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Consensus Hong Kong 2026, held from February 10–12 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, wrapped its second edition after three days of high-impact programming that attracted 11,000 registered attendees representing over 122 countries and regions. 

Vitalik Buterin reveals a nuanced vision for Ethereum's future amid the rise of AI. Rather than a blind technological race, he calls for a controlled integration where privacy, decentralization, and user autonomy remain at the core of development.

Despite the current volatility, Bernstein remains confident: Bitcoin could reach $150,000 by 2026 thanks to institutional adoption and market resilience.

The announcement shook the crypto ecosystem this Friday. The Ethereum Foundation officially announced the creation of a dedicated post-quantum security team, backed by $2 million in funding. This decision marks a strategic turning point for the world's second-largest blockchain, elevating quantum resistance to an absolute priority.

The market collapses, traders panic... and BitMine doubles down! Tom Lee bets everything on Ethereum while the crypto is being cut down by the stock market chainsaw.

Bitcoin plunges into the abyss, but BlackRock acts as savior with its ETF, displaying record volumes. Coincidence or strategy? Investors cling, hoping for an unlikely recovery.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Tether's USDT recorded historic on-chain activity, with 4.4 trillion dollars transferred and 2.2 billion transactions. While the overall cryptocurrency market underwent a sharp contraction, the USDT market cap reached a record 187.3 billion dollars, driven by massive retail adoption and a user base exceeding 534 million worldwide. Tether thus confirms its growing role as a stable and reliable financial infrastructure.

Anthropic’s new AI tools shook software and tech stocks, sparking a market selloff as investors reconsider the impact of automation.

The Kraken exchange platform has just unveiled DeFi Earn, a feature that promises to democratize access to decentralized finance rewards. Launched on January 26, 2026, this innovation allows users to generate up to 8% variable APY on their euros, dollars, and USDC, without having to master the technical subtleties usually associated with DeFi.

Bitcoin’s price remains under strain as selling pressure continues to weigh on the market. The OG coin fell to an intraday low of $72,945 in the previous session as market pullback continues across risk assets. While retail traders have largely maintained bullish positions, institutional investors have begun to retreat. Current data points to a growing divide between these two groups, raising questions about where Bitcoin may head next.

SpaceX has acquired xAI, bringing together two of Elon Musk’s most ambitious private companies. The deal links rocket launch services with artificial intelligence development at a time when computing demands are rising rapidly. Musk framed the move as a response to the limits of Earth-based infrastructure. Questions now follow about cost, strategy, and the long-term value for both businesses.

A new Wall Street Journal investigation raises questions about a $500 million crypto deal involving Donald Trump and a senior member of the United Arab Emirates royal family. According to the report, entities linked to Trump sold nearly half of the Trump family’s crypto venture just days before his second inauguration, a transaction that was not publicly disclosed at the time. Lawmakers and ethics experts are now examining whether the deal created conflicts of interest connected to later U.S. policy decisions.

Bitcoin sharply dropped this weekend, and the clearest signal does not come from the spot market. It comes from derivatives. The drop of over 10% between a peak at $84,177 and a low at $75,947 opened a rare gap on CME futures contracts, with a price difference exceeding 8% at reopening. It's the fourth largest gap since the launch of Bitcoin futures in 2017.

Venture capital and institutional investors are moving back into digital asset companies at the start of 2026, even as crypto markets remain under strain. Industry data shows around $1.4 billion committed through venture rounds, ecosystem funds, and public listings. Activity spans on-chain finance, market infrastructure, and consumer-facing platforms, pointing to renewed confidence in select areas of the sector.

The Bitcoin network is going through a turbulent period. Its computing power, the hashrate, records a sharp drop, the most significant in several years. This major technical decline draws the attention of mining specialists and analysts, at a time when the crypto ecosystem is already under increasing pressure. Between market volatility and declining mining profitability, warning signals are accumulating, revealing a tense start to the year for sector players. This performance drop raises questions about the operational resilience of the network.

The American exchange Kraken has officially added Hyperliquid's HYPE token to its spot trading offering. The HYPE/USD and HYPE/EUR pairs have been available since January 28, 2026, at 15:00 UTC, according to the announcement published on the platform's official X account. This listing comes as the token shows a spectacular increase of more than 50% over one week, driven by the explosion in trading volumes on the protocol's commodity markets.

In Brussels, the eurocrats are pounding the table: twelve countries are dragging their feet while cryptos dance, MiCA in hand and taxation struggling.

The White House will meet banks and crypto companies on Monday to address stalled digital asset legislation and bridge industry divisions.

In Washington, Trump is plotting his revenge: a former hawk ready to embrace Bitcoin and bring the Fed back into line, while Powell counts down the hours.

OpenAI would consider creating a social network where registration would require proof of humanity, via World ID and its “Orbs” for eye scan. The idea, reported by several media outlets, is simple on paper: to cut the ground from under the bots and armies of fake accounts, which have become a permanent background noise on X, Instagram or TikTok.

AI data centers nibble away at electricity and the patience of local residents: the same recipe as with bitcoin, but wrapped in a well-oiled progress discourse.

Bitcoin has extended its decline following a sharp market shock in October, while traditional safe-haven assets continue to climb. Data from on-chain analytics and price movements suggest investors are withdrawing funds from crypto and shifting toward assets seen as more stable during periods of uncertainty. A falling stablecoin supply has added to concerns that a broader market recovery may take longer to materialize.

Metaplanet has just sent a clear signal to the market: the company does not intend to let its trajectory be dictated by a set of accounting entries. Yes, the company expects a heavy annual loss in 2025. And yet, it is raising its operational targets and announcing almost a doubling of sales in 2026. Said like that, it sounds like a paradox. In reality, it is mainly a clash of vocabulary between accounting and cash.

Canopy has announced the launch of Canopy Atomic, a native cross-chain trading system that enables trustless swaps and immediate liquidity across major blockchains. The release targets the challenge of moving large amounts of capital between chains without bridges or intermediaries. By integrating cross-chain trading directly into its network, Canopy supports both institutional-scale transactions and everyday cross-chain activity from launch.

A new industry report says most major UK banks are making it harder for people to move money to crypto exchanges. According to the findings, banks are widely blocking or limiting payments, even when customers use regulated platforms. Industry leaders warn that these practices are slowing growth and pushing innovation out of the country.

While crypto ETFs dance with billions, VanEck bets on Avalanche: a well-calculated gamble, between yield, blockchain, and institutional insight.

A boastful hacker, a dubious federal contract, and millions in crypto gone: when family cyber-arrogance turns Washington into the stage for a burlesque digital burglary.

UBS Group AG is preparing a move that could bring crypto investing into its private banking business. Plans are taking shape to give selected high-net-worth clients access to digital assets, marking a shift in how the Swiss bank approaches the sector. The effort reflects growing client demand, ongoing regulatory review, and UBS’s wider push into blockchain-based finance.