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A new Coinbase Institute report argues that the most important divide in global finance is no longer rich versus poor, but between those who have direct access to capital markets and those who do not, which it describes as the “brokered” versus the “unbrokered.” The report estimates that traditional intermediated rails exclude roughly four billion unbrokered individuals from owning productive assets or raising capital at scale. Closing this gap, it argues, will require rebuilding core market infrastructure so smaller investors and issuers can participate directly rather than through layers of intermediaries. According to the report, over the last 40 years…

Cipher Mining has announced a $2 billion offering from its subsidiary Black Pearl Compute LLC to build a large data center in Texas. The funds are expected to go towards the construction of Cipher Mining’s Black Pearl Facility. The facility has a total power capacity of 300 megawatts (MW). Why is Cipher Mining shifting focus from Bitcoin to high-performance computing? Cipher Mining Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Black Pearl Compute LLC, will offer $2 billion in senior secured notes to fund its AI ambitions. These notes are due in 2031 and will be sold in a private offering…

Presens Network has declared the new partnership with 4AI, which is a major advance towards the integration of real-world spatial data and decentralized artificial intelligence. The joint venture introduces Presens live presence and spatial intelligence infrastructure into the autonomous agent ecosystem of 4AI, which allows AI and robotics agents to execute with real-time physical environmental awareness. Presens × @4aibsc is where real-world presence meets autonomous intelligence!AI & robotics agents gain live spatial awareness from Presens Pulse data, powering adaptive navigation, smarter logistics, & multi-agent coordination inside 4AI’s decentralized agent ecosystem.… pic.twitter.com/EfXfFfA7XZ — Presens Network (@PresensNetwork) February 2, 2026 Fundamentally, the…

Table of Contents What Is Jasmy Swap?How Does JasmyChain Support Third-Party Development?What Are The Risks of Using Third-Party Protocols?ConclusionResourcesFrequently Asked Questions Jasmy Swap, a third-party decentralized exchange protocol, has officially begun operations on JasmyChain, marking the first major independent application built on the Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 network. JasmyLab Inc., the company behind JasmyChain, announced the launch as a ‘development example’ showing how external developers can leverage the blockchain’s open infrastructure to deploy services without centralized control. What Is Jasmy Swap? Jasmy Swap operates as a decentralized exchange protocol on JasmyChain, using smart contracts to automatically execute digital asset swaps according…

Coinbase, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has officially launched its prediction market offering for American users. The rollout comes as prediction markets continue to gain traction, with weekly notional volume, transaction activity, and user participation reaching new records. Coinbase Launches Prediction Markets Across All 50 US States Coinbase announced on Tuesday that its prediction market product is now available to customers in all 50 US states via its partnership with Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated platform recently valued at $11 billion. The feature is available on the latest version of the Coinbase app. Users can access the new “Predict” tab…

For years, RWA tokenization was a tomorrow story. In 2026, it has officially become a today reality. While the retail market often fixates on the price action of speculative tokens, a far more profound transformation is occurring in the boring sectors of the industry, trade finance, regulated credit, and treasury management. As we move through 2026, it has become increasingly clear that the future of blockchain lies in Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization, and the global epicenter of this shift is Brazil. The recent milestone reached by Liqi Digital Assets and the $XDC Network, surpassing 100US$ million in tokenized RWAs is…

Cryptocurrency data analytics firm Nansen has announced the launch of NX8, a new crypto index that tracks major Layer 1 blockchains. According to the official announcement, the NX8 Index will include Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), BNB Chain, Tron (TRX), Hyperliquid (HYPE), Avalanche (AVAX), and Sui (SUI). Nansen stated that the NX8 Index is the first product launched under the Joint Venture Protocol, which Nansen designed to support teams developing infrastructure for on-chain financial markets. The NX8 index will be issued by OpenDelta and developed in a strategic partnership with Nansen. Instead of focusing on a single network, NX8…

Despite broad market weakness and waves of forced liquidations across crypto, DeFi’s total value locked (TVL) has proven surprisingly resilient — a signal that traders are still attempting to generate yields despite bearish sentiment flooding the crypto market. Over the past week crypto majors BTC, $ETH, XRP and SOL fell to multi-year lows, with $ETH now losing 21% of its value over the past seven days alone. But that drop off didn’t translate into outflows from DeFi protocols. Total value locked fell from $120 billion to $105 billion, a 12% downturn as it outperformed the market. The 12% drop off…

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the largest corporate holder of ether $ETH$3,027.68, secured investor approval to increase the number of authorized shares, giving the company greater flexibility to raise capital. The measure, Proposal 2 at Bitmine’s annual stockholder meeting on Jan. 15, passed with 81% of votes cast in favor, the company said in a Tuesday press release. The proposal does not mean issuing new stock immediately, but instead raises the ceiling on how many shares the company can issue in the future. BMNR is lower by 8% on Tuesday alongside a sharp decline in the price of $ETH to just…

Coinbase has integrated the Jupiter exchange directly into its on-chain stack, enabling the trading of Solana-based assets on the platform. Users under the new integration can deploy existing Coinbase balances and payment methods to trade Solana tokens from a self-custodial wallet. According to the Kobeissi Letter, Coinbase is now using Jupiter’s on-chain technology to provide instant access to Solana-native assets rather than the slow, manual process of listing tokens on a centralized order book. Jupiter will act as the execution engine, aggregating liquidity across Solana DEXs, settling trades on-chain, and optimizing trading routes. Meanwhile, Coinbase will provide the distribution, on-…