Nik is a content and public relations specialist with an ever-growing interest in Crypto. He has been published on several leading Crypto and blockchain based news sites. He is currently based in Spain, but hails from the Pacific Northwest in the US.
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Kevin Warsh, a Bitcoin-friendly former Federal Reserve governor, as the next Fed chair on Friday, with prediction markets showing his odds surging to 95% following a Thursday meeting with the president.
Circle Internet Group plans to focus on building durable infrastructure throughout 2026 by advancing its Arc blockchain toward production and expanding USDC support across networks to accelerate institutional stablecoin adoption for payment applications.
South Dakota Representative Logan Manhart has reintroduced legislation allowing the state to invest up to 10% of eligible public funds in Bitcoin through direct holdings, custodians, or ETFs, with strict custody and security requirements outlined in the proposal.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned Coinbase's two-minute commercial from YouTube and streaming services after 35 complaints.
Senator Roger Marshall has agreed not to offer a controversial credit card swipe fee amendment during Thursday's Senate Agriculture Committee crypto bill markup, removing a major obstacle to passage after White House officials intervened to prevent the provision from jeopardizing the legislation.
Bitwise Asset Management has launched non-custodial onchain yield vaults on Morpho targeting up to 6% annual percentage yield on stablecoins, with vault curation led by Portfolio Manager Jonathan Man as institutional interest in DeFi yield strategies expands.
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao has ruled out returning to the exchange despite Trump's pardon lifting restrictions, while predicting Bitcoin could experience a supercycle in 2026 that breaks its traditional four-year pattern.
Japan's Financial Services Agency is weighing rule changes that could authorize cryptocurrency ETFs by 2028, with major financial groups including Nomura and SBI Holdings positioned to develop products pending regulatory approval.
Layer-1 network Saga has paused its SagaEVM chain following an exploit that moved nearly $7 million in tokens to Ethereum, as the team investigates the security breach and coordinates with exchanges to blacklist the attacker's wallet.
The US Senate Banking Committee has delayed work on cryptocurrency market structure legislation until late February or March, pivoting to housing legislation as President Trump emphasizes affordability, despite industry calls for urgent regulatory clarity.
Hong Kong is preparing to issue its first stablecoin issuer licenses in Q1 2026 as part of efforts to establish itself as a regional digital asset hub, with issuers required to meet strict reserve backing, redemption, and risk management standards.
Solana Mobile has launched an airdrop of its native SKR token to Seeker smartphone users and early developers, allocating 30% of its 10 billion token supply with a 90-day claim window as part of Season 2 ecosystem expansion.
