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Polygon Labs buys two crypto startups for $250 million as it looks to compete with Stripe Blockchain

Polygon Labs buys two crypto startups for $250 million as it looks to compete with Stripe

The blockchain developer Polygon Labs has closed deals to buy the crypto startups Coinme and Sequence. The total purchase price for the two startups was for more than $250 million, but Polygon Labs declined to disclose how much it paid for each, or whether the deals were for cash, equity,…
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January 13, 2026
Zand Bank Integrates XDC Network for Blockchain Payments and Digital Asset Custody Blockchain

Zand Bank Integrates XDC Network for Blockchain Payments and Digital Asset Custody

TLDR: Zand Bank integrates XDC Network to provide blockchain-based payments for corporate clients in UAE. Integration enables institutional-grade digital asset custody services pending regulatory approvals. ComTech Gold brings blockchain transparency and efficiency to precious metal trading markets. XDC Network transactions align with ISO 20022 standards for regulatory compliance and interoperability.…
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January 13, 2026
Senators Lummis and Wyden push bill to exempt non-custodial blockchain developers from money transmitter laws Blockchain

Senators Lummis and Wyden push bill to exempt non-custodial blockchain developers from money transmitter laws

Senators strive to protect constitutional rights and promote innovation by clarifying blockchain developers' legal standing. US Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden on Monday unveiled the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, bipartisan legislation that would exempt non-custodial blockchain developers and infrastructure providers from federal money transmitter rules. The bill aims to…
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January 13, 2026
CFTC Chair Selig Forms Innovation Committee As Crypto Oversight Expands Blockchain

CFTC Chair Selig Forms Innovation Committee As Crypto Oversight Expands

TLDR CFTC renames its tech committee to focus on financial innovation using AI and blockchain. Innovation panel includes CEOs from Gemini, Kalshi, Polymarket, and Nasdaq. Congress considers expanding CFTC authority over the digital asset industry. New committee to give input on prediction markets and market structure rules CFTC Chair Michael…
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January 12, 2026
Mitsui to offer retail access to digital securities tied to aircraft and ships Blockchain

Mitsui to offer retail access to digital securities tied to aircraft and ships

Retail investors will gain access to fractional ownership of physical transport assets as Mitsui expands blockchain-based investment offerings through its Alterna platform. Japanese trading giant Mitsui & Co. plans to offer the country’s first digital securities for aircraft and ships, according to a Nikkei report. The products will be issued…
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January 12, 2026
Solana Integration On X Transforms How Users Execute On-Chain Actions Blockchain

Solana Integration On X Transforms How Users Execute On-Chain Actions

Solana has advanced its push toward wider adoption after being integrated into X, where users can now perform blockchain actions directly through their social feeds. The integration uses Blinks and Actions to simplify on-chain interactions and reduce barriers for non-technical users.  Solana Blinks are also blockchain links that transform Actions…
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January 12, 2026
CBDCs are banned here but a new State token is doing something even more surprising Blockchain

CBDCs are banned here but a new State token is doing something even more surprising

For years, stablecoins have been crypto’s most useful invention and its most awkward dinner guest. Useful because they turn blockchains into 24/7 dollar rails, and awkward because while the promise is simple, securing trust rarely is. A digital token worth exactly a dollar sounds reassuring to non-crypto folk right up…
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January 11, 2026