Trump wants tech firms to ‘pay their own way’ as power demand soars
The POTUS demanded tech giants cover data center power costs as US consumption surged, with Microsoft first to make changes...
Day: January 12, 2026
Meta to cut 10% of metaverse arm this week amid AI push: Report
Meta’s Reality Labs is set for cuts as the firm’s metaverse budget continues to decline amid push toward artificial intelligence...
US Senate Ag punts markup on crypto bill to end of month
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman says he’s delayed work on a crypto market structure bill to have more time...
Senators pitch bill to lock in protections for crypto developers
The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act aims to clarify that writing software and maintaining networks don’t trigger federal or state money-transfer...
Ethereum must pass ‘walkaway test’ to endure for 100 years: Buterin
Quantum resistance, scalable architecture, and a better block-building model that resists centralization pressures are needed if Ethereum is to pass...
Bitcoin shows strength as US DOJ mulls Fed chair investigation: Will BTC price hold?
Bitcoin rallied to $92,000 as Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell spoke about a potential DOJ investigation into the Fed. Will...
CFTC forms innovation committee to help shape rules for crypto, AI
The CFTC is looking to invite Tyler Winklevoss, Shayne Coplan, Kris Marszalek, and other crypto leaders to assist its approach...
Coinbase Threatens to Pull Support for Crypto Bill Over Stablecoin Rewards
Coinbase is pressuring U.S. lawmakers as Congress prepares to release a major crypto market-structure bill on Jan. 12. Banking Lobby...
Expert Flags Bail-ins, Asset Seizures and Gold Confiscation as Confidence in Banks Erodes
Precious metals analyst Lynette Zang has warned that the global financial order is shifting away from legal norms toward coercive...
Bakkt to Acquire Distributed Technologies Research in Stock-Based Transaction
Bakkt Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire Distributed Technologies Research Ltd. (DTR) in a stock-based transaction aimed at expanding its...
Standard Chartered Readying Launch of New Crypto Prime Brokerage: Report
Multinational banking giant Standard Chartered is reportedly preparing an expansion into digital assets with a new prime brokerage platform. $849...
SEC Chair: ‘Remains to be seen‘ whether US will seize Venezuela‘s reported Bitcoin
Several blockchain analysts said they were unable to verify whether the Latin American nation held $60 billion in the cryptocurrency....
Fitch Ratings flags Bitcoin-backed securities for ‘high market value risk’
Fitch said sharp Bitcoin price swings could quickly erode collateral backing these securities, increasing the risk of losses for lenders...
OKX user’s desperate plea, Hong Kong talks gold stablecoins: Asia Express
OKX user issues desperate plea after funds frozen. Hong Kong hasn’t ruled out gold-backed stablecoins, but says it’s too early....
Bitmine ETH holdings climb to 4.1M as chairman seeks to expand crypto strategy
The latest purchase lifted the company’s Ether holdings to about 3.4% of the token's circulating supply, as Bitmine's chairman, Tom...
