by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 6:11 pm | Crypto News
Post-quantum cryptography specialist BTQ Technologies has introduced ‘Bitcoin Quantum,’ a permissionless fork and testnet of the largest cryptocurrency.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 6:10 pm | Crypto News
Your day-ahead look for Jan. 12, 2026
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 5:26 pm | Crypto News
Bitcoin briefly topped $92,000 on interest-rate uncertainty, while privacy coins hit fresh highs and memecoin activity lifted select altcoins.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 4:13 pm | Crypto News
They argue that cryptocurrency’s opacity and traceability issues make it a threat to democratic integrity, citing an intelligence report election interference.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 4:11 pm | Crypto News
Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Jan. 12.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 3:33 pm | Crypto News
Dubai’s financial regulator said privacy-focused assets are incompatible with global compliance norms as it moves to a firm-led token suitability model and sharper stablecoin classifications.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 3:31 pm | Crypto News
Disagreements over stablecoin rewards have frayed bipartisan support for the bill, with traders estimating a 68-70% chance of passage this year.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 3:30 pm | Crypto News
The proposed deal would take Sweden-based H100 into Switzerland and deepen its institutional bitcoin treasury strategy.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 3:30 pm | Crypto News
Risk sentiment deteriorates as safe havens outperform and equities weaken.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 1:15 pm | Crypto News
The proposed guidelines would allow eligible firms to invest in the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market value.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 12:15 pm | Crypto News
India’s financial intelligence agency has announced stricter identity verification measures for cryptocurrency exchanges to prevent money laundering and terror financing.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 11:00 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin’s price movement diverged from the Nasdaq futures, which fell nearly 0.8%.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 11:00 am | Crypto News
XMR, ZEC, SOL and other alts are rallying as BTC remains rangebound
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 8:08 am | Crypto News
Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are shrugging off the idea that a criminal investigation into the chair of the Federal Reserve would have him removed from his role early.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 1:04 am | Crypto News
The ABA sent a letter to the U.S. Senate, saying stablecoins that offer yields will affect its banking members ability to grant loans, but JPMorgan disagrees.
by Coin Desk | January 12, 2026 12:05 am | Crypto News
Nikita Bier outlined plans for asset-aware Smart Cashtags a day after criticism from parts of the crypto community over a now-deleted post.
by Coin Desk | January 11, 2026 10:09 pm | Crypto News
The retail giant said a new Gemini integration reflects a broader shift from search-based shopping to AI systems that can act on a customer’s behalf.
by Coin Desk | January 11, 2026 9:09 pm | Crypto News
The huge spike in onchain gold signals is that DeFi investors are planning to stay in DeFi, even when the tide turns, argues RAAC founder Kevin Rusher.
by Coin Desk | January 11, 2026 7:11 pm | Crypto News
The Ethereum co-founder argues that price benchmarks, oracle security and staking incentives remain unresolved challenges for decentralized stablecoins.
by Coin Desk | January 11, 2026 7:10 pm | Crypto News
In a recent interview with CoinDesk, Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang described zero-knowledge as part of Ethereum’s midterm roadmap, pointing to “many amazing breakthroughs” in the past one to two years.
