Cryptocurrency & Blockchain breaking news

On February 1, 2026, the Solana ecosystem was rocked by a sophisticated attack on Step Finance, one of its most prominent DeFi dashboards and data providers.

The broader cryptocurrency market is enduring its most painful correction of the year.

While the federal government continues to debate the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, individual states are tired of waiting.

Ethereum is officially moving beyond human users. A new, highly anticipated token standard designed specifically for the AI Agent Economy is scheduled to launch on the mainnet.

GameStop (GME) has officially transferred its entire Bitcoin treasury—valued at several hundred million dollars—to Coinbase Prime.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a joint stipulation today, January 24, 2026, to dismiss its long-running lawsuit against Gemini Trust Company with prejudice.

On January 21, 2026, at the Davos World Economic Forum, WISeKey International and its subsidiary SEALCOIN officially unveiled a world-first space-based, quantum-resistant cryptocurrency transactions executed via a low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation.

Despite the legislative drama in Washington, the cryptocurrency market has shown remarkable "institutional iron."

On January 15, 2026, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee officially postponed its scheduled markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.