Crypto PAC Fairshake reports $193M after industry donations ahead of US midterms
The funding represented a 37% increase in Fairshake’s cash on hand since it last disclosed its holdings in July 2025.
Month: January 2026
Bitcoin, Ethereum Steady as Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
The move was widely expected, but FOMC members were divided.
WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Italy
WhatsApp plans to charge developers of AI chatbots per message.
Optimism governance approves OP token buyback plan tied to superchain revenue
The proposal links the OP token more directly to the economic performance of the Superchain.
Bitcoin traders eye $93.5K liquidation sweep despite Fed interest rate pause
Bitcoin pulled back from its intraday highs after the US Federal Reserve declined to cut interest rates, but futures market data suggests traders may attempt to seize the short liquidity in BTC’s $93,500 range.
Jennifer Garner’s Once Upon a Farm resumes IPO plans
The organic kids’ snack food company may debut as soon as next week. It has issued a price range for shares, an SEC filing shows.
Bitcoin Hyper vs Pepeto (PEPETO): Which Is The Best Crypto Presale To Buy ?
Which is the best crypto presale that gives you a real shot at 100x before the early window closes, Bitcoin Hyper or Pepeto ($PEPETO)? Two names are getting the most attention from presale hunters right now. Bitcoin Hyper, pitching itself as a Bitcoin scaling solution using Solana Virtual Machine integration, priced around $0.013 per token. … Read more
The Hidden Reason Smart Homes Keep Making Dumb Energy Decisions
Smart thermostats and solar systems fail because they optimize rigid goals. EcoNet shows how belief-based AI helps homes reason under uncertainty.
Crypto’s political power supercharged with $193 million in Fairshake, thanks to new cash
The industry’s chief campaign-finance arm got another $49 million and already outpaces what it had in the last U.S. congressional races, when it aided dozens of wins.
AI data labeler Handshake buys Cleanlab, an acquisition target of multiple others
The deal is structured as an acquihire of nine key Cleanlab’s researchers.
Federal Reserve holds policy steady as early rate cut bets vanish and bitcoin stalls
The January Fed rate decision capped a sharp reversal in easing expectations, likely among the reasons for crypto’s poor price performance.
Strive Enters Top 10 Publicly Traded Bitcoin Holders, Pays Off Debt After Semler Acquisition
Financial services firm Strive Asset Management is now among the top 10 publicly traded holders of Bitcoin.
Coinbase rolls out prediction markets to all U.S. customers
The feature, first announced in December, was built in partnership with U.S.-regulated prediction market operator Kalshi.
Consensus Algorithms on Manifolds: Stiefel, Siegel, and Kuramoto Dynamics
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Some recent trends in theoretical ML 2.1 Deep Learning via continuous-time controlled dynamical system 2.2 Probabilistic modeling and inference in DL 2.3 Deep Learning in non-Euclidean spaces 2.4 Physics Informed ML Kuramoto model 3.1 Kuramoto models from the geometric point of view 3.2 Hyperbolic geometry of Kuramoto ensembles … Read more
The Agentic AI Maturity Gap: Combining Orchestration, Observability, and Auditability
Three years into the generative AI era, I’ve been watching a pattern repeat with clients across sectors. The conversation usually starts the same way: they’ve got AI running somewhere in the org, often in a few places, showing some signs of Agentic behaviors. Customer service has a chatbot, product built a recommendation engine or narrative-driven … Read more
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MegaETH mainnet to go live Feb. 9 in major test of ‘real-time’ Ethereum scaling
This follows its October 2025 $450 million token sale that was heavily oversubscribed.
Spotify says it paid out $11 billion in royalties in 2025
Today, Spotify announced that it had paid out more than $11 billion to the music industry in 2025. It’s an impressive-sounding number that’s a full $1 billion more than it paid last year. And, according to Spotify, that accounts for roughly 30 percent of the entire recording industry’s revenue. And, according to Spotify, that accounts … Read more
Kuramoto Models as Gradient Flows: Langevin Dynamics and Hyperbolic Geometry
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Some recent trends in theoretical ML 2.1 Deep Learning via continuous-time controlled dynamical system 2.2 Probabilistic modeling and inference in DL 2.3 Deep Learning in non-Euclidean spaces 2.4 Physics Informed ML Kuramoto model 3.1 Kuramoto models from the geometric point of view 3.2 Hyperbolic geometry of Kuramoto ensembles … Read more
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Process Zero II will let you do a little processing, if you want
Pick your vibe. Popular iPhone camera app Halide is debuting a major update today: Halide Mark III. It’s been years in the making, and it’ll be available as a “Public Preview,” letting users get their hands on new features while design is finalized. This update includes the next iteration of the app’s much-discussed Process Zero … Read more
Crypto Long & Short: Risk Ratings: DeFi’s Maturity Test
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Marcin Kazmierczak writes on risk ratings and how they are central to capital being deployed on-chain. Then, Andy Baehr says Bitcoin has some ‘splaining to do.
Tether Will Keep Adding to $24 Billion Gold Stash Held in Former Nuclear Bunker, Says CEO
Stablecoin issuer Tether is now one of the world’s biggest gold holders, keeping its precious metal in a former Swiss nuclear bunker.
Generalizing Kuramoto Models: Collective Motion on Lie Groups and Spheres in Machine Learning
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Some recent trends in theoretical ML 2.1 Deep Learning via continuous-time controlled dynamical system 2.2 Probabilistic modeling and inference in DL 2.3 Deep Learning in non-Euclidean spaces 2.4 Physics Informed ML Kuramoto model 3.1 Kuramoto models from the geometric point of view 3.2 Hyperbolic geometry of Kuramoto ensembles … Read more
Chrome takes on AI browsers with tighter Gemini integration, agentic features for autonomous tasks
Google Chrome is adding Gemini in sidebar and is rolling out an agentic feature for AI Pro and Ultra users
Wall Street giants push back on exemptions for tokenized securities in SEC meeting
Executives and industry groups pressed regulators to apply traditional securities rules to blockchain-based trading, pushing back on exemptions even as DeFi enters the debate.