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Ethereum’s Ether has lost 10% of its value in the last seven days, making it the second worst performer among the top 10, behind Dogecoin. The bearish performance saw Ether drop below $3k, with technical indicators suggesting further bearish movements in the near term. Ether’s funding rates flip negative Copy link to section Ether has dropped below $3k after losing 10% of its value over the past few days. However, the price decline hasn’t affected Ether’s open interest (OI), which jumped from 12.64M ETH to 13.30M ETH over the past 24 hours. The increase in OI indicates new money is…

BlackRock, the largest asset management firm in the world, has described tokenization as the most critical market upgrade since the early internet. On the other hand, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) describes it as a volatile, untested architecture that can amplify financial shocks at machine speed. Both institutions are looking at the same innovation. Yet, the distance between their conclusions captures the most consequential debate in modern finance: whether tokenized markets will reinvent global infrastructure or reproduce its worst fragilities with new velocity. The institutional divide on tokenization In a Dec. 1 op-ed for The Economist, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink…

Sharon AI, an Australian high-performance computing company, said Thursday it had secured up to $500 million in financing from blockchain-based lender USD.AI to scale its GPU infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region. The funds will support the deployment of compute systems used to train and run large artificial intelligence models, including an initial $65 million rollout expected to begin this quarter, the company said. The agreement, per a press release shared with CoinDesk, enables Sharon AI to access capital through a non-recourse credit facility, meaning loans are backed by physical GPU hardware rather than the company’s corporate assets. USD.AI’s onchain lending…

Falcon Finance, a pioneer in digital asset issuance, has announced the integration of USDf, its overcollateralized synthetic dollar, into Altery’s regulated payment infrastructure through a strategic partnership with Synterra Connect.This collaboration marks a decisive step for USDf holders, enabling instant conversion into fiat currencies such as GBP, EUR, and USD, and access to fully regulated global payment services. Instant Conversion and Access to Global Banking Services Flexibility for Crypto Treasuries and Trading Desks Overcoming the Barriers Between DeFi and Traditional Finance Robust and Transparent Regulatory Framework Falcon Finance: innovation in onchain liquidity Altery and Synterra Connect: Regulated Infrastructures at the…

Ethereum has posted a sharp, record-breaking rise in daily transactions and active addresses, but the jump is unlikely to signal healthy network expansion, according to analysis from Wall Street investment bank Citi. “This transaction trend is often associated with ‘address poisoning’ scam campaigns,” wrote analysts Alex Saunders and Vinh Vo in the Thursday report. A closer look at the data shows that much of the new activity consists of transactions valued at less than $1, a pattern more commonly associated with “address-poisoning” scams than with organic user adoption, the bank said. The analysts explained that in address-poisoning campaigns, malicious actors…

U.S.-based investment firm Ark Invest has expanded its crypto stockpile by adding more Coinbase and Bullish Shares. On Tuesday, the firm purchased an additional 28,315 Coinbase shares and 42,434 Bullish shares. Cathie Wood’s investment firm has increased its exposure to crypto companies by buying more shares of Bullish and Coinbase to add to its portfolio. The company’s trade filings revealed it had purchased 28,315 Coinbase shares for $7.5 million through its Ark Innovation exchange-traded fund (ARKK) on Tuesday. The recent purchase comes barely a week after the firm bought 62,166 Coinbase shares for $16.5 million across three of its exchange-traded…

The chairperson of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, John Boozman, is expected to release legislative text today as part of the committee’s effort to draft crypto market structure legislation. The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is expected to publish its latest legislative text on non-stablecoin regulations before the end of the day. The text release is part of the committee’s objective to streamline legislation on the crypto market structure outside stablecoins. The committee had announced on January 13 that it would release the legislative text today, ahead of the committee markup scheduled for…

Kraken, a top cryptocurrency exchange, will allow users to swap USD Coin (USDC) for Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) on the Solana blockchain starting January 21, 2026. This move makes it easier for people and institutions to use a government-backed digital currency. 🔥 JUST IN: Kraken to facilitate $USDC to Frontier Stable Token ($FRNT) swaps on Solana starting tomorrow, says Wyoming Stable Token Commission. pic.twitter.com/9mEJ3zj20M — Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) January 20, 2026 FRNT is the first U.S. government-issued stablecoin. The state of Wyoming launched it on January 7, 2026. Franklin Templeton manages the coin’s fiat reserves. This backing makes sure that each…

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty eased on Thursday, sliding 3.28% from 146.47 trillion to 141.67 trillion—a level not seen since September 2025, and a welcome breather after months of grind. The adjustment should favor bitcoin miners, especially as revenue per petahash (PH/s) has slipped 5.45% over the past week, making this recalibration feel less like charity and more like overdue arithmetic. Bitcoin’s Self-Correction Kicks In as Mining Difficulty Falls Again in 2026 At block height 933408, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty setting slipped by 3.28%, and for the next two weeks—or precisely 2,016 blocks—it will sit at 141.67 trillion, a quieter dial setting that…

As museums and cultural institutions continue to grapple with how to exhibit, preserve, and contextualize digital-native art, the Tezos Foundation and HEK (House of Electronic Arts) are leaning into the challenge — together.—The two organizations have announced a year-long partnership running through 2026, focused on advancing blockchain-based artistic practice through exhibitions, education, and long-term preservation. The collaboration builds on a relationship that dates back to 2022, when HEK publicly embraced Web3 and blockchain as tools for expanding participation, ownership, and sustainability in digital art.Exhibitions Across Virtual & Physical SpacesTwo curated exhibitions will be presented on HEK’s virtual platform, virtual.hek, showcasing…