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The former CEO of Alameda Research, Caroline Ellison, was released from federal prison on Wednesday after completing her federal supervision. Court documents revealed that she has been moved from federal prison to the post-release supervision phase. Ellison had settled an agreement with regulators the previous year after being transferred from a Connecticut prison to home confinement in October. She is also required to comply with multiple post-sentence regulatory restrictions after completing her sentence. SEC bars Ellison from holding any executive positions for 10 years THE $571 MILLION PER MONTH DISCOUNT Caroline Ellison helped vaporize $8 billion. She’s walking free January…

Cryptocurrency payments have long been discussed as an alternative to traditional financial systems, but their adoption in everyday B2B operations remains limited. While many businesses experiment with accepting crypto for single transactions, structured use cases such as invoicing, subscriptions, and recurring billing have proven far more difficult to implement. Finunion aims to address this gap with its B2B crypto payments platform, which is already live and being used by early merchants. The platform is designed for companies that bill clients on a regular basis and need a predictable way to accept cryptocurrency payments without overhauling existing processes. Simplifying Crypto Payments…

ULTILAND, a popular Web3 firm for art-related real-world assets (RWAs), is excited to announce its groundbreaking unification with DeAgentAI, a decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) agent infrastructure designed to operate autonomous AI programs with secure execution of tasks. The core purpose is to create a trustless and Web3 cultural assets ecosystem fully on-chain. Partnership Announcement | Ultiland × @DeAgentAIThe future of on-chain culture meets autonomous AI infrastructure. Ultiland joins forces with DeAgentAI, the largest AI Agent infrastructure across Sui, BSC, and BTC ecosystems — powering trustless, autonomous decision-making… pic.twitter.com/W1gxvap6XB — ULTILAND (@ULTILAND) January 21, 2026 Both Platforms are completely built on…

An anonymous Ethereum whale has made a comeback, and this one was big. Top U.S. exchange Kraken got hit by pulling in 5,099 ETH equal to around $15.17 million. The whale staked the full amount into Lido right away and converted it to stETH in minutes. According to the Arkham records, the whale’s address, “0x761F2F,” has not been active for over three months. Its last major activity was a series of multi-million-dollar USDC transfers to and from Symbiosis and Hyperliquid, along with other stablecoin operations via MetaRouter and CoW Protocol. But this latest move is on a different scale and…

Coinbase (COIN) is partnering with some of the largest banks in the U.S. on pilot programs involving stablecoins, crypto custody and trading, CEO Brian Armstrong said Wednesday at the New York Times DealBook Summit. “The best banks are leaning into this as an opportunity,” Armstrong said during a discussion alongside BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. He did not name specific banks. “The ones who are fighting it are going to get left behind.” The announcement suggests a quiet but growing embrace of crypto infrastructure by mainstream financial institutions, even as the broader market remains under tight regulatory scrutiny. Stablecoins — digital…

Crypto lobbyists are bracing for the latest U.S. crypto markets legislation to be a partisan effort authored by Republicans, according to insiders familiar with the latest talks over next week’s planned Senate Agriculture Committee hearing that’s set to give the effort its first significant vote. Conversations are still ongoing between lawmakers, one of these insiders said. A partisan effort comes with major plusses and significant minuses. The industry’s government-affairs crowd is still waiting on legislative text set to emerge on Wednesday, but they’ve been told to expect it to stick closely with the sector-friendly language that, for instance, wouldn’t subject…

South Korea’s financial regulators are reviewing a long-standing practice that effectively ties each cryptocurrency exchange to a single banking partner, as part of a broader examination of competition in the country’s crypto market, according to local media. Business outlet, the Herald Economy, citing government officials familiar with inter-agency discussions, said a review effort is being coordinated between the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Fair Trade Commission as policymakers evaluate whether existing practices contribute to market concentration. Although the “one exchange–one bank” model is not explicitly codified in South Korean laws, it emerged in practice due to Anti-Money Laundering (AML)…

AT Global, a popular platform to bridge RWAs with the cutting-edge blockchain technology, has partnered with DigiMaaya, a renowned digital asset exchange. The partnership aims to fill the gap between the digital economic engagement and real-world interactions to make Web3 entry relatively seamless for institutions and consumers alike. As per ATT Global’s official X announcement, the move attempts to deliver unique opportunities for economic participation. As a result, this initiative could significantly influence how businesses approach financial services and advertising. 🌊 Bridging Ads with Finance: ATT Global × MaayaWe are delighted to announce a strategic collaboration with @DigiMaaya, an open…

Coinbase has launched a new borrowing feature that allows users to access up to $1 million in liquidity using cbETH — its tokenized representation of staked ether — as collateral, giving investors a way to raise cash without selling or unstaking their ETH. The product, now available to eligible U.S. customers excluding New York, lets users borrow USDC against cbETH held on the platform and convert it to dollars inside Coinbase. The move suggests growing demand for ways to unlock liquidity from staked assets as ether staking becomes a longer-term holding strategy rather than a short-term yield trade. Loans are…

Ethereum dropped below the bull market support band and the $3.1K Fibonacci level, shifting focus to lower support zones. However, the daily structure still holds above the November–December lows as volume builds during consolidation. ETH breaks under bull market band and $3.1K Fibonacci level Ethereum slipped below two widely watched technical levels this week as traders tracked renewed downside pressure after a failed push above the $3,100 area. Chart analyst Luca, who posts as @CrypticTrades_ on X, said Ether fell back under the “2D Bull Market Support Band,” a zone he described as a repeated reversal area in recent months.…