Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra

Articles by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra

DeFi quietly breaks up with Discord as scams overwhelm public channels

Crypto January 16, 2026

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are abandoning public Discord servers, arguing that the platform has become more of a liability than a community hub.  The shift drew wider attention on Wednes...

Mantra restructures after OM token collapse and tough year

Crypto January 15, 2026

Update Jan. 14, 2:20 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add comments from Manta CEO John Patrick Mullin. Mantra, a blockchain project focused on real-world assets (RWAs), is restructuring its �...

Germany’s DZ Bank secures MiCA license for ‘meinKrypto’ platform

Crypto January 15, 2026

DZ Bank, one of Germanys largest banking groups by assets, secured a license under the European Unions Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), clearing a key regulatory hurdle to operate crypto s�...

Ingenico taps WalletConnect to support stablecoin payments at checkout

Crypto January 14, 2026

Payments terminal provider Ingenico has partnered with WalletConnect Pay to enable in-store stablecoin payments across its point-of-sale (POS) systems, marking one of the clearest pushes yet to bring�...

ZKsync sets 2026 roadmap focused on privacy and institutional adoption

Crypto January 14, 2026

Layer-2 network ZKsync released a 2026 roadmap that puts privacy, deterministic control and native interoperability at the center of its strategy for institutional digital asset adoption. Its plan, �...

Nigeria ties crypto oversight to tax IDs under sweeping reform

Crypto January 14, 2026

Nigeria is rolling out a new approach to cryptocurrency oversight that relies on tax and identity systems rather than blockchain surveillance, as part of a sweeping reform of its tax regime. Under i�...

Thailand targets ‘grey money’ with unified oversight of gold and crypto

Crypto January 14, 2026

Thailand has launched a campaign against so-called gray money, tightening oversight across physical gold markets and digital assets as part of an effort to close money-laundering loopholes, according�...

Strategy makes biggest Bitcoin purchase since July 2025, adds $1.25B in BTC

Crypto January 13, 2026

Corporate Bitcoin investor Strategy added another 13,627 Bitcoin to its balance sheet last week, spending $1.25 billion as it continues accumulating Bitcoin early in the year. The purchase marks the ...

Dubai free zone shifts crypto token vetting to licensed firms

Crypto January 13, 2026

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has brought into force a major update to its Crypto Token Regulatory Framework, shifting responsibility for crypto token suitability assessments from the�...

Grayscale forms trusts tied to potential BNB and HYPE ETFs

Crypto January 10, 2026

Asset manager Grayscale has taken an early step toward expanding its crypto investment lineup by forming new Delaware statutory trusts tied to potential products linked to BNB and HYPE, according to �...