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New York, United States, January 28th, 2026, Chainwire QXMP Labs announced that it has registered approximately USD $1.1 trillion of certified real-world, in-ground assets on its proprietary Layer-1 blockchain, QELT. The announcement follows the activation of QXMP’s proprietary oracle infrastructure, which is designed to ingest and verify qualified geological and scientific documentation and record the data on-chain as cryptographically verifiable proof-of-reserves. The development marks a step toward enabling large-scale, compliant real-world asset tokenisation and settlement using blockchain-based infrastructure. Addressing the missing Liquidity in Tokenised RWAs Tokenising real-world assets (RWAs) requires more than price stability. It requires deep, predictable, and continuously…

Founders Fund-backed Bitcoin platform, Citrea, unveils Bitcoin-secured application platform, unlocking institutional and worldwide access to Bitcoin-denominated markets GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Citrea, the Bitcoin application platform backed by Founders Fund and Galaxy Ventures, announced the launch of its mainnet, enabling capital market activity directly on the Bitcoin network. Citrea also has gone live with ctUSD, its U.S dollar-denominated stablecoin issued by MoonPay and powered by M0, designed to align with the forthcoming GENIUS Act guidelines. Together, the Citrea mainnet and ctUSD provide an institutional-grade USD settlement and liquidity layer for Bitcoin-based financial activity. Despite Bitcoin’s roughly $1.3 trillion market capitalization,…

Key NotesThe restaurant chain converts same-store sales into Bitcoin holdings through a strategic reserve system launched in May 2025.Employees receive $0.21 per hour in Bitcoin bonuses with a two-year vesting period as part of the transformation initiative.Same-store sales increased 18% in 2026 following the cryptocurrency adoption strategy and improved food quality focus. Route 66-born, classic American brand Steak ‘n Shake has increased its Bitcoin BTC $89 267 24h volatility: 2.0% Market cap: $1.78 T Vol. 24h: $42.61 B exposure by $5 million, according to a recent update. The steakburger house has been making notable moves around the leading cryptocurrency, gathering…

Coinbase is testing Flipcash’s in-development stablecoin, USDF, on its backend as part of a new feature that will allow businesses to create their own branded, dollar-backed tokens.The “Coinbase Custom Stablecoins” feature, introduced in December, will let businesses earn rewards on activity and allow them to move funds seamlessly between Coinbase-supported chains, with the tokens collateralized by Circle’s USDC (USDC).“A new Coinbase Custom Stablecoin, USDF, has been enabled on Coinbase Exchange for operational testing,” Coinbase posted to X on Tuesday, adding: “This is a backend test phase only. Trading, deposits, and withdrawals are currently unavailable. Stay tuned for more updates.”Custom stablecoins can…

The use of centralized crypto exchanges for laundering illicit funds is on the decline, with Chinese-language money laundering networks now being used more than ever, according to Chainalysis.Chainalysis said in a report on Tuesday that informal service-based networks offered through Chinese-speaking channels have a wide variety of laundering-as-a-service businesses that use money mules, informal over-the-counter trade desks, and gambling platforms to mix and swap crypto.The networks emerged during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, and now “dominate known crypto money laundering activity.”Centralized crypto exchanges have made strides to beef up customer checks and security in the last…

Jessie A Ellis Jan 27, 2026 19:22 NVIDIA releases FastGen, an open-source library that accelerates diffusion models up to 100x. 14B parameter video models now train in 16 hours on 64 H100 GPUs. NVIDIA dropped FastGen on January 27, an open-source library that promises to slash diffusion model inference times by 10x to 100x. The toolkit targets what’s become a brutal bottleneck in generative AI: getting these models to produce output fast enough for real-world use. Standard diffusion models need tens to hundreds of denoising steps per generation. For images, that’s annoying. For video? It’s a dealbreaker. Generating a single…

The UK’s advertising watchdog has reportedly banned a series of advertisements from Coinbase, claiming they presented the crypto exchange as a solution to cost-of-living concerns while making light of the risks of investing in crypto.The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the ads — which included a satirical musical-style video and three posters — were “irresponsible” and “trivialized the risks of cryptocurrency,” The Guardian reported on Wednesday.“We considered that using humour to reference serious financial concerns, alongside a cue to ‘change,’ risked presenting complex, high-risk financial products as an easy or obvious response to those concerns,” the ASA said.Coinbase released…

Bitcoin could break out of its “sideways funk” if the United States central bank attempts to support a failing Japanese bond market by printing money, according to BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes.Hayes proposed a theory on Wednesday about how the Federal Reserve “could be printing money to manipulate the yen and JGB [Japanese government bond] markets.”Japan faces a dual crisis: the yen is weakening while Japanese government bond yields are rising simultaneously, signaling a potential loss of market confidence. This also impacts the US because Japanese investors might sell US treasuries to buy higher-yielding JGBs instead.“Will a meltdown of the yen…

Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked on a journey that would lead him to become one…

Nexura Agency announced it will host an invite-only Web3 Marketing Roundtable during ETHDenver 2026, bringing together selected founders, marketers, and ecosystem leaders for an off-the-record discussion on sustainable growth in Web3.  The private roundtable is designed to create a focused space for honest conversation around what is — and is not — working in Web3 marketing today. Topics will include go-to-market strategies for early-stage protocols, community-led growth, navigating post-hype user acquisition, and aligning marketing with long-term product adoption.  Unlike traditional panels or large side events, Nexura’s roundtable will prioritize quality over scale. Attendance will be limited to ensure meaningful dialogue,…