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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…

In the latest SlateCast, Liam “Akiba” Wright and Nate Whitehill sat down with Maximiliano Stochyk Duarte to unpack what makes token launches succeed as the market heads into 2026. Duarte argued that the bar has risen: retail attention is harder to earn, and projects without a real business model risk failing quickly.CoinTerminal’s launchpad pitchWright introduced Duarte as Head of Sales at CoinTerminal, a Dubai based Web3 fundraising platform positioned around “raise capital transparently” while “giving retail investors fair access to early stage token deals.”Pressed to translate that into day-to-day work — “What do you do when you wake up and…

Crypto sells off amidst Trump Tariff Turmoil! $Trove falls 90% in awful TGE! Pump Fund announced!Crypto majors are red following Trump’s tariff turmoil; BTC -2% at $91,100; ETH -4% at $3,105, SOL -3% at $129; XRP -2% to $1.93. CC (+12%), MYX (+5%) and SYRUP (+4%) led top movers. The NYSE began preparations for 24/7 tokenized stock and ETF trading. Steak ’n Shake revealed roughly $10M in Bitcoin exposure alongside the creation of a corporate BTC strategic reserve. Vitalik Buterin called for more sophisticated DAO governance models to improve accountability, coordination, and long-term sustainability. Bermuda outlined plans for a fully…

Analog January is meeting Bitcoin at the custody layer as some investors seek exposure without screen time.The digital-minimalism push, framed as “tech-low and slow living,” is landing as crypto returns to a volatility regime that makes constant checking expensive.Analog January for BitcoinLivingetc reported that “Analog January” (sometimes shortened to “Janalog”) is a reset from compulsive micro-checking rather than a move off-grid, quoting productivity specialist Emily Austen in a piece published Jan. 7, 2026.In parallel, markets swung through a liquidation cascade, with 24-hour liquidations at $874 million and Bitcoin peaking near $95,000 before reversing as major tokens opened lower.The overlap between…

In brief Trump Media plans to distribute new crypto tokens to shareholders. It set a cutoff date of Feb. 2 for investors. The company has said the tokens won’t represent a stock, and will be non-transferrable. Trump Media and Technology Group plans to airdrop or distribute tokens to shareholders, and on Tuesday set a cutoff date for investors in the Truth Social operator.The company linked to U.S. President Donald Trump will treat Feb. 2 as the record date for an initiative involving “new digital tokens” for investors, according to a press release. The company added that “various rewards” will be…

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Mike Selig posted an op-ed on Tuesday outlining an aggressive push to modernize U.S. financial regulation, pledging to move away from what he called years of “regulation by enforcement” and toward clear, tailored rules for digital assets, prediction markets and other emerging technologies. In a policy statement and accompanying opinion piece, Selig framed the effort as a pivotal moment for American financial markets, arguing that advances in blockchain and artificial intelligence are enabling entirely new products, platforms and business models that legacy regulations were never designed to oversee. “Advances in technology are transforming…