JPMorgan initiated coverage on HashKey (3887. HK) with an "Overweight" rating and a HK$9.0 target (~28% upside). The report forecasts 85% annual growth in Hong Kong's institutional digital asset inflows. With a 75% local market share, HashKey is expected to achieve 80% revenue growth in 2026, driven by its institutional business. https://t.co/Oot9na0chV ...

According to Bloomberg, Tether has become the largest gold reserve holder outside of sovereign nations and banks, currently holding over 140 tons of gold valued at approximately $24 billion. Its reserve size exceeds the official reserves of many countries, including Australia and Saudi Arabia. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino previously stated that the majority of its gold is stored in highly secure vaults in Switzerland. https://t.co/Ta41jb61cU ...

Coinbase Institutional and Glassnode report that Bitcoin is entering a more stable, resilient phase. The Q4 2025 drawdown largely flushed out excess leverage, reducing the market's sensitivity to cascading liquidations and improving its ability to withstand macro shocks. Institutions now favor options hedging over high-leverage futures, while on-chain data indicates long-term holders are redistributing rather than panic selling. https://t.co/HdOPdO16qA ...

Arthur Hayes said the concurrent weakening of the yen and rise in JGB yields signal structural stress in Japan that could prompt intervention by the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve, with the New York Fed acting as the operational arm. He added that such intervention would effectively inject liquidity, easing pressure on U.S. Treasury yields and, if accompanied by an expansion of the Fed’s balance sheet, potentially providing short-term support for risk assets including Bitcoin. https://t.co/LB4bi6WAhw ...

According to Bloomberg, Standard Chartered research warns that accelerating stablecoin adoption could drive significant deposit outflows from banks in developed economies, with as much as $500 billion potentially shifting into digital assets by 2028, including roughly one-third of stablecoin market capitalization from U.S. bank deposits. The stablecoin supply has already expanded by about 40% year over year to over $300 billion and may accelerate further as crypto legislation advances. https://t.co/FnOl3GfQ ...

Over the past month, token launches on Base have surged, with daily issuance at times exceeding 100,000, while active addresses have fallen to an 18-month low and transaction volumes have continued to decline, highlighting a disconnect between token creation and meaningful economic activity. The data suggests Zora content coins primarily inflate creation metrics without driving sustained user engagement or underlying value. https://t.co/iH5bRwaRCc ...

According to the Financial Times, Laser Digital, the digital assets arm backed by Nomura Holdings, has applied to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter to operate under a federal regulatory framework. The charter would not allow the firm to take retail deposits, and Laser Digital is expected to offer spot cryptocurrency trading. https://t.co/YCTX53Gg23 ...

Cathie Wood: $28 Billion Bitcoin Deleveraging Caused Heavy LossesOn January 26, 2026, speaking on Fox Business, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood explained that Bitcoin's recent pullback was caused by a $28 billion deleveraging event triggered by a Binance software glitch on October 10. She stated that the selling pressure is largely behind us and predicts Bitcoin will consolidate in the $80,000 to $90,000 range before ending the four-year cycle's downside and resuming its upward trend.Source: https://t.co/n6iNpWm ...

Giang Bui, former Nasdaq executive, has been appointed Vice President and Head of Issuance Growth at Securitize. She previously led U.S. Equities and ETP strategy at Nasdaq and was involved in the development of spot Bitcoin ETFs. In her new role, she will focus on tokenized issuance, delivering ownership rights including dividends, voting, disclosures, and market infrastructure. https://t.co/y8r2DeVIf3 ...

ZetaChain announced the launch of ZetaChain 2.0 and Anuma beta version; ZetaChain 2.0 provides an AI Portal (cross-model routing and execution, no lock-in) and Private Memory Layer (protocol-level encrypted persistent context with user-controlled permissions); the developer SDK supports multi-model access, private memory, and global monetization; Anuma is the first consumer-grade AI interface, supporting unified multi-model access and continuous context; raised $27 million in funding in 2023. https://t.co/x ...