The BNB token gained momentum as growing activity in prediction markets and expanding on-chain use cases reinforced its role beyond exchange-related demand.
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Liam Hunter focuses on the on-chain systems where liquidity, risk and protocol mechanics become visible. He writes about DeFi, DEXes, perpetuals, Smart Money flows, hacks and Ethereum-linked infrastructure, with an emphasis on what the data shows, what remains uncertain and where market interpretation can go too far.Market developments and regulatory context are part of his reporting when they intersect with Web3 or DeFi activity.
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KuCoin has appointed Sabina Liu as managing director of KuCoin EU, tasking her with overseeing the company’s full deployment under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regime. This move follows KuCoin’s acquisition of a MiCAR license in Austria and signals a deliberate shift toward a compliance-first operating model.
According to analyst Kamina Bashir, the ADA price is at a critical juncture following the accumulation of 454 million tokens by large-scale investors. This figure, representing an inflow of one hundred and sixty-one million dollars, contrasts sharply with the retail selling pressure observed over the last few weeks across global markets.
BlackRock filed an S‑1 registration statement with the SEC to register the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, a Nasdaq‑listed product designed to combine spot Bitcoin exposure with option‑written premium income. The filing signals the firm’s push into income‑oriented crypto ETFs at institutional scale.
Tether generated $5.2 billion in revenue in 2025, the largest haul recorded by any crypto protocol that year, driven primarily by interest income on its extensive U.S. Treasury holdings and by USDT’s market share in the stablecoin sector.
Zerohash is reportedly negotiating a $250 million funding round that would value the firm at $1,5 billion, according to reports. The capital push follows Zerohash’s decision to walk away from acquisition discussions with Mastercard and signals a move toward independent expansion of its enterprise crypto infrastructure business.
Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler recently discovered a public and unprotected database containing 149 million stolen credentials, increasing the risks to crypto users worldwide. The find, revealed this January 23, 2026, includes approximately 420,000 logins linked to the Binance platform, highlighting the vulnerability of digital assets to external cyber attacks.
Amid growing rumors of an imminent foreign exchange intervention by Japanese authorities, the Bitcoin price trending downward could face a sharp 30% retreat. This phenomenon, which has historically coincided with massive dollar sales to strengthen the yen, suggests that the digital asset would fall toward the 65,000 to 70,000 dollar range.
Following a prolonged downtrend that has marked the beginning of January, the XRP price near 1.87 dollars seems to have found a solid floor. According to data analyzed this January 26 by specialist Aaryamann Shrivastava, the digital asset shows signs of sell-side exhaustion, suggesting an imminent reversal of its bearish trajectory.
Through a recent strategic acquisition of 12.2 million dollars in cash, ETHZilla has purchased two commercial aircraft engines to strengthen its real-world asset tokenization. This operation, executed through its new subsidiary ETHZilla Aerospace LLC, marks the beginning of an operational transformation towards tangible assets with immediate yields.
