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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In its first massive move of the year, GTreasury has announced the launch of Ripple Treasury, a move that shows how the company is positioning XRP and its broader infrastructure within global finance. The new platform, revealed through GTreasury’s official X account, presents Ripple Treasury as a full-scale enterprise treasury solution that brings together traditional cash management and digital assets under one unified system, among a few other solutions.  Ripple Unveils Its New Treasury Platform Ripple Treasury, backed by GTreasury, is the first fully integrated treasury platform…

January 28, 2026 – Victoria, Seychelles Margex – a cryptocurrency trading platform boasting ultra-convenient, user-friendly copy trading – is excited to announce new trading pairs on its platform to help users experience seamless trading. These trading pairs allow users to open a leverage position up to 100 times. These new pairs include the following. BIO Protocol (BIOUSD) Kaito (KAITOUSD) Metis (METUSD) Pudgy Penguins (PENGUUSD) ZKsync (ZKUSD) Margex’s new listing – in addition to over 50 pairs available on its platform – aims to improve trading exposure to trending tokens and to build a better user experience on its platform. Additionally,…

Amid a general sense of unease around the spike in precious metals, the decline in the dollar, Bitcoin’s weak-to-flat price action, geopolitical uncertainty, and persistent trade wars, several economic stressors actually appear relatively relaxed.The canaries in the coal mine for Bitcoin are still singing, and while a few have started to flutter, none have fallen from their perch yet.The mine air still looks breathableGauges tied to liquidity, credit, and rates volatility stayed below stress thresholds in January as Treasury cash balances and Bitcoin ETF flows shifted.Chicago Fed data showed the National Financial Conditions Index at -0.590 for the week ending…

In brief The Nomura-owned Laser Digital applied for a U.S. OCC charter to launch a crypto-focused national trust bank. The bank would offer digital asset custody and spot trading under full U.S. regulatory oversight. It joins a surge of crypto firms seeking bank charters after passage of the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act last year. The crypto-focused subsidiary of Japan’s largest investment bank has joined the growing list of digital asset firms seeking a coveted banking charter from the U.S. Treasury Department.The subsidiary, Laser Digital, is based in Switzerland and owned by the Nomura Group, the Tokyo investment banking and brokerage giant.…

Bitcoin hovered near $89,000 on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve opted to hold interest rates steady, pausing its rate-cutting cycle and striking a notably calmer tone on inflation and the labor market. The bitcoin price traded above $90,000 earlier in the session before slipping to around $89,500 as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke at his post-meeting press conference.  The move came after the Fed announced it would keep its benchmark federal funds rate unchanged at a range of 3.5% to 3.75%, ending a streak of three consecutive 25-basis-point cuts delivered in September, October, and December. The decision reflected a…

In brief Strive Asset Management acquired another 333 BTC, pushing its holdings to nearly 13,132 BTC worth about $1.1 billion. The firm now sits inside the top 10 publicly traded holders of BTC. Strive also paid off around 92% of the debt related to its acquisition of BTC treasury firm, Semler Scientific. Publicly traded financial services company Strive boosted its Bitcoin holdings to more than $1.1 billion worth, making it one of the 10 largest publicly traded holders of crypto’s leading asset, the firm announced on Wednesday. The firm acquired 333.89 Bitcoin for an average price of $89,851, bringing its total…

In brief A trademark dispute sparked the chaotic rebrand and account hijacking of the viral AI app, Clawdbot. In minutes, the unaffiliated CLAWD token surged to a $16 million market cap before collapsing. Security researchers uncover exposed Clawdbot instances and credential risks. A few days ago, Clawdbot was one of GitHub’s hottest open-source projects, boasting more than 80,000 stars. It’s an impressive piece of engineering that lets you run an AI assistant locally with full system access through messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord.Today, it’s been forced into a legal rebrand, overrun by crypto scammers, linked to a fake…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has filed for another Bitcoin ETF. This comes as the crypto ETF issuer continues to confine itself to the BTC and ETH ecosystems and has opted not to file for crypto funds such as the XRP ETF.  BlackRock Files For New Bitcoin ETF BlackRock filed an S-1 form for its Bitcoin Premium Income ETF. According to the filing, the Bitcoin ETF will seek to track BTC’s price while providing premium income through an actively managed strategy of writing call options on…

Silver has now outperformed Bitcoin from early 2021 to “today.”While Bitcoin still crushes the full 2018-to-now window, the difference comes down to regime, timing, and the kind of pain you can actually hold through.Every cycle has its signature trade, in 2021 it felt obvious.Bitcoin had the story, the momentum, the cultural gravity, and the kind of upside that made everything else look slow. Plenty of people bought it as a statement as much as an investment, and for a while, it looked like the cleanest bet in markets.Then something quieter happened.If you bought silver at the start of 2021 and…

In brief The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Two members of the FOMC dissented from the decision. The central bank affirmed that it’s in wait-and-see mode. The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday, formalizing a data-dependent approach to balancing the U.S. labor market against inflationary risks, amid ongoing White House pressure to accelerate monetary easing.The decision, which was widely expected, kept the federal funds rate at a target range of 3.50% to 3.75%. The move followed three consecutive 25-basis-point cuts late last year that had sought to engineer a “soft landing” for the…

Coinbase announced plans to participate in President Donald Trump’s newly launched Trump Accounts program — and is exploring delivering its matching contribution in Bitcoin rather than traditional financial assets.  In a social media post today, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong indicated the company intends to support the initiative within Coinbase and with its employees. Armstrong wants to match the federal government’s $1,000 seed money for eligible children and wants to do it in Bitcoin.  “Starting to invest early is more important than ever. Trump Accounts  is a great move to kick-start financial security + literacy for children,” Armstrong posted. “We’re proud…

Bitcoin has entered a 24–72 hour window in which Federal Reserve messaging, dollar pricing, and an active Supreme Court test tied to Fed independence could set the near-term regime traders apply to the asset.Fed decision and near-term market regimeAs of the morning of Jan. 28, markets are waiting on the Fed’s first policy decision of 2026: the Jan. 27–28 meeting concludes later today with the policy statement due at 2:00 p.m. EST and the chair’s press conference at 2:30 p.m. EST, according to the Federal Reserve’s January 2026 calendar.The Board also posted an advance notice for a closed meeting that…