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Congress must bar interest on payment stablecoins to avoid harming Main Street lending
14.1.2026
Allowing crypto exchanges and other intermediaries to offer yield-like incentives on payment stablecoins would pose significant risks to local economies, argues Kevin Paintner, chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America’s Digital Assets Subcommittee
Tokenized gold accounts for 25% of RWA net growth in 2025 after 177% market-cap rise
14.1.2026
Onchain gold products added billions in new value last year, outpacing physical bullion and most gold ETFs as trading activity increasingly shifted to blockchain rails
Backpack exchange launches beta testing of prediction market platform
14.1.2026
Backpack exchange launched an invite-only beta for its Unified Prediction Portfolio, letting users hedge and trade across markets in a single crypto account
Animoca buys Somo as NFT market rebounds early in 2026
14.1.2026
Animoca’s acquisition of Somo comes as NFT market data shows a short-term increase in prices and trading activity early in 2026
Crypto market structure rulemaking could take years: Paradigm exec
14.1.2026
Rulemaking involves individual regulators and agencies fleshing out the details of a law passed by legislators. It can include publishing proposed rules and seeking public comment
XRP zooms 6% higher on surge in trading activity
14.1.2026
While XRP's recent rally stands out in a mixed crypto market, it remains below longer-term resistance levels
Prediction market volume hits record $702M despite recent scrutiny
14.1.2026
Prediction market Kalshi dominated trading volumes on Monday, accounting for two-thirds of the $701.7 million tally
US Senate Agriculture Committee sets Jan 27 for CLARITY Act markup
14.1.2026
The Senate Agriculture Committee plans to publish its crypto market structure bill on Jan. 21 and to hold a markup hearing on Jan. 27
Senators pitch more than 130 amendments for crypto bill, including on yield, DeFi sections
14.1.2026
A list of amendments — some of them far afield — is circulating for the planned markup hearing of the crypto market structure bill
Senate Agriculture Committee reschedules its own crypto bill hearing to Jan. 27
13.1.2026
The Senate Agriculture Committee said Tuesday its postponed crypto market structure bill would drop on Jan. 21 and be debated six days later
Senate's Warren: WLFI-tied bank application should be halted until Trump divests
13.1.2026
Government-ethics questions still hang over the U.S. Senate's plans to vote on the crypto market structure bill, and Warren is raising a related argument
How a battle with bankers tarnished crypto's market structure bill near the finish line
13.1.2026
The crypto industry contends that Wall Street giants stood behind community banks to undercut digital competitors before they could get a major legislative win
Franklin Templeton Positions Two Money Market Funds for Tokenized Finance Under GENIUS Act
13.1.2026
Franklin Templeton has repositioned two institutional money market funds managed by Western Asset Management to support stablecoin reserves under the GENIUS Act and to operate across blockchain-enabled distribution platforms, signaling another step toward merging traditional liquidity products with...
Stablecoin yield debate looks like 'parallel banking system,' JPMorgan CFO says
13.1.2026
JPMorgan's Jeremy Barnum said the bank would compete with crypto offerings but warned that stablecoin yield products look like banks without the same regulation
Stablecoin rewards provisions face industry test in Senate crypto bill
13.1.2026
With the CLARITY Act scheduled for a markup on Thursday, some lawmakers could still be at odds over decentralized finance, stablecoins and ethical concerns
Franklin Templeton turns money market fund into stablecoin reserve vehicle
13.1.2026
The LUIXX fund has been modified to hold short-term US Treasuries and meet stablecoin reserve standards. The DIGXX fund now offers an onchain share class
2–4 Democrats Likely to Vote Yes on Market Structure Bill
13.1.2026
Key Highlights Patrick Witt, the President Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, has revealed that at least 2…
What the NFT Paris cancellation says about the current state of the NFT market
13.1.2026
The NFT Paris cancellation offers insight into sponsorship pressure, lower volumes and how the NFT market is reshaping in 2026
Crypto data platform CoinGecko weighs sale for around $500 million, sources say
13.1.2026
The crypto market data firm has hired investment bank Moelis, as dealmaking across the sector accelerates
Bitcoin spikes to $92,500 as U.S. December consumer prices rise 0.3%
13.1.2026
The U.S. Consumer Price Index came in roughly in line with expectations as market participants largely expects the Fed to leave interest rates unchanged at the January meeting