On a day marked by caution, the XRP asset price recorded a slight increase of 0.4%, trading near the $1.90 mark. According to current market data, the asset remains trapped in a consolidation process, successfully defending the critical $1.88 support level against selling pressures.
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Olivia Brooks reports on the policy, macro and institutional forces shaping digital assets. Her work at BlockchainJournal connects regulation, geopolitics, RWA markets, centralized exchanges and stablecoin infrastructure without overstating what a filing, license, partnership or market signal actually proves.She also follows Web3 initiatives and altcoin markets when regulatory changes are a key factor.
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Mesh announced the closing of a Series C funding round, raising a total of $75 million and led by Dragonfly Capital. The funding valued the company at $1 billion, giving it unicorn status.
The UK has established a timetable with specific targets for integrating crypto assets into the regulated financial system. The deadline for completion is October 2027. HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority have already published draft legislation and a series of documents outlining which activities will be regulated and how businesses should prepare.
Kalshi opened an office in Washington, D.C., with the intention of deepening direct engagement with federal regulators and legislators. To accomplish this, Kalshi appointed John Bivona as head of federal government relations.
Galaxy Digital led an investment round in Tenbin Labs to build better and faster FX and tokenized gold markets. The investment aims to improve its infrastructure, which will aid price formation and institutional access.
River announced its partnership with the Sui Foundation to bring its satUSD stablecoin into the Sui ecosystem. The two companies will work together to build an environment where capital can be easily moved and used.
The Bitcoin hashrate recorded a 40% drop this weekend, reaching levels not seen since mid-2025, following a massive winter storm in the United States. The weather event, reported by AccuWeather on Monday, January 26, 2026, forced miners to curtail operations to stabilize the national energy grid while energy demand surged across three dozen states.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has listed deficiencies in crypto asset regulation in Australia as a critical risk for the current year. According to the report of the agency’s Chair, Joe Longo, the rapid growth of platforms operating at the edge of the law is exposing citizens to unlicensed financial advice and misleading conduct within the markets.
According to reporter Shalini Nagarajan, the Bitcoin price in the Asian market held steady at $88,000 this Tuesday, as investors digested Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats against South Korea. Despite the prevailing trade uncertainty, the primary cryptocurrency showed resilience in an environment characterized by caution and a noticeable rotation toward safe-haven assets.
French prosecutors and the national cyber unit opened a preliminary investigation after Waltio, a crypto tax reporting platform, disclosed a data breach that occurred on january 21. The incident exposed personal tax data for roughly 50.000 users, most of them in France.
