2.06. DASH (+60%), IP (+30%) and XMR (+13%) led top movers; XMR hit another new ATH at $680 (now $640). Gold and Silver hit new ATHs again in the wake of the Powell investigation. The US Senate released the draft Crypto Market Clarity Act, including limits on stablecoin rewards. Senator Warren pressed the SEC over inclusion of crypto in 401ks arguing they expose retirees to too much risk. Vitalik Buterin warned crypto needs better decentralized stablecoins, citing governance capture and inflation…

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has announced 1.3 billion satoshis in new grants from its Bitcoin Development Fund, backing 22 projects worldwide aimed at strengthening financial freedom and censorship resistance under authoritarian regimes. The funding round, disclosed today exclusively to Bitcoin Magazine, will support open-source Bitcoin development, decentralized mining infrastructure, privacy-preserving financial tools, and grassroots education initiatives across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.  HRF said the projects are designed to improve the Bitcoin protocol itself while expanding access to permissionless money for dissidents, journalists, nonprofits, and ordinary citizens facing political repression. The full list of recipients is as follows for…

In brief Ripple secured a preliminary EMI license approval from Luxembourg’s financial regulator (CSSF). The approval marks Ripple’s second major regulatory milestone in a week following UK approval. XRP, which powers Ripple’s payments platform, is up more than 3% on the day amid a crypto market upswing. Crypto financial services company Ripple said Wednesday that it has received preliminary approval for an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from Luxembourg’s financial regulator, CSSF.The announcement comes just days after Ripple revealed that it had secured EMI license approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. The Luxembourg approval, delivered as a “Green Light…

Germany’s second-largest lender DZ Bank has received authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, clearing the way for the launch of a retail crypto trading platform across the country’s cooperative banking sector. The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin, granted the MiCAR license at the end of December.  With the approval, DZ Bank will roll out “meinKrypto,” a digital asset trading platform designed for customers of Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken, Germany’s network of cooperative banks. The platform allows local cooperative banks to offer retail clients access to cryptocurrency trading within an existing banking environment. DZ Bank acts as the…

Financial advisors held crypto allocations below 1% for years, treating Bitcoin as a speculative footnote rather than a portfolio component. That era is ending.According to Bitwise and VettaFi’s 2026 benchmark survey, 47% of advisor portfolios with crypto exposure now allocate more than 2%, while 83% cap exposure below 5%.The distribution tells a more precise story: 47% of advisors with crypto exposure sit in the 2% to 5% range, while 17% have pushed beyond 5%. Despite being a minority, these advisors are meaningful, as they have moved past the “toe dip” and are constructing what asset allocators would recognize as an…

Prediction market Myriad will integrate USD1, the stablecoin launched by Trump-backed DeFi project World Liberty Financial. With the integration, Myriad becomes “the first prediction market to partner with WLFI to launch USD1 pools,” bringing USD1 on BNB Chain to the platform.The integration of USD1 on Myriad “expands the real-world utility of stable, dollar-backed digital assets in emerging on-chain markets,” said Zach Witkoff, Co-Founder of World Liberty Financial. He added that prediction markets are a “growing category within decentralized finance,” with the Myriad integration bringing USD1 to “an environment where transparency, stability and user trust are essential.” Myriad Markets becomes the…

In brief Pakistan has signed an MOU with an affiliate of Trump-backed DeFi project World Liberty Financial to explore using a dollar‑backed stablecoin for remittances and trade. World Liberty Financial and its affiliate will work with the central bank on integration. The Trump‑linked project’s growing global footprint has drawn scrutiny, with accusations of potential conflicts of interest. Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an affiliate of World Liberty Financial, a DeFi project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s family, to explore innovation in digital finance.The MOU, signed Wednesday, includes exploring the use of stablecoins for…

The crypto asset of a decentralized exchange on the Solana (SOL) network is seeing significant price gains after receiving trading support from Coinbase. Raydium (RAY) is currently trading for $1.25, up by 6.8% over the past 24 hours, following Coinbase’s announcement that the altcoin can now be traded on its platform. Says Coinbase on the social media platform X,  “Spot trading for Raydium (RAY) will go live on 14 January 2026. The opening of our RAY-USD trading pair will begin on or after 9AM PT, if liquidity conditions are met, in regions where trading is supported.” The US-based crypto exchange…