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Nvidia kicked off 2026 with a $65 billion Q4 revenue forecast — a signal that quietly reframed the AI conversation. —As the backbone of global AI infrastructure, Nvidia is signaling that AI demand is accelerating, not plateauing. Productivity is scaling faster than expected, and the long-running “AI bubble” narrative is starting to fade. AI isn’t slowing down. It’s becoming more autonomous, more operational, and more deeply embedded in the real economy. As these systems scale, something else becomes unavoidable: they need rails. Crypto and blockchain increasingly provide that infrastructure — fast settlement, programmable value, verifiable execution, and always-on coordination.As AI…

Ink, an Ethereum Layer 2 network developed by centralized exchange Kraken, has crossed $500 million in total value locked (TVL), marking a sharp acceleration in on-chain activity after nearly a year of relatively flat growth. According to DefiLlama data, Ink’s TVL stood at nearly $503 million on Tuesday, Jan. 6, up about 3% over the past 24 hours. The move places Ink among the larger emerging blockchains by TVL, following a steep climb that began in October 2025. Ink TVL The growth represents a major shift for the network, which had less than $10 million in TVL for much of…

Digital asset investment products recorded their first weekly outflows in four weeks, shedding $952 million last week. The negative crypto fund flows come as delays to the US Clarity Act reignited regulatory uncertainty and weighed on institutional sentiment. US Regulatory Delays Reignite Institutional Caution as Crypto Funds Bleed $952 Million According to weekly crypto fund flow data, the outflows were driven by a combination of stalled legislation and renewed concerns over selling pressure from large holders. “We believe this reflected a negative market reaction to delays in passing the US Clarity Act, which has prolonged regulatory uncertainty for the asset…

The Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection (BCCP) has announced that it has been able to secure a consent agreement with Bitcoin Depot, a major operator of crypto kiosks, aka ATMs. The company will pay $1.9 million to compensate Maine residents who lost funds to third-party scans linked to the company’s kiosks. Maine Bitcoin Depot ATM victims will be settled According to an update shared to the official website of Maine’s BCCP, Bitcoin Depot, with assistance from the Maine Attorney General, has resolved its concerns with Bitcoin Depot’s practices. The update claims that the BCCP’s agreement with Bitcoin Depot will…

On January 6, 2026, Canza Finance, a frontrunner in the Fintech space in Africa, announced that across more than $131 million cumulative dollars transacted using the Aptos Blockchain. This report indicates a 300% increase from the previous quarter in transaction activity. In addition to the report, Canza presented the Canza Autonomous Payment Protocol (CAPP), an artificial intelligence solution for payment processing in the fragmented African mobile money market. Blockchain Infrastructure to Revolutionize African Payments The $131 million milestone is beyond the headline figure, it is a sign of the progress that Canza Finance is making in establishing usable blockchain infrastructure…

Jupiter, a Solana-based DeFi protocol and trading platform, has launched JupUSD, a dollar-pegged stablecoin issued natively on Solana and developed in partnership with Ethena Labs. In an X post on Monday, Jupiter said 90% of the stablecoin’s reserves will initially be held in USDtb, a licensed stablecoin collateralized by shares of BUIDL, BlackRock’s tokenized money-market fund. The remaining 10% will be held in USDC as a liquidity buffer, with a secondary pool on Meteora. Source: Jupiter Exchange In an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Jupiter said that JupUSD is issued as an SPL token, Solana’s standard token format, allowing it to…

Investors are watching Standard Chartered stock closely as 2025 ends, with digital initiatives and capital returns shaping expectations for the year ahead. Standard Chartered share price holds near 2025 highs STAN share buybacks approach US$1 billion Blockchain treasury solutions move from pilot to practice Profitability supported by fee-based and wealth businesses Analyst views on valuation remain split Outlook for Standard Chartered into 2026 Standard Chartered share price holds near 2025 highs Standard Chartered PLC (LSE: STAN) closed on 22 December 2025 at around 1,792p (£17.92), just shy of its year-high of 1,808.5p. With a market capitalization of approximately £40.6 billion,…

Senate Republicans are reportedly escalating efforts to advance the long-stalled crypto market structure legislation, delivering what they described as a “closing offer” to Democratic negotiators as Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) moves toward a committee markup as soon as next week. Senate Banking Committee Republicans sent a document Monday night outlining a series of proposed changes to the bill ahead of a bipartisan member meeting Tuesday. The document, described as a “closing offer and state of play,” includes more than 30 revisions to Title I, which governs the legal classification of digital assets, as well as two new titles…

Ethereum released a long post on X to recount the high points of its year 2025, a year that its DeFi TVL reportedly grew up to 9 times as much as any competing networks in terms of DeFi. According to Ethereum, it was in 2025 that it transitioned from an emerging technology to the foundational “scaffolding” of a digital civilization, a growth defined by technical maturity, institutional integration, and global expansion. Ethereum has matured into a global clearinghouse While other L1s optimized for high-speed trading and retail transactions, competing for users, Ethereum was focused on solidifying its position as the…

Key Notes Spot XRP ETFs have seen six weeks of consistent inflows since launch in mid-November despite major macro uncertainties. Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw heavy outflows of $497 million and $644 million last week, respectively. Apart from XRP ETFs, asset managers noted growing interest in Solana ETFs, which saw $66.5 million in inflows last week. Spot XRP XRP $1.93 24h volatility: 0.3% Market cap: $116.83 B Vol. 24h: $2.43 B ETFs in the United States have continued to show strength, clocking $82 million in inflows over the past week. The significance of these net flows is even more pronounced…