January 2026

Current blockchain infrastructure has inadequate throughput and systematic front-running. Real-world finance demands sub-second finality and fair transaction ordering.

The raise values Rain at $1.95 billion after a 30-fold card growth in 2025 as the Visa-linked platform plans expansion across multiple continents.

Protests began in Iran in response to worsening economic conditions and as the Iranian rial hit record lows against the US dollar.

Claude maker Anthropic is aiming to nearly double its valuation to $350 billion, with The Wall Street Journal reporting a planned $10 billion raise.

Electric Coin Company CEO Josh Swihart says the firm’s entire team left and will start a new company over disagreements with the nonprofit board that supports Zcash.

Analysts say the bank’s late entry into spot Bitcoin ETFs may still carry reputational and strategic upside across its brokerage and crypto ambitions.

XRP ETFs logged their first net outflow day since launch, breaking a multi-week inflow streak after more than $1 billion poured into the funds.

Officials told a parliamentary panel that private wallets, offshore exchanges and cross-border DeFi activity make tracking taxable crypto income difficult.

The largest corporate ETH holder started 2026 with a $105 million Ether purchase, while surpassing $2.87 billion in staked Ether, seeking to generate passive yield on its holdings.

YZi Labs is challenging CEA Industries’ newly adopted poison pill and bylaw changes, accusing the board of entrenchment and misrepresenting its commitment to a BNB treasury.