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When the Ethereum Foundation dropped a thread on Jan. 19 claiming “Ethereum is the #1 choice for global financial institutions” and backing it with 35 cited examples, it moved past the standard protocol update or developer announcement.It read like institutional marketing: a ranked claim, a curated evidence stack, and a call-to-action funnel pointing readers to an owned landing page where financial institutions can browse live metrics and click “Get In Touch.”That shift in tone and structure matters because it signals something more strategic than routine developer communications.The Foundation is documenting what’s happening on Ethereum while also actively fighting for control…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure House of Doge, the Dogecoin Foundation’s official corporate arm, says it is building a new mobile app called “Such” that aims to make it easier for users to hold and spend DOGE while giving small merchants and independent sellers tools to accept it in day-to-day commerce. In a post on X and a January 20 press release, House of Doge said Such is expected to launch in the first half of 2026 and will pair a self-custodial wallet with transaction tracking and a commerce feature branded “Hustles,”…

In brief Google.org will invest $2 million to help train more than 100,000 artists in foundational AI skills through courses, scholarships and a new fellowship. The funding creates an AI Literacy Alliance with The Gotham and Film Independent, led by the Sundance Institute. The move comes as Hollywood debates AI’s role, amid calls for clearer rules on consent and creative control. Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, said it is investing $2 million in the Sundance Institute to train more than 100,000 artists in foundational AI skills, arriving as creators and technologists push for clearer, enforceable rules governing how artificial…

In brief The White House crypto council director warned that rejecting market-structure legislation outright risks tougher regulation later, particularly under a future Democratic Congress. Coinbase’s opposition to the CLARITY Act has sharpened divisions within the crypto industry over whether to accept imperfect rules now or wait. Disagreement centres on how the bill would treat stablecoin yield and rewards, with critics warning vague definitions could restrict compliant models. On Tuesday, the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors on Digital Assets took aim at Coinbase’s decision last week to withdraw support for the Senate’s crypto market structure bill, in the…

In brief Japanese government bond yields surged at a pace not seen since 2022, spilling into U.S. Treasurys and jolting global rates markets. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the move a “six-standard-deviation” shock, underscoring how abruptly volatility returned to sovereign debt markets. Attention now turns to the Bank of Japan, where any move to stabilize bonds risks tightening global liquidity, pressuring digital assets. Turmoil in Japan’s bond market on Tuesday spilled across global markets, dragging cryptocurrencies lower as higher Japanese yields threatened to unwind a long-standing source of cheap global funding.The Nikkei index fell 2.5%, and the S&P 500 index…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A governance vote that moved this week has left many WLFI holders upset. Some feel they were shut out while a small group pushed the plan through. The divide is loud online and on chain. Locked Tokens Leave Many Without A Voice Reports say about 80% of WLFI tokens sold to investors remain locked, which meant most holders could not take part in the vote over the treasury move. That gap in voting access has become the focus of criticism. People who bought early and still cannot…

In brief Pending crypto legislation could strain the agency’s capacity, the CFTC inspector general said. Agency staffing fell about 21.5% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Regulators may limit crypto prediction markets to existing derivatives frameworks, Decrypt was told. Lawmakers are weighing whether to hand the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a sweeping new role in overseeing crypto markets at a time when the agency is smaller, thinner, and already under internal strain.In a report on Tuesday, the Office of Inspector General identified digital asset regulation as a top management and performance risk for fiscal year 2026, citing pending legislation that could…

January 20, 2026 – New York, United States Sonami (SNMI) announced the launch of the Sonami Token presale, introducing an early-access opportunity for supporters to participate in an ecosystem designed to expand performance, usability and liquidity across the Solana landscape. The presale includes a staking program offering 53% staking rewards, positioning Sonami for community-led growth as it builds toward a Solana layer-two network roadmap. Sonami aims to combine fast settlement, scalable throughput and user-friendly tooling – targeting a network experience optimized for builders, traders and everyday users. As demand rises for lower fees, smoother user journeys and reliable scalability, Sonami’s…

