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Circle CEO Frames Stablecoins as Neutral Infrastructure

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Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said the company views its dollar-pegged stablecoin as neutral financial infrastructure with network effects, rather than a product meant to compete with existing payment companies. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box during the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, Allaire said Circle does not view card networks such as Visa or Mastercard as competitors, describing them instead as “significant partners.” According to Allaire, stablecoins are “network effect businesses,” with usage and circulation increasing as more developers and institutions integrate, adding that Circle operates as a “neutral company” that does not compete with banks, payment companies or exchanges. He…

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…

Ripple CEO Forecasts Record Performance For Crypto In 2026

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Despite a mixed performance in the early weeks of 2026, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse remains optimistic about the future of crypto markets, predicting new record highs for digital assets this year.  Ripple CEO Optimistic About Long-Term XRP Potential Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Garlinghouse noted that recent regulatory developments, including the landmark GENIUS Act, have “unlocked a lot of activity” in the sector. Related Reading When asked about crypto performance during an interview with CNBC, Garlinghouse confidently stated, “I’m very bullish, and yes, I’ll go on…

Coinbase CEO Corrects France Central Bank Chief on Bitcoin Issuance at Davos

Key Notes Armstrong stated Bitcoin is more independent than central banks because no country, company, or individual controls the decentralized protocol. Villeroy de Galhau said he trusts central banks with democratic mandates more than what he termed private issuers of Bitcoin. The Coinbase CEO called competition between Bitcoin and fiat currencies the greatest accountability mechanism on deficit spending. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pushed back against the Governor of the Bank of France during a World Economic Forum panel on January 21 after the central banker expressed skepticism about Bitcoin BTC…

Coinbase CEO And Central Bank Governor Clash Over Trust At WEF

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The long-running tension between central banks and Bitcoin resurfaced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where senior executives and policymakers debated regulation versus innovation in digital finance. Trust in money must come from regulated public institutions rather than private crypto issuers, French central bank Governor François Villeroy de Galhau said during a panel titled “Is Tokenization the Future?” on Wednesday. “The guarantee for trust is independence on the central bank side,” Galhau said, adding: “I trust more independent central banks with a democratic mandate than private issuers of Bitcoin.”…

Coinbase CEO to Meet World Leaders at Davos Over Crypto Bill

Key Notes Armstrong said the Davos meetings will focus on advancing the US crypto market structure bill. Coinbase pulled support for the Senate version of the CLARITY Act days earlier. Stablecoins and tokenization expansion are also on Armstrong’s agenda. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong recently shared on X that he will meet bank leaders and policy makers at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. The main agenda of the meeting would be the advancement of the US crypto market structure bill. Just arrived in Davos for @WEF. Three main…

CEO #Binance & #Ripple, #Solana President Predicts BITCOIN Price in 2026! #crypto #bitcoin

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io What’s Bitcoin (BTC) Price going to be in 2026 year end? Watch what Brad Garlinghouse (CEO, Ripple Labs), Lily Liu (President, Solana Foundation), and Richard Teng (CEO, Binance) thinks about BTC price next year in this video highlight based off their panel discussion in Binance Blockchain Week 2025 on The Path Ahead | Moving Forward. ▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Youtube version

Solana Labs CEO Says Solana Must Adapt or Die

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Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko said he wants Solana to be a constantly evolving network, continuously updating to meet the changing needs of users, contrasting with Vitalik Buterin’s vision of Ethereum as a self-sustaining blockchain. “Solana needs to never stop iterating. It shouldn’t depend on any single group or individual to do so, but if it ever stops changing to fit the needs of its devs and users, it will die,” Yakovenko stated in a post to X on Saturday. His remarks were in response to a post from Buterin,…

Coinbase CEO Denies White House Clash Rumors After Stalled CLARITY Act

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Brian Armstrong, the CEO of crypto exchange Coinbase, denied reports that the White House is considering pulling support for the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill, and also denied rumors that the administration is “furious” with Coinbase. “The White House has been super constructive here. They did ask us to see if we can go figure out a deal with the banks, which we’re currently working on,” Armstrong said.  On Friday, independent journalist Eleanor Terrett reported a clash between Coinbase and the administration of US President Donald Trump, with…

XRP Poised To Move On Its Own, Separate From Bitcoin: CEO

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For a market that usually moves in one direction, some voices are starting to say this time might look a little different. Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg said XRP could move on a different path from Bitcoin this year, pointing to enterprise use cases as a key reason. He made the remarks during a podcast with host Paul Barron, and outlined a cautious view of Bitcoin while singling out protocols tied to real-world tokenization. According to McClurg, the shift in focus toward practical applications may help a small set of tokens…