Bank of America CEO Warns $6T in Deposits Could Flow into Stablecoins
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan warned that up to $6 trillion, or roughly 30% to 35% of commercial bank deposits, could migrate into interest-bearing stablecoins, creating a direct challenge to bank funding and lending capacity. His central message was that yield-bearing stablecoins could become a meaningful competitor to traditional deposits.
Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams Denies Moving Money Out of Controversial Token
Former New York City mayor Eric Adams rejected claims that he or his team pulled investor money from the NYC Token after the Solana-based memecoin imploded. His spokesperson said on Jan. 14, 2026 that there was “no movement of investor funds,” even as on-chain tracking highlighted large liquidity flows around the crash.
Solana Policy Institute Urges SEC to Exempt DeFi Developers from Exchange Rules
The Solana Policy Institute has formally asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to treat DeFi developers differently from regulated exchanges, pushing for an exemption from exchange-specific rules. If the SEC accepts the request, compliance duties could shift away from node-level operators and toward protocol teams, with immediate consequences for network availability and how upgrades […]
Monero (XMR) Tops $500 as Zcash Collapses After Electric Coin Company exits
Monero’s breakout and Zcash’s internal disruption triggered a clear re-pricing across the privacy-coin segment, putting liquidity and project durability under the microscope.
The Hidden Risk of Public Wi-Fi: How a Single Approval Wiped a Crypto Wallet
A short session on unsecured public Wi-Fi can become a high-impact wallet event when attackers intercept traffic and steer a user into a malicious token approval. The key risk isn’t “Wi-Fi steals keys,” it’s a consent flow that gets manipulated into granting standing permissions.
USDC Finally Beats USDT: How Solana’s Throughput and a Political Shift Reordered Stablecoin Flows
USDC handled about $18.3 trillion in transfers in 2025, topping USDT’s roughly $13.3 trillion and reshaping how stablecoins moved on-chain. The headline is not about which token was “bigger,” but about which one was used more aggressively for settlement-style throughput.
India Tax Authorities Flag Crypto Risks Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
India’s tax and enforcement posture is tightening the operating environment for domestic crypto activity, while the technical design of public blockchains makes clean compliance workflows harder to execute. The result is a growing incentive to route trading offshore and a higher cost of building audit-ready trails onshore.
Sophisticated Phishing Attack Targets MetaMask Users Through Fake 2FA Security Alerts
SlowMist reported that on Jan. 5, 2026, attackers ran a coordinated phishing campaign that used counterfeit two-factor authentication (2FA) prompts to steal MetaMask recovery phrases and trigger rapid, automated wallet drains. On-chain investigators flagged aggregate losses exceeding $107,000 across hundreds of EVM wallets, with individual thefts typically ranging from $500 to $2,000.
Bitcoin Returns Will Be Strong But ‘Not Spectacular’ Over Next Decade
Bitwise Asset Management argues that Bitcoin returns can stay strong yet become more predictable over the next decade, driven by institutional adoption and structural supply constraints. The forecast frames Bitcoin’s trajectory as a shift away from boom-and-bust cycles and toward steadier, institution-led appreciation supported by regulated market access.
Real-World Asset DeFi Moves Into Sports Finance With Tokenized Football Club Revenues
Real-World Asset (RWA) DeFi is moving into sports finance by turning predictable football club income into on-chain claims, creating immediate liquidity for clubs and new yield opportunities for investors. Tokenized football club revenues convert future cash flows into tradable digital instruments, with early scale visible in a $24 billion RWA tokenization market as of June […]