Day: January 28, 2026

Bitget Taps Bitpanda Veteran Oliver Stauber to Lead Austria MiCA Hub

Key Notes Bitget has hired a former Bitpanda CLO to lead its EU operations. The exchange is yet to receive a MiCA license from Austria. KuCoin recently appointed Sabina Liu to manage KuCoin EU as exchanges plot MiCA compliance. Former Bitpanda Chief Legal Officer Oliver Stauber is the new CEO of Bitget EU. He was recently appointed by the cryptocurrency exchange, which is preparing to receive its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulatory approval from Austria in the second quarter of 2026. Bitget Awaits MiCA License from Austria As MiCA’s…

I Tried Lottery Bitcoin Mining At Home

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io I tested a $59 Bitcoin miner to see if it can actually mine a FULL Bitcoin block worth over $300,000 🤯 With tiny miners doing only mega to terahash speeds compared to industrial farms… the odds are insane but people HAVE done it. So I turned my house into a mini lottery mining setup and stacked multiple machines to boost my chances. Will one of these hit the jackpot? 👀 If you want to try lottery mining yourself, check out OneShotMiner at…

OKX Launches Crypto Payment Card Across the European Economic Area

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OKX has announced the launch of the OKX Card in Europe, expanding its payments footprint across the European Economic Area. The product allows users to pay with stablecoins at merchants that accept Mastercard, positioning crypto balances for direct everyday use rather than requiring prior conversion or preloaded fiat balances. Related Reading The announcement comes at a time when crypto infrastructure is increasingly intersecting with traditional financial rails. While price action across major assets remains volatile, platforms are continuing to build payment and settlement tools aimed at reducing friction between on-chain…

The Next Alpha Is Onchain

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Opinion by: Annabelle Huang, co-founder and CEO of Altius Labs For centuries, the world’s traders and speculators have pursued one thing above all else: alpha. Not just returns, but an edge — a structural advantage that lets them capture value before everyone else. In modern times, they’ve achieved this through speed and precision, often beating the competition by mere nanoseconds. As markets migrate to blockchain rails, however, the nature of alpha itself is shifting. Future alpha won’t come from co-locating servers next to an exchange or shaving nanoseconds off fiber…

WisdomTree Expands Tokenized Funds To Solana Blockchain

American asset management company WisdomTree said on Wednesday that it is expanding its tokenized funds onto the Solana network as part of its “multi-chain deployment strategy.” The exchange-traded product issuer said the strategic expansion enables both institutional and retail users to “mint, trade, and hold WisdomTree’s full suite of tokenized funds on Solana, supporting the growth of on-chain offerings.” All of the company’s tokenized funds — including money market, equities, fixed income, alternatives, and asset allocation — can now be traded on Solana. WisdomTree already has a range of tokenized…

Hayes Predicts Bitcoin Upside amid US Fed Intervention in Japan’s Bond Market

Key Notes Arthur Hayes noted that stress from a weakening yen and rising JGB yields may force renewed money printing from the US central bank. He believes such a move from the Fed would inject liquidity and favor risk assets like Bitcoin. The falling US Dollar Index could further aid the upside in risk-on assets like Bitcoin. Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes is expecting a Bitcoin BTC $89 893 24h volatility: 2.2% Market cap: $1.80 T Vol. 24h: $47.03 B upside breakout, provided the US Federal Reserve intervenes in the…

Pundit Explains Why The XRP Price Hitting $100 Isn’t Delusional

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The idea of the XRP price reaching $100 is usually dismissed almost instantly based on arguments of market capitalization and circulating supply. On paper, that math suggests a $100 value would imply a market cap valuation of at least $6 trillion, which is a figure many see as unrealistic when compared to today’s crypto market.  Nonetheless, a few XRP enthusiasts are of the notion that such a framework does not apply to XRP. A crypto pundit on X, known as 24HRSCRYPTO, noted that treating XRP like a static store-of-value asset…

Rootstock Labs and Animoca Brands Japan Partner to Build Bitcoin‑Native Institutional Tools

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Rootstock Labs and Animoca Brands Japan announce a partnership to develop Bitcoin‑native treasury and BTCFi use cases for Japanese institutions. Rootstock Labs and Animoca Brands Japan announce a collaboration in Japan on Jan. 27, 2026, to explore Bitcoin‑native, institutional use cases—including corporate treasury strategies and BTC‑anchored onchain financial tools—leveraging Rootstock’s Ethereum Virtual Machine ( EVM) […] Original