- January 27, 2026
- Posted by: admin
- Category: BitCoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Investments
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Today in Crypto: Stablecoin growth could drain bank deposits, with regional US banks most exposed, Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick warned, Bitcoin network hashrate dropped over the weekend during a massive winter storm in the US, and lawmakers delayed work on digital asset legislation due to the same severe weather.
Stablecoins pose a real risk to bank deposits both globally and in the United States, according to a new report by Standard Chartered analysts.
The delay of the US CLARITY Act — a bill proposing to prohibit interest on stablecoin holdings — is a “reminder that stablecoins pose a risk to banks,” Geoff Kendrick, global head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered, said in a report on Tuesday seen by Cointelegraph.
