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Meta plans 10% job cuts at Reality Labs in pivot toward AI devices

Meta will cut 10% of employees in its Reality Labs division.

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BNB Price Forecast: On the verge of breakout as derivatives traders bet on gains

BNB (BNB), formerly known as Binance Coin, is trading above $910 at the time of writing on Tuesday, nearing the upper consolidation boundary. The two months of sideways price action could end, with improving sentiment in the derivatives market suggesting potential upside.

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Standard Chartered Sees Ethereum At $40,000 By 2030, Cuts 2026 Target

Standard Chartered has set a new long-range target of $40,000 for Ethereum (ETH) by end-2030, while cutting its end-2026 forecast sharply, arguing that Ethereum’s relative setup is improving even

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Federal authorities target $200,000 in cryptocurrency from investment scam

Federal prosecutors filed paperwork on to seize 200,000 USDT that came from a pig-butchering scam targeting a Massachusetts resident.

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Japan stocks rally as snap-election bets lift ‘Takaichi trade’

Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 3.6% to a record as traders priced in a snap election and a return of the Takaichi trade.

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US lawmakers circulate draft bill to overhaul crypto oversight

A draft Senate Banking Committee digital asset bill circulates in Washington, outlining early rules on crypto markets, disclosures, and enforcement.

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Bitcoin’s Price Recovery Masks Growing Risk From Overleveraged Long Positions

After facing challenges last week, Bitcoin (BTC) has regained strength, igniting optimism among derivatives traders. Bullish positioning has increased sharply, pushing key indicators to notable highs.

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US Senate Tilts Playing Field Toward Banks As Crypto Bill Curbs Passive Stablecoin Yields

After months of intense bipartisan negotiations, the full text of the Senate’s 278-page virtual asset market structure bill has been released. It marks a critical turning point for US crypto regulatio

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Microsoft warns China is beating the U.S. in AI influence across Africa, Russia and Belarus

Microsoft says China is beating U.S. AI firms in Africa, Russia, and Belarus by using cheap open models and government subsidies.

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This Might Be the Last Chance to Buy This New Crypto Under $0.05 Before Q2 2026

In each market cycle, at some point there are times when the initial pricing windows start to shut. It is only after the event that the traders realize them. One new cryptocurrency is in the present cycle that is at that stage of visibility as it approaches its protocol launch window in the Q2 2026 […]

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Bitcoin miner Cango’s $700M BTC reserve dwarfs $485M market cap as production rises

Cango Inc.’s Bitcoin treasury is now worth more than the company’s entire stock market capitalization, returning attention to past “severely undervalued” assessments of the firm’s stock valuation by HCW and Greenridge analysts last month.  The Dallas-based miner announced on Monday, January 5, 2025, that it produced 569 Bitcoins in December, which is a 4.1% month-on-month […]

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Is It Profitable to Mine Crypto? Global Shifts, Government Interventions, and the Increasing Cost of "Digital Gold"

The landscape of cryptocurrency mining has evolved from a niche hobbyist activity into a high-stakes, multi-billion-dollar industrial complex. As the industry heads toward 2026, it stands at a critica

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Trump threatens 25% tariffs on Iran trade partners as nationwide internet outage continues

Donald Trump said on Monday that any country doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on all trade connected to the United States.

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Bitcoin HODLer Selloff Ending? LTH Outflows Decline

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin long-term holder outflows have been declining recently, a potential sign that selling pressure may be fading. Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Netflow Is Getting Less Negative

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Shiba Inu Profits Crash By 62% Following SHIB Price Crash This Week

Shiba Inu price has weakened sharply over the past week, erasing a large portion of recent gains and pressuring investor confidence. SHIB fell after a brief rally earlier this month, shifting sentimen

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Ethereum Faces Key 2026 Resistance, but $5.04 Million ETH ETF Inflows Spell Hope

The Ethereum (ETH) price is trading with a bullish bias, holding well above the support provided by a longstanding ascending trendline.While a critical resistance holds on the 4-hour timeframe, positi

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Chiliz Price Forecast: CHZ extends rally above $0.054 despite on-chain overheating signals

Chiliz (CHZ) trades 8% higher at $0.054 on Tuesday, continuing its rally since mid-December. The new launches and developments, such as Fan Token and Locker Room, boosted CHZ demand among investors, pushing its market capitalization to over $550 million.

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Bitcoin priced in gold hits two-year lows

An analysis has revealed that Bitcoin failed to become the debasement choice for investors after hitting two-year lows. 

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Monero (XMR) Hits New $610 All-Time High – Veteran Trader Shares Silver-Like Setup

Monero (XMR) is leading the crypto market bounce by breaking out of a macro resistance level and breaching above the $600 barrier for the first time. A legendary trader has suggested that the

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Meme Coins Price Prediction: DOGE, SHIB, and PEPE bulls struggle to regain strength

Meme coins, including Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Pepe (PEPE), remain under extreme selling pressure, recording roughly seven days of downtrend following the January 4 spike.

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CME Braces for Potential Gold and Silver Stress with New Margin Rules

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is about to change how risk is priced in precious metals markets—and the implications stretch far beyond a routine technical adjustment.Effective today, January 1

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CPI Data Set to Show Steady US Inflation in December, Still Above the Fed’s Target

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish December’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report on Tuesday at 13:30 GMT. The report is expected to show that prices remained broadly stable in the las

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Dogecoin (DOGE) Edges Into a Decisive Zone, Traders on High Alert

Dogecoin started a fresh decline below the $0.1450 zone against the US Dollar. DOGE is now consolidating losses and might face hurdles near $0.140. DOGE price started a fresh decline below the

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SK Hynix says the new plant will work together with the other facilities in Cheongju

SK Hynix plans to invest nearly $13 billion in a new Cheongju packaging facility.

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Coinbase Mulls Exiting Support For Crypto Market Structure Bill Ahead Of January 15 Deadline

As the January 15 markup of the crypto market structure bill—known as the CLARITY Act—draws closer, reports indicate that Coinbase (COIN) is reconsidering its support for the legislation.  A

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Story (IP) Price Rebounds 100%, but On-Chain Data Tells a Different Story

Story (IP) is a Layer-1 blockchain designed specifically to bring intellectual property (IP) on-chain and turn it into programmable assets. In early 2026, the IP token staged a strong recovery. The pr

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Cardano price forecast: ADA tests key support at $0.38 with mixed outlook

Cardano (ADA) price is nearing key support at $0.38 on Tuesday, after being rejected by the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) the previous week.

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Williams sparked hope in the US's economic growth 

John Williams, the President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, shared his belief that interest rates are appropriate for current economic conditions.

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Grayscale Expands “Assets Under Consideration” List With 36 Altcoins for Q1 2026

Asset manager Grayscale has revealed the latest update to its “Assets Under Consideration” list for the first quarter of 2026. The list includes a diverse array of altcoins that could likely shape the

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XRP Price Weakness Deepens, Opening the Door to a Sharper Drop

XRP price extended losses and traded below $2.080. The price is now attempting to start a fresh increase and faces hurdles near the $2.120 level. XRP price started a fresh decline below the $2.10

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