Wall Street panics its block: Jefferies trades bitcoin for bullion. Reason? Quantum computers, these little geniuses capable of cracking digital vaults.
The boundary between traditional finance and crypto continues to fade. Interactive Brokers, a heavyweight in online brokerage, brings new proof by allowing account funding via USDC. This stablecoin, pegged to the dollar, thus becomes a bridge between two worlds long opposed. Behind this decision is a clear desire to accelerate the modernization of global financial flows, bypassing the limits of traditional banking systems.
The Iranian crypto economy experienced a spectacular acceleration in 2025, reaching around 7.78 billion dollars, according to Chainalysis data. This growth is far from being purely technical. It is closely linked to social movements, economic constraints, and digital disruptions that have shaken the country.
While the market's attention has focused on Ethereum, Solana or rollups, XRP is back in the conversation. Long held back by regulatory turbulences, the asset is catching a new breath, driven by favorable technical dynamics and a growing strength of its infrastructure, the XRP Ledger. Influential voices in the sector now see it as an underestimated catalyst, able to reactivate a growth cycle based on real use cases and a proven architecture.
European regulators are increasing pressure on TikTok to strengthen how it verifies the age of its users. In response, the video platform is introducing a new system designed to better detect accounts run by children under 13 and remove them when necessary. According to reports, the rollout will begin in Europe in phases over the coming months, following a year of testing.
While corporate bitcoin adoption remains a divisive subject, Michael Saylor continues to lead the movement. The executive chairman of Strategy no longer just accumulates BTC. He now steps up to defend, against criticism, an unapologetic vision of bitcoin as a strategic corporate treasury asset. In a context of macroeconomic uncertainty, his positions reignite the debate on the relevance and durability of this strategy.
Ethereum has not "lost", but it has sometimes compromised. That is the quite direct message that Vitalik Buterin put back on the table on Friday 16 January 2026. He promises a year of reconquest: easier to verify the network yourself, easier to use dApps without trusting intermediaries, and easier to take back control of your data.
Crypto markets appear to have moved past the leverage-driven stress seen in October, according to asset manager Grayscale. Recent research shared by the firm suggests derivatives activity has stabilized, supply pressure has eased, and market direction is now more closely tied to fundamentals and policy developments. As a result, price action may be better positioned to respond to upcoming regulatory and institutional shifts rather than past disruptions.
Patrick Witt confirmed that Bitcoin seized from the Samourai Wallet case will remain in the U.S. Strategic Reserve, dispelling rumors of a government sell-off.
Elon Musk is seeking between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages from OpenAI Inc. and Microsoft. He alleged that the companies misled him about the future of the artificial intelligence firm he helped establish. Court filings indicate the lawsuit could become one of the most significant legal battles in the rapidly evolving AI industry.