January 16, 2026

Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams rolled out a new NYC-branded crypto token this week and watched it collapse within hours. The token briefly reached a value of about $600 million before dropping around 80% after wallets linked to the…

Ripple has approved a new $150 million plan tied to a deal with UK-based trading group LMAX. The goal is to help more large financial firms use Ripple’s new dollar stablecoin, RLUSD, for everyday trading and settlement. XRP’s price barely…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Offshore wind turbines have been the bête noire of US President Donald Trump ever since 2013, when he brought a case against an offshore project in Scotland.…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. When it comes to alerting the public about food contamination, public health officials can use all the help they can get — and they may be getting it, from a…

Visa has launched a new pilot with UK-based payments firm BVNK, allowing businesses to send stablecoin payouts through Visa Direct. The move comes as stablecoins continue to process trillions of dollars in transactions each year, showing…

Germany’s second-largest lender, DZ Bank, secured a MiCA license, clearing a legal hurdle to run regulated crypto services across its cooperative banking network. MiCA stands for Markets in Crypto-Assets, the EU’s new rulebook for crypto…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A few days ago, I wrote about Waymo having a problem with passengers not closing robotaxi doors fully. It’s apparently paying towing companies $20 or so to go…

Ethereum staking just hit an all-time high, with roughly 36 million ETH, almost 30% of the total supply, now locked up securing the network. Launched in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin and a team of developers, ETH has evolved from a proof-of-work…