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In brief Liquidations tied to precious metals surged on Hyperliquid. The wave coincided with a 12% swing in silver prices. An analyst said Hyperliquid is riding on “the hot ball of money.” Hyperliquid users are no stranger to crypto’s volatility, but a significant portion of liquidations on the decentralized exchange (DEX) were tied to gold, silver, and copper on Thursday.Combined, perpetual futures markets for the precious metals accounted for $71 million worth of forcibly closed positions over the past day, according to data from Allium. Bitcoin was the only asset tied to more liquidations over that same period of time,…

In brief Google added agentic capabilities to its Chrome browser this week. The tech giant joined OpenAI, Anthropic, and Perplexity in a rapidly escalating agentic browser race. However, convenience comes with security risks, prompt-injection threats, and trust concerns, all typical of agentic browsers. Google just weaponized the world’s most popular browser.On Wednesday, the search giant announced that it’s integrating Gemini 3 directly into Chrome, adding agentic browsing capabilities that let AI handle multi-step tasks on your behalf—booking flights, comparing products, filling forms, and all the things an agentic browser can already do.The move comes as Chrome’s 65% market share faces…

In brief Roughly 75,000 ETH left over from unresolved DAO contracts will be redirected into a long-term security endowment. The initiative formalizes a plan set by early Ethereum curators to use unclaimed funds for ecosystem defense. Governance of the fund will rely on community-driven grant mechanisms rather than core developer oversight. Assets tied to the 2016 collapse of The DAO are being redeployed as a major crypto security endowment, nearly a decade after a hack that triggered Ethereum’s permanent split.Griff Green, a co-founder of Giveth and one of the original signatories overseeing the recovered DAO funds, said Thursday that he…

In brief Bitmine and Strategy stocks both dropped nearly 10% on Thursday amid government shutdown concerns. Bitmine holds $11.9 billion in Ethereum, while Strategy holds $about 60 billion in Bitcoin. Bitcoin hit a two-month low on Thursday, while Ethereum put up an even larger daily percentage dip. Ethereum giant BitMine Immersion Technologies and top Bitcoin treasury Strategy and have seen their stocks slide amid a fresh round of investor worry, with both of their respective assets of choice both falling hard Thursday.Upon the close of markets on Thursday, BitMine, which trades under the BMNR ticker on the Nasdaq, had shed…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum (ETH) is extending its influence in the AI industry as developers aim to integrate AI with decentralized technology. Building on this, new reports have revealed that ETH developers are preparing to roll out an AI-focused update that could see AI agents work and engage directly on the blockchain network. Ethereum Prepares To Launch New AI Agent Standards Ethereum is getting ready to launch a major update that could transform how artificial intelligence interacts with blockchain. The new upgrade, called ERC-8004, uses blockchain to find, select, and…

In brief A conference for degen traders changed its name at the last minute. Reddit was prepared to enforce its ownership of a trademark. The founder of WallStreetBets sued Reddit in 2023 and lost. A Miami-based conference dedicated to the most reckless traders in finance and crypto underwent a last-minute name change—the latest twist in a yearslong rift between WallStreetBets founder Jaime Rogozinski and Reddit.The three-day event, which was initially promoted as “WallStreetBets Live,” is now being referred to as “[REDACTED] Live.” In a press release, the event’s organizers said the shift was made in light of “legal threats” from…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure XRP’s long-term price action was recently examined by crypto analyst EGRAG CRYPTO, who shared a technical framework that shows the cryptocurrency on a macro move to $200. In his post, the analyst outlined a channel-based structure that tracks XRP’s behavior across multiple cycles and highlights how its price has always followed the same diagonal paths over time. Based on where the altcoin currently sits within that structure, the analysis outlines a range of possible outcomes, including triple-digit price levels under specific scenarios. Logic Behind Monthly Channel Structure XRP…

Bitcoin traders are treating fund flows like macro bets, and one Fed data change is the hidden riskKey takeawaysBitcoin’s institutional demand can be monitored in issuer AUM snapshots such as BlackRock’s IBIT, which listed net assets of $69,427,196,929 as of Jan. 28, 2026 on its product pages.Weekly crypto fund flows have begun to trade like macro positioning, with CoinShares documenting a shift from $454 million weekly outflows (Jan. 12) to $2.17 billion weekly inflows (Jan. 19), plus a $378 million Friday reversal tied to geopolitics and tariffs.Liquidity monitoring depends on data hygiene and release cadence, since the Federal Reserve’s H.6 release…

