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In brief Tech firm Pinterest is slashing its workforce by nearly 15% as it “prioritizes AI-powered products and capabilities.” The “visual discovery engine” disclosed its restructuring plan in an SEC filing on January 27, 2026, which included office space reductions alongside cuts to its workforce. The company expects to incur restructuring charges between $35 million and $45 million, primarily cash-related expenditures. Pinterest announced it is slashing its workforce by nearly 15% as the social media company pivots resources toward artificial intelligence, the latest tech giant to change its operations around AI capabilities while reducing headcount and triggering concerns about massive…

In brief Bitcoin’s range-bound price action is triggering a classic capital rotation into high-beta altcoins. A falling U.S. Dollar Index is reinforcing expectations for looser financial conditions and asset inflation. Analysts say only altcoins with strong fundamentals and narrative momentum will sustain gains in a crowded market. Altcoins including Hyperliquid, River, and Pump.fun have seen a sustained rally over the past week, notching double-digit gains over the period.Hyperliquid is the clear winner among the top 100 coins by market cap, surging 65% over the past week, according to CoinGecko data. Pump.fun, Canton and River and followed closely with 33.6%, 23.3% and…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin remains under pressure, struggling to reclaim the $88,000 level as uncertainty and persistent selling continue to dominate market sentiment. Price action reflects hesitation rather than panic, but the inability to attract sustained demand highlights a fragile short-term structure. According to a recent CryptoQuant analysis, on-chain data tracking large holders offers critical context for this weakness. Data focusing on wallets holding between 1,000 and 10,000 BTC, excluding exchanges and mining pools, points to a clear behavioral shift among whales after an extended distribution phase in late 2025.…

Aave now controls 51.5% of the decentralized finance lending market share, the first time any protocol has crossed the 50% threshold since 2020.The milestone arrives not through competitor collapse but through steady accumulation: Aave’s $33.37 billion in total value locked sits atop a $64.83 billion lending category that has consolidated around a single liquidity hub.The concentration raises a question DeFi has avoided for years: when one protocol becomes the ecosystem’s primary margin engine, does efficiency create fragility?The answer depends on the metric used.Aave’s total value locked (TVL) dominance reflects collateral custody, not credit exposure. DeFiLlama excludes borrowed funds from lending…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Traders have been looking at a chart that lines up XRP’s major moves with decades of silver data. The match is not perfect. It is, however, striking enough to get people talking about what might happen next. Some see it as a warning. Others see a possible roadmap for big gains. Silver And XRP In Parallel According to chart comparisons shared by market watchers, silver’s long swings since 1980 echo many of XRP’s moves since 2016. Silver climbed to about $48 in early 1980, crashed to roughly…

Coinbase’s stock extended losses on Tuesday, even as the crypto exchange rolled out copper and platinum futures trading in its latest bid to diversify beyond digital assets that have hammered investor confidence.The company announced Tuesday that traders can now access copper and platinum futures on its platform, joining previously available gold and silver contracts.Coinbase shares fell 1.24% to as low as $208 in intraday trading, the stock’s lowest point since May of last year, before clawing back some losses to close at $210. After-hours trading saw little gain, Google Finance data shows.Its stock is down more than 10% since the…

In brief Bitwise has formed a Delaware statutory trust for a possible Uniswap-linked ETF, in a routine legal step that typically precedes an SEC filing. The move follows the SEC’s decision last year to close its investigation into Uniswap Labs, part of a broader pullback in crypto enforcement. Analysts say any ETF review would hinge on market structure, liquidity, and custody considerations rather than protocol legality. Bitwise has registered a Delaware statutory trust for a potential Uniswap-linked exchange-traded fund, according to a state record filed Tuesday. The move establishes an entity under the “Bitwise Uniswap ETF” name, positioning the firm to…

January 27, 2026 – Paris, France After several years of development, Zama recently announced its launch on mainnet with the first cUSDT (Confidential USDT) transfer on Ethereum. Over the last few days, the Zama public auction became the first production application built on the Zama Protocol, demonstrating real-world usage and scalability. The Zama auction app was the most-used application on Ethereum on January 24, 2026, above USDT, USDC and Uniswap. It took Zama only three days to grow TVS (total value shielded) above $100 million – something that took other Ethereum-based privacy protocols multiple years. The protocol experienced no downtime…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin is moving into mainstream banking in small, steady steps. What once seemed unlikely is becoming routine as traditional banks test ways to hold, trade, or lend against Bitcoin. Reports say a sizable slice of the biggest US banks are now planning real customer offerings. 60% Of Top Banks Preparing Bitcoin Products: River Study A study conducted by Bitcoin financial services firm River shows about 60% of the top 25 US banks are at some stage of building Bitcoin services, from custody to trading and client-facing products.…

In brief Cryptographers and privacy lawyers said a new class action accusing Meta of secretly accessing WhatsApp messages lacks technical detail. Experts said large-scale message exposure would more plausibly stem from user-side risks, such as compromised devices. Concerns over whether the complaint meets the specificity needed to survive early court scrutiny were also raised. For years, WhatsApp has assured its roughly three billion users that their messages are protected by end-to-end encryption—so secure that not even WhatsApp can read them. A new lawsuit challenging that claim is drawing swift skepticism from cryptographers and privacy lawyers, many of whom say the allegations…

In brief Liquidity indicators remain supportive for Bitcoin in the near term, though growth is expected to slow. Institutional investors are favoring options hedges over leveraged futures positions. On-chain data suggest redistribution by long-term holders rather than forced selling. Bitcoin is flashing signs of a more stable and resilient phase, according to a new quarterly report from Coinbase Institutional and on-chain analytics firm Glassnode, released Tuesday.The report, Charting Crypto: 1Q 2026, said excess leverage was largely flushed from the market during last year’s fourth-quarter selloff, leaving Bitcoin less vulnerable to cascading liquidations and better positioned to absorb macroeconomic shocks.Rather than…

Crypto whales are reaching for gold as Bitcoin stalls, but the trade may be less of a verdict on crypto than a hedge for a specific macro window.On Jan. 27, blockchain sleuth Lookonchain flagged three addresses that collectively withdrew about $14.33 million in tokenized gold from centralized exchanges, including Bybit, Gate, and MEXC.The firm reported that one wallet pulled 1,959 XAUT, valued at $9.97 million, and another withdrew 559 XAUT, worth around $2.83 million. The last wallet removed 194.4 XAUT, worth $0.993 million, and 106.2 PAXG, worth about $0.538 million.While these assets are tokenized claims that track the gold price…

In brief The SEC dropped its Gemini Earn lawsuit earlier this week, adding to a list of many other cases already closed off. So far, at least 17 other crypto cases have been closed or dropped under the new regulatory regime. The agency now favors targeted enforcement based on investor harm, over symbolic or sweeping legal battles, Decrypt was told. Since U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to public office, the Securities and Exchange Commission has scaled back its crypto enforcement agenda. It has dropped cases, closed investigations, and changed what it prioritizes for enforcement.The most prominent case to fall out…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The XRP Ledger, a decentralized public blockchain developed by Ripple, has surpassed $1 billion in total on-chain assets, according to recent reports. This growth is apparently being fueled by Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD, and other asset classes which continue to attract significant interest on the blockchain network.  XRP Ledger Achieves Monumental Milestone The XRP Ledger crossed a significant financial milestone this week, with reports confirming that more than $1 billion in tokenized assets are now held directly on its blockchain. This surge highlights the growing confidence in Ripple’s…