Chinese AI leaders say innovation can close U.S. gap but chip tools remain the choke point

China can close the technology gap with America, driven by more risk-taking and fresh ideas, but the country still lacks the advanced equipment needed to make cutting-edge chips. That’s what leading Chinese AI researchers said Saturday. Two big Chinese AI startups, MiniMax and Zhipu AI, had strong debuts on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this week....

All about Tether’s $1B USDT injection as Bitcoin navigates delayed tariffs, rate-cut fears

$1 billion USDT minted amid market moves - Bullish or bearish?...

Crypto in 2026: a16z Predicts Major Shifts in Privacy, Security, and Messaging

A leading venture capital firm in the digital asset space, a16z crypto, has published a series of forecasts for 2026, arguing that privacy, decentralized communication, and stronger security frameworks will define the next phase of blockchain development....

OpenAI and Common Sense Media join forces on California AI child safety ballot measure

OpenAI and Common Sense Media, which disagreed on technology policy, announced on Friday that they will combine forces on a ballot proposal aimed at protecting children who use artificial intelligence chatbots in California. The two groups said they would drop separate proposals they had planned to put before California voters this November....

Cardano’s Bold Price Surge: ADA Sets Sights on the $10 Milestone

Cardano may reach $10, signaling over 2,000% potential rise. Technical analysis indicates a robust upward movement possibility....

‘Running Bitcoin’: BTC Holds $90K on 17th Anniversary of Hal Finney’s Iconic Tweet

On Jan. 10, bitcoin entered a period of stagnant consolidation, hovering around the $90,500 mark as market momentum from earlier in the month faded. Market Stagnation and the ‘No-Trade Zone’ Bitcoin ( BTC) maintained a steady posture Jan....

Chainlink Stuck In A Micro-Range As Traders Await A Clear Trigger

According to CryptoWzrd’s daily technical outlook, Chainlink closed the session without a clear directional bias, keeping the focus on the intraday structure. Price is currently confined to a tight range....

Lower volatility lifts investor confidence in risk assets, Wells Fargo’s Schumacher says

Wells Fargo’s Head of Macro Strategy, Michael Schumacher, has stated that global markets are experiencing declining volatility, which is leading to increased investor confidence in riskier asset classes, such as cryptocurrencies. He stated that the market is complacent and volatility has been low, despite the events in Venezuela....

PEPE price prediction 2026-2032: Will Pepe coin dominate Dogecoin and Shiba Inu in 2026?

Key Takeaways: Pepe prices faced bearish pressure toward $0.000004. Our Pepe price prediction for 2026 is a maximum price of $0.000025 In 2032, we expect the Pepe price to touch $0.00035. The meme coin sector momentarily slowed down, hinting at a potential rally if the broader market stabilizes after its recent downturn....

XRP Holds Strong as Price Nears a Critical Decision Point

XRP has entered a defining phase where price stability carries more meaning than short-term volatility. After a turbulent attempt to push higher, the asset now trades within a tight range that reflects a balance between buyers and sellers. This calm does not suggest indecision alone....

PUMP Explodes 10% After Pump.fun Drops New 2026 Fee Model

Pump.fun’s native token PUMP traded around $0.002376 at the time of writing , marking a daily gain of roughly 6.6% and recording an intraday surge of more than 10%. The move followed a public announcement from founder Alon outlining major changes to the platform’s creator fee model, scheduled for rollout in 2026....

Venice AI’s DIEM Posts Triple-Digit Monthly Gains on Utility Demand

DIEM, an ERC-20 token issued on the Base blockchain, has gained nearly 120% over the past month, outperforming much of the broader crypto market as interest grows around tokenized AI compute....

This $0.04 Altcoin Could Be the Next Big Cryptocurrency of 2026, Analysts Explain

Each market cycle tends to leave behind one or two assets that begin at modest valuations and later become visible. Analysts note that one altcoin priced around $0.04 may be in that buildup phase now....

Venezuela’s stock index jumped 124% in five days after U.S. forces remove Nicolas Maduro

Venezuela’s main stock index (the IBVC) surged by 124% in just five days last week, the kind of rally that almost never happens in any economy, let alone one with barely any functioning market....

Bitfinex whales dump BTC longs as $135K Bitcoin price target reemerges

Bitcoin whales began repeating a classic bull signal as they took BTC long positions off the table after a year of declining overall market exposure....

