Trump Media stock jumps 40% as bailout talk circulates; OpenAI wafer plan timeline clarified Trump Media’s stock rose roughly 40% amid renewed online discussion about whether a future Trump administration would step in to support high-profile technology firms if they ran into trouble. The move in the stock coincided with debate over the role of…
Crypto VC Giant Andreessen Horowitz Raises $15 Billion to Help America ‘Win’ Tech Race Andreessen Horowitz, one of the most prominent venture capital firms investing in crypto and technology, said Friday that it has raised more than $15 billion across a group of new funds. The firm, commonly known as a16z, is best known for…
Crypto Liquidations Top $477M as Bitcoin Slips Below $90K The crypto market pulled back after a recent high, with total market capitalization falling 2.6% from the $3.305 trillion level reached yesterday. Bitcoin’s drop below $90,000 contributed to a broad wave of forced position closures across leveraged markets. Total liquidations over the past 24 hours exceeded…
Altcoins Defy Bitcoin Slump as XRP, Solana Notch Double-Digit Gains Several major altcoins posted notable weekly gains even as Bitcoin weakened, highlighting a bout of outperformance across parts of the broader crypto market. Over the past seven days, XRP is up nearly 10% and Solana has gained about 7%, according to CoinGecko data. Strength extended…
Chainlink Stuck In A Micro-Range As Traders Await A Clear Trigger Chainlink (LINK) has been trading in a tight micro-range, with market participants watching for a clear move that could set the next direction. From a technical standpoint, the key level on the upside is $13.50. The current view is that a clean bullish breakout…
Google, Character.AI Agree to Settle US Lawsuit Over Teen’s Suicide Character.AI has agreed to settle multiple lawsuits that accused the artificial intelligence chatbot company of contributing to mental health crises and suicides among young people, including a case filed by Florida mother Megan Garcia. The settlements cover a group of legal actions in which families…
Charles Hoskinson Highlights Hash-Based vs Lattice-Based Post-Quantum Cryptography as NIST Standards Take Shape Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has drawn attention to the emerging split in post-quantum cryptography between hash-based approaches and lattice-based cryptography, as the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) moves forward with new standards designed to withstand future quantum computers. The…
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Studio Larian Says Next ‘Divinity’ Game Won’t Use AI-Generated Art Larian Studios, the developer behind Baldur’s Gate 3, said its upcoming RPG Divinity will not include generative AI-created artwork, according to a public statement from studio head Swen Vincke. Vincke addressed the topic while responding to a fan question, stating plainly: “there…
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Studio Larian Says Next ‘Divinity’ Game Won’t Use AI-Generated Art Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke said the studio’s upcoming RPG Divinity will not include generative AI-created art, responding directly to a fan question. In his statement, Vincke was explicit: “there is not going to be any GenAI art in Divinity.” He added…
Bitcoin Top Is Not In At $126,000, According To The Business Cycle, Here’s Why Crypto commentator Plan C argued on X that it is premature to call a Bitcoin market top based on price action alone, pointing instead to the business cycle as a key reference point. Plan C said it “doesn’t make sense” to…
Bitcoin Maintains Mid-$90k Levels as Analyst Flags Key Support Below $90,000 Bitcoin continued to trade around the mid-$90,000 range, keeping attention on nearby technical levels that could shape the next move if market conditions turn weaker. According to market analyst KillaXBT, the $90,000 area remains an important support level. The analyst outlined a bearish scenario…
Ripple Builds ‘Next Amazon’ With XRP At The Center, Says Crypto CEO Ripple’s acquisition streak in 2025 is being interpreted by at least one industry executive as more than a series of isolated deals. Jake Claver, CEO of Digital Ascension Group, said Ripple’s recent activity is starting to resemble an effort to build the “Amazon…
CVDD Model Suggests Bitcoin Has Not Reached Deep Undervaluation as Drawdown Remains Shallow Bitcoin’s latest pullback is showing signs of stress, but a widely followed on-chain valuation framework suggests it may be premature to treat the move as a definitive market bottom. According to Adler, it remains too early to conclude that Bitcoin has definitively…
Zcash drops 19% after developer team resigns amid board dispute as bitcoin slips below $90,000 Crypto markets weakened again yesterday, led by a renewed dip in bitcoin that pushed it below $90,000. Bitcoin was down about 2% as broader majors moved lower. Against that backdrop, Zcash (ZEC) fell 19% following internal turmoil at the project….
Boston Dynamics Unveils First Commercial Atlas Humanoid Robot at CES 2026 Boston Dynamics has introduced the production version of its Atlas humanoid robot at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, marking the first commercial rollout of the company’s flagship humanoid platform. The company said the new Atlas is a fully electric humanoid and was revealed during…
BNY Debuts Tokenized Deposits for Institutions and “Digital Natives” BNY (NYSE: BK) said it has taken the first step in its strategy to tokenize deposits by enabling an on-chain, mirrored representation of client deposit balances on its Digital Assets platform. The company described the tokenized deposits as digital book entries representing funds that participating clients…
Crypto crowd could still walk away from U.S. market structure bill if DeFi needs unmet Support for a U.S. crypto market structure bill is not guaranteed, even among industry stakeholders who generally want clearer federal rules. The key fault line is whether the legislation meaningfully addresses decentralized finance (DeFi) — and whether its legal definitions…
Fed ‘Sweet Spot’ Sends Signal for Bitcoin as Jobs Data Quietly Sets Stage for $100K BTC Bitcoin’s push toward $100,000 has been supported by a mix of macroeconomic and geopolitical developments, with cooling U.S. labor data, shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy, and rising geopolitical tensions converging to shape market sentiment. The key backdrop is…
Bitcoin holds near $91,000 as market awaits Trump tariff ruling: Asia Morning Briefing Bitcoin traded sideways around $91,000 during Asia hours, as market participants focused on an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision tied to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The legal question centers on tariff policy and the scope of presidential authority. The cryptocurrency market is…
New York Lawmakers Target Prediction Markets as NHL’s Rangers Ink Polymarket Deal Polymarket has signed a new partnership with the NHL’s New York Rangers at the same time New York lawmakers renew efforts to restrict prediction-market style sports betting. On Thursday, Polymarket became the Rangers’ “exclusive prediction markets partner”. The deal allows Polymarket to display…
