Mastercard (MA) is considering making a strategic investment in blockchain infrastructure firm Zerohash after acquisition talks collapsed when the crypto company opted to remain independent, according to a person familiar with the matter. Fortune reported in October that the payment processor was in late stage talks to buy Zerohash, and could pay as much as $2 billion for the firm, which provides custody, settlement and fiat on-/off-ramps so that fintech companies and brokerages can offer digital assets wi ...

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 3% to below $90,000 during U.S. morning trading on Tuesday after a meltdown in Japan’s government bond market combined with U.S. President Trump’s ongoing tariff threats against Europe to push risk assets sharply lower. Ether (ETH) fell more than 7% over the past 24 hours, sending the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network back below a crucial $3,000 mark for the first time since January 2. Highlighting altcoin weakness, bitcoin's grip over the crypto market has been steadil ...

Crypto-linked securities holdings in the Netherlands have risen sharply over the past five years, driven largely by price gains in underlying digital assets, according to new data from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). Key Takeaways: Dutch indirect crypto holdings rose to €1.2B by 2025, driven mainly by price gains. Crypto securities still make up just 0.03% of the Dutch investment market. Exposure is concentrated in a few foreign-issued crypto-linked securities. In a recent report, the central bank s ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 20, 2026 / At first glance, the announcement that SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) has opened a corporate account with Kraken may appear to be a routine treasury disclosure. Read quickly, it can sound like a simple operational update, the kind that blends into the background of public-company communications. That reaction is understandable, but it overlooks the broader context in which this decision was made.What matters here is not the account itself, but the intent behind it an ...

智通财经APP获悉，周二美股盘前，比特币概念股普跌，比特币一度跌破9.1万关口，最低触及90679美 元。Strategy(MSTR.US)跌超5%，Coinbase(COIN.US)、Circle(CRCL.US)跌超4%，Mara Holdings(MARA.US)跌超4.7%, IREN Ltd(IREN.US)跌超6%。 ...

 The new four-part content series highlights defining moments of NBA rookies transitions rookie Kon Knueppel featured in the first episode SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinbase, the leading publicly listed digital assets company building the future of money, today announced the launch of NBA Rookie Firsts, a premium four-part content series spotlighting the next generation of NBA stars as they step into the league and help shape its future. Positioned at the intersection of sports, culture ...

Stockholders vote YES on all proposals, with 81% of the voting shares voting in favor of proposal #2 Bitmine staked ETH stands at 1,838,003 and MAVAN staking solution on track to launch Q1 2026 Bitmine now owns 3.48% of the ETH token supply, nearly 70% of the way to the 'Alchemy of 5%' in just 6 months Bitmine recently announced $200 million investment into Beast Industries Bitmine Crypto + Total Cash Holdings + "Moonshots" total $14.5 billion, including 4.203 million ETH tokens, total cash of $979 million ...

Billionaire Michael Saylor’s Strategy has added another 22,305 bitcoin to its balance sheet spending approximately $2.13 billion as the company continues its aggressive accumulation strategy. The purchase disclosed on January 20, follows sales conducted under Strategy’s at-the-market (ATM) equity and preferred stock programs between January 12 and January 19, 2026. The bitcoin was acquired at an average price of approximately $95,284 per BTC, inclusive of fees and expenses. As of January 19, Strategy no ...

Strategy bought more Bitcoin between January 12 and 18 — Source: CoinGape Strategy bought 22,305 Bitcoin between January 12 and 18. The company now holds 709,715 BTC which it acquired for $54 billion. The MSTR stock is down almost 5% in premarket trading. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, previously MicroStrategy, has announced another weekly Bitcoin purchase, surpassing the 700,000 BTC milestone in the process. This announcement comes as the crypto market braces for the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Tru ...

Key Takeaways Brad Garlinghouse’s likes on XRP-related posts on X sparked renewed optimism among XRP supporters. While online communities speculate about extreme XRP price upside, analysts warn it faces structural challenges. Analysts question XRP’s future role as Ripple expands into broader financial services and stablecoins. Optimism surged across online XRP communities this week after Ripple Chief Executive Brad Garlinghouse appeared to signal confidence in traders’ millionaire optimism by liki ...