In brief SEC Chair Paul Atkins indicated Thursday that sweeping crypto innovation exemptions are unlikely to come this month. He said the SEC is still working through the details and approaching the matter cautiously. Earlier this week, Wall Street heavyweights met with the agency to express concern about exemptions for tokenized securities. SEC Chair Paul Atkins appeared to walk back a timeline for issuing sweeping crypto-related exemptions on Thursday, just days after Wall Street leaders met with agency officials to express concerns about the plan.The exemptions would hand crypto companies a guarantee that activity in certain areas, such as tokenized…

In brief Altcoins are sliding hard with Bitcoin plunging below $84,000 on Thursday. Top tokens like XRP and DOGE reached lows not seen since 2024. Others like Litecoin (LTC), Stellar (XLM), Cardano (ADA), and Hedera (HBAR) are in the same boat. Some of crypto’s largest altcoins, like the Ripple-linked XRP and leading meme coin Dogecoin (DOGE), are trading at their lowest marks since 2024 on Thursday as Bitcoin extends its slide.The top crypto asset has fallen below $84,000 amid a broader market reset, following a rapid run-up in precious metals prices and a new all-time high for gold above $5,600…

XRP has opened 2026 trading in a tight range under $2 as it failed to establish a clear trend in the year’s opening month.However, underlying data suggests high-net-worth investors are accumulating the token despite the lack of price momentum.Data from on-chain analytics firm Santiment revealed that the XRP network has added a net 42 “millionaire” wallets since the start of 2026. These are defined as addresses holding at least 1 million XRP.XRP ‘Millionaire’ Wallets (Source: Santiment)This marks the first increase in this specific cohort since September 2025. Notably, the shift has occurred even as XRP’s price remained modestly lower on…

In brief DePIN tokens are down as much as 99% from all-time highs, even as revenues climb. The sector now generates tens of millions in annual on-chain revenue. Projects are increasingly focused on  financing models and enterprise use cases, including AI. Low token prices continue to weigh on decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), but revenues across the sector are showing signs of resilience, according to a report from Messari.Most DePIN tokens stagnated or declined in 2025: Tokens launched between 2018 and 2022 are lagging their all-time highs by 94-99%, the report said. But a subset of networks is reporting growing…

Fundstrat Global Advisors managing partner Tom Lee says cryptocurrency prices are failing to reflect improving industry fundamentals as strong moves in gold and silver divert investor attention and capital. Speaking on CNBC’s Power Lunch, Lee says the crypto sector continues to feel the effects of a major deleveraging event that occurred on October 10, which he says “crippled many of the key players in the industry,” including exchanges and market makers. That sell-off was triggered by President Trump threatening new, heavy tariffs on Chinese imports, specifically targeting rare earth metal restrictions. He adds that the industry is still “limping along”…

The following is a guest post and opinion from Jenny Drinkwater, Marketing Manager at System73.For years, crypto payments have lived in an awkward middle ground. They were never quite mainstream, but they also never disappeared. Merchants experimented, users showed curiosity, and yet, for most businesses, accepting crypto still felt like something peripheral rather than essential.As the industry moves toward 2026, that dynamic is changing — not because crypto suddenly became more exciting, but because payment infrastructure around it is becoming more practical. The focus is shifting away from ideology and toward execution: settlement, compliance, and integration with existing systems.The next…

The price of Bitcoin fell to a two-month low on Thursday, wavering alongside equities and precious metals as Microsoft’s post-earnings tumble deepened.The leading digital asset by market cap recently changed hands around $84,400, a 5% decrease over the past day, according to CoinGecko. Altcoins including Ethereum and Solana notched steeper declines, falling 6.4% and 6.8% to $2,800 and $117, respectively.Crypto liquidations surged, with more than $800 million worth of leveraged positions forcibly closed over the past day, according to CoinGlass. Nearly $700 million worth of losses stacked up for long positions. And a $31 million position was wiped out on…