Day: January 22, 2026

Mantle Announces Migration to Ethereum Blobs, Advances toward ZK Rollup Status

Key Notes EigenLayer’s EigenCloud will continue supporting Mantle’s perpetuals and prediction market infrastructure. The migration follows Mantle’s September 16, 2025, upgrade to OP Succinct, which introduced ZK proofs for state validation. Ethereum blob data is retained for approximately 18 days before deletion, presenting a tradeoff versus off-chain storage. Mantle Network announced a strategic migration to Ethereum blobs as its primary data availability layer on Jan. 22, initiating a shift from a Validium configuration toward a full ZK rollup architecture secured directly by Ethereum. Mantle did not specify a completion timeline…

Is It Ethereum? BlackRock CEO Wants ‘One Blockchain’ For Tokenization

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure BlackRock CEO Larry Fink used the World Economic Forum stage to argue that tokenization needs to move from pilot programs to market plumbing and suggested that a shared blockchain standard could cut costs and even “reduce corruption,” a framing that immediately reignited the “which chain?” debate across crypto and specifically inside the Ethereum community. Fink didn’t name a network. But the combination of BlackRock’s onchain product footprint and its own research positioning makes Ethereum the most natural…

F/m Seeks SEC Approval to Tokenize Shares of $6B Treasury ETF TBIL

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F/m Investments has asked the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow it to tokenize shares of its flagship Treasury exchange-traded fund (ETF). The $18 billion asset manager filed Wednesday for exemptive relief to let the F/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF (TBIL) record ownership of its roughly $6 billion in shares on a permissioned blockchain, while remaining a standard 1940 Act exchange‑traded fund. In its press release, F/m describes the filing as the “first of its kind” from an ETF issuer seeking US regulatory relief specifically…

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Here’s Why The XRP Price Is Still Weak, And Could Crash Further

With the market still weak and uncertainty lingering, concerns of another XRP price crash are growing. This comes as selling pressure increases and market dynamics show no clear indications of an upcoming bullish reversal. Notably, XRP’s ongoing downtrend also coincides with a decline in both retail and institutional activity, underscoring weakened confidence across the broader market.  XRP Price Stays Weak Amid Retail And Institutional Decline  After jumping above $2 earlier this year, the XRP price stayed stuck around that level for weeks, repeatedly attempting to break to the upside but…

BitGo Completes First Crypto IPO of 2026, Priced at $18 per Share

Key Notes BitGo recently went public, marking the first crypto IPO of 2026. The crypto custody startup raised $212.8 million from pricing its US IPO at $18 per share. Ripple has ditched its IPO plans, citing a strong balance sheet. BitGo Holdings increased the price of its IPO to $18 per share, from the marketed range of $15 to $17. The company planned to sell 11.8 million shares, according to a Reuters report. At the upper end of the aforementioned pricing range, it would have made $201 million, at most.…

Vietnam Opens Crypto Exchange Licensing Under Pilot Program

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Vietnam formally started accepting applications for licenses to operate digital asset trading platforms, marking the operational start of the country’s long-planned pilot program for a regulated crypto market. The State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) officially opened the licensing window on Tuesday, following the issuance of new administrative procedures under Decision No. 96 by the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, which implements a resolution on piloting a regulated crypto asset market.  “Applications for the aforementioned administrative procedures will be accepted beginning January 20, 2026,” the SSC said, framing the move…

SENT Explodes 13% as Binance Announces Listing with Seed Tag

Key Notes SENT rose 13% after the Binance listing announcement. The spot trading for the token would open at 12:00 UTC on January 22. SENT climbed to $0.02150 and added about $20 million to its market cap. AI research organization Sentient’s native cryptocurrency, SENT, gained 13% on Jan. 22 after Binance confirmed it would list the token on its spot market. The crypto exchange announced that the trading for SENT/USDT, SENT/USDC, and SENT/TRY pairs would open on Jan. 22 at 12:00 UTC. Deposits opened one hour after the notice, while…

Bitcoin and Crypto Market Face US Inflation Challenge as Trump Tariff Concerns Ease

Key Notes Economists warn that US inflation could re-accelerate, with forecasts potentially above 4% in 2026, impacting the crypto market upside. Over $600M in positions were liquidated across both longs and shorts amid sharp Bitcoin swings. A rebound in Japan’s long bonds also provided temporary relief to Bitcoin and the crypto market. Bitcoin BTC $90 012 24h volatility: 1.0% Market cap: $1.80 T Vol. 24h: $56.56 B and the broader crypto market bounced back following yesterday’s strong selling pressure as Trump has finally decided to back off from EU tariffs…