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Ethereum must pass 'walkaway test' to endure for 100 years: Buterin

Crypto January 14, 2026

Ethereum needs to get to a point where its value proposition remains even if developers stop active work on the protocol, according to its co-founder Vitalik Buterin. We must get to a place where Et�...

CFTC forms innovation committee to help shape rules for crypto, AI

Crypto January 14, 2026

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Mike Selig has unveiled the agencys new innovation committee, aimed at guiding the regulation of emerging technologies like blockchain and AI, which are �...

Coinbase could pull CLARITY Act support over stablecoin rewards ban

Crypto January 13, 2026

US crypto exchange Coinbase is reportedly ramping up pressure on US lawmakers to resist a push to ban certain decentralized finance provisions in a major crypto bill known as the CLARITY Act.  A rep...

X to roll out 'Smart Cashtags' for crypto, stocks next month

Crypto January 13, 2026

Elon Musks social media platform is building a Smart Cashtags feature for release next month, giving users access to real-time price movements of cryptocurrencies and stocks. One of the concept scr�...

Anti-DeFi group runs ads urging public to pressure Senators on crypto bill: Report

Crypto January 11, 2026

An anti-decentralized finance group is reportedly running advertisements on Fox News encouraging the public to pressure their Senators into passing crypto market structure legislation that excludes D�...

A16z raises $15B, says crypto a 'key' to America winning next 100 years

Crypto January 11, 2026

Tech-focused venture capital firm Andreessen a16z Horowitz said it raised over $15 billion to invest in companies and technologies it sees as critical to secure Americas future and win the next centu�...

Stablecoin card adoption will be one of the 'big themes' of 2026: Dragonfly exec

Crypto January 11, 2026

An industry leader said stablecoin-powered cards are shaping up to be one of the biggest crypto themes of 2026, which seek to provide the benefits of blockchain while keeping the payment experience f�...

Stablecoin flows could touch $56T by 2030: Bloomberg

Crypto January 10, 2026

Stablecoin payment flows could tap $56.6 trillion by 2030, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, a rise that would make stablecoins one of the most important payment tools in global finance. Stableco�...

Bitcoin to hit $2.9M by 2050 as it muscles into global trade: VanEck

Crypto January 10, 2026

Bitcoin could reach $2.9 million by 2050 once it becomes a settlement currency for international and domestic trade and makes its way into more central bank reserves, analysts at asset manager VanEck�...

Coinbase lands 2nd ‘buy’ rating in a week, with BofA seeing 38% upside

Crypto January 10, 2026

Bank of America has joined Goldman Sachs in lifting Coinbase from neutral to buy this week, citing Coinbases lead role in bringing the financial system on-chain and becoming an everything exchange. �...