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Coinbase slammed Australian banks for “systemic” debanking in a February 2026 inquiry, claiming firms are being cut off from essential services as standard protocol. Banks cite $330M in annual crypto scams and strict anti-money laundering (AML) penalties as the reason for blocking transfers and closing accounts. New regulations start March 31, 2026, forcing exchanges to meet bank-level AML standards, which may eventually provide a path to “rebanking” the sector. Crypto exchange Coinbase has accused Australia’s major banks of systematically cutting off services to crypto and fintech firms, stating debanking has shifted from a rare event to “a systemic feature of…
Web3 gaming publisher, YGG Play, has launched a crossover event in which players can face-off against popular Bearish characters in their baseball-themed game, GIGACHADBAT. The event which runs from January 31 to February 3, allows players to earn double-rewards on GIGACHADBAT’s play-to-airdrop (P2A) leaderboards. The event coincides with the February 6 launch of GIGACHADBAT’s in-game utility and rewards token, $CHAD, with players ranked higher on the P2A leaderboard standing to receive a larger airdrop. Web3 gaming publisher YGG Play has refreshed its degen-focussed offerings, launching an IP-crossover event which sees its hit baseball-themed game GIGACHADBAT join forces with well-known NFT…
China seeks to make the renminbi a true reserve currency, but the numbers reveal a story in which Beijing’s capital controls create conditions for Bitcoin and dollar stablecoins to thrive as workarounds rather than competitors.The International Monetary Fund’s latest reserve data shows the renminbi holding just 1.93% of global foreign exchange reserves in the third quarter of 2025, down from a 2.83% peak in early 2022.That translates to approximately $251 billion in a $13 trillion reserve pool, where the dollar still accounts for 56.92% and the euro for 20.33%.The renminbi’s share has been sliding for three years, even as China…
Most family offices continue to avoid crypto, citing volatility and uncertain portfolio relevance. AI dominates future investment priorities, though portfolios lag stated ambitions. Private equity interest is rising, while traditional hedges remain underused. Family offices continue to avoid cryptocurrency exposure, even as digital assets remain a prominent market talking point, according to JPMorgan Private Bank’s 2026 Global Family Office Report. The study found that 89% of surveyed family offices currently hold no cryptocurrencies, despite heightened geopolitical risk and ongoing debate around portfolio diversification. The report attributes this reluctance to concerns over volatility and uncertainty around how digital assets fit within…
Matt Hougan says crypto has been in a prolonged downturn since early 2025. Institutional flows masked losses, while regulatory uncertainty weighs on sentiment. Hougan believes the cycle is advanced, bringing a potential recovery closer. Crypto markets have been in a sustained downturn since January 2025, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan, despite ongoing signs of institutional engagement. Hougan describes the period as a full crypto winter rather than a short-term pullback, citing broad-based price weakness across the market. Bitcoin has fallen 39% from its October 2025 peak, while Ethereum has declined 53%, with many other digital assets recording…
Carlos Alcaraz won the 2026 Australian Open, defeating Novak Djokovic to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam. Nexo secured high-visibility branding as the tournament’s first-ever crypto partner, with its logo prominently featured on the new on-court “coaching pods.” The partnership follows $45 million in penalties Nexo has faced since 2018, as the firm uses major sports sponsorships to seek mainstream financial credibility. Carlos Alcaraz’s victory over Novak Djokovic at the 2026 Australian Open marked a milestone for tennis, but equally a timely showcase for Nexo, the digital wealth platform whose branding dominated the new coaching pods. …
Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair on January 30, 2026, to succeed Jerome Powell when his term expires in May. Warsh is a “pro-Bitcoin hawk,” viewing BTC as a legitimate store of value and “policy watchdog” while simultaneously favouring tighter liquidity and a leaner Fed balance sheet. The market reaction was rather strange, with Bitcoin slipping 2% to $81,000 as investors weighed his crypto-friendly personal investments against his reputation for monetary discipline. US President Donald Trump has nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve in May. This is…
On January 15, 2026, Christopher Wood rocked the Bitcoin boat with his weekly GREED & fear report. As the Global Head of Equity Strategy at Jefferies, Wood eliminated 10% Bitcoin allocation from his outlook, diverting it to 5% gold and 5% gold-mining stocks instead. Wood’s reasoning for this decision revolves around future quantum computing breakthroughs: “While GREED & fear does not believe that the quantum issue is about to hit the Bitcoin price dramatically in the near term, the store of value concept is clearly on less solid foundation from the standpoint of a long-term pension portfolio,” Most recently at…
A decade-old email is reviving questions about whether projects like Ripple posed a threat to Bitcoin’s development or merely served as competitors that some BTC backers sought to exclude.The email, dated July 31, 2014, appears to show Austin Hill, then described as Blockstream’s chief executive, telling the late Jeffrey Epstein and other recipients that “Ripple, and Jed McCaleb’s new Stellar [were] bad for the ecosystem.” Blockstream is a Bitcoin-focused blockchain technology firm.The correspondence resurfaced after the US Department of Justice published millions of pages of records under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a disclosure that includes emails, files, images, and…
From left to right: James Sego and Jeff Garrett of PNG, and Jacob Acosta and Rebecca Tran of eBay at the PNG’s 2026 FUN symposium. (Photo by Tamara Collett.) A YouTube video of the Professional Numismatist Guild’s (www.PNGdealers.org) recent one-hour educational symposium on selling coins online is available for free. Presented in conjunction with the 2026 Florida United Numismatists convention, the dealer forum featured expert advice from PNG and representatives of online platforms eBay (www.eBay.com) and Whatnot (www.Whatnot.com). The video is available at PNG Executive Director John Feigenbaum, President James Sego, and Jeff Garrett, former President of the PNG and…