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US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping were supposed to speak today about the tariffs sent by the former. Now, that’s not happening. The White House confirmed this change after China sued the US at the World Trade Organization (WTO). White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had announced earlier that a call between Trump and Xi was being scheduled and would happen “very soon.” Today’s developments put that on ice, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The fallout started when the US hit China with 10% tariffs early Tuesday morning. The reaction was fast and…

CARV has announced a strategic partnership with Phala Network. CARV shared the development on the X platform today January 15. The collaboration seeks to capitalize on the unique strengths of the two networks to develop advanced private and secure AI applications in the Web3 ecosystem. CARV is a blockchain that specializes in serving the needs of the gaming and AI industries. The protocol strives to solve data privacy, ownership, and monetization challenges in these industries. As a result, it offers a wide variety of tools and resources for managing AI and gaming data. On the other hand, Phala Network is…

A new fitness tracking application called StepMania is now available via messaging app Telegram, aiming to transform daily step counts into digital rewards for players—with a future token launch on The Open Network (TON) planned. The app, which integrates with Apple Health and Google Health Connect, allows users to earn in-game benefits through physical activity. The game includes leaderboards, squad challenges, and influencer-hosted tournaments. It’s similar in approach to move-to-earn pioneer Stepn, which is built on Solana, but without the need to purchase an NFT to earn token rewards. Screenshots from StepMania. Image: Decrypt Currently, players earn in-game coins and…

Leading U.S. Bitcoin miners from Wall Street reported varied production results for January 2025, as extreme weather conditions and network difficulty fluctuations impacted operations across multiple regions. MARA (NASDAQ: MARA), one of the industry’s largest miners, saw a 12% decline in monthly production, generating 750 Bitcoin compared to 865 in December. The company maintained its energized hashrate at 53.2 EH/s, focusing on optimizing its existing fleet through immersion cooling conversions in Texas and upgrading to more efficient S21 Pro miners in Nebraska. Fred Thiel, CEO, MARA, Source: LinkedIn “In January, our production saw a 12% month-over-month decline in blocks won,…

The US District Court for the Northern District of California has signed off on the US government’s liquidation of 69,370 bitcoins (BTC) seized from “Individual X” connected to Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road. That judicial ruling denies Battle Born Investments Company’s bid to block the sale. However, the timing of the news caused widespread confusion within the crypto community. In actual fact, the ruling occurred last month: on December 30, 2024 and was made public that same day on the electronic, nationwide, Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system. However, the ruling didn’t mean the government actually sold that BTC.…

Paxos now holds an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) status, after acquiring Finnish company Membrane Finance. Paxos aims to boost its compliance with EU law, to position its stablecoins back on the Euro area market. Paxos, one of the main stablecoin issuers, has completed the acquisition of Finnish company Membrane Finance. The acquisition also grants Paxos an Electronic Money Institution status for the Euro area. The stablecoin issuer started the acquisition process after the first announcement in November 2024 and is now completing the process. This morning, we finalized the acquisition of Membrane Finance, officially becoming a fully licensed EMI in…

XRP reached $3 today, marking its highest price since 2018. The surge coincided with a resurgence of XRP meme coins, driving significant activity on the network. The XRP Ledger also saw increased activity in the past week as the number of DApps and active wallets continue to grow on the network. XRP Meme Coins Rally Among these tokens, ARMY led the charge, climbing nearly 30% in 24 hours to reach a record market cap of $107 million. ARMY is a nod to the XRP token’s dedicated supporters, often referred to as the “XRP Army.” Other meme coins, such as PHNIX…

As is frequently the case whenever assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) trade uncharacteristically highs or experience a rapid plunge, many investors turn to their short ratios to try and gauge the overall market sentiment and detect possible causation. The world’s premier cryptocurrency is in such a situation at press time on January 10 as it has been trading with significant volatility in recent weeks and has, so far, failed to find a stable footing above the critical psychological level above $100,000 in 2025. Most recent data from the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, Binance, however, reveals that the…

This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Bolstered by Big Tech, US equities were on the road to recovery after yesterday’s tariff-fueled rout. The Magnificent Seven stocks were in the green midway through the session, with Meta and Alphabet as the big winners. Meta is now riding a record 12-session winning streak while Alphabet saw positive momentum ahead of the company’s earnings release later today. We’re about a third of the way into earnings season and results have been fairly solid. As of last Friday, when 36% of S&P 500 companies had reported,…

WikiBit, a global crypto regulatory info provider, has announced its strategic partnership with SunPump. It marks an exciting development to redefine the landscape of memecoins. This alliance paves the way for investors and memecoin enthusiasts to host a new era of transparency, enjoyment, and fairness. SunPump is a leading platform for memecoin launch on the TRON network. Combining their expertise both FinTech are aimed to revolutionize the memecoin launches on TRON. 📢Partnership Announcement WikiBit Official is thrilled to announce a partnership with SunPump!@sunpumpmeme is the first memecoin fair launch platform on TRON. Get ready for a new era of transparency,…