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Coinbase is accelerating its push to dominate global crypto trading, fueled by surging liquidity, expanding derivatives and spot markets, and growing institutional demand, as CEO Brian Armstrong signals confidence in the platform’s next phase of scale. Brian Armstrong Targets 2026 Growth as Coinbase Liquidity Deepens Across Global Markets Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) detailed strong momentum across its markets business, pointing to expanding scale, deeper liquidity, and rapid product innovation across spot and derivatives platforms. The publicly traded company outlined Coinbase Markets’ performance on Jan. 9, 2026, emphasizing global reach, infrastructure upgrades, and growing institutional participation. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong…

Frontera Labs, a blockchain development and research firm, has raised a $3 million seed round led by Maven 11 Capital, with Lightspeed Faction joining as a major investor, the company said in a press release Tuesday. Halo Capital, Heartcore Capital, Anchorage Digital Ventures, Nayt Technologies, Split Capital and a group of angel investors also participated in the round. Frontera Labs is building Strata, a generalized risk-tranching protocol that packages onchain and off-chain yield strategies into tokenized senior and junior tranches, each with distinct risk-return profiles. The design aims to give capital allocators more precise risk exposure while improving capital efficiency…

Momentum behind U.S. crypto reform stalled again this week, as lawmakers quietly stepped back from a long-anticipated vote. Summary Senate committees delayed the CLARITY Act markup due to insufficient bipartisan support. Disputes center on stablecoin rewards, DeFi oversight, and SEC–CFTC authority. Lawmakers aim to revive momentum with revised language later in January. The path to U.S. crypto regulation is stretching longer than many in Washington expected. The Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman confirmed his panel will delay its planned markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, pushing it to the final week of January to preserve bipartisan support.…

Uquid, a well-known web3 shopping infrastructure, proudly spotlights disposable crypto cards, offering smarter and secure solutions for online payments worldwide. Through this initiative, Uquid emphasizes that how disposable cards are the one of the best solutions to cope data leaks, unauthorized charges and misuse of cards in the growing digital and e-commerce space. Uquid has revealed this trailblazing news with the crypto community through its official social media platform, X account. https://t.co/5axOYmlTIP — UQUID – Web3 Shopping Infrastructure (@uquidcard) January 10, 2026 Uquid’s Disposable Crypto Cards Eliminates the Deficiencies of Traditional Payment Methods As Web3 shopping is expanding at the…

Hong Kong-based payments fintech RedotPay has raised a $107 million in a Series B round as it scales stablecoin-powered payments across more than 100 countries, betting that blockchain rails can compete directly with traditional cross-border finance. The oversubscribed round, led by Goodwater Capital with participation from Pantera Capital, Blockchain Capital, and Circle Ventures, brings RedotPay’s total capital raised in 2025 to $194 million, it said in a release. RedotPay said it now serves more than 6 million users globally, processes over $10 billion in annualized payment volume, and generates more than $150 million in annualized revenue as stablecoin adoption accelerates…

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins acknowledged Monday that the possibility of the U.S. government seizing a purportedly massive Bitcoin reserve allegedly tied to Venezuela remains uncertain, signaling openness to action but stopping short of commitment. In an interview, Atkins said he could neither confirm nor rule out whether authorities would pursue the confiscation of an estimated 600,000 Bitcoin (worth roughly $56 billion to $67 billion at current market prices) reportedly tied to the Venezuelan government. However, he stressed that decisions on asset seizure didn’t fall primarily within the SEC’s remit and would be handled by other…

The stock exchange announced that this change will become effective in April and will allow customers to trade crypto and gold futures for 12 hours each day. B3 stated that these modifications to its trading hours schedule sought to offer more flexibility for these products. Brazil’s B3 Will Change Its Trading Schedule For Crypto And Gold Futures B3, Brazil’s largest stock exchange, is making changes to offer more trading time to its crypto and gold futures investors. According to local media, the company decided to extend trading hours for its crypto futures contract products, including bitcoin (BIT), ethereum (ETR), and…

US President Donald Trump has pledged to make major tech companies “pick up the tab” for their power usage to prevent everyday Americans from paying more for electricity. “I never want Americans to pay higher electricity bills because of data centers,” Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday. He blamed the Democrats for surging household electricity bills and vowed to work with major American tech giants to “secure their commitment to the American People,” with an announcement in the coming weeks. The average price of electricity per kilowatt-hour in the average US city has increased around…

Meta is reportedly set to lay off around 10% of staff from its metaverse arm this week, as the tech giant focuses its resources on artificial intelligence. Meta could announce the cuts as soon as Tuesday, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing sources. Meta’s Reality Labs has around 15,000 staff members. The division focuses on virtual reality (VR) gear such as headsets, as well as operating the firm’s metaverse platforms Horizon Worlds and Horizon Workrooms. Around 10% of the division’s employees are expected to be cut, around 1,500 people. Cointelegraph has reached out to Meta for comment. Meta…

The monthly Global Fund Manager Survey from Bank of America has been widely followed for years on Wall Street for its ability to suggest sentiment extremes that often precede sizable market reversals. Indeed, the latest report released Tuesday shows professional investor sentiment is running at its hottest level in years. Among the key data points are fund managers’ cash levels — they’ve dropped to just 3.3%, the lowest in the history of the survey, a clear signal that professional investors are leaning hard into risk. The move comes alongside a broader shift into equities and commodities. The survey, which tracks…