Crypto News. January 28, 2026
Tether launched USAT, its first stablecoin available to US users, marking its official entry into the American market.
Japan opens public consultation on bonds eligible for stablecoin reserves
Theo Network launched yield bearing tokenized gold product thGOLD
Bitwise registered a Uniswap ETF in Delaware
Standard Chartered projects US banks may face up to $500 billion in deposit outflows to stablecoins by 2028
Kalshi announced the opening of a new Washington D.C. office as it expands its government relations efforts, they appointed veteran political strategist John Bivona as its first Head of Federal Government Relations.
Citrea launched mainnet and native ctUSD stablecoin, supporting BTC-backed lending and structured products
Meshpay, a crypto payments network connecting wallets, blockchains, and assets raised $75 million in a Series C round led by Dragonfly Capital, valuing the company at $1 billion.
Galaxy Digital has closed a $1.4 billion project financing facility to accelerate development of its Helios AI datacenter in Texas.
Securitize has appointed Giang Bui, former Nasdaq U.S. Equities & ETP leader, as Vice President of Issuer Growth to expand its regulated tokenization offerings.
Nomura’s Laser Digital applies for US national trust bank charter.
Nifty Gateway has provided an update on its platform closure, extending the deadline for users to withdraw NFTs to 90 days, now set for April 23, 2026. Most NFT metadata and media will be migrated to Arweave, a decentralized storage network, ensuring permanent access.
The American Innovation Project (AIP), funded by Coinbase and a16z, is launching a fellowship program for recent or soon-to-be college graduates to work with lawmakers on cryptocurrency legislation.
Jingliang Su, a 45-year-old Chinese national has been sentenced to nearly four years for laundering $37M in crypto funds.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed Tether aims to be Gold Central Bank as it amassed 140 Tons of gold worth $23 billion stashed in nuclear Bunker
Morgan Stanley has appointed veteran executive Amy Oldenburg, formerly head of emerging markets equity, to a newly created role overseeing the firm’s digital asset strategy.
ZetaChain unveiled ZetaChain 2.0, featuring an AI Portal for cross-model routing, a Private Memory Layer for encrypted context, and a developer SDK supporting multi-model access and monetization.
Peter Steinberger, founder of open-source AI assistant ClawdBot (now Moltbot), clarified that he has never issued tokens and any projects listing him as a token holder are scams.
Logan Manhart introduced House Bill 1155 to allow South Dakota’s State Investment Council to allocate up to 10% of public funds to Bitcoin