In brief ChatGPT estimates whether an account belongs to a user under 18 instead of relying solely on self-reported age. OpenAI applies stricter limits on violent, sexual, and other sensitive content to flagged accounts. Adults misclassified as teens can restore access through selfie-based age verification. OpenAI is moving away from the “honor system” for age verification, deploying a new AI-powered prediction model to identify minors using ChatGPT, the company said on Tuesday.The update to ChatGPT automatically triggers stricter safety protocols for accounts suspected of belonging to users under 18, regardless of the age they provided during sign-up.Rather than relying on…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Rumors of a large-scale XRP purchase by the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, have captured the attention of the crypto world this week. Screenshots circulating on X suggest that the global investment company had invested over a billion dollars in the altcoin, sparking both bullish excitement and skepticism across the crypto community. BlackRock’s Rumored $1.85 Billion XRP Bet The frenzy began when several popular crypto influencers, including The Crypto Bull, shared a post and portfolio screenshot claiming that BlackRock had added $1.85 billion worth of XRP to…

In brief Bitcoin has broken its “golden cross” formation, dropping below the key $90K support level. Solana is mimicking BTC’s movements, likewise seeing a breakdown in support with bearish momentum building. Traders on the prediction market Myriad are adjusting their prognostications accordingly as previously bullish sentiment drops sharply. The crypto market is bleeding again. Total market capitalization sits at $3.01 trillion today, down 4.27% over the past 24 hours as Bitcoin and Solana both broke below critical support levels with decisive, heavy-bodied candles—the kind that leave little room for interpretation.On Myriad, the prediction market built by Decrypt’s parent company Dastan,…

NYSE said it is developing a platform for trading and on-chain settlement of tokenized securities, and will seek regulatory approvals for a proposed new NYSE venue powered by that infrastructure.According to the owners, ICE, the system is designed to support 24/7 operations, instant settlement, orders sized in dollar amounts, and stablecoin-based funding. It combines NYSE’s Pillar matching engine with blockchain-based post-trade systems that have the capability to support multiple chains for settlement and custody.ICE did not name which blockchains would be used. The company also framed the venue and its features as contingent on regulatory approvals.The scope ICE described is…

In brief Harari said AI should be understood as active autonomous agents rather than a passive tool. He warned that systems built primarily on words, including religion, law, and finance, face heightened exposure to AI. Harari urged leaders to decide whether to treat AI systems as legal persons before those choices are made for them. Historian and author Yuval Noah Harari warned at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday that humanity is at risk of losing control over language, which he called its defining “superpower,” as artificial intelligence increasingly operates via autonomous agents rather than passive tools.The author of “Sapiens,”…

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) acquired an additional 22,305 Bitcoin for approximately $2.13 billion between Jan. 12 and Jan. 19, continuing an aggressive accumulation campaign that has absorbed 3.38% of the top crypto’s total supply.That works out to 3.55% of the circulating supply of 19.97 million coins.The purchases were executed at an average price of $95,284 per bitcoin, according to a Jan. 20 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The latest acquisition brings Strategy’s total Bitcoin holdings to 709,715 BTC, a hoard worth roughly $64 billion. The company’s cost basis for the total stack is approximately $53.92 billion, or an…

In brief Delaware Life debuts the first fixed indexed annuity with Bitcoin exposure through BlackRock’s U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index. Policyholders get indirect Bitcoin access via the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) within a principal-protected insurance structure. The move signals growing institutional crypto adoption, following $530M+ in Bitcoin ETF-linked structured notes from major Wall Street firms. Delaware Life Insurance Company has launched what it’s calling the industry’s first fixed indexed annuity tied to a Bitcoin-inclusive index.The company is making that possible by adding the BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index as an option in its fixed index…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s network has been buzzing. Blocks are full, wallets show new activity, and on-chain counters are ticking up fast. But not all of that motion looks like real people using the chain. Address Poisoning On The Spotlight In a recent blog post, researcher Andrey Sergeenkov warned that a recent Ethereum upgrade is being exploited to send tiny transactions that create misleading wallet history entries, a tactic known as address poisoning. According to the expert, a big slice of the traffic may be the result of “dusting” or…