Day: January 7, 2026

All-Republican SEC ‘Unusual’ With Pro-Crypto Agenda Likely

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Caroline Crenshaw has left the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), leaving the agency solely comprising Republicans. As a result, nothing stands in the way of pro-crypto rulemaking. Republicans in Washington have generally been friendlier toward the crypto industry than their Democratic counterparts. The SEC made a 180-degree turn last year, after President Donald Trump entered office and Congress moved on landmark crypto legislation. Now, just one week into 2026, the Senate is set for a markup vote on the crypto market structure bill — and there is an entirely…

Bitget’s Gracy Chen is looking for ‘entrepreneurs, not wantrepreneurs’

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Young girls who grew up in Asia in the ’90s were enamored by female anchor Yang Lan, much like Americans were with Oprah. Gracy Chen was so inspired that she followed Lan into a career as a TV host and producer.  Chen then went from TV host to entrepreneur, falling in love with the mathematical beauty of Bitcoin and later became the only female CEO leading one of the five biggest exchanges in the world (although Binance recently announced Yi He as co-CEO along with Richard Teng.) Chen was poised, positive…

Bitcoin, ETH, Dogecoin Rally Faces 3 Checkpoints: Bitwise CIO

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Crypto entered 2026 with a sharp bid, and Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the next leg higher hinges on three checkpoints that have less to do with chart patterns and more to do with market plumbing, Washington, and the broader risk backdrop. In a January 6 memo, Hougan wrote that Bitcoin and Ethereum were each up 7% year-to-date as of Monday, January 5, while higher-beta names had moved faster, Dogecoin was up 29% over the same window. The question, he argued, is whether that early strength can turn into something…

Dfns Integrates Concordium Blockchain For Compliant Web3 Wallets

Dfns, a digital wallet infrastructure provider and a partner of tech giant IBM, has integrated Concordium’s layer-1 (L1) blockchain to launch an identity-verified Web3 wallet solution. Concordium’s privacy-preserving identity layer is now part of Dfns’ wallet-as-a-service (WaaS) platform, the companies announced Wednesday in a joint statement shared with Cointelegraph. “This integration enables financial institutions and enterprises to instantly deploy compliant, privacy-preserving wallets without building complex identity infrastructure from scratch,” Dfns CEO Clarisse Hagège said. The move follows the recent collaboration of Dfns with IBM to launch IBM Digital Asset Haven…

Solana Treasury Firm DeFi Dev Corp. Ventures Into Yield Farming

Key Notes DeFi Dev Corp. plans to put its SOL treasury to work instead of keeping the assets sitting idle. The company will use Hylo’s yield strategies to compound SOL, support operational needs, and gain exposure to incentive programs. Hylo has scaled to over $100 million in total value locked within four months and generates more than $6 million in annualized fees. Nasdaq-listed DeFi Dev Corp. has announced plans to deploy part of its Solana SOL $137.7 24h volatility: 1.0% Market cap: $77.66 B Vol. 24h: $5.94 B treasury into…

JPM Coin to launch natively on Canton Network in 2026

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Digital Asset, the creator of the Canton Network, and Kinexys by JPMorgan plan to bring USD JPM Coin (JPMD) natively to the Canton Network, extending the bank’s deposit token from its existing infrastructure onto a public, institutional-grade blockchain.  The bank has already begun deploying JPM Coin on Coinbase’s Base network for institutional clients as part of a pilot, and has indicated it plans to support additional public blockchains over time, making Canton another leg in a multi-chain strategy. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, JPM Coin by Kinexys Digital…

BlackRock absorbs selling as U.S. Bitcoin ETFs slip into first 2026 outflow

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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw their first net outflow of 2026, but BlackRock inflows and Morgan Stanley’s new Bitcoin and Solana ETF plans underscore lingering institutional demand. Summary U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted their first daily net outflow of 2026 as Fidelity, Grayscale, Ark 21Shares and VanEck products saw redemptions.​ BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust still drew fresh cash and remains the largest Bitcoin ETF after leading 2025 inflows.​ Morgan Stanley filed for new Bitcoin and Solana ETFs, adding blue‑chip backing to crypto ETPs even as short‑term flows wobble. U.S. spot…

XRP Just Became Impossible to Ignore #crypto #xrp #blockchain

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Venmo and PayPal just connected to each other. Big news, right? Except it’s not really full interoperability. You’re still dealing with the old banking rails underneath. Here’s what’s actually happening. When you send money between these apps, it still goes through traditional banking infrastructure. That means settlement times, pre-funding requirements, and fees baked into the system. They’ve made the user interface feel instant, but the backend is still waiting on banks. Blockchain settlement fixes this. XRP specifically, because it settles in 3-5…

Catalysts That Suggests The Dogecoin Price Rally Could Continue

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Several catalysts have emerged that point to a sustained upward momentum for the Dogecoin price. This comes amid DOGE’s 26% gain to begin the year, with the meme coin now looking to break above the $0.15 resistance.  Factors That Could Contribute To A Sustained Dogecoin Price Rally One factor pointing to a sustained Dogecoin price rally is the recent inflows into DOGE ETFs. SoSoValue data show that Bitwise and Grayscale’s funds have recorded net inflows on two of the three trading days this year. Notably, the Dogecoin ETFs recorded inflows…