Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi

Articles by Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi

Fitch Ratings flags Bitcoin-backed securities for ‘high market value risk’

Crypto January 13, 2026

Credit rating company Fitch Ratings has flagged a high degree of risk associated with Bitcoin-backed securities, a warning that could complicate the expansion of crypto-linked credit products among i�...

Crypto enters round 2 of institutional adoption led by Morgan Stanley: Binance

Crypto January 13, 2026

Despite a weak finish to 2025 for digital asset markets, the sector appears to be undergoing a structural shift, moving away from retail-led momentum trading toward one increasingly shaped by institu�...

Trump-linked World Liberty brings $3.4B stablecoin into crypto lending markets

Crypto January 13, 2026

World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance project linked to the family of US President Donald Trump, has entered the cryptocurrency lending market, highlighting renewed interest in onchain cre�...

Wall Street’s crypto debate is over as banks go all-in on BTC, stablecoins, tokenized cash

Crypto January 10, 2026

For years, major banks treated cryptocurrency primarily as a risk to be contained. That posture is now giving way to a more deliberate form of engagement. Rather than debating cryptos legitimacy, ban�...

Crypto reps fly to US capitol this week to address market structure bill

Crypto January 8, 2026

With a markup event on legislation to address digital asset market structure scheduled for next week, representatives from cryptocurrency companies are expected to fly into Washington, D.C., and some�...

CoinFlip launches payroll-based crypto investing benefit for US employees

Crypto January 8, 2026

Digital asset company CoinFlip has launched a new workplace benefit that allows employees to invest in cryptocurrencies directly through payroll deductions, offering a payroll-based investing mechani�...

‘Like sats for Bitcoin’: Tether creates tiny gold unit as onchain demand grows

Crypto January 7, 2026

Tether has introduced a new unit of account tied to its digital gold token, XAUT, in a move aimed at lowering barriers to fractional gold ownership at a time when institutional investors and central �...

After bitter vote, Aave founder pitches a bigger future for DeFi lending giant

Crypto January 3, 2026

Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov has outlined a broader strategic vision for the protocol following a contentious governance vote that rejected a proposal to transfer control of Aaves brand assets�...

No, whales are not accumulating massive amounts of Bitcoin: CryptoQuant

Crypto January 3, 2026

Speculation that Bitcoin whales are engaged in a massive reaccumulation phase has been significantly overstated, suggesting the digital asset market structure has not materially changed, according to�...

BitVentures makes first crypto mining move weeks after Nasdaq rebrand

Crypto January 3, 2026

BitVentures Limited has entered the cryptocurrency mining sector, launching a new digital assets business less than two weeks after rebranding to reflect its new focus on blockchain-related ventures.�...