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After a strong start to the year, it’s been a difficult week for ether ETH$2,938.00 and the rest of crypto, but Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick sees reasons for remaining bullish. Trading at $2,912 in U.S. morning hours Friday, ETH was lower by 12% week-over-week and now down 1.7% on a year-to-date basis. Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion (BMNR), the largest corporate holder of ETH, has dipped nearly 9% for the week and is now down 10% year-to-date. Kendrick noted that Ethereum’s base network has seen a sharp uptick in activity in recent weeks, with transaction counts hitting fresh all-time highs, driven…

Bond market participants in the US issued serious warnings to the Treasury Department regarding the possibility of Kevin Hassett, Director of the United States National Economic Council, being appointed as FED chairman in 2026. Investors are concerned that Hassett is being overly aggressive in cutting interest rates to appease President Donald Trump, according to interviews reported by Bloomberg. In November, during consultations with major banks, asset managers and the Treasury’s Borrowing Advisory Committee, many market players indicated they favored names like Rick Rieder or current Fed member Christopher Waller, whose independent stance is seen as stronger. Economist Claudia Sahm said…

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing new regulations to support crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), crypto futures trading, and tokenized investment products. SEC deputy secretary-general, Jomkwan Kongsakul, said the regulator plans to issue formal guidelines supporting the establishment of crypto ETFs in Thailand “early this year,” the Bangkok Post reported on Thursday. “A key advantage of crypto ETFs is ease of access; they eliminate concerns over hacking and wallet security, which has been a major barrier for many investors,” Kongsakul said. The SEC will also regulate and enable crypto futures trading on the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX), while other key…

Alchemy Pay, a famous cryptocurrency-fiat payment gateway, is excited to disclose its strategic partnership with Japan Open Chain (JOC), an Ethereum-compatible (Layer 1) public blockchain operated by Japanese companies. The primary purpose behind this groundbreaking partnership is to make seamless access of fiat on-ramp for worldwide users. Alchemy Pay 🤝 @Japanopenchain0JOC Coin is now supported on #AlchemyPay’s global on-ramp, unlocking seamless onboarding, global developer access, and faster ecosystem growth for Japan Open Chain 🌍⚡https://t.co/1WkfCPkEOx$ACH pic.twitter.com/ldfYPJ9VMm — Alchemy Pay|$ACH: Fiat-Crypto Payment Gateway (@AlchemyPay) January 20, 2026 Alchemy Pay is well-known as one of the best platforms for the conversion of fiat-to-crypto…

The new partnership between Decentralized AI marketplace 4AI and GAEA Labs is an important step to expansion of open and permissionless AI infrastructure. The partnership is expected to bring GAEA to the 4AI decentralized technology stack to make AI agents more accessible and enhance the overall AI agent ecosystem with the BNB Chain. 4AI X GAEA 💛We’re partnering with @aigaealabs to unlock the next layer of AI infrastructure.Through #4AI’s decentralized stack, GAEA will connect to a more vibrant and dynamic Agent network.⚡️Boost productivity⚡️Lower the barrier to development⚡️Empower decentralized… pic.twitter.com/ALF8ZT9dtm — 4AI 🔶 BNB (@4aibsc) January 22, 2026 The news was…

Ethereum (ETH) is trading around $2,900, following a daily drop of over 3%. Over the past week, the price has lost nearly 12%, with sellers pushing it below the key $3,000 mark. Despite the short-term weakness, chart patterns and activity from large holders have led to renewed interest in a possible rebound toward $3,600. Diamond Formation on Lower Time Frame A chart shared by analyst Bryant shows a diamond pattern forming on Ethereum’s 1-hour chart. This setup has developed after a clear downtrend, with the price now moving within a narrow range between $2,900 and $2,985. The shape of the…

Entrée Capital unveiled a $300 million funds for investing in early stage crypto and Web3 infrastructure, a move that underscores the accelerating institutional appetite for blockchain systems that interact seamlessly with modern technology stacks. The fund will target investments from pre-seed through Series A, backing founders building the foundational layers for mainstream Web3 adoption, the firm said in a Thursday email. Targets includes artificial intelligence (AI) agents capable of autonomously managing assets within cryptographic policy frameworks, as well as decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) networks and blockchain protocols that use token incentives to coordinate, finance and operate real-world infrastructure. Entrée says…

The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), Fedi and Cornell University are launching a two‑year study on how Americans view financial privacy, the trade‑offs they will accept and how regulation shapes their behavior. The initiative brings together a Bitcoin (BTC) wallet company with an academic center and a policy think tank, aiming to connect how privacy tools are built, researched and ultimately governed. According to Fedi and BPI, the research will combine quantitative surveys with qualitative interviews to examine attitudes toward financial privacy and their evolution. Cornell’s Brooks School Tech Policy Institute is joining as the academic partner, while Fedi brings product…

InterLink Labs, a prominent blockchain payments platform, has collaborated with Hpx Official, a fintech payments entity. The partnership launches an exclusive product called “InterLink Visa Card” to leverage $ITL tokens for everyday payments. 🚀 InterLink Visa Card – The Future of Real-World $ITL PaymentsInterLink is taking the next step toward real adoption. In partnership with @Hpx_Official, we’re launching the InterLink Visa Card – bringing digital assets from wallets into everyday life.And this isn’t just a… pic.twitter.com/K3hmeVBZoA — InterLink Labs 👤 + 🌐 (@inter_link) January 20, 2026 As per InterLink’s official X announcement, unlike several blockchain ideas that are still theoretical,…

For much of the past decade, bitcoin miners expanding across the United States learned that access to cheap power and industrial land did not guarantee social license. After China’s 2021 mining ban pushed activity stateside, projects in New York, Texas, Arkansas and Kentucky were met with complaints over noise, power prices and environmental impact—often after local residents realized how little say they had in the decision-making process. This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, Blocksbridge Consulting’s weekly newsletter curating the latest news in bitcoin mining and data analysis from Theminermag. Now, the U.S. AI compute boom is running into a…