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The Government of Bermuda says it plans to transform the island into what it calls the world’s first fully on-chain national economy, in partnership with stablecoin issuer Circle and US-based crypto exchange Coinbase. The announcement was made at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, where Bermuda officials said the initiative will see digital assets used as everyday financial infrastructure across the country. Circle and Coinbase say they will provide digital asset infrastructure and enterprise tools to the Bermudian government, local banks, insurers, small and medium-sized businesses, and consumers, while also supporting nationwide digital finance education and technical onboarding.…

Binance submitted an application for authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) in Greece as regulators warn of looming compliance deadlines.A Binance spokesperson confirmed to Cointelegraph on Friday that the exchange had filed for a MiCA license in Greece and was working with the country’s financial regulator, the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC).“We welcome the opportunity to work closely with the HCMC as this new regulation takes shape in the EU and look forward to contributing to the long-term growth of the EU’s Europe’s digital financial ecosystem,” the exchange’s representative said.France flagged Binance among non-MiCA-licensed exchanges last…

78 In 2025, adoption of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is higher than ever — and so are security threats. From exchange hacks to phishing scams, one simple rule remains constant: if you don’t control your private keys, you don’t truly own your crypto or NFTs. That’s where hardware wallets come in. Unlike exchange or software wallets that are always connected to the internet, a hardware wallet keeps your private keys offline, isolated from malware, phishing, and online attacks. Among the available options, Ledger has become one of the most trusted names in crypto and NFT security, offering devices like…

Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin declared 2026 to be the “year we take back lost ground in computing self-sovereignty,” starting with his own devices. In a Friday post on X, he laid out the software changes he has made to reduce reliance on data-hungry, centralized platforms.The “two major changes” to the software he used in 2025 were switching “almost fully” to Fileverse, an open-source, decentralized document platform — a kind of privacy-preserving Google Docs — and switching “decisively” to Signal as his primary messaging app.Signal uses end-to-end encryption by default for all one-to-one and group chats, and stores minimal metadata, meaning only…

Similar XRP funding conditions preceded rebounds of roughly 50% in August and September 2024 and about 100% in April 2025.XRP (XRP) funding rates on Binance have been mirroring the behavior seen ahead of sharp price rebounds since 2024.Key takeaways:Negative funding led to short squeezes since late 2024Binance funding rates stayed mostly negative in the past two months. That meant more leveraged traders bet on XRP price falling, and that they had to pay to keep their short positions open. XRP Ledger funding rates on Binance. Source: CryptoQuant/DarkfrostThe bearish consensus among derivatives traders formed after a roughly 50% decline in XRP…

Similar XRP funding conditions preceded rebounds of roughly 50% in August and September 2024 and about 100% in April 2025.XRP (XRP) funding rates on Binance have been mirroring the behavior seen ahead of sharp price rebounds since 2024.Key takeaways:Negative funding led to short squeezes since late 2024Binance funding rates stayed mostly negative in the past two months. That meant more leveraged traders bet on XRP price falling, and that they had to pay to keep their short positions open. XRP Ledger funding rates on Binance. Source: CryptoQuant/DarkfrostThe bearish consensus among derivatives traders formed after a roughly 50% decline in XRP…

Ethereum is showing signs of strength on two critical fronts at the same time. On-chain activity has climbed to record levels, reflecting heavier real usage across the network, while long-term technical structure is leaning towards upside continuation. Together, these signals suggest that Ethereum’s current phase may be more than just sideways movement, as underlying data points to sustained demand and constructive price behavior. Related Reading Ethereum Daily Transactions Reach New High Ethereum’s price action is turning bullish with a steady increase in recent days. Notably, on-chain data shows that this increase is on top of steady on-chain activity in recent…

The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis will close Friday, January 23, during the Day of Truth and Freedom protest, a state-wide action organized in response to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence in Minnesota communities. Organizers of the action, led by local labor unions and community organizations, have asked Minnesotans to mount a general strike by not working, spending money, or going to school on the day of the protest. The Walker is the largest organization so far to announce participation in the strike, joining over 300 small businesses, cultural institutions, and nonprofits that will shutter for the day.…

Crypto adoption is growing at different rates around the world, with some regions advancing much faster than others, says accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).“While crypto networks are borderless, adoption is not,” PwC said in its Global Crypto Regulation Report 2026. “Payments, remittances, savings, capital markets, and tokenization use cases are emerging unevenly across regions.”PwC said that crypto adoption still depends on economic conditions, financial inclusion, and existing financial infrastructure, leading to a “fragmented global ecosystem” where the technology solves “very different problems” across different markets.The report comes as the adoption of blockchain and crypto has accelerated in the US, as a…

The American Bankers Association (ABA) has made cracking down on stablecoin yield a top priority for 2026, amid its ongoing debate with US lawmakers that it will hurt the banking industry’s competitiveness.The ABA said on Tuesday that one of several priorities it has this year is to “stop payment stablecoins from becoming deposit substitutes that slash community bank lending by prohibiting paying interest, yield or rewards regardless of the platform.”Stablecoin oversight topped a list of five priorities, which also included fighting financial fraud, stopping arbitrary interest rate caps, and focusing on indexing and mission-driven banks. ABA CEO and president Rob…