Canada’s investment watchdog rolls out crypto custody rules to avoid another QuadrigaCX
CIRO’s new digital asset custody framework takes effect immediately, raising standards for crypto trading platforms as regulators push to reduce investor risk.
Trump’s White House won’t tolerate attacks on the president in crypto bill, adviser says
Patrick Witt, the president’s digital assets adviser, told CoinDesk that anti-corruption provisions targeting Trump would not be acceptable.
Digital wallets will hold ‘totality’ of people’s assets, says Franklin Templeton
At the Ondo Summit in New York, top asset managers said tokenization has moved beyond theory but warned that trust, education, and real-world utility are now the biggest hurdles.
U.S. Treasury probes crypto exchanges over Iran sanctions evasion, TRM Labs says
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is scrutinizing crypto platforms, not just wallets, for enabling Iran’s sanctions evasion, according to TRM Labs’ Ari Redbord.
Dogecoin falls 7% as risk-off trade hits Ethereum tied tokens
The sell-off was driven by risk-off positioning and heavy derivatives speculation, with futures volume surging even as spot trading declined.
Russia’s biggest bitcoin mining firm’s founder arrested for tax evasion while his company faces bankruptcy
An En+ subsidiary has filed an insolvency claim against the crypto mining firm, adding to pressure from energy debts, regulatory curbs and internal turmoil.
White House crypto meeting didn’t yet find answer to stablecoin yield in Senate bill
Industry insiders met with President Donald Trump’s advisers, who asked that compromises be found this month for the Senate’s crypto bill.
Family offices shun crypto despite hype, with 89% holding no digital assets: JPMorgan Private Bank
The appetite for traditional and emerging hedges remains limited among wealthy families, according to JPMorgan Private Bank’s 2026 Global Family Office Report.
GameStop’s Ryan Cohen appears to be moving on from bitcoin, eyes ‘consumer megadeal’
GameStop’s shares have surged as Cohen teased a “transformational” consumer-related deal he said is “way more compelling than bitcoin.”
Opera stock jumps 15% after announcing expanded support for Tether tokens
MiniPay has 12.6 million activated wallets and processed over $153 million in stablecoin transactions in December, connecting users to crypto on- and off-ramp providers.