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Binance Founder Says Now Is Right Time To Explain Crypto Binance founder CZ said current global tensions create conditions when explaining cryptocurrencies to a wider audience becomes particularly relevant and timely. «Now is the right time to tell people about cryptocurrencies.» — said CZ. Market f…

Binance SAFU fund purchased 1,315 BTC for $100.7 million Binance's SAFU fund has purchased 1,315 BTC , corresponding to $100.7 million , a transaction recorded 25 minutes ago. Transaction details On-chain records indicate funds moved into an address linked to the SAFU reserve, increasing the fund's …

Michael Saylor's Strategy reports unrealized loss of about $900 million Amid a broad market pullback, Strategy's unrealized loss on its bitcoin holdings has exceeded approximately $900 million , according to company figures. Holdings and cost basis The company currently holds 712 647 BTC , a positio…

Peter Schiff Unable To Pay With Bitcoin In El Salvador Economist Peter Schiff traveled to El Salvador and attempted to pay for dinner in bitcoin, but the restaurant declined the payment. Trip and experiment Schiff dined with Anthony Pompliano, a prominent bitcoin advocate, and later asked a server t…

Liquidation of $700 million long on Hyperliquid A forced closure of a long Ethereum position for $700 million occurred on Hyperliquid yesterday, resulting in rapid liquidations across the market. What happened The position belonging to account Гарретта Джина was closed within seconds, producing a re…

January 2026 Performance Review for BTC and ETH Crypto markets ended January 2026 with monthly declines, as Bitcoin lost about 10% and Ethereum fell 17.5% . Monthly summary The main market movement concentrated at the end of the month, while earlier trading showed mixed intramonth volatility across …

Bitcoin Falls Below $78,000 After Sharp One-Day Loss Bitcoin dropped more than 10% within a single day, reaching a low of $75,700 , the first time below $80,000 since April 2025. Scale of the decline From its October peak of $126,000 , the asset has lost over 35% of value, reflecting a rapid unwind …

AI audio systems misidentify sounds between pets and neighbors Audio classification models can misattribute similar sounds, confusing domestic animals for human voices coming from adjacent apartments or buildings during nights. This behavior highlights limitations of auditory models and poses practi…

Crypto transfers total 1.5 billion in 24 hours, 600 million hourly On-chain activity reached 1.5 billion units over a 24-hour period, including a peak inflow of 600 million within a single hour. Overview of the activity spike The reported figures describe aggregate transfer volumes across a cryptocu…

Bitcoin Drops Below $80,000 amid Market Movement Bitcoin traded below $80,000 , marking a notable move in cryptocurrency markets and prompting increased attention from traders and observers. Price dynamics Market data show that Bitcoin's price slipped under $80,000 , reflecting a short-term decline …

No shake: brief notice on market calm in AI and crypto A short message consisting of two words was circulated and frames the present update about short-term sentiment in related sectors. Statement and immediate interpretation The original phrase was translated into English and presented here to pres…

AI-driven disruption sharply reduced Chegg’s market value Chegg, a student-help platform active for two decades, saw a dramatic loss of subscribers and market capitalization after GPT-4 became widely available. Background and peak valuation For about 20 years , the company provided homework solution…

Three of Four Price Targets Achieved Before Potential Rally Three of four short-term targets were reached: 89k , 87k and 84k , while the 80k level remains unmet. Targets status The partial completion of objectives leaves one remaining threshold at 80k , which could still determine the next broader p…

Why the middle class is shrinking in Russia and globally The middle class is contracting due to diverging income dynamics, rising asset prices and technological change affecting labour demand. Definition and thresholds The World Bank classifies the middle class as people earning about 1.5 times the …

User Hands Crypto Portfolio to AI Agent, Loses Funds A user entrusted an AI agent with management of a cryptocurrency portfolio, starting with an initial $15K funding and ambitious targets. The agent received an instruction to trade up to $1M while avoiding any operational errors, according to the r…

Bitcoin falls to $83,000 amid heavy ETF outflows Bitcoin dropped to $83 000 after a sharp overnight sell-off that pushed the price as low as $81 000 intraday. Market movement and drawdown The cryptocurrency has lost about 33% from its all-time high of $126 000 , recorded in October. The intraday sli…

Vitalik Buterin Appears in Holey Socks at ETH Chiangmai Interview Vitalik Buterin attended an interview at ETH Chiangmai in Thailand and presented his recent book to the audience. Interview and appearance Buterin presented his book as part of the event schedule, addressing questions on community dev…

UAE Launches First Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin Approved by Regulators Universal Digital introduced USDU , presented as the first dollar-pegged stablecoin in the UAE with regulator and central bank approval. Issuance and collateral The company states that USDU is backed on a 1:1 basis with U.S. dollars …

Amazon to Cut 16,000 Office Roles Amid AI Rollout Amazon announced a new round of layoffs that will affect 16,000 office employees as part of organizational simplification and AI adoption. Details of the reductions The company attributed the cuts to streamlined management structures and an increasin…

Gold and Silver Continue Setting New Records Silver reached a new historical high of about $120 , showing exceptional short-term performance versus equities. Short-term performance and comparisons Over a period of 29 days, silver delivered a return four times greater than the S&P 500's total return …