“USS Status” Launch: Crypto Veteran Returns With Satirical Cartoon, Privacy App, and Gasless L2
[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, January 29th, 2026] Status, one of Ethereum’s longest-running open-source projects, has re-entered the spotlight with USS Status, a satirical sci-fi cartoon that turns crypto’s chaotic past into comedy, along with the launch of a unified privacy super-app and gasless L2 network. An Old Giant Awakens Status, the open-source privacy super-app, […]
Metaplanet Approves $137M Stock Offering to Expand Bitcoin Treasury
Metaplanet approved a new stock offering on Thursday, January 29, to raise funds for additional Bitcoin purchases, reinforcing its long-term corporate BTC treasury strategy. The Tokyo-listed company confirmed the decision following a January 29 board meeting, signaling continued commitment to Bitcoin accumulation as institutional adoption expands across global equity markets. The company aims to issue
UAE stablecoin USDU Approved as Nation’s First Dollar-Pegged Token
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) stablecoin USDU has been approved officially by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. The approval has been issued by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates in accordance with the Payment Token Services Regulation. This is a major milestone in the regulated digital asset industry. The Central
Bitcoin (BTC) Bombshell: 712K BTC Sparks Massive Rehypothecation Fears
The current strategy consumes more than three and a half times Bitcoin’s (BTC) daily production which creates both positive and negative reactions throughout the cryptocurrency industry. The company has raised discussion about its BTC buying strategy because it continues to purchase large quantities of BTC which people question whether it constitutes actual Bitcoin or debt-backed
Coinbase Opens Prediction Markets in All 50 States
Coinbase just flipped the switch on prediction markets across all 50 US states. Coinbase built this using Kalshi, a federally regulated platform overseen by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This move pushes Coinbase closer to its “everything exchange” goal. The same app that holds your Bitcoin could soon offer stocks, tokenized assets, and event […]
MegaETH Sets Feb. 9 Mainnet Launch Date After 35K TPS Stress Test
MegaETH, a high-speed Ethereum Layer-2, scheduled its public mainnet launch for Feb. 9 after a week-long stress test pushed the network to 35,000 transactions per second. The test processed 10.7 billion transactions, more than Ethereum has handled in its entire history. This launch lands as Ethereum users keep hunting for cheaper and faster ways to […]
Why is Crypto Crashing? Oil prices jump and that puts fresh pressure on Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a commodity in the eyes of the SEC and the CFTC. Well, technically, rising oil prices should push the Bitcoin price higher. However, this logic seems not to be holding up at spot rates. From what’s evident, crypto is crashing, and the Bitcoin price is under immense selling pressure. The digital gold is […]
Metaplanet Plans $137M Bitcoin Buy Using Overseas Stock Deal
Before MicroStrategy began buying Bitcoin in November 2020, it was unheard of for a public company to stack up “risky” cryptos. True, some of the best cryptos to buy have had more than 100X since their launch. However, the lack of clear regulations was a massive obstacle. This rapidly changed after Michael Saylor went all-in […]
GameStop 2.0? Why Robinhood’s CEO Claims Tokenization Is the Only Fix for Trading Halts
The future of the equity market infrastructure has once again been debated by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, who believes that tokenized stocks are the best way to avoid trading halts such as those experienced during the GameStop frenzy in 2021. In a post on X, Tenev referred to the incident as one of the most […]
Hong Kong Broadens Gold Market Access Through Hang Seng Gold ETF and Tokenized Units
Hong Kong is expanding investor access to gold through the launch of the Hang Seng Gold ETF, a physically backed fund that also outlines future plans for tokenized unit classes. The Hang Seng Gold ETF (03170.HK) went live on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange earlier today providing investors with exposure to gold prices through a […]
Why Is Crypto Down Today? – January 29, 2026
The crypto market is down today. After a single day of increases, it fell 1.7% over the past 24 hours to the current $3.06 trillion. Also, 90 of the top 100 coins fell in this period. The total crypto trading volume stands at $124 billion. TLDR: Crypto market cap is down 1.7% on Thursday morning […]
Solana Loses Two-Thirds of Validators as Smaller Nodes Exit, Raising Centralization Concerns
Solana has seen a steep decline in the number of validators securing the blockchain, a trend that industry participants say is being driven by rising costs for smaller operators. Key Takeaways: Solana has lost 68% of its validators as rising costs push smaller nodes out. Network concentration is increasing, with the Nakamoto Coefficient falling to […]