January 23, 2026

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! Some bad news from South Africa. In a year which saw the overall market reach levels not seen in well over a…

Coinbase announced it will list a perpetual-style futures contract for Sentient (SENT) on its regulated trading platform. SENT saw a short burst of trading interest after the news as derivatives traders positioned early. This move fits a…

The Circle Foundation recently announced a significant grant to support the United Nations’ Digital Hub of Treasury Solutions (DHoTS). Circle stablecoin will be used to deliver aid. This initiative aims to use regulated stablecoins to…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! Last week, Canada lowered its tariffs on Chinese made cars from the 100 percent level it set two years ago at the…

There’s something special that happened in January 2024. After years of hope and pain, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first nine spot Bitcoin ETFs. When this approval went through, Bitcoin, and by large,…

Coinbase has introduced a borrowing feature allowing eligible U.S. users to access up to $1 million in USDC loans using cbETH (staked Eth) as collateral. cbETH represents staked ETH on Coinbase, enabling users to retain ETH price exposure…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! This follows Chery’s rapid rise in South Africa’s new vehicle sales charts. Chery SA will purchase the land,…

Crypto allows anyone to self-custody. That is, you can buy or mine Bitcoin or any other crypto asset, and move it to a secure, offline non-custodial wallet. Over the years, Ledger has emerged as a popular hardware wallet allowing thousands…

Bitcoin USD reportedly sits on the edge of the Federal Reserve’s 2026 bank stress tests, a move that would place crypto inside the same risk models as stocks and bonds. The Bitcoin .cwp-coin-chart svg path { stroke-width: 0.65…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! There are a lot of updates out there this week about Tesla “Full Self Driving” (FSD) and Tesla robotaxis. I’m going…