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TRON founder Justin Sun announced an $8 million investment in River, a decentralized finance (DeFi) project. This strategic investment, announced by River on its X platform, aims to strengthen the project’s ecosystem integration and has also attracted attention due to the sharp rise in River’s native token during the same period. River, not to be confused with the US-based Bitcoin brokerage of the same name, operates as a DeFi protocol developing cross-chain stablecoin infrastructure. The project launched its stablecoin system, which it calls “chain abstraction,” in August. With this system, the asset called satUSD is positioned as an “omni-chain” stablecoin…

Abu Dhabi-focused Solana infrastructure firm Solmate (SLMT) has signed a non-binding term sheet to acquire digital asset firm RockawayX in an all-stock deal that would create an institutional crypto group with more than $2 billion in assets and third-party stake. The combined company would fold RockawayX’s infrastructure, liquidity and asset management units into Solmate, which is shifting from a passive digital asset treasury to an operating crypto business, and keep on trading under the SLMT ticker. The deal, expected to close in the first half of 2026, still requires definitive agreements, regulatory clearance and shareholder approval. Solmate CEO Marco Santori…

The Bitcoin Policy Institute, Fedi, and Cornell University have launched a two-year U.S. study on financial privacy attitudes. The study will examine regulatory impacts, privacy trade-offs, and developer approaches to privacy tools. The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), the blockchain payment firm Fedi, along with the Brooks School Tech Policy Institute of Cornell University, has revealed the launch of a two-year empirical research collaboration to understand how Americans perceive financial privacy, the privacy trade-offs that they are willing to make, and how public policy shapes both user patterns as well as developer choices. With the recent spotlight being placed upon the…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Ramp Network becomes fully operational across the EU as a licensed Crypto Asset Service Provider. Ramp Swaps (Ireland) Limited, trading as Ramp Network, a financial technology, today announced that it is live as a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) in the European Union, with EU customers now serviced under its approved CASP license. All EU customer activity is conducted under its CASP authorization, which includes regulatory requirements set out in the Marketing in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) and by…

A winter storm threatening to pelt most of the southern US with ice and heavy snow this weekend could see Bitcoin miners curtail their operations until the front has passed. American weather forecasting company AccuWeather reported on Thursday that a “massive winter storm” could extend for 1,800 miles from far west Texas to the mid-Atlantic coast, cutting power, preventing travel in over a dozen states and affecting upwards of 60 million people. When large storms have caused havoc to power grids in the past, Bitcoin miners have powered down to ease the load on the grid. In 2022, when a…

World Liberty Financial, the crypto firm linked to President Donald Trump’s family, entered a strategic partnership with Spacecoin to bridge decentralized finance with satellite-powered internet. The deal includes a token swap that ties the two projects together, laying the groundwork for future collaboration on payments, settlements and coordination in areas beyond the reach of traditional financial networks. Spacecoin, which recently launched three satellites into low-Earth orbit, is building what it calls a decentralized physical infrastructure network. The goal is to provide permissionless internet access through a growing satellite constellation, starting with remote and underserved communities. The idea is to give…

Ethereum digital asset treasury (DAT) BitMine has just staked another huge batch of Ether, bringing its total amount staked to over 1.5 million ETH. Tom Lee-chaired BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) added 186,560 ETH (worth around $625 million) to the “Beacon Depositor” address, reported Lookonchain on Wednesday. This brings the total amount staked by the world’s largest Ethereum (ETH) DAT to 1,530,784 ETH, worth a whopping $5.13 billion, equating to 4% of the total 36 million ETH staked on the Beacon Chain. This share could still increase as the company holds a total of just over 4 million ETH, of which…

Key Takeaways Gold prices are rising due to heightened expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts, making it more attractive as a safe-haven asset. Major banks such as UBS, Commerzbank, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs identify Fed policy as a key factor boosting gold demand. Gold prices advanced today as markets anticipate a Federal Reserve rate cut, boosting the precious metal’s appeal as a safe-haven investment. Market sentiment reflects expectations for further Fed rate cuts extending into 2026, driving increased investor interest in gold as monetary easing typically weakens the dollar. Recent analyses from major banks including UBS and Commerzbank note…

U.S. President Donald Trump filed a $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan on Thursday alleging the global bank of debanking him and some of his companies in 2021 without merit. The lawsuit, filed in Miami-Dade County in Florida, alleges that the bank engaged in trade libel, breached good faith and fair dealing provisions and that CEO Jamie Dimon “violated Florida’s deceptive trade practices law,” according to Bloomberg. Trump said he’d sue JPMorgan over the past weekend, citing the 2021 debanking. In a statement, a spokesperson for JPMorgan said, “While we regret President Trump has sued us, we believe the suit has…

HPX, a crypto platform that focuses on connecting digital assets with real-world spending, is pleased to launch the HPX Apple Pay Gold Virtual Card for seamless spending of cryptocurrencies. The main purpose of this launch is to provide a low-cost, high-limit solution for cross-border payments and online shopping. Introducing HPX Apple Pay Gold Virtual Card! 🚉 Supports cross-border payments and advertising expenditure, including Apple Pay, Shopee, PAYPAL, TikTok ads, etc.✅ Low top-up fee of 1.3%, $0.25 transaction fee, no monthly card fee, 20K USD daily spending limit, with $50 USDT… pic.twitter.com/2A1kuJsJoh — HPX Official (@Hpx_Official) January 21, 2026 This Card…