Analyst Sets $105K As Next Bitcoin Price Target — Here’s The Timeline

After a fairly optimistic start to the new year, the Bitcoin price might finally be ready to take off, as revealed by a market analyst. The pundit believes that the flagship cryptocurrency can reclaim its six-figure valuation over the next few weeks, particularly as a key technical indicator has turned bullish....

XRP whale behavior signals confidence despite first Spot ETF outflows – Details

XRP's recent price gains have been driven by strong spot buying activity....

The Senate moves toward a market structure vote: State of Crypto

Lawmakers will (finally) vote on a market structure bill next week....

Tennessee orders Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to cease sports betting contracts

The firms, federally regulated by the CFTC, were told to shut down Tennessee-based activity, refund deposits, and void open contracts by Jan....

Cardano 27,631% Futures Surge Sparks Speculation: Is ADA Ready to Blast Off?

Cardano has recorded a 27,631% surge in the futures market, with signals now collectively building up for a major move....

United States authorities foil crypto theft via Bitcoin ATM

United States authorities in Louisiana have announced the recovery of $200,000 from Bitcoin ATM scammers targeting elderly victims....

Ethereum Meets AI Agents: What is ERC-8004?

A novel Ethereum Improvement Proposal, EIP 8004 "Trustless Agents," is set to make Ethereum (ETH) the go-to platform for AI agents....

S&P 500 Up ~15% YTD as Bitcoin Nears $94,000 — Correlation Spikes to 0.7+

The S&P 500 traded at 6,966.28, up 44.82 points at close on 9th Jan, marking a fresh all-time high and extending a strong start to the year. Major U.S. stock indexes ended Friday’s session sharply higher, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average securing record closes....

Crypto Markets Shift Focus Towards Altcoins

Altcoins lead over 50% of crypto trades, reflecting a shift in risk appetite. Ripple's FCA registration boosts XRP; Solana memecoins show strong speculative interest....

Whales with 1,000-10,000 BTC record fastest BTC holding decline since 2023

Bitcoin whales holding between 1,000 and 10,000 Bitcoin have reduced their holdings by 220,000 BTC. Onchain data shows that this is the fastest decline since 2023. The behavior of these whales could indicate that they anticipate a deeper correction in the near future....

XYZVerse Enters 2026 Altcoin Run With January Listing and Live eSports Utility

After months of anticipation, the crypto market is heating up again. Market momentum is returning, capital is rotating beyond Bitcoin, and altcoin season is back on the agenda. As the risk appetite grows, attention is shifting toward high-upside plays with the power to dominate this cycle....

Analyst: XRP Will Hit $5 Before You Know It. Here’s Why

Periods of price pullbacks often test conviction more than market structure. When momentum cools after a strong advance, sentiment can shift quickly, even if the broader trend remains intact....

Robinhood explains building an Ethereum layer-2: 'We wanted the security from Ethereum'

CoinDesk sat down with Robinhood’s head of crypto, Johann Kerbrat, to get an update on its upcoming layer-2 network, its tokenized stocks program, and its staking offerings....

Ethereum price prediction 2026-2032: Will ETH reach $5,000 soon?

Key takeaways : Ethereum price prediction suggests an average market price of $4,548 by the end of 2026. In 2029, Ethereum is anticipated to trade between $12,779 and $16,191 with an average expected price of $13,163....

Elderly Victims Lose Money to Bitcoin ATM Scams — Louisiana Recovers $200,000

Louisiana authorities have successfully recovered $200,000 from cryptocurrency scammers who targeted elderly residents through Bitcoin ATMs. The recovery comes after a new state law introduced stronger protections against digital currency fraud....

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell faces her biggest challenge as the company targets a 2026 IPO

Gwynne Shotwell has spent years keeping SpaceX on course while managing the unpredictable nature of her boss, Elon Musk. Now the rocket company’s president faces her biggest test yet as the firm prepares to go public, a move that could bring in over $30 billion and subject the business to intense outside examination....

Bitcoiners celebrate 17th anniversary of Hal Finney's Bitcoin post

Many in the Bitcoin community continue to speculate that cryptographer Hal Finney was Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto....

Top Cryptos to Buy: Solana (SOL) Bounces Off Key Support as Mutuum Finance (MUTM) Flashes 7,500% Upside Potential

While investors are scouring for the next big cryptocurrency to explode, there is an ever-greater focus on young projects that possess highly asymmetric growth potential....

