Iran’s Central Bank Used $507M in USDT to Bypass Sanctions, Elliptic Reports

Key Notes The Central Bank of Iran built a dollar-linked reserve using USDT on TRON and Ethereum to avoid traditional banking restrictions. Funds initially flowed through Nobitex exchange before shift...

Ripple Partners With DXC To Integrate XRP Payments Into $5 Trillion Banking Network

Ripple has collaborated with DXC Technology to scale XRP payment among international banking networks. The integration links Ripple’s payment system, which leverages XRP and RLUSD, with the Hogan core...

Can Grayscale’s NEAR ETF unlock a fresh spot bid for NEAR price at $2–$3?

Grayscale files to convert its NEAR Trust into a spot ETF with staking, NYSE Arca listing, and Coinbase custody, raising questions about NEAR’s next price trend. Summary Grayscale filed a Form S‑1 to ...

Elliptic Says Iran’s Central Bank Quietly Built a $500M Stablecoin War Chest

Elliptic says Iran’s central bank quietly accumulated more than $500 million in dollar-backed stablecoins, using blockchain infrastructure to bypass sanctions and stabilize its collapsing currency. Bl...

Saga becomes latest victim in DeFi hacking spree

Saga has announced a pause of it’s Saga EVM blockchain in response to a hack which drained close to $7 million earlier today. The scaling solution describes itself as a “gasless EVM environment that g...

XRP Price Prediction: XRP Surges Toward $15–$20 After Dipping to $1.80 Liquidity Pool

XRP is showing signs of recovery after a dip to $1.80, with technical indicators suggesting a potential upward trajectory. Analysts highlight consolidation near strong support as a key factor for shor...

Circle Gateway vs CCTP: Understanding the New Era of Cross-Chain USDC Infrastructure

TLDR: Gateway delivers sub-500 millisecond USDC access across chains, eliminating traditional rebalancing delays entirely. CCTP processes transfers in 8-20 seconds via Fast Transfer, suitable for peri...

Ripple Suddenly Burns 5,000,000 RLUSD, What’s Going On?

Five million Ripple USD stablecoin (RLUSD) on the XRP Ledger has been burned at the RLUSD treasury in recent hours. This follows a major listing announcement on Binance crypto exchange, sparking atten...

Guernsey Authorities Seize $11.4M Tied to ‘Cryptoqueen’ OneCoin Fraud

In brief Local authorities in Guernsey have confiscated $11.4 million (£9 million) held in a local bank account linked to the OneCoin crypto scam. The Royal Court enforced an overseas forfeiture order...

Zcash Price Confirms 34% Breakdown — Bear Trap Ahead?

Zcash has officially confirmed a bearish breakdown. The price lost a major long-term trendline and activated a technical pattern that points to a potential 34% downside move. Under normal conditions, ...

Nansen Revolutionizes Onchain Trading with an AI Platform

Nansen, a global leader in AI-powered onchain solutions, has announced the launch of its new trading features on web and mobile, marking a turning point in its history. With this innovation, Nansen is...

Toobit Launches $200,000 Event Contracts Challenge with First-Trade Protection

George Town, Cayman Islands, January 21, 2026 — Toobit, the award-winning global cryptocurrency exchange, today announces the launch of its 200,000 USDT Event Contracts campaign. Running from January ...

Shiba Inu Tests Critical Support Level as Bulls Eye 320% Rally

Shiba Inu has returned to a key demand zone that has historically triggered significant price surges. At the time of writing, SHIB trades at around $0.00000800, a level that has marked cycle bottoms t...

HBAR Technical Analysis Jan 21

Volume story – what does market participation tell us about conviction? HBAR’s 24-hour volume is at the 128.89 million dollar level, showing a slight %1.08 increase despite the overall mar...

DOGE Price Prediction: Targets $0.16 Breakout Despite Neutral Technical Signals

Alvin Lang Jan 21, 2026 16:17 Dogecoin trades at $0.13 with analysts targeting $0.16-$0.175 by month-end. RSI at 38.81 shows neutral momentum while DOGE sits near Bol...

Acquiring Farcaster Reshapes The Web3 Social Landscape

Neynar’s Strategic Masterstroke: Acquiring Farcaster Reshapes The Web3 Social Landscape Skip to content Home Crypto News Neynar’s Strategic Masterstroke: Acquiring Farcaster Reshapes the Web3 So...

