MSCI Backs Off Crypto Treasury Exclusion: Fears of Forced Selling by DATs Removed, For Now
American Finance giant MSCI (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International) has announced it will keep crypto-heavy treasury companies in its major stock indexes for 2026. Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) jumped about +5% after-hours on the news, snapping a rough stretch after its shares slid nearly -48% in 2025. This decision falls between two broader debates about […]
JPMorgan’s Kinexys Expands Digital Payments Push With Canton Network Partnership
JPMorgan Chase’s blockchain unit Kinexys has announced on Tuesday it plans to bring its deposit token JPM Coin (JPMD) natively onto the Canton Network. The collaboration, unveiled in early 2026 alongside Digital Asset aims to allow the issuance, transfer and redemption of JPM Coin directly on Canton’s blockchain infrastructure. The move reflects growing institutional demand […]
Polymarket Withholds Payouts on Venezuela Invasion Bets, Sparking Backlash
The online prediction platform Polymarket has ignited controversy after saying it will not settle millions of dollars’ worth of wagers tied to a potential Venezuela invasion by the United States, drawing sharp criticism from users and observers alike. Key Takeaways: Polymarket refused to settle Venezuela invasion bets, saying Maduro’s capture did not meet its invasion […]
IPOR Labs Loses $336K in Arbitrum Vault Exploit, Vows Full Refund
IPOR Labs suffered a $336,000 exploit targeting its USDC Fusion Optimizer vault on Arbitrum, with the attack exploiting a combination of legacy contract vulnerabilities and Ethereum’s newly implemented EIP-7702 delegation mechanism. The DeFi protocol confirmed that all affected depositors will receive full refunds from its treasury, which represents less than 1% of the total funds […]
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Banking Giant Morgan Stanley Files for Spot Bitcoin ETF – Is Wall Street About to Go All In?
Bitcoin is trading near $92,040, down 1.86% over the past 24 hours, with daily trading volume at $56.2 billion. The world’s largest cryptocurrency still commands a market capitalization of $1.84 tn, supported by a circulating supply of 19.97 million BTC out of a capped 21 million. Price action has cooled after a sharp rebound from […]
Why Does Trump Want Greenland and Why Is It So Important?
Why does Donald Trump want Greenland and why is it so important? And did we just witness major corruption for the “Polymarket Greenland” bet? President Trump is acting as though doctors told him he’s got six months left with the way he’s talking about taking on Colombia, Iran, and Greenland, all at the same time. […]
CZ-Backed YZi Labs Slams CEA’s “Poison Pill” As Boardroom War Escalates Fast
Changpeng Zhao–backed YZi Labs has sharply criticized CEA Industries Inc. after the Nasdaq-listed company adopted a poison pill and amended its bylaws. This escalated a fast-moving governance battle that now threatens to reshape control of one of the largest publicly disclosed BNB treasury vehicles in the United States. YZi Labs Calls Out CEA Over “Stockholder-Unfriendly” […]
Nike Quietly Dumps NFT Unit RTFKT as Converse Revenue Drops 30%
Nike has quietly sold its digital products subsidiary RTFKT, the NFT unit it acquired during the 2021 crypto boom, as the sportswear giant’s Converse brand reported a 30% drop in quarterly sales last December. The sale, effective December 16, marks Nike’s definitive exit from blockchain-based collectibles and signals a strategic retreat to its core athletic […]
Lloyds Bank, Archax and Canton Network Complete UK’s First Gilt Purchase Using Tokenised Deposits
Lloyds Banking Group has completed a landmark digital finance transaction executing the first-ever Gilt purchase using tokenised deposits. The transaction, carried out in partnership with Archax and the Canton Network, marks the first time tokenised deposits have been issued on a public blockchain in the UK — and the first global use of tokenised sterling […]
Bitcoin, ETH, Dogecoin Rally Faces 3 Key Checkpoints: Bitwise CIO
Crypto entered 2026 with a sharp bid, and Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the next leg higher hinges on three checkpoints that have less to do with chart patterns and more to do with market plumbing, Washington, and the broader risk backdrop. In a January 6 memo, Hougan wrote that Bitcoin and Ethereum were each […]
Bitcoin price falls despite ‘really bullish’ MSCI update: What went wrong?
MSCI’s rule change on newly issued shares reshapes passive demand, raising questions over how Bitcoin-linked treasury companies fund future BTC purchases.
Ripple (XRP) News Today: January 7th
Ripple has taken center stage over the last few days, and it’s only due to the price resurgence of its native cryptocurrency. In the following lines, we will outline the most recent and important developments surrounding its ecosystem. Global Expansion and Future Plans Earlier this week, numerous popular X users revealed that Ripple has strengthened […]