Explosive Market Signals Reveal 5 Top Meme Coins to Buy Now: APEMARS Stage 3 Live With 22,300% ROI

The digital asset market continues to reward creativity, timing, and disciplined risk taking. Meme coins, once treated as jokes, now sit under serious analytical lenses. Financial students track them for behavioral economics, analysts study their liquidity patterns, and developers explore how community driven tokens test blockchain scalability....

SBF won’t receive a pardon, Trump says

American President Donald Trump does not intend to pardon Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). The U.S. president told The New York Times reporters in a two-hour interview. A reporter presented Trump with a list of renowned inmates....

Ethereum – Here are 3 reasons why ETH could hit $4.4K soon

Q1 2026 could turn out to be pretty interesting for the world's largest altcoin....

China releases draft data rules on Saturday, requiring apps to get clear user permission

A major step forward in the nation’s efforts to regulate how internet businesses handle personal data was taken on Saturday when Chinese officials unveiled draft legislation that would require mobile applications to obtain express consent before collecting user data....

Meta deal to fuel AI expansion lifts nuclear stocks

Meta has struck a 20-year nuclear power deal with Vistra (VST), Oklo (OKLO), and TerraPower to power its Prometheus AI data center, securing enough energy for 5 million homes. The three deals sent Vistra and Oklo stocks soaring, with Meta claiming that the combined power will support up to 6.6 GW of new and existing clean energy by 2035....

Solana ETFs Stay Green Since December as SOL Structure Eyes $1,000

Solana entered mid-January under renewed market focus as exchange-traded fund flows, whale activity, and long-term chart structures converged. Although SOL declined modestly on the day, broader positioning suggested a market preparing for expansion rather than exhaustion....

Europol uses five-euro notes to trace the Çopja group’s crypto ring

Some five-euro bills with handwritten notes turned out to be the key that unlocked a massive money laundering operation moving tens of millions of euros through cryptocurrency networks between Spain and Albania. It all kicked off in 2021. Spanish police raided a house connected to cocaine trafficking....

Analyst Says XRP Is Oversold. Here’s the Significance

XRP’s recent price behavior has pushed market participants into a critical moment where momentum, sentiment, and structure converge. After weeks of constrained movement and persistent selling pressure, technical indicators now suggest that the market may be approaching exhaustion....

Is Bitcoin Price Witnessing A Relief Rally? What On-Chain Data Says

The Bitcoin price looks to be off to a great start , having spent most of the new year above the psychological $90,000 mark. While the premier cryptocurrency has slowed down in recent days, there has been a display of significant bullish intent in the market so far in 2026....

Russian citizens want to know if they can have a crypto pension

Russians have started inquiring about pension payments using cryptocurrency, the country’s state-run social security fund has admitted. The agency reported this week on the requests for information received throughout the past year, and crypto was among the main topics listed....

Zcash (ZEC) Price Loses 26% in Just One Week as ECC Quits

Zcash (ZEC), the second largest privacy-centric cryptocurrency, has failed to recover after its massive price dump....

Australian PM slams X over misuse of Grok

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has slammed blogging platform X over the use of Grok to generate inappropriate images. Albanese threw his outrage behind concerns over the use of the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok to enable exploitative sexual content....

SHIB Burns Explode Again With 38,043% Surge, What’s Next For Price?

Shiba Inu's burn metric has surged significantly, returning to levels seen at the beginning of the new year, as millions of SHIB have been sent out of circulation in the last 24 hours....

Ethereum Dominates 2025: DeFi TVL Tops $99B, Stablecoin Volume Hits $18.8T

Ethereum reported strong growth across decentralized finance (DeFi) and stablecoin activity in 2025. This was mainly because lower transaction costs and expanding infrastructure contributed to increased usage across the network....

Colombia Joins Global Crypto Tax Network — Platforms Must Report by 2026

Colombia has taken a new step toward stricter oversight of cryptocurrency activity by rolling out detailed tax reporting rules that align with emerging global standards....

XRP Structure Tightens. Here’s What Traders Should Expect

XRP is exhibiting price behavior that suggests more than random volatility. Instead of chaotic swings, the token’s recent movement points to a structural realignment where support and resistance compress into a well‑defined range....

BNB Price Outlook 2026: Binance Coin Aims for $950 But Here is The Best Cheap Crypto to Buy Now

The crypto market is always looking for genuine value and is not satisfied with the increase and decrease of prices without any purpose. The price of Binance Coin is going to face a tough time during the year 2026 since technical analysis reveals that it could find it challenging to move to the previous high price points....