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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has accused major U.S. banks of attempting to sabotage President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto agenda, warning that proposed changes to a Senate market structure bill could stifle innovation, ban entire categories of digital assets and strip Americans of the ability to earn yield on stablecoins. In a wide-ranging interview with Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo on Mornings With Maria, Armstrong said the latest draft of legislation emerging from the Senate Banking Committee represents a “giveaway to the banks” that risks regulatory overreach and undermines recent bipartisan progress on crypto policy. “After reviewing the Senate Banking draft over…

Timothy Morano Jan 16, 2026 21:04 Fogo launches its SVM-based Layer 1 mainnet with Wormhole integration, promising 40ms block times for DeFi traders. FOGO token trades at $0.037 amid launch volatility. Fogo’s mainnet went live on January 15, 2026, with Wormhole integrated as the blockchain’s official native bridge—giving the trader-focused Layer 1 immediate access to liquidity across more than 40 connected networks. The FOGO token is currently trading at $0.037 with a $201 million market cap, though it’s down 9.36% in the past 24 hours as launch volatility plays out.The Solana Virtual Machine-based…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Nexo, a crypto lending platform, agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty after California regulators said it made thousands of loans without the proper state license. According to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, the actions involved loans backed by crypto assets and raised concerns about how the company evaluated borrowers. California Action On Unlicensed Loans The DFPI found that Nexo issued at least 5,456 consumer and commercial loans from July 2018 through November 2022 to residents in California. Reports have disclosed that the company did…

Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, has eliminated Bitcoin from his flagship Greed & Fear model portfolio, citing concerns that developments in quantum computing could pose an existential threat to the cryptocurrency’s cryptographic foundations. In the latest edition of the widely followed newsletter, Wood confirmed that Jefferies has removed its entire 10% Bitcoin allocation, replacing it with a split allocation of 5% to physical gold and 5% to gold-mining equities, according to Bloomberg.  The strategist said the move reflects rising uncertainty over whether Bitcoin can maintain its role as a long-term store of value in the face…

Members of the U.S. government have denied reports that bitcoin forfeited by Samourai Wallet developers was liquidated in violation of President Trump’s executive order mandating the retention of government-held bitcoin. In a brief statement on X on January 16, Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets and Deputy Director at the Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital, said the Department of Justice (DOJ) has confirmed that the forfeited digital assets “have not been liquidated and will not be liquidated” pursuant to Executive Order 14233.  According to Witt, the bitcoin will remain on the…

ETH price is trading near 0.0345 against BTC, slipping about 0.6% on the day, but the bigger picture shows Ethereum holding a crucial base against Bitcoin. After months of bleeding lower, the pair has shifted into a tighter range, suggesting sellers are losing control. Volume remains steady, pointing to cautious positioning rather than aggressive speculation. With ETH/BTC defending an important support band and trying to push higher, traders are watching closely because sustained strength in this pair often signals improving conditions for large-cap altcoins.ETH/BTC acts like a market “rotation gauge.” When it rises, Ethereum is outperforming Bitcoin, and that typically…

Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) has completed the purchase of 200 acres at its Rockdale, Texas, site and signed a long-term data center lease with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), marking the first major hyperscale tenant at the location. The fee simple acquisition replaces Riot’s prior ground lease at Rockdale and was funded entirely through the sale of approximately 1,080 bitcoin from the company’s balance sheet, totaling $96 million.  The mining company said the purchase secures long-term operational control of the site and opens it for large-scale data center development.  The property includes a 700 MW grid interconnection, dedicated water supply,…

Something unusual is happening in the crypto casino world. A platform is giving away an asset that most people assumed would never leave private hands.Spartans  has announced a giveaway featuring the MANSORY Jesko Spartans Edition. This is not a raffle for store credit or a chance at some branded merchandise. This is a hypercar worth millions—a vehicle so exclusive that owning one typically requires connections that money alone cannot provide.The giveaway is live now. And according to Spartans.com, it will never happen again.A Different Kind of PrizeCasino promotions tend to follow predictable patterns. Cash prizes. Electronics. Maybe a vacation package.…

The crypto market has been choppy lately. Some coins grind sideways. Others fake out traders daily.Still, every cycle has moments where a forgotten narrative suddenly wakes up.That is exactly what we are seeing with Monero.I have followed and bag-held Monero since 2016. Back then, it was not a hype trade. It was a thesis.The real privacy coin. The one with an actual underground economy behind it.Bitcoin started that way. Then it became traceable. Monero quietly took over that role.I held XMR for almost nine years.And yes, I finally sold this year when I was cleaning out my wallets of alts……

Zach Anderson Jan 16, 2026 17:42 Ripple (XRP)’s new UDAX accelerator graduates first cohort with 9 startups, including projects that tokenized $58M in assets and launched on XRPL mainnet. Ripple (XRP) has officially launched the University Digital Asset Xcelerator (UDAX) in partnership with UC Berkeley, graduating its first cohort of nine startups building on the XRP Ledger. The six-week intensive program connected founders with Ripple engineers, Berkeley faculty, and 13 venture capital firms—producing measurable results including $58M in tokenized assets and multiple mainnet launches.The accelerator emerges as XRP trades at $2.06 with a…