Bybit will launch retail banking services in February, offering users personal IBAN accounts to send, receive, and hold multiple currencies. The service will let customers deposit fiat, pay bills, receive salaries, and trade crypto, in partnership with banks including QNB and Pave Bank.

Binance is reentering the tokenized equities arena with the launch of a Tesla-linked leveraged token perpetual contract, offering traders up to 5x leverage on Tesla price movements starting January 28, 2026.

A massive trove of 149 million stolen login credentials has been uncovered in a publicly accessible database, exposing the growing threat of infostealer malware and raising alarms over how easily sensitive personal, financial and government-linked data can be harvested—often without victims realizing their devices were ever compromised.

Russia has banned crypto exchange WhiteBIT and its parent company from operating in the country, accusing them of helping fund Ukraine’s military and moving money out of Russia through illegal schemes. WhiteBIT says it already blocked Russian users in 2022 and views the ban as confirmation of its pro-Ukraine stance.

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao has ruled out any return to the crypto exchange he helped build, despite receiving a presidential pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump

Coinone, South Korea’s third-largest crypto exchange, is exploring the sale of shares held by its chairman Cha Myung-hoon, who controls 53% of the company. Coinbase and local financial institutions are reported to be interested, while the exchange faces losses and a book value of around $52 million.

BitGo Holdings priced its U.S. IPO at $18 per share, raising $212.8 million and giving the company a valuation of over $2 billion. The shares will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BTGO on 22 January, reflecting strong demand from investors.

Vietnam has started accepting applications for licensed cryptocurrency exchanges under a new pilot programme requiring nearly $400 million in capital and strict local ownership rules. The scheme is limited to Vietnamese companies and aims to bring the country’s crypto market under formal government oversight for the first time.

New pilot regime sets strict capital and compliance rules as Vietnam’s crypto market hits $230B annually, signaling the end of the legal gray zone.

Amid a volatile crypto market, Argentine exchange Ripio bets on peso and regional stablecoins, aiming to transform DeFi for local users.