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Sam Reynolds @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 22:24 EDT

Bank lobby targets stablecoin yield and open banking in policy push

The American Bankers Association’s latest priorities aim to limit how digital dollars earn returns and how financial data is shared as lawmakers debate U.S. crypto market structure legislation. Read more

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Nikhilesh De @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 19:58 EDT

Senate crypto bill likely delayed for weeks after Coinbase pulled its support

The momentum for new crypto rules in Washington has slowed to a crawl and and it is not expected to resume for at least several weeks. Read more

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Jesse Hamilton @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 19:50 EDT

Crypto's market structure bill gets second shot with Senate's commodities-tied version

The industry's great legislative hope is shifting to the U.S. Senate's Agriculture Committee, which released its own draft of the contentious oversight effort. Read more

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 18:26 EDT

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong spars with France’s Central Bank chief at Davos over yield and ‘bitcoin standard’

Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse called the WEF panel ‘spirited’ as Coinbase’s CEO defended bitcoin and stablecoins, while Villeroy warned of threats to monetary sovereignty and financial stability. Read more

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Helene Braun @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 15:54 EDT

Shark Tank's Kevin O’Leary betting big data centers and why most crypto tokens will never come back

The Shark Tank investor is preparing shovel-ready sites for bitcoin miners and data centers, betting that infrastructure — not tokens — will drive the next wave of value. Read more

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Will Canny @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 14:48 EDT

Private credit may be the breakout use case for tokenization: Maple's Sidney Powell

Maple Finance CEO Sidney Powell said blockchain’s biggest opportunity isn’t tokenized Treasury bills or funds — instead, it’s bringing opaque, illiquid private credit markets onchain. Read more

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Stephen Alpher @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 14:41 EDT

Bitcoin moves back to $90,000 as Trump pulls tariff threat after 'productive meeting' with NATO chief

"The solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the U.S. and all NATO nations," said President Trump in a Truth Social post. Read more

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Helene Braun @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 14:18 EDT

BlackRock’s IBIT powers new bitcoin annuity for U.S. retirees via Delaware Life

The first-of-its-kind FIA, according to the companies, offers crypto exposure with principal protection, aiming to attract cautious investors near retirement. Read more

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Krisztian Sandor @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 13:12 EDT

Farcaster founders step back as Neynar acquires struggling crypto social app

Farcaster raised $150 million by Paradigm and a16z in 2024 but has struggled to sustain growth. Read more

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Jesse Hamilton @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 13:11 EDT

Senate's next market structure draft may be pro-crypto, but without Dems, industry fears

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee's next draft is expected to shield developers from liability, insiders have been advised, but it may without Democrat backing. Read more

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David Mercer @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 12:00 EDT

Crypto Long & Short: 2026 Marks the Inflection Point for 24/7 Capital Markets

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, David Mercer of LMAX Group writes on tokenization and capital markets that won’t sleep. Then, Andy Baehr looks ahead to crypto’s “sophomore year.” Read more

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Stephen Alpher @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 11:58 EDT

Bitcoin turns negative for 2026 as Trump's calming Greenland remarks fail to reverse slide

There was a modest bounce after the president said the U.S. had no intention of taking Greenland by force, but prices quickly resumed their decline. Read more

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CD Analytics @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 11:50 EDT

Solana outpaces crypto market as Claude Code-linked token frenzy lifts network activity

Network activity has risen, driven by speculation around AI tokens, with active addresses increasing from 14.7 million to 18.9 million in a week. Read more

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Olivier Acuna @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 11:38 EDT

Iran’s central bank bought $507 million USDT to underpin rial, report finds

Elliptic traced more than $500 million in USDT tied to Iran’s central bank, suggesting the stablecoin was used to manage foreign-exchange pressures and build a “sanctions-proof” alternative to dollar banking. Read more

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Helene Braun @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 10:43 EDT

Fast-food chain Steak n Shake to pay hourly workers a bitcoin bonus

This follows news from a few days ago that the company added $10 million worth of bitcoin to its corporate treasury. Read more

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Helene Braun @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 10:39 EDT

BlackRock names crypto and tokenization as ‘themes driving markets’ in 2026

The $10 trillion asset manager includes bitcoin, ether and stablecoins in its 2026 outlook, spotlighting blockchain as a rising force in modern finance. Read more

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Francisco Rodrigues @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 10:19 EDT

Trump’s AI and crypto czar says crypto and traditional banks will become ‘one industry’

Sacks believes the divide between banking and crypto industries will disappear, with banks potentially seeing stablecoin issuance as a way to enter the market. Read more

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Dean Khan Dhillon @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 10:00 EDT

Want TradFi to embrace tokenization? Crypto's distribution strategy must mature

The crypto industry assumes institutions discover products the way retail traders do: stumbling across them on Twitter, experimenting quickly, and iterating in public. But that's not how asset allocators at pension funds or family offices operate, argues Dean Khan Dhillon, head of growth at RWA.xyz. Read more

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Krisztian Sandor @ CoinDesk · 01/21/2026 09:48 EDT

Trump touts U.S. crypto policy push to beat China

U.S. President Donald Trump said he supported efforts to legislate crypto because of the political support he received for doing so. Read more

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