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17 Years of Bitcoin’s First Peer-to-Peer Transfer

17 Years of Bitcoin’s First Peer-to-Peer Transfer

On January 12, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto sent 10 BTC to Hal Finney, marking the first peer-to-peer Bitcoin transaction in history. Finney,…

January 12, 2026

Binance Lists United Stables (U) With New Spot Trading Pairs

Binance will list United Stables (U) on January 13, 2026, at 08:00 UTC, opening spot trading for U/USDT and U/USDC. United…

January 12, 2026

India Tightens Crypto Rules: Selfie and Geo-Checks Required

India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has rolled out stricter anti‑money‑laundering and KYC rules for cryptocurrency exchanges to strengthen user verification…

January 12, 2026

South Korea Lifts Nine‑Year Corporate Crypto Ban

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has ended a nine-year ban on corporate crypto investments, originally imposed over money laundering concerns.…

January 12, 2026

Crypto YouTube Views Drop to 5‑Year Low

Crypto YouTube viewership has plunged sharply over the past three months to its lowest level since January 2021, highlighting weak…

January 12, 2026

Coinbase Threatens to Pull Support for CLARITY Act

Coinbase has warned it may withdraw support for the CLARITY Act if the Senate limits stablecoin rewards beyond simple disclosure…

January 12, 2026

17 Years Since Hal Finney’s First Bitcoin Tweet

Seventeen years ago, cryptographer Hal Finney posted the first known tweet about Bitcoin, simply saying "Running Bitcoin," signaling that he…

January 10, 2026

Tether Partners with UN to Strengthen Crypto Safety in Africa

Tether, the leading stablecoin provider, has joined forces with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to tackle rising…

January 9, 2026

UK to Launch New Crypto Licensing Regime in 2026

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority will open a crypto licensing gateway in September 2026, giving firms time to prepare for…

January 9, 2026

Grayscale Files for BNB and HYPE ETFs

Grayscale Investments has filed for new trusts in Delaware to pave the way for BNB and HYPE exchange-traded funds, registering…

January 9, 2026

Trump Says No Pardon for SBF

President Donald Trump told The New York Times he will not pardon jailed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving…

January 9, 2026

Ethereum’s Big Vision: Freedom, Scale, and Trust

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum draws inspiration from both BitTorrent and Linux to define its future. Like BitTorrent, it…

January 8, 2026

Rumble and Tether Launch “Rumble Wallet”

Rumble and Tether launched Rumble Wallet, a self-custody crypto wallet integrated into the platform for USDT, XAUt, and BTC tips.…

January 7, 2026

Morgan Stanley Files For Ethereum Trust

Morgan Stanley filed an S-1 with the SEC for its Ethereum Trust, following recent Bitcoin and Solana ETF submissions. The…

January 7, 2026

Barclays Enters Stablecoin Market With Strategic Ubyx Investment

Barclays, which manages $2.2 trillion in assets, has made its first move into stablecoins by backing Ubyx Inc., a U.S.-based…

January 7, 2026

Ethereum’s BPO2 Upgrade Boosts Layer 2 Performance by 40%

Ethereum launched the BPO2 upgrade at epoch 419072 around 1:01 a.m. UTC on January 7, 2026, increasing the per-block blob…

January 7, 2026

Nike Steps Away From Web3 With RTFKT Exit

Nike has quietly sold its digital products subsidiary RTFKT, which it acquired in 2021 as part of a push into…

January 7, 2026

CNBC Names XRP the Top Crypto of 2026

XRP surged 25-30% in the first week of 2026, breaking $2.35 and reclaiming a $140B+ market cap, solidifying its top‑4…

January 7, 2026

Ethereum 2025 Review: Record Growth and Adoption

Ethereum’s 2025 ecosystem report shows major progress across decentralised finance, scalability, and institutional use. DeFi total value locked reached about…

January 7, 2026

Tether Introduces Scudo: Making Gold Easy to Trade

Tether has launched Scudo, a new unit of account for its gold-backed token, Tether Gold (XAU₮), to simplify pricing and…

January 7, 2026