Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea

Articles by Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea

Morgan Stanley appoints new head of digital asset strategy

Crypto January 29, 2026

Morgan Stanley has tapped veteran executive Amy Oldenburg to lead the investment banks new crypto unit, just weeks after announcing plans to launch three crypto exchange-traded funds and a crypto walοΏ½...

Meta exec denies having access to WhatsApp chats amid privacy lawsuit

Crypto January 28, 2026

An executive at Meta has denied accusations that it can access WhatsApp chats after plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Meta on Friday, maintaining that the messaging apps end-to-end encryption featurοΏ½...

Crypto shaves $100B as Democrats threaten government shutdown

Crypto January 27, 2026

Around $100 billion was wiped from the crypto market late on Sunday, as uncertainty around another potential partial US government shutdown caused traders to sell off. Senate Democrats threatened toοΏ½...

Democrats file ethics-focused amendments to crypto market structure bill

Crypto January 25, 2026

US Democratic Senators working on crypto market structure legislation filed several amendments onΒ Friday, including measures to address conflicts of interest with US officials profiting from the cryp...

SEC dismisses civil action against Gemini with prejudice

Crypto January 24, 2026

The US Securities and Exchange Commissions civil lawsuit against Gemini Trust Company and Genesis Global Capital in the Earn-related unregistered securities case has been dismissed with prejudice. CοΏ½...

US prosecutors abandon OpenSea insider trading case

Crypto January 24, 2026

US prosecutors will not retry their insider trading case against a former manager at nonfungible token platform OpenSea after a federal appeals court overturned the convictions in July. On WednesdayοΏ½...

β€˜Literally billions’ of AI agents to use stablecoins in 5 years: Circle CEO

Crypto January 24, 2026

Within three to five years, billions of artificial intelligence agents that can work without human input will use crypto and stablecoins for everyday payments on behalf of users, says Jeremy Allaire,οΏ½...

Columbia professor says NYSE tokenization plan reads like β€˜vaporware’

Crypto January 23, 2026

A Columbia Business School professor is raising concerns about the scant details in the New York Stock Exchanges plan to build a blockchain for real-world asset tokenization, amid fears it could run οΏ½...

Crypto could hit $28T by 2030 on Bitcoin, DeFi, tokenization: ARK

Crypto January 23, 2026

Cathie Woods ARK Invest predicts digital assets could grow into a $28 trillion market by 2030, with growth primarily linked to increasing Bitcoin adoption and its potential price appreciation. ARK eοΏ½...

UN receives Circle grant to upgrade cross-border refugee aid

Crypto January 23, 2026

Stablecoin issuer Circle has issued a grant to support the rollout of digital financial infrastructure across the United Nations, with the aim of making humanitarian aid payments more efficient. AnnοΏ½...