Key takeawaysIn 2024, 26% of Singaporeans owned cryptocurrency, making the country a leader in crypto adoption in the Asia-Pacific region.Bitcoin is legal in Singapore, classified as property under the law and regulated by the Monetary Authority of S

Stock market index provider FTSE Russell is broadening its indexing capabilities to include digital assets and onchain data, a move the company said reflects growing institutional interest in cryptocurrencies.According to the Jan. 28 announcement, FT

Ethereum restaking infrastructure provider SSV Network has announced a project to create a new framework that allows “based” applications to integrate directly with Ethereum’s validator network.The SSV 2.0 upgrade enables applications called based ap

US President Donald Trump’s executive order on the United States’ leadership in digital financial technology has escalated the European Union’s concerns around US dollar dominance in the stablecoin market.European Central Bank (ECB) executive board m

David S. Goyer, the screenwriter behind the Dark Night and Blade film franchises, is heading up an innovative new sci-fi project called Emergence that aims to overturn Hollywood’s business model using blockchain and artificial intelligence. Launched

The Sonic blockchain has surpassed $250 million in total value locked (TVL), driven by the growing investor interest following its recent rebranding.The Andre Cronje-led Sonic surpassed $253 million in TVL on Jan. 28, growing over 65% from $153 milli

Blockchain payments firm Ripple Labs said it had secured money transmitter licenses in the US states of Texas and New York.In a Jan. 27 notice, Ripple said financial regulators in Texas and New York had approved money transmitter licenses for the pay

Bitcoin returned to $102,000 at the Jan. 27 Wall Street open as bulls bounced back from a US stocks scare.BTC price rebound reclaims $100,000 markData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed gaining up to 4.6% versus local lows of $97

Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has proposed a stock offering to raise cash for “general corporate purposes,” including acquiring more Bitcoin , signaling its intent to continue accumulating the digital asset. According to a Jan. 27 announce

16 years after the invention of Bitcoin, the blockchain industry has yet to solve the myriad problems plaguing traditional finance. A stablecoin network optimized for global payments in localized currencies could fix that, said former Binance.US CEO

Update (Jan. 27, 1:27 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add comments from OKX Europe CEO Erald Ghoos.Crypto exchanges OKX and Crypto.com have received full licenses under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). On Jan

MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor posted the Bitcoin tracker for the 12th consecutive week, signaling an impending Bitcoin purchase on Jan. 27.The company's most recent purchase of 11,000 BTC occurred on Jan. 21, at an average purchase price o

Today in crypto, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz plans to leave the United Kingdom, MicroStrategy may have to pay taxes on its unrealized Bitcoin gains, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission has rescinded the controversial crypto acc

MicroStrategy (MSTR) has issued a redemption notice for its 2027 convertible senior note tranche, valued at $1.05 billion, and will settle all conversion requests for the note offering.According to a Jan. 24 announcement, note-holders have until Feb.

What was SAB 121? The Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121 rule was introduced by the SEC in March 2022 as part of its efforts to regulate cryptocurrency custody. It required financial institutions to list any crypto assets they held on behalf of cu

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined a multi-pronged strategy to scale the Ethereum ecosystem by fostering growth in layer-2 (L2) solutions, advancing blob scaling and reinforcing Ether’s role as the ecosystem’s primary economic driver.In a b

Bitcoin circled $105,000 on Jan. 24 as “utterly confused” crypto markets failed to rally on news of a potential US buying spree.Bitcoin, crypto limp as US ditches “disastrous” red tapeData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed whipsa

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end some banking challenges for Web3 companies and create clearer regulations for digital assets.The executive order created a working group on digital asset markets tasked with finding ways to p

THORChain, a decentralized crosschain liquidity protocol, has temporarily suspended its lending and savers programs for Bitcoin and Ether.The decision, approved by network node operators on Jan. 23, aimed to prevent an insolvency crisis and restructu

The Bitcoin community is criticizing Ripple for advocating a multi-coin strategic reserve in the US instead of a Bitcoin-only reserve, sparking heated debate within the crypto space.Bitcoiners have accused Ripple of being the “biggest obstacle” to a