January 31, 2026
Bitcoin

The FCA Should Seize the Opportunity in Tokenisation

05 Nov The FCA Should Seize the Opportunity in Tokenisation Posted at 15:52h in Bitfinex Securities by Maria Lobusova By Jesse Knutson, Head of Operations, Bitfinex Securities This article was originally posted on Money Marketing. To unlock tokenisation’s potential for the sector, the FCA must ensure that its policy framework is not constrained by inefficiencies.

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Crypto

Bubblemaps rejects WLFI link in Maduro Polymarket bet

Bubblemaps dismissed claims tying a Polymarket bet on Maduro’s removal to a WLFI cofounder, calling the on-chain logic misleading. Summary Bubblemaps said exchange timing and value matching alone cannot prove wallet ownership or coordination. The firm identified multiple alternative wallet matches using the same assumptions. No evidence currently links the Polymarket trader to WLFI or

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Ethereum

Ethereum turns 5 🎂 | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Five years ago today, Ethereum’s genesis block marked the official network launch. Today, most members of the community spend their time thinking about all of the work that’s left to be done, but it’s also important to recognize on this fifth anniversary of Ethereum’s launch just how unbelievably far we have all come, what a

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Crypto

Bitmine amasses $14.2b crypto war chest as ETH bets deepen

Bitmine Immersion Technologies said its combined crypto, cash and strategic holdings have climbed to $14.2 billion, underscoring the company’s aggressive push to become the world’s dominant Ethereum treasury. Summary Bitmine, a Bitcoin and Ethereum-focused firm, now holds more than 4.1 million Ether—about 3.4% of the total ETH supply. Bitmine is the largest ETH holder globally

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Bitcoin

Starknet Hit by Another Outage: What This Means for ETH Users

Ethereum Layer-2 network Starknet reportedly suffered fresh mainnet downtime, adding another outage to a growing list of reliability scares in 2025. While Starknet’s token price data stayed limited at press time, the network still secures around $548 million in value, so every hour offline traps real money and freezes real trades. This comes as Ethereum

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 14

All eyes on Medalla testnet — genesis in less than 24 hours 👀 tl;dr Medalla testnet launches tomorrow 🏅 The minimum validator deposits (16k+ of them) required to kick off the Medalla testnet were met on Friday, which means the genesis of this testnet is set to happen at 1596546008 Unix time, or 8 seconds

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Crypto

Venezuela may lean on pro-Bitcoin Machado after Maduro

Bitcoin once helped Venezuelans survive hyperinflation—and opposition leader María Corina Machado is hopeful that it one day could help rebuild the country’s economy. Summary Machado once pointed to Bitcoin as both a hedge against state mismanagement and a potential pillar of national recovery. Venezuela’s opposition leader argues that digital assets offered ordinary citizens a rare

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Ethereum

Development update #4 – ethereum.org

Hey Ethereum community! It’s been a few months since our last update so it’s about time we let you know what’s been happening over at ethereum.org. First up, we’re now using Gatsby Under the hood at ethereum.org we’ve switched from Vuepress to Gatsby. Now, this won’t be immediately obvious to anyone visiting the website but

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Bitcoin

BTC takes aim at $95,000 for first time since mid-November

Bitcoin BTC$92,457.12 rose to its highest level since mid-November, gaining more than 3% to $94,400 during Monday’s trading session, the largest percentage advance in more than a month. The rally, which brought the asset closer to $95,000 — seen by some analysts as a key level to gain further momentum — was led, though, by

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Crypto

Polymarket taps Parcl on housing price prediction markets

Housing prices are heading to prediction markets, as real-time data firm Parcl partners with Polymarket to let traders wager on real estate trends. Summary Polymarket will roll out a new suite of real estate-focused prediction markets that settle using Parcl’s daily housing price indices. The partnership gives traders a standardized, data-driven way to take a

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