Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby

Articles by Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby

Optimism floats OP buyback proposal using Superchain revenue

CryptoJanuary 10, 2026

The Optimism Foundation has floated a major shakeup to the dynamics of the layer 2s OP token, proposing to allocate 50% of its Superchain revenue to regular buybacks of the asset.  Optimism Grants c...

Fireblocks buys crypto accounting platform TRES for $130M

CryptoJanuary 9, 2026

Digital asset infrastructure company Fireblocks has spent $130 million to acquire crypto accounting platform TRES, tapping the company for its tax compliance infrastructure to support institutions.  ...

Gold, silver briefly reclaim top spot by market cap amid uncertainty

CryptoJanuary 8, 2026

Gold and silver briefly reclaimed their spot as the two biggest assets by market capitalization as the new year rolled in with uncertainty.  According to data from analytics platform CompaniesMarket...

Nvidia CEO says demand for computing resources is ‘skyrocketing’

CryptoJanuary 7, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said demand for computing resources is skyrocketing due to the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence models, calling it an intense race to the next frontier of the tech�...

Coinbase rallies 8% after Goldman Sachs upgrades stock to ‘buy’

CryptoJanuary 7, 2026

Coinbase shares spiked 8% after Goldman Sachs upgraded COIN from neutral to buy as it upped its 12-month price target on its growing diversification. In a report on Monday, Goldman Sachs analyst Ja�...

Visa crypto card spending soars 525% in 2025

CryptoJanuary 6, 2026

Visa-issued crypto cards saw a massive spike in usage in 2025, with the total net spend increasing by 525% last year. According to Dune Analytics data, the total net spend for six crypto cards issue�...

Ethereum ready to solve blockchain trilemma: Vitalik Buterin

CryptoJanuary 6, 2026

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin claims Ethereum has solved one of the biggest challenges in crypto: the blockchain trilemma. In a Saturday X post, Buterin emphasized the potential of peer data a�...

Polymarket traders see just 21% chance of Bitcoin hitting $150K this year

CryptoJanuary 3, 2026

Prediction market traders on Polymarket are tipping 21% odds of Bitcoin hitting $150,000 this year, despite man analysts seeing 2026 as a belated bull year for Bitcoin.  According to the current mar...

4 crypto comebacks from 2025 that could help shape the year ahead

CryptoJanuary 2, 2026

Another eventful year for crypto is now behind us. Bitcoin notched a new all-time high but ended the year in the red, the regulatory climate in the US warmed, privacy coins stormed the market, inst�...

CFTC director who made Bitcoin futures possible returns as chief of staff

CryptoJanuary 2, 2026

The key policy maker who oversaw the launch of regulated Bitcoin futures in the US has returned as the Commodities Futures Trading Commissions chief of staff after a six-year hiatus.  In a Wednesday...