Day: 21 January 2026

Quick Breakdown  Chainlink has launched 24/5 data streams for US stocks and ETFs to support on-chain trading beyond market hours. Eight crypto platforms are already using the new service to power equity-based products. The rollout aligns with broader industry and regulatory moves toward always-on financial markets.   Crypto infrastructure firm ...

Quick Breakdown  Noble will migrate from Cosmos to an Ethereum-compatible layer-1, launching March 18. The move is driven by scalability limits, developer access, and a stronger EVM tech stack. The shift reflects Ethereum’s growing dominance in stablecoins and tokenized RWAs.   Venture-backed stablecoin blockchain Noble has announced plans to leave ...

Quick Breakdown Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss donated 3,221 ZEC, valued at approximately $1.2 million, to the Switzerland-based independent organization Shielded Labs. The funding will support core Zcash initiatives, including the development of a "Crosslink" proof-of-stake hybrid protocol and the Zcash Sustainability Fund. Shielded Labs remains the only Zcash ecosystem entity ...

Quick Breakdown  Steak n Shake will begin paying hourly employees a Bitcoin bonus of $0.21 per hour worked starting March 1, with a two-year vesting period. The company added $10 million in new Bitcoin exposure, with all BTC payments flowing into its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Since accepting Bitcoin payments eight ...

Quick Breakdown  Over 100,000 Seeker users and dApp developers are eligible to claim SKR tokens. SKR underpins governance, incentives, and economic activity in the Solana Mobile ecosystem. Recipients are encouraged to stake tokens; annual inflation starts at 10% and declines to 2%.   Solana Mobile has launched an airdrop of ...

Quick Breakdown The Portuguese gambling regulator, SRIJ, has officially banned Polymarket for operating without a mandatory license. Officials cited a surge in suspicious betting activity linked to national political events as a primary reason for the immediate crackdown. The move follows a growing trend of European nations, including France and ...

Quick Breakdown  Pendle is replacing vePENDLE with sPENDLE to remove long lock-ups and complex governance. sPENDLE introduces liquidity, DeFi interoperability, and simplified voting requirements. Up to 80% of protocol revenue will fund token buybacks for governance rewards.   DeFi yield-trading protocol Pendle is set to phase out its vePENDLE governance ...

Quick Breakdown  South Korean regulators are reviewing exclusive bank-exchange partnerships over competition concerns. A government study warns the model may entrench dominant crypto exchanges. The review coincides with delayed legislation on stablecoins under the Digital Asset Basic Act.   South Korea’s financial authorities are reassessing a long-standing practice that effectively ...

Quick breakdown A small group of wallets controlled nearly 60% of the voting power in WLFI’s USD1 proposal vote. Locked WLFI holders were unable to participate, fueling governance centralization concerns. Critics question tokenholder value as WLFI offers no revenue share despite protocol expansion.   World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is under ...