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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…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A top policy official at crypto firm Paradigm warned this week that a broad overhaul of US crypto rules could take years of agency work to finish. Justin Slaughter, Paradigm’s vice president for regulatory affairs, said the law itself would only begin a longer process of writing dozens of detailed rules that agencies must draft, publish for comment, and finalize. Lawmakers Unveil Draft Bill On January 13, 2026, US senators released a draft bill meant to clarify which tokens are securities or commodities and to set who…
In brief U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw inflows of $753.7 million Tuesday, their highest level since October 2025. Analysts attribute renewed institutional demand to post-harvest rebalancing and a view of ETFs as a structural channel, not just speculative. Experts warn Q1 inflows may be volatile and selective due to high rates, but see a long-term bullish case where ETF demand could outpace new Bitcoin supply. A surge in Bitcoin’s price to $95,000 has triggered the strongest single day of inflows for U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in three months, with these products adding $753.7 million on January 13, according to…
President Donald Trump declared on Jan. 12 that the US would impose a 25% tariff on any country conducting business with Iran, “effective immediately,” via Truth Social.Bitcoin (BTC) dipped briefly below $91,000, then recovered above $92,000 within hours. No liquidation cascade materialized. No systemic unwind. The market absorbed what appeared to be a maximalist geopolitical headline and moved on.As of press time, BTC was trading near $94,000, up 1.5% over the past 24 hours.Three months earlier, a similar-sounding announcement, as Trump threatened a 100% tariff on China in October 2025, triggered over $19 billion in forced liquidations and sent Bitcoin…
📈 Financial Advisors Are Turning Bullish on Crypto in 2026The survey results are in, and -Financial advisors are turning up their crypto recommendations to new ATHs.📌 What HappenedNew survey data shows financial advisors are allocating to crypto at the highest levels ever recorded.This is a meaningful shift in how this particular cohort has viewed digital assets and are now allocating inside their traditional client portfolios.Key takeaways from the data: 32% of advisors reported allocating to crypto in client accounts over the past year, up from 22% in 2024 (an all-time high for the survey) 56% of advisors now personally own…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Cardano Foundation is backing an on-chain “info action” that would route up to $75 million from Cardano’s treasury into a new, Draper Dragon-managed ecosystem fund targeting a total $80 million raise, with a mandate to invest in Cardano-native startups while sending proceeds back to the treasury over time. If approved, the vehicle, dubbed the Cardano x Draper Dragon Ecosystem Fund (the “DDC Fund”), would run for at least six years, deploy venture-style capital across early-stage teams and ecosystem growth programs, and report performance via a public…