Digital Asset Funds Draw in $47.2B Over 2025, as Altcoins Surge Past Bitcoin
Ethereum, XRP, and Solana funds posted massive growth in 2025 while Bitcoin flows dropped, signaling a major rotation in investor appetite.
Month: January 2026
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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin climbs to highest level in four weeks as altcoins lag
Bitcoin briefly topped $93,000, driving a risk-on tone across markets, but uneven altcoin performance suggest traders remain wary of a near-term pullback.
Bank of America lets wealth advisers recommend Bitcoin ETFs
Bank of America will enable advisers across Merrill and its private bank to recommend four spot Bitcoin ETFs, expanding beyond client-led access.
How Big Data is Reshaping Customer Experience in Banking
Big data is transforming banking by enabling deep customer insight and hyper-personalized services. By analyzing transaction histories, demographics, and digital behavior with machine learning, banks can predict churn, improve engagement, and tailor offerings. Research shows personalization boosts satisfaction, reduces churn by half, and is becoming essential for competitive, customer-centric banking.
Why MP4 Video Is Broken for the Modern Web
MP4 video was built for broadcast, not for the dynamic, data-driven web. As video becomes the primary interface online, static files can’t personalize, adapt, or respond in real time. Blings proposes a runtime video model (MP5) where video is assembled on the fly like software—interactive, composable, privacy-first, and personalized for every viewer.
Crypto funds pull $47B inflows in 2025, shy of 2024 record as altcoins led
Altcoins led by Ether, XRP, and Solana led crypto ETP growth in 2025, while Bitcoin fund inflows fell 35%.
Inside the Hardware Vault: Free Web3 Course to Build Robust Apps
A new free course from Binance Academy and Marlin Foundation teaches Web3 developers how to use Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) to build fast, private, and verifiable decentralized apps. The program covers offchain computing, confidential AI, DeFi use cases, and hands-on deployment, making enterprise-grade secure hardware accessible to anyone building in Web3.
Kodiak taps Bosch to scale its self-driving truck tech
There is no timeline for when these systems will become available. But once they do, Kodiak could bring its tech to more trucks, faster.
Bitcoin’s breakout lifts crypto equities and miners in pre-market trading
Bitcoin pushes above $92,000 as stocks tied to crypto, AI mining, and metals rally in pre market trading.
Can BTC avoid bull trap at $93K? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin hit $93,000 for the first time in almost a month on Venezuela volatility, but BTC price forecasts include a sweep of $80,000 lows.
Bitcoin traders kick off 2026 with bets on price rally above $100,000
Dominant call positioning is shaping bitcoin’s price dynamics as bitcoin breaks out of its sideways range.
TRUMP, ONDO, BGB, HYPE lead $5.5B in token unlocks in January
January’s unlock calendar is heavily concentrated, with four major projects accounting for more than one-third of all tokens set to enter circulation.
Flutterwave buys Nigeria’s Mono in rare African fintech exit
Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal valued between $25 million and $40 million, according to people familiar with the transaction. The acquisition brings together two of Africa’s leading fintech infrastructure companies. Flutterwave operates one of the continent’s widest payments networks, while Mono, often described as … Read more
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Databases in 2025: A Year in Review
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The TechBeat: Prompt Chaining: Turn One Prompt Into a Reliable LLM Workflow (1/5/2026)
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This robot companion is a cameraman for your pet
Vex is a stubby little critter that comes in a few different colors. For a long time, tech companies have pitched pet cameras as a way to find out what your furball is up to when you’re not home. Vex, a new robot companion launched at CES this week, takes that a step further: it … Read more
9 myths about Bitcoin energy use, debunked by data: ESG expert
Peer-reviewed studies contradict claims that Bitcoin mining destabilizes grids or increases costs, showing it uses more renewable energy instead.
PwC leaned into crypto after US regulatory shift, CEO says
PwC is one of the largest and most influential accounting and professional services companies in the world, with global revenues of around $56.9 billion as of October.
Visa crypto card spending soars 525% in 2025
Dune Analytics data reveals a surge from $14.6 million to $91.3 million in net spend across Visa’s key crypto cards, led by EtherFi, in 2025.
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Sees Biggest Inflow in Three Months as Crypto Prices Rise
Analysts cite Bitcoin portfolio rebalancing as institutional investors price in three more years of Trump’s “America First” policy.
Whales move crypto to Binance, but buyers are missing: Analyst
The amount of crypto sent to Binance rose in the past week, but CryptoOnchain says the other side of the trade, the buyers, are yet to show up.
Bitcoin eyes longest daily winning streak in 3 months
Bitcoin rose over 1% during Monday’s Asian trading session, marking a potential five-day winning streak.
XRP breaks $2.12 as shrinking exchange supply lead to price squeeze higher
Exchange balances are at multi-year lows, signaling potential supply tightness that could amplify future rallies.
How to Learn Programming With AI More Efficiently
I’ve been learning to code my whole life. I’ve mastered several programming languages, including C++, Delphi, C#, JavaScript, Java, and Go. I’ve created numerous software projects in different domains. Learning is always part of any programming language, platform, or framework. The learning process has changed over the past 20 years. I used to spend a … Read more