The tokenised US Treasury market has grown by more than $1 billion since Jan. 1, 2026, lifting its total market capitalisation to over $10.8 billion despite broader macroeconomic uncertainty and rising US debt levels.
21Shares has launched the Strategy Yield ETP on Euronext Amsterdam, offering European investors regulated exposure to a preferred stock issued by Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin.
Circle Internet Group reported fourth-quarter revenue of $770 million and net income of $133.4 million, or 43 cents per share, surpassing analyst expectations of 16 cents per share on $747 million in revenue.
Hut 8 reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $279.7 million, compared with income of $152.2 million a year earlier, as a $401.9 million loss on digital assets weighed on results.
Kraken has launched Flexline, a crypto-backed lending product enabling Kraken Pro users to borrow against digital assets at fixed annual rates of 10% to 25% without selling their holdings.
Bitcoin snapped a sharp two-day slide on Wednesday, climbing past $69,000 after President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address failed to introduce new trade escalations that investors had feared.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has transferred 11,422 ETH over the past month, according to onchain data highlighted by the X account Lookonchain, as ether briefly dipped below $2,000 before recovering later in the session.
Meta is preparing to integrate stablecoin payments across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp through an external partner, marking a cautious return to crypto after the collapse of its Libra project.
GD Culture has authorised the sale of its entire 7,500 bitcoin reserve as it seeks to fund a previously announced share repurchase programme amid a broader 2026 crypto downturn.
A public dispute has erupted over whether the XRP Ledger is decentralised, after Cyber Capital founder Justin Bons argued that its Unique Node List structure makes validators effectively permissioned.
River Financial said Bitcoin adoption accelerated across institutions, banks, merchants and nation-states in 2025 despite the cryptocurrency trading about 50% below its all-time high.
Bitcoin Depot has begun requiring identification for every transaction at its crypto ATMs across the United States, tightening controls as regulators intensify scrutiny over scams and money laundering risks.