Japan’s Bond Market Turmoil Sparks Global Financial Anxiety

Key Points: Japan’s 10-year bond yields reach 2.29%. Bitcoin prices fluctuate significantly. Geopolitical tensions increase financial anxiety. QCP Capital’s analysis highlights a cooled global market ...

USOR memecoin explodes amid U.S.-Venezuela tensions – ‘Proceed with caution!’

U.S. Oil [USOR] memecoin exploded by 268% over the past seven days. But on-chain data suggested caution to avoid massive losses despite its recent attractive returns.  The memecoin added another 53% t...

Ripple to Central Banks: Integrate Stablecoins or Fall Behind

 Ripple is calling on central banks to implement regulated stablecoins because the 300 billion market takes the shape of Visa, transforming world payments. Stablecoins are no longer an experiment. The...

David Sacks and Eric Trump Weigh In at Davos as Senate Delay Stalls CLARITY Act

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, commonly known as the CLARITY Act, remains stalled in the U.S. Senate after advancing out of the House last fall, with industry divisions now complicating its pat...

ZKP’s Proof Generation Edge: The $100M Privacy Layer DOGE and XRP Don’t Have

Dogecoin, XRP, and ZKP represent three very different bets for the next cycle,  and the market is already separating speculation from structure. The Dogecoin price prediction for 2026 still relies on ...

Neynar acquires Farcaster in full-stack handoff of protocol and infra

Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero announced that Neynar will acquire the decentralized social protocol and assume full control over its stack, including the protocol contracts, code repositories, offici...

XRP Goes Institutional: Flare Networks Unveils New Infrastructure Support

XRP is taking a decisive step toward institutional relevance as Flare Networks unveils new infrastructure designed to support enterprise-grade financial use cases. For years, XRP has been recognized f...

Nansen Launches AI-Powered Trading on Solana and Base

Nansen has expanded its trading tools to include every user, marking a major shift in how the platform positions itself. In a January 21 announcement, the blockchain analytics firm said it has moved b...

HYPE Bearish Analysis Jan 21

HYPE is showing weak performance with a 2.36% daily loss under daily downtrend pressure as it approaches a critical support test at the $21.50 level. Although RSI at 35.95 gives oversold signals, the ...

Trump Speech in Davos Sparks Market Volatility, Rebounds

Key Points: Trump’s speech included claims on cryptocurrency support and Fed changes. US markets initially fluctuated but rebounded post-speech. No confirmed crypto industry impacts or reactions from ...

Cork Raises $5.5M via a16z CSX, Road Capital to Build Tokenized Risk Platform

Key Notes Cork Protocol raised $5.5M from a16z CSX and Road Capital to build programmable risk infrastructure. The protocol introduces cover tokens and depeg swaps as insurance-like products against s...

Will $6.45 Decide the Next Major Move for MYX Finance Price?

The post Will $6.45 Decide the Next Major Move for MYX Finance Price? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The MYX Finance price is gaining attention as early-year price action has been turning in...

Justin Sun Predicts a Better Year for Tron After an Impressive 2025

Justin Sun sees Tron outperforming 2025 in 2026 as stablecoins and Web3 adoption grow. Tron ended 2025 with $81.8B in stablecoins, driven almost entirely by USDT usage. The Tron network has benefited ...

SOL Price Prediction: Targets $142-$148 by February Amid Mixed Technical Signals

Felix Pinkston Jan 21, 2026 16:11 Solana trades at $129.51 with neutral RSI at 43.16. Technical analysis suggests SOL could test resistance at $142-$148 range if bull...

Can the Bulls Fight Off the Bears or Will It Fall Again?

PEPE is currently hovering around $0.0000049. The daily trading volume has surged by over 17%. A loss of over 3% has traders on edge and crypto tokens in cautious territory. A slight bullish shift mig...

Why Bitwise’s Matt Hougan Thinks Chainlink (LINK) Is Deeply Undervalued

Home » Crypto News Following Bitwise’s Chainlink ETP launch, Hougan said that investors misunderstand the asset’s role, despite its dominance across stablecoins, DeFi, tokenization, ...