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Japanese ETFs said likely to trade by 2028 as SBI, Nomura-ready products

Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could be listed in Japan in 2028, the Nikkei reported on Monday, without saying where it got the information. The regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), plans to allow cryptocurrencies as specified assets for ETFs under the Investment Trust Act, Nikkei said, adding that wealth management experts estimated crypto ETFs in […]

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Bitcoin claws back from monthly low as altcoins outperform: Crypto Markets Today

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Bitcoin BTC$88,556.57 recovered after falling to $86,000, the lowest point in more than a month, on Sunday. The rally coincided with the opening of bitcoin futures trading on the CME at 23:00 UTC. The largest cryptocurrency rose more than 2% in the subsequent nine hours before losing strength at $88,250. Zooming out, bitcoin remains in

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CRWV increases by 9% on new NVDA investment of DKK 2 billion

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Shares of Coreweave ( CRWV ) rose 9% in premarket trading on Monday after AI powerhouse Nvidia ( NVDA ) invested another $2 billion in an effort to accelerate the company’s buildout of next-generation data centers built specifically for AI workloads. The financing, which came through the purchase of CoreWeaves Class A stock at $87.20

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Zerohash walked away from the Mastercard acquisition. The firm is now in talks to raise $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation

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Blockchain infrastructure firm Zerohash is in talks to raise $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The company recently pulled out of acquisition talks with Mastercard, CoinDesk reported, though the payments giant is still considering a strategic investment in Zerohash and discussions are continuing. The increase

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BitMine (BMNR), the largest Ethereum tax company, makes the largest ether purchase in 2026

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BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the largest corporate holder of the second largest cryptocurrency, ether ETH$2,940.87made its biggest ETH purchase of the year last week after a key shareholder vote that gave the company fresh room to raise capital. The firm said Monday that it added 40,302 ETH — worth nearly $117 million at current prices

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BlackRock is doubling down on offering bitcoin funds with income-focused filing

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BlackRock ( BLK ) is moving deeper into the cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) market with a plan to offer income from bitcoin BTC$88,133.47 exposure. The world’s largest asset manager, with an estimated $12.5 trillion in assets under management, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a Form S-1 to list the iShares Bitcoin

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Cathie Woods ARK Invest files for two crypto index ETFs linked to CoinDesk 20

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ARK Invest, the asset management firm led by Cathie Wood, has filed with US regulators to launch two new cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that will track the CoinDesk 20 – a benchmark for the most liquid digital assets, including bitcoin, ether, solana, XRP and cardano. Instead of holding crypto directly, the proposed ETFs would rely

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US Marshals Investigate Claim of $40 Million Crypto Theft by Son of Federal Crypto Custodian

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The US Marshals Service (USMS) is investigating allegations that the son of a Department of Defense and Justice Department service provider charged with managing cryptocurrency seized by law enforcement stole more than $40 million in confiscated digital assets. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT accused John “Lick” Daghita, son of Dean Daghita, president of CMDSS — a company

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BTC holds close to year lows as precious metals continue to attract attention

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Bitcoin BTC$87,775.09 remained stuck in limbo at around $88,000 on Monday as gold and silver extended their blistering rallies before taking advantage. BTC has rallied slightly from what is now becoming a renewed pattern of weekend panic selling, but has fallen from around $90,000 late Friday. Rising odds of a government shutdown on Jan. 31

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Why This Former BlackRock Executive Thinks Ethereum’s TVL Will 10X By 2026

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The context: Former BlackRock Head of Digital Assets Strategy and SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom says institutional giants are betting heavily on Ethereum to serve as the global infrastructure for asset tokenization, ignoring the current price stagnation. He outlines three key drivers for an expected 10x increase in Ethereum activity this year: BlackRock’s Larry Fink has

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