Author: Kryptonews

The crypto and blockchain industry at the start of 2026 will see a number of highly anticipated token launches. Phoenix Group released data pointing to a wide range of blockchain infrastructure, service, DeFi, and AI-related projects, which are set to launch in the market following the combined efforts of raising hundreds of millions of dollars in investments. These launches are indicators of additional investor confidence in the Web3 innovation growth, expansion solutions, decentralized services, and AI-based blockchain applications. MAJOR UPCOMING TOKEN LAUNCHESLet's explore the projects likely to conduct their token generation events in the near future: #MegaETH $MEGA #Sentient $SENT…

The bank lobby’s requested changes to the stablecoin-regulating GENIUS Act could undermine competition and weaken the US dollar’s global position, crypto executives and industry groups have claimed. Crypto advocacy group the Blockchain Association said on Tuesday that a bid to lawmakers by a group of community bankers to ban issuers from offering yield to tokenholders through third parties was “a last-ditch effort by Big Banks to block competition after Congress struck a careful, bipartisan deal.” The GENIUS Act bans stablecoin issuers from offering interest or yield, but major crypto exchanges are still rewarding stablecoin holders, and community banks argued that closing the…

Digital asset infrastructure company Fireblocks has spent $130 million to acquire crypto accounting platform TRES, tapping the company for its tax compliance infrastructure to support institutions. Fireblocks said on Wednesday that with stablecoin settlements exceeding “hundreds of billions monthly” and enterprises running “entire treasury flows on-chain,” there is a strong need for sufficient blockchain accounting protocols to remain compliant. “Both crypto-native firms and traditional institutions need clear, accurate accounting and auditability. By offering TRES and Fireblocks together, customers can now run both their digital asset operations and get the financial intelligence they need on one secure, compliant, scalable stack,” said Fireblocks CEO…

Workers waving flags and holding flares staged a protest at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence behind a banner reading “Basta Vite Precarie” (No Move Precarious Lives). As reported by the Art Newspaper, the protest in the Piazzale degli Uffizi was convened after some temporary workers at the museum—assigned to roles in security, reception, ticketing, the bookshop, and the coatroom—lost their jobs following a change in service providers at the institution last fall. That raised the ire of the trade union Sudd Cobas, which organized the protest and wrote on Instagram: “New Year’s resolution: continue working together with the workers of…

Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), the first stablecoin issued by a US state, is now available to the public following delays caused by lingering regulatory hurdles.The state’s Governor Mark Gordon said on Wednesday that it is “the first fiat-backed, fully-reserved stable token to be issued by a public entity in the United States.” He added that the token would provide “a cheaper, faster, and more transparent means of transacting,” and would be “another source of funding for our schools and can lower the taxpayer burden in our state.”The token can be bought on the crypto exchange Kraken and is live on…

Key Notesa16z crypto’s investment signals confidence in Bitcoin’s evolution as programmable collateral for decentralized financial markets.BTCVaults aims to eliminate counterparty risks associated with custodial lending and wrapped token approaches like WBTC.BABY token surged 4.8% following the announcement, with trading volume hitting $48 million across major exchanges. The bitcoin staking platform Babylon has announced that a16z crypto is investing $15 million. The funding will support the development and scaling of Babylon Trustless Bitcoin Vaults (BTCVaults), a system intended to enable native Bitcoin BTC $90 811 24h volatility: 1.3% Market cap: $1.81 T Vol. 24h: $52.33 B to serve as collateral across…

The balance of power in the United States Congress may shift in favor of Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections, fueled by inflation concerns, threatening to undo regulatory policies under the Republican Party and US President Donald Trump, according to billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio.“The affordability issue will probably be the number one political issue next year, contributing to the Republicans losing the House and a very messy 2027 on the way to a very interesting 2028 election,” Dalio said, adding:“Because of how our democracy works, President Trump has a two-year unimpeded mandate that can be weakened greatly in…

The Trump family’s crypto platform, World Liberty Financial, has filed for a national trust banking charter to accelerate the institutional adoption of its USD1 stablecoin.World Liberty said on Wednesday that its subsidiary WLTC Holdings filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a charter that would allow it to issue, custody, and convert its stablecoin in-house, rather than rely on third-party providers such as BitGo.“Institutions are already using USD1 for cross-border payments, settlement, and treasury operations,” said World Liberty CEO Zach Witkoff. “A national trust charter will allow us to bring issuance, custody, and conversion together…

Polymarket has partnered with Dow Jones to make its predictions market data available to users on multiple platforms.In a Wednesday notice, Polymarket and Dow Jones said the predictions market data would be available on The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Investor’s Business Daily, among others. According to the companies, Polymarket will be featured in “dedicated data modules” on websites and select print placements.Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour said the decision was based on helping clients “better interpret market sentiment and assess risk.” Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan said the partnership would combine “journalistic insight with real-time market probabilities.”…

When the fire reached Diana Thater’s home in Altadena last January, there was no time for triage. As she and her husband, the artist T. Kelly Mason, evacuated ahead of the flames, Mason grabbed what he could carry: a server and several hard drives. Thater took the cats. Everything else—decades of raw footage, master tapes, installation manuals, ephemera, paintings—was left behind in a temperature-controlled garage that burned to the ground. “It’s hard to live to be 62 years old and lose your entire life in one night,” Thater told the New York Times at the time. The loss was not just…