Isaac Francis

Crypto markets head into 2026 with stronger fundamentals but deeply bearish sentiment, as Bitcoin lags expectations despite growing US regulation and institutional adoption.

An alleged scammer posing as Coinbase support stole more than $2 million from users, with ZachXBT tracing the activity through social media and onchain evidence.

Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi predicts a Big Tech crypto wallet launch in 2026, while warning fintech-built blockchains will struggle against Ethereum and Solana.

Strategy has continued its weekly Bitcoin buying spree with a $108.8 million purchase, brushing off criticism despite a tough year for its shares.

China will allow banks to pay interest on digital yuan wallets from 2026, signalling a shift toward treating the e-CNY as deposit-like money.

Tokenised stocks have climbed to a $1.2 billion market as institutions and exchanges move to bring equities onchain, drawing comparisons to the early stablecoin boom.

Cazaly Resources (ASX:CAZ) has entered into an agreement with Dundas Minerals (ASX:DUN) under which Dundas will earn up to an 80% interest in Cazaly's non-core Romano greenfields gold exploration project.

Charger Metals (ASX:CHR) has lodged a mining lease application (MLA 63/691) for the development of its 100% owned Medcalf Lithium deposit and Medcalf West exploration target.

DroneShield (ASX:DRO) has secured a $8.2 million contract for delivery to a western military end-customer through an in-country reseller.

GATX Corp. (NYSE:GATX) said it and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP) have received all required regulatory approvals to complete their previously announced transaction to acquire Wells Fargo’s rail operating lease portfolio