The UK's FCA launched three consultations on new crypto market rules covering exchanges, staking, lending and DeFi, with feedback due Feb. 12, 2026.

The UK's FCA launched three consultations on new crypto market rules covering exchanges, staking, lending and DeFi, with feedback due Feb. 12, 2026.
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StraitsX will expand its Singapore dollar and US dollar stablecoins to Solana by early 2026, targeting payments, DeFi and AI use cases.
The amount of Bitcoin in long-term holder wallets hit cyclical lows, but is it enough to help the bulls avoid a decline toward $68,000?
Gemini says its prediction markets are now live nationwide via affiliate Gemini Titan after it secured a CFTC Designated Contract Market license
Past record spikes in Bitcoin accumulation preceded major rallies, including a 900% surge in 2012 and a 350% rise in 2011.
SBI Holdings and Startale plan a regulated yen stablecoin via Shinsei Trust, aiming for tokenized assets and cross-border settlement by Q2 2026.
Bitcoin fell 26% in three months but outperformed most crypto sectors as Ether dropped 36%, AI tokens fell 48%, and memecoins dipped 56%.
Ripple is testing RLUSD on layer 2s Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain, after the token initially launched on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum in 2024.
Users can now buy, swap, send, and receive Bitcoin directly within the popular Ethereum-focused wallet, expanding its multichain reach.
Cloudflare found over 5% of global emails were malicious in 2025, peaking near 10% in November, with more than half of them containing deceptive links.
US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins says the agency must find how to allow people to use blockchain privacy tools “without immediately falling under suspicion.”
The Senate Banking Committee delayed crypto market structure hearings until 2026 amid ongoing bipartisan negotiations.
Grayscale’s 2026 outlook cites institutional demand and clearer US regulation as key catalysts for Bitcoin’s surge in the first half of 2026.
Trump has already pardoned two crypto heavyweights, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao in October and Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht in January.
Crypto markets slid as traders turned risk-averse amid renewed Fed leadership speculation, tightening liquidity and broader macro uncertainty.
Bitcoin Bancorp will join Bitcoin Depot, CoinFlip, and others offering crypto ATMs to the Lone Star State, which has begun gaining Bitcoin exposure via ETFs
Michael Saylor’s company increased its Bitcoin holdings to 671,268 BTC following back-to-back weeks of purchases exceeding 10,000 BTC.
The SEC's crypto task force held its sixth roundtable event, hosting representatives from digital asset advocacy groups and other organizations.
The agreement adds a key interoperability engineering team to Circle, strengthening its crosschain infrastructure and support for multichain applications.
