Why Is Crypto Up Today? – January 28, 2026
The crypto market is up today. BTC rose 1.7% to $89,419, and ETH is up 3.8% to $3,020. ETH is trading in a key zone....
Bitget Appoints New EU CEO to Lead Austria Headquarters and European Expansion
Crypto exchange Bitget has appointed Oliver Stauber as CEO of Bitget EU as the company advances plans to establish its European headquarters in Vienna, Austria....
OKX Launches Mastercard-Powered Card in Europe for Stablecoin Spending
OKX has launched OKX Pay and a Mastercard-backed card in Europe to enable everyday stablecoin spending. The post OKX Launches Mastercard-Powered Card in Europe for...
Ethereum’s New ERC-8004 Lets AI Agents Work Anywhere – Is This the Future?
Ethereum’s ERC-8004 standard addresses AI’s trust crisis by providing agents with portable blockchain identities and on-chain reputation scores, positioning the network as neutral infrastructure for...
Are Stablecoins Quietly Draining Banks? Standard Chartered Thinks So
Standard Chartered warns that rising stablecoin adoption could siphon up to $500 billion from U.S. bank deposits by 2028, posing a structural risk to regional...
Tether Quietly Becomes One of the Biggest Global Gold Market Players, Holds 140 Tons of Gold
Tether bought more than 70 tons of gold over the course of last year, and now holds around 140 tons of gold, said CEO Paolo...
Coinbase Experiments With Flipcash’s USDF as It Rolls Out Custom Stablecoins
Coinbase has begun backend testing of Flipcash’s in-development stablecoin, USDF, to let businesses issue their own branded, dollar-backed tokens. The post Coinbase Experiments With Flipcash’s...
South Dakota Lawmaker Revives Bill to Allow State Bitcoin Investment
A South Dakota bill would allow the state to invest up to 10% of eligible public funds in Bitcoin through multiple exposure options. The post...
Korea’s Financial Regulator Weighs Ownership Caps for Crypto Exchanges
South Korea’s financial regulator is pushing to cap major shareholders’ stakes in crypto exchanges at 15%–20%. The post Korea’s Financial Regulator Weighs Ownership Caps for...
[LIVE] Crypto News Today: Latest Updates for Jan. 28, 2026 – Bitcoin Stalls Below $90K as DeFi Tokens Surge, Hyperliquid Jumps 28%
Follow up to the hour updates on what is happening in crypto today, January 28. Market movements, crypto news, and more! The post [LIVE] Crypto...