Rootstock Labs and Animoca Brands Japan announce a partnership to develop Bitcoin‑native treasury and BTCFi use cases for Japanese institutions. Rootstock Labs and Animoca Brands Japan announce a collaboration in Japan on Jan. 27, 2026, to explore Bitcoin‑native, institutional use cases—including corporate treasury strategies and BTC‑anchored onchain financial tools—leveraging Rootstock’s Ethereum Virtual Machine ( EVM) […]
OKX introduces OKX Pay and OKX Card in the EU as a compliant gateway for onchain payments and DeFi access. OKX announces the launch of OKX Pay and OKX Card across Europe on Jan. 28, 2026, billing them as the world’s first compliant DeFi Pay & Card solution in the European Union and operating through […]
A Paypal and National Cryptocurrency Association survey finds 39% of U.S. merchants accept crypto and 84% expect common use within five years. Paypal and the National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA) publish survey results on Jan. 27, 2026, showing 39% of U.S. merchants already accept cryptocurrency at checkout and 84% believe crypto payments will become common within […]
Valour gains UK Financial Conduct Authority approval and begins offering bitcoin and ethereum staking ETPs to UK retail investors. DeFi Technologies subsidiary Valour Inc. announces UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and London Stock Exchange (LSE) approvals and begins offering 1Valour Bitcoin Physical Staking and 1Valour Ethereum Physical Staking to UK retail investors on Jan. 26, […]
Peter Schiff, the well‑known gold bug, once predicted that a surge in silver would spell the demise of bitcoin, and his forecast has, to some degree, come true. While the “devil’s metal” has risen above $108, even amid today’s sell‑off, BTC has remained stagnant. Peter Schiff Scores Accurate Silver/ Bitcoin Forecast Peter Schiff, a well-known precious […]
Bitwise launches onchain non‑custodial vault curation on Morpho, targeting up to 6% APY on stablecoins. Bitwise Asset Management announced a new onchain investor solution—non‑custodial vault curation—powered by Morpho, an onchain lending network; the strategy is led by Jonathan Man, CFA, Head of Multi‑Strategy Solutions and DeFi Strategies at Bitwise, and leverages Bitwise’s 140‑person technology and […]
President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff increase on South Korean imports arriving in the U.S., including cars, lumber, and pharmaceutical products. Trump stated that the South Korean legislature has failed to act swiftly and confirm the bilateral trade agreement reached in November. Trump Raises Tariffs on South Korean Imports, Says Korea Is Not ‘Living […]
