Author: Kryptonews

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has blasted the Trump administration over a new criminal probe, arguing it’s the latest attempt to destroy the central bank’s independence on interest rates.Powell said on Sunday that the charges are “a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President.”The US attorney for Washington, DC, opened a criminal investigation into Powell on Friday over the agency’s renovation of its headquarters and whether Powell lied to Congress about the size of the project, The New York Times reported…

Crypto market turbulence decimated memecoins in particular last year, driving the number of crypto project failures to over 11.6 million in 2025, the highest level recorded for a single year. The fourth quarter of 2025 was among the worst, with 7.7 million tokens listed on GeckoTerminal ceasing active trading during the period, according to a report by CoinGecko research analyst Shaun Paul Lee released on Friday. Lee said the Oct. 10 market crash, which saw over $19 billion of crypto leverage liquidated in a day, was a key catalyst.“This sharp decline in token survivability may be linked to the broader market…

The Wyoming Stable Token Commission announced that the Frontier Stable Token, known as FRNT, is now available for public purchase through Kraken, a Wyoming domiciled crypto exchange. The launch marks the first time a public entity in the United States has issued a fiat backed and fully reserved stable token, placing Wyoming at the center of a fast growing global market estimated at around $300 billion. A Public Stable Token With Real World Impact Stable tokens are digital assets designed to hold a steady value, usually tied to the US dollar. FRNT follows this model and is fully backed by…

US crypto exchange Coinbase is reportedly ramping up pressure on US lawmakers to resist a push to ban certain decentralized finance provisions in a major crypto bill known as the CLARITY Act. A report from Bloomberg on Sunday, citing “a person familiar with the firm’s thinking,” said Coinbase “may reconsider its support” for the bill should it restrict stablecoin issuers from offering rewards on crypto exchanges and other platforms.Cointelegraph reached out to Coinbase for comment but didn’t receive an immediate response.Banking groups have been concerned that stablecoin rewards and income-generating products could siphon trillions of dollars from the traditional banking system.An…

The opening panel at Sibos 2025 brought forward a clear message: public and permissioned blockchain networks are converging, and this convergence is beginning to shape the future of financial infrastructure. Hosted by Adi Ben Ari of Applied Blockchain, the discussion featured leaders from Citi, the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust, Ubyx Inc., and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance. The panel examined how institutions are approaching open networks and why adoption is accelerating. Below is a streamlined summary of the core insights. 1. Public Blockchains Are Now Active MarketsTony McLaughlin began by reframing the conversation. Public networks such as Ethereum and Solana are…

Elon Musk’s social media platform is building a “Smart Cashtags” feature for release next month, giving users access to real-time price movements of cryptocurrencies and stocks. One of the concept screenshots has also teased a highly-anticipated in-app trading feature.In a post to X on Sunday, head of product Nikita Bier said users would be able to access smart contract information linked to crypto tokens, while all assets would have “mentions” showing recent discussion about the asset and news related to the companies and teams behind them.“X is the best source for financial news — and hundreds of billions of dollars…

LunarCrush, a platform that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze digital assets such as cryptocurrencies, has unveiled the list of Top 10 Gaming Projects based on social activity. Social Activity consists of Engaged Posts and Interactions. These two measures are used to check the Social activity of cryptocurrencies. Chainlink ($LINK) leads the Top 10 Gaming Projects by social activity. TOP #GAMING PROJECTS BY SOCIAL ACTIVITY$LINK $APE $RENDER $VRA $BABYDOGE $FLOKI $GMT $EGLD $IMX $FORM pic.twitter.com/MqRlw62Zkt— PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) January 11, 2026 In this ranking list, Chainlink ($LINK) dominates the market with 6.2K Engaged posts and 1.3M…

Ethereum’s social buzz has cooled to levels some analysts compare with the period before last year’s powerful rebound, but experts say that doesn’t automatically mean another big surge is imminent. Related Reading Sentiment Mirrors Past Lows According to Santiment analyst Brian Quinlivan, social media sentiment around Ethereum has slipped and now sits near the low range seen before the 2025 rally. Quinlivan suggested that the decline in chatter “argues against us falling too much further,” and he pointed out that price has often climbed after strong public doubt. On Aug. 23, Ether hit a fresh all-time high of around $4,900,…

Key NotesTether announced a UNODC collaboration spanning Africa and Papua New Guinea.Tether cited an Interpol-linked figure of $260 million in illicit crypto and fiat flows tied to African investigations.Chainalysis measured $205 billion in on-chain value received in Sub-Saharan Africa from July 2024 to June 2025 (+~52% YoY). Tether said it launched a joint initiative with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Jan. 9. It will target crypto scams, fraud, and trafficking-linked financial flows across Africa. The programs will extend into Papua New Guinea via university partners. How Tether Is Planning to Help UN Tether framed the program as support…

The price of Ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum layer-1 blockchain network, bottomed out in April 2025, and its price action mirrors the 2019 cycle, according to market analyst Michaël Van De Poppe.A surge in stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), which are traditional or physical assets represented as tokens on a blockchain, and developer activity on the Ethereum network are reasons to be bullish on Ethereum’s price, Van De Poppe said.“The stablecoin supply on Ethereum has seen an increase of more than 65% in 2025. It’s doubled since the peak in 2021,” he wrote in a Sunday X…