Pi Network’s team published its second update for the year just last week and has now released a detailed video providing further information on how users (referred to as Pioneers) can take advantage of it. Although January has been eventful in terms of upgrades, the project’s native token has continued… Listen ⇢

Bitcoin is on course for a fourth consecutive monthly decline, a rare stretch not seen since 2018 to 2019, when the market recorded six straight red months. There is still one full trading week left in January, but bitcoin is slightly down on the month, hovering around $87,000. The asset… Listen ⇢

In brief BlackRock filed an SEC registration for an iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF that generates income through call options. The new fund will compete with NEOS BTCI ($1.09 billion AUM) and other Bitcoin covered-call ETFs. The actively managed structure means higher fees than passive spot Bitcoin ETFs like IBIT.… Listen ⇢

Australia’s financial watchdog has secured a court victory against financial services company BPS Financial Pty Ltd (BPS), with the Federal Court ordering the company to pay 14 million Australian dollars ($9.3 million) in penalties over the promotion and operation of its Qoin Wallet product. The ruling follows years of legal… Listen ⇢

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), an independent government body acting as the national corporate regulator, has identified regulatory gaps in fast-growing fintech areas, especially digital assets. The regulator’s new report titled “Key issues outlook 2026” released Tuesday expressed concerns that consumers are exposed to the rapidly expanding and… Listen ⇢

In brief Global asset manager and ETF issuer VanEck launched the first U.S. spot Avalanche (AVAX) ETF, VAVX. The fund will waive fees for the first $500 million in assets or until 2/28, whichever comes first. Avalanche has risen about 3% in the last 24 hours, though remains 92% off… Listen ⇢

More than half of the top US banks have either started offering or announced plans to offer Bitcoin-related services such as trading or custody, says Bitcoin financial services firm River. In an X post on Monday, River shared a list of the top 25 institutions operating in the US, saying,… Listen ⇢

Tony Kim Jan 27, 2026 06:25 Tezos releases Tezlink Shadownet, enabling Michelson smart contracts to run in a high-scalability rollup environment. XTZ trades at $0.58 amid infrastructure upgrades. Tezos has launched Tezlink Shadownet, the first public testnet for its Michelson-compatible rollup runtime, marking a concrete step in the network’s Tezos… Listen ⇢

A cybersecurity researcher recently found 149 million login credentials sitting on an open server, including nearly 420,000 accounts from Binance. This leak did not happen because of a flaw in Binance’s systems. Instead, it was due to “infostealer” malware on personal devices. The data dump included millions of accounts from… Listen ⇢