Month: January 2026
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President Donald Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
The president confirmed his pick on Friday to replace the incumbent Jerome Powell when his term ends in May.
Latin America’s biggest digital bank just won a key battle to offer crypto custody in U.S.
The Brazilian digital bank announced it received conditional OCC approval to provide deposit accounts, credit cards, lending and digital asset custody in the United States.
The small film that answers the big questions
Anna and Magnus built a life together. They had a home with three kids and a dog. Then they separated. This is where The Love That Remains begins, but as time passes and the reality of their divorce sets in, they’re left to move through a future strained by their unraveling. Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason’s … Read more
Vitalik Buterin earmarks $45M in ETH for privacy and open tech
The move comes as the Ethereum Foundation enters a period of “mild austerity” while sticking to its core technical roadmap, Buterin said.
Agent Observatory Earns a 56 Proof of Usefulness Score by Making AI Agents Observable Without Risk
Agent Observatory is a lightweight, fail-open observability library that helps teams trace and debug AI agents in production without introducing new failure points or platform lock-in.
Bitcoin, ether extend declines as leverage unwind accelerates: Crypto Markets Today
Crypto markets fell further overnight as bitcoin and ether extended losses, metals tumbled and liquidation pressure hit leveraged traders across derivatives markets.
Bitcoin’s ‘miner exodus’ could push BTC price below $60K
Still, Bitcoin often rebounds toward its energy value after long downtrends, with one model pointing to a fair price near $121,000.
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $817M as BTC Hits Nine-Month Low
Bitcoin’s crash to a nine-month low, coupled with growing uncertainty about macroeconomic policy, catalyzed $817 million in ETF outflows.
Microsoft is experimenting with a top menu bar for Windows 11
Microsoft’s PowerToys team is contemplating building a top menu bar for Windows 11, much like Linux, macOS, or older versions of Windows. The menu bar, or Command Palette Dock as Microsoft calls it, would be a new optional UI that provides quick access to tools, monitoring of system resources, and much more. Microsoft has provided … Read more
Me and Machine Learning in Salesforce: Building an AI-Native CRM Without Breaking Architecture
Most Salesforce AI conversations start with models. That’s backward. The work starts with deciding where AI can influence priority, routing, and outcomes. What follows determines whether anything holds up in production: signal quality, release discipline, and governance that applies to AI outputs with the same rigor as the underlying data. Salesforce introduced Einstein GPT as … Read more
Gold’s six-month rally versus bitcoin shows similarities to the 2019 cycle
The bitcoin-to-gold ratio rebounded from recent lows, mirroring a pattern seen in the 2019-2020.
U.S. dollar strength and volatility surge as markets nervously await U.S. open
While Fed chair speculation drives uncertainty across equities, rates, and crypto.
Former Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing AI Secrets for China
A U.S. jury found Linwei Ding guilty of economic espionage and trade secret theft after he stole Google’s sensitive AI infrastructure data.
One of the biggest manga piracy networks has been shut down
Japan’s anti-piracy coalition says that one of the world’s largest manga piracy networks has been shut down following a coordinated investigation between Japanese publishers and Chinese authorities. The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) announced the arrest of an individual on suspicion of copyright infringement on November 19th, who “has admitted to operating” Bato.to and approximately … Read more
Bitcoin loses crucial $84K support: How low can BTC price go?
BTC could drop to as low as $50,000 in the worst-case scenario after BTC price failed to hold the important $84,000 support level.
Binance to convert $1B SAFU reserves into Bitcoin within 30 days
The shift will take Binance’s insurance-style fund out of US dollar-pegged assets and into Bitcoin within 30 days, raising questions about user protection.
MEXC Launches Limited-Time USAT Flexible Savings Event Offering Up to 300% APR
Victoria, Seychelles, January 29, 2026 MEXC, the world’s fastest-growing digital asset exchange and a pioneer of true zero-fee trading, launched a limited-time MEXC Earn event to celebrate the listing of USAT, providing users with the opportunity to share 300,000 USAT and earn up to 300% APR. USAT is Tether’s first US-regulated stablecoin, designed to comply … Read more
Bybit’s neobank plans test crypto exchanges’ push into banking
Bybit’s upcoming neobank launch via Tether-backed Pave Bank highlights the regulatory hurdles and challenges that crypto exchanges face when entering traditional finance.
Vitalik Buterin pulls $17 million in ether as Ethereum Foundation tightens spending
Ethereum’s co-founder said the $17.3 million withdrawal will support a broader “full-stack openness and verifiability” vision as the foundation tightens spending.
U.S. listed bitcoin, ether ETFs bleed nearly $1 billion in a day
U.S.-listed spot bitcoin and ether ETFs saw one of their worst combined outflow days of 2026 as falling prices, rising volatility and macro uncertainty pushed investors to cut exposure.
DOJ finalizes $400M crypto forfeiture in Helix Bitcoin mixer case
A final court order transfers the legal title of seized cryptocurrency and assets to the US government, closing a case tied to Helix’s operations from 2014 to 2017.
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The TechBeat: How Problem-Centric Personas Drive LTV, Retention, and Growth (1/30/2026)
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