Coinbase expands beyond crypto with 24/5 stocks, prediction markets, and DEX aggregation as Robinhood outperforms in 2025 Coinbase used its December 17 System Update to outline a broader product push that brings the company closer to a full-service financial app. The update included plans for commission-free stock and ETF trading with 24/5 availability, along with…
NY Court Rejects Ploy to Strip Brokers of In-House Defense A New York judge shot down a pro se trader’s bid to disqualify Interactive Brokers’ in-house lawyers in a fraud lawsuit tied to a prior NFA arbitration loss. Plaintiff Manuel Arrayago accused the firm’s counsel of rigging valuations in 2020, but the court called it…
**Saks Crushes Employee’s Retaliation Suit in NY Court Slam-Dunk** A New York Supreme Court just obliterated a former Saks sales associate’s claims of malicious prosecution, false arrest, and false imprisonment, granting summary judgment to the retailer and tossing the entire case. This stems from a 2015 internal probe into shady no-receipt returns processed by plaintiff…
Bitmine Scoops up More ETH, Tightening Grip on Global Ethereum Supply Bitmine Immersion Technologies expanded its ethereum treasury again this week, lifting total ETH holdings above 4.14 million tokens, according to a company statement issued Monday. The update follows another week of steady buying. Bitmine said it added nearly 33,000 ETH over the past seven…
Tennessee Court Crushes Lifelong Criminal’s Sentencing Hail Mary Billy J. Coffelt, serving a 90-year sentence for escaping custody and terrorizing victims with three especially aggravated kidnappings and two aggravated assaults, lost his latest bid for freedom. A Tennessee appeals court affirmed the denial of his Rule 36.1 motion claiming illegal sentences due to ignored mitigating…
Ethereum Faces a Defining Moment: Break $3,160 or Set Up the Next Pullback Ethereum is approaching a key technical level around $3,160, a point that traders often watch closely because it can influence near-term market direction. According to the market setup described, a clean breakout above this level could open the door to higher upside…
Goldman Sachs upgrades Coinbase to buy, cuts eToro to neutral Goldman Sachs shifted its stance on two retail-focused trading platforms, upgrading Coinbase to a buy rating while downgrading eToro to neutral. The changes came as crypto-related equities moved higher alongside a Sunday night rally in crypto prices. Coinbase shares were up about 4.3% in early…
Crypto wallets are increasingly positioned to compete with neobanks as user expectations shift A January 2026 roundup of crypto wallets highlighted how wallet software is continuing to mature into a core financial interface for digital assets, with products increasingly targeting mainstream usability and specialized needs. The list singled out Exodus as best overall, Zengo as…
Bitcoin Supply Is Being Absorbed By Powerful Financial Players — What This Means Bitcoin’s circulating supply is increasingly being absorbed by large financial players as new issuance declines and market liquidity tightens, leading to steady accumulation that reshapes the dynamics of the BTC market, liquidity, and long-term distribution. The core development is a shifting balance…
Stablecoin Market Takes a Breather After December’s $310B Peak Crypto markets climbed back above the $3 trillion threshold, but the stablecoin sector moved in the opposite direction. After peaking around $310 billion in December, the total stablecoin market slipped 0.25%, signaling a modest pause rather than a broad retreat. Exchange flows added to the picture…
Bitcoin briefly hits $93,000 as crypto market extends new year rally with $260 million in liquidations Bitcoin (BTC) briefly touched $93,000 on Monday as the crypto market extended its new year rally, with trading activity suggesting a sharp move amplified by derivatives positioning. Over the past 24 hours, liquidations crossed $260 million across crypto derivatives…
How NFT Marketplaces Adapted to Survive in 2025 NFT marketplaces entered 2025 under pressure after a broad contraction in overall activity, but the sector has continued to show signs of resilience as platforms adjusted to changing user expectations and a more demanding market. Rather than relying on novelty-driven trading, NFT growth in 2025 has increasingly…
Polymarket’s “U.S. launch in 2025” market resolves yes as invite-only beta rolls out A prediction market on Polymarket’s international app titled “Will Polymarket U.S. go live in 2025?” has resolved as “yes,” even though the U.S. version of Polymarket remains in invite-only access and has been described by Modabber as a “beta.” The resolution has…
The US lawmaker trying to make crypto mainstream in the USA Trump Media and Technology Group said on Wednesday that it plans to distribute a new digital token to its shareholders, marking another step in the company’s push into digital assets. The announcement comes as cryptocurrency policy is gaining momentum in Washington, where support for…
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Sees Biggest Inflow in Three Months as Crypto Prices Rise BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF recorded its largest single-day inflow in nearly three months on Friday, as investors increased allocations to crypto-linked funds amid rising crypto prices. The fund attracted $287 million in one day, marking its biggest daily intake over that period….
Ethereum Enters Overbought Levels After Weekend Rally as Analysts Flag Technical Weakness Ethereum moved into what analysts describe as overbought territory following a weekend price push, drawing renewed attention to whether the rally is losing strength. According to commentary cited in the source material, a key technical structure that traders were watching has not held…
Bitcoin tops $91,000 with ether, dogecoin higher amid U.S. action on Venezuela Bitcoin surged above $91,000 on Sunday, extending an early 2026 rebound that also lifted several major tokens. The move was accompanied by broad gains across the market, with ether, solana and cardano also rising. Dogecoin was higher as well, reflecting improved sentiment across…
This Was the Year of the Ninja Video Game—These Were the Best in 2025 Ninja Gaiden Black was highlighted as the most beloved entry among the three original Team Ninja-developed Ninja Gaiden games and their subsequent rereleases, largely due to how it expanded the game’s difficulty options. The rerelease added two new difficulty modes designed…
XRP holds near $1.86 as spot ETF assets pass $1 billion after SEC settlement XRP was trading near $1.86 after a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) removed a major source of regulatory uncertainty around the asset. In the wake of that clarity, demand through regulated investment products has been building. Approved…
Emerge’s Top 10 WTF AI Moments of 2025 In a year marked by rapid deployment of generative AI across consumer apps, developer tools, and security workflows, a series of high-profile failures highlighted how quickly automated systems can go off-script. Emerge’s roundup of the “Top 10 WTF AI Moments of 2025” points to a broader pattern:…
