World Liberty Financial Applies for a Banking Charter to Promote its Stablecoin
https://ihodl.com/topnews/2026-01-08/world-liberty-financial-applies-banking-charter-promote-its-stablecoin/

World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency platform associated with the Trump family, has filed an application for a national banking charter.

MSCI Abandons Plans to Exclude Digital Asset Companies
https://ihodl.com/topnews/2026-01-08/msci-abandons-plans-exclude-digital-asset-companies/

MSCI has abandoned its proposal to remove digital asset treasury companies from its equity indices.

US Spot XRP ETFs Experience Their First Net Outflows
https://ihodl.com/topnews/2026-01-08/us-spot-xrp-etfs-experience-their-first-net-outflows/

For the first time since their launch, XRP spot exchange-traded funds in the US have recorded a day of total net outflows.

Wyoming Launches First State-backed Stablecoin on Solana Network
https://ihodl.com/topnews/2026-01-08/wyoming-launches-first-state-backed-stablecoin-solana-network/

The Wyoming Frontier Stable Token, a dollar-pegged asset issued by the state, has been publicly launched on the Solana blockchain.

Colombia Imposes New Reporting Requirements on Crypto Exchange Users
https://ihodl.com/topnews/2026-01-09/colombia-imposes-new-reporting-requirements-crypto-exchange-users/

Colombia has introduced a new mandatory reporting requirement for local cryptocurrency service providers.

Florida Considers a Bitcoin Reserve in a New Legislative Proposal
https://ihodl.com/topnews/2026-01-09/florida-considers-bitcoin-reserve-new-legislative-proposal/

Florida lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow the state to create and manage an official Bitcoin reserve.

Trump Says He Has No Intention of Pardoning Sam Bankman-Fried
https://ihodl.com/topnews/2026-01-09/trump-says-he-has-no-intention-pardoning-sam-bankman-fried/

President Donald Trump has told The New York Times that he has no intention of pardoning former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.