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Pilot AI, an AI-driven Web3 execution entity, has partnered with Waves, a Web3 cultural intelligence platform. The partnership aims to fill the gap between on-chain execution and cultural intelligence. As per the official X announcement of pilot AI, the collaboration merges the actionable tools with data-led insights and cultural oracle. Hence, Waves will serve as a cultural oracle, whereas Pilot AI will let users operate on the respective insights within decentralized settings. Pilot x @wavesaiofficial 🤝Waves acts as a Cultural Oracle, turning audience data and social trends into actionable on-chain metadata → providing the “map” for how communities and content…

A surge in staking activity from mega-ether holder BitMine Immersion (BMNR) is straining the Ethereum network, sending the wait time to become a validator to the longest since mid-2023. There’s more than 2.55 million in ether ETH$3,278.43 – worth roughly $8.3 billion – currently waiting to be activated, translating into an estimated wait time of over 44 days before new validators can begin earning staking rewards. That’s the biggest backlog since late July 2023, only a few months after Ethereum fully implemented its proof-of-stake mechanics and enabled withdrawals. Validator exit and entry wait times (ValidatorQueue.com) The Ethereum network uses validators…

State Street and Galaxy Asset Management plan to launch a tokenized liquidity fund in early 2026 that uses stablecoins for around-the-clock investor flows, expanding the use of public blockchains in institutional cash management, the companies announced Wednesday. The State Street Galaxy Onchain Liquidity Sweep Fund, or SWEEP, will accept subscriptions and redemptions in PYUSD, a stablecoin issued by PayPal, so long as the fund has assets on hand to process requests. Only Qualified Purchasers who meet set thresholds can access the fund. Ondo Finance committed about $200 million to seed the product. The firms expect to issue SWEEP on Solana…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has weighed in on the future of a cryptocurrency market structure bill under consideration in the US Senate less than 24 hours after he said the exchange could not support the current version of the legislation. In a Thursday CNBC interview in the US Capitol building, Armstrong spoke after posting on X Wednesday that Coinbase was pulling its support for the CLARITY Act, a bill to establish digital asset market structure. Members of the US Senate Banking Committee had been scheduled for a markup of the bill on Thursday, which was postponed following Armstrong’s post. “We…

Stablecoin usage on Revolut has picked up and reached exponential growth rates. The expansion happens after a record year for stablecoin minting and usage. Stablecoins on Revolut grew with a nearly exponential rate, based on the volume of interactions. Transaction volume for dollar-pegged assets through Revolut is growing at 156%, while the total value of payments is up by 38.5% over the past two years. After a slow start, the pace accelerated in 2025. Revolut stablecoin transactions grew in raw volumes, value transfers, and in diversity with more new networks added in the past year. | Source: Dune Analytics For…

Ethereum price is rejecting near $3,400 as daily bearish divergence forms and volume fades, increasing the probability of a corrective move toward $2,800 high-time-frame support. Summary ETH rejected at $3,400 resistance with VAH + 0.618 confluence Daily bearish RSI divergence signals momentum weakness at the highs Fading volume increases pullback odds toward $2,800 support Ethereum’s (ETH) price recent rally is showing early signs of exhaustion as price fails to hold above the key $3,400 high-time-frame resistance zone. While ETH has remained strong overall, the market is now flashing technical warning signals that often appear near local tops, particularly when resistance…

The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday to a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. However, mixed comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will likely quell a Bitcoin price rally until the rate-cutting cycle resumes in 2026, analysts say. “In the near term, risks to inflation are tilted to the upside and risks to employment to the downside, a challenging situation. There is no risk-free path for policy,” Powell said at Wednesday’s Federal Reserve Open Committee (FOMC) meeting. These comments were not as “hawkish” as some analysts expected, but the Federal Reserve is now…

A large on-chain transfer linked to Pump.fun has put fresh focus on how the memecoin launchpad is handling the proceeds of its token sale. Summary A Pump.fun-linked wallet sent $148M in USDC and USDT to Kraken. Total deposits since November now exceed $750M from ICO proceeds. The move has renewed debate over treasury use and transparency. A wallet associated with Pump.fun deposited roughly $148 million in stablecoins to Kraken on Jan. 13, according data from to on-chain analyst EmberCN. The latest transaction continues a pattern of sizable exchange-bound transfers seen over the past two months. $148M transfer adds to months-long…

Ethereum price is slipping slightly on January 16, as ETH fights to maintain the $3,300 mark. Moves so far indicate consolidation, with no clear short-term trend emerging. Table of Contents Current market scenario Upside outlook: What bulls need to do Downside risks to watch Bottom line This Ethereum price prediction takes a closer look at current sentiment and what both bullish and bearish scenarios could mean for ETH. Summary Ethereum price is hovering around $3,305, showing slight weakness while trying to hold $3,300 support. ETH remains range-bound, indicating short-term consolidation despite weekly and monthly gains of 7% and 13%, respectively.…

Last year around this time, crypto bros were taking victory laps as Donald Trump was getting ready to return to the White House. A year later, reality crashed the party. Summary The Senate Banking Committee postponed discussion of a key stablecoin bill after Coinbase withdrew its support. Crypto execs, despite getting their way with the 2024 election, still say they’re disadvantaged compared with banks and global markets. Lummis signaled that crypto’s tantrum-style response shows the industry isn’t ready for serious regulation. A much-hyped stablecoin bill hit a delay in the Senate on Wednesday, leaving digital-asset firms clutching their wallets—and their…