January 30, 2026
Spheric News Blog
Crypto

Tennessee orders prediction platforms to cease operations, BNY launches tokenized deposits, OKX restructures institutional team

In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Tennessee officials issued cease-and-desist orders to major prediction market platforms alleging unlicensed sports wagering, while BNY advances the tokenized deposit platform launch. Summary Tennessee ordered Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to halt sports prediction markets. BNY Mellon launched blockchain-based deposit settlement as banks expand into crypto rails. Truebit

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Ethereum

Solidity Optimizer and ABIEncoderV2 Bug

Solidity Optimizer and ABIEncoderV2 Bug Announcement Through the Ethereum bug bounty program, we received a report about a flaw within the new experimental ABI encoder (referred to as ABIEncoderV2). Upon investigation, it was found that the component suffers from a few different variations of the same type. The first part of this announcement explains this

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Bitcoin

Could XRP Price Drop To $2 Before The Next Rally?

A rare 5-day MACD Golden Cross has appeared on the XRP price chart for the first time since July. Analysts are watching the $2.00 to $2.15 support zone to see if buyers can prevent a deeper drop. Long-term price targets reach as high as $8.00 by the end of 2026 if market adoption continues. XRP

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Crypto

Polygon price bull run accelerates as POL burn rate soars

Polygon price continued its bull run, continuing a trend that started on January 1, as its transactions and burn rate soared. Summary Polygon price continued soaring as the bull run accelerated. The POL burn rate has continued to soar in the past few months. Other network metrics like DEX volume and stablecoin transactions have soared.

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Ethereum

Beginning a new ethereum.org | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Hello, world! Welcome to the new ethereum.org. This is the beginning of the ethereum.org relaunch, not the end. As explained in more detail below, the new website is intentionally a work in progress. It’s launching as an experiment, intended to grow and iterate in public as it is improved by the community — just like

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Bitcoin

Coincheck’s $112M 3iQ Deal Signals Wall Street-Style Crypto Push

Coincheck Group agreed to buy 97% of crypto asset manager 3iQ in a $112 million deal. Bitcoin held near recent highs around the mid-$40,000 range as institutional-focused news kept flowing. The backdrop matters because big financial players are racing to control regulated on-ramps into crypto. Coincheck signs $112 million stock purchase agreement for majority stake

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Crypto

Jasmy price soars: Here’s why it may crash soon

Jasmy price continued its recent recovery this week, making it one of the best-performing tokens in the crypto industry. Source link

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Ethereum

Ethereum Foundation Spring 2019 Update

1. Introduction Ethereum Community, Ethereum’s future is bright. Over the last 12 months the Ethereum community — a global collection of developers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and passionate users — has made tremendous progress. Every week, new applications built on Ethereum launch to mainnet, scalability solutions come online, and ETH 2.0 moves closer to key milestones. Ethereum

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Crypto

Chainlink price forms bearish pennant, LINK ETF inflow fades

Chainlink price retreated for three consecutive days as demand for its exchange-traded funds faded and as buyers remained on the sidelines. Summary Chainlink price has formed a bearish pennant pattern on the daily chart. This pattern points to more downside in the coming weeks. The demand for the Grayscale LINK ETF has waned in the

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Bitcoin

The Senate moves toward a market structure vote: State of Crypto

Lawmakers will (finally) vote on a market structure bill next week. Source link

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