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Grayscale Investments filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, proposing a spot Binance Coin (BNB) exchange-traded fund to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker GBNB. The filing aims to broaden institutional access to BNB and follows the regulatory momentum generated by the SEC’s 2025 approvals of spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs.

Mercuryo and Visa announced their strategic partnership on January 22, creating a direct path for users to convert digital assets into fiat and receive funds on eligible Visa debit and credit cards. The deal uses Visa Direct to speed conversions, addressing a key friction point between crypto wallets and traditional payment rails.

UBS Group AG is considering a service that would let a select group of its private-banking clients trade Bitcoin and Ether, according to multiple reports published January 23. The proposal, driven by rising client demand and framed within UBS’s broader digital-asset strategy, would begin in Switzerland as the bank evaluates external partners to run the service.

During the recent 2025 annual report, the United States Department of Justice officially labeled cryptocurrencies as industrial fraud infrastructure. This new stance by the agency, announced by the Criminal Division this week, seeks to curb criminal networks that generated record losses of 16 billion dollars while seriously affecting the general public across many states.

A major winter storm threatening to blanket most of the southern US with ice and snow this weekend will likely force Bitcoin mining in the United States to drastically curtail its operations. According to AccuWeather reports, the cold front will extend 1,800 miles from Texas to the Atlantic coast, putting the power supply at risk for upwards of 60 million people.

The recent easing of U.S. regulations for Bitcoin and Ether ETF options will allow large funds to manage positions without the former 25,000 contract cap. This measure, implemented by Nasdaq this week, seeks to deepen the liquidity of the crypto market globally. Likewise, regulatory flexibility allows for providing much more sophisticated hedging tools for today’s global investors.

Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero confirmed this Friday that the project will return the full 180 million dollars raised to its investors following the acquisition by infrastructure provider Neynar. According to Romero, the Farcaster decentralized social protocol will remain fully operational under new leadership, ensuring the continuity of its technological services for the more than 250,000 monthly active users recently recorded in the network.

The manufacturer Ledger prepares its Ledger initial public offering in New York to reach a valuation of 4 billion dollars very soon. As CEO Pascal Gauthier reported this Friday, the firm collaborates with international banking giants to finalize its debut on the stock exchange. This operation seeks to capitalize on the increase in demand for digital security after records in global cyberattacks.

Monero’s price has entered a high volatility phase after retreating from its historical highs, currently trading at around 524 dollars. According to the latest reports, Monero technical indicators reflect significant caution due to a 20% drop in derivatives open interest recently. This reduction, which went from 272 to 217 million dollars, indicates that traders are closing positions amid uncertainty, avoiding maintaining unnecessary risks in the current market for digital assets.

Hedera’s HBAR traded narrowly above a critical support zone around $0.102 as weak sentiment and a cluster of bearish technical signals pushed the token toward a higher probability of downside continuation. Market data from mid- to late January 2026 showed severe negative flows and chart patterns that amplified the risk of a decisive breakdown.