Month: January 2026
Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California
State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education,…
AI tool Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says
Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the…
Solana Accelerate to open Consensus Hong Kong in February
CoinDesk and the Solana Foundation said the developer event will kick off Consensus Hong Kong…
Bitcoin, ether ease after early January pop as markets price fed cuts
The crypto market’s movements are influenced by expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts and a…
XRP slips 5% as CNBC terms it ‘hottest trade’ of 2026 over bitcoin and ether
Institutional demand through U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs remains strong, with net inflows continuing into early…
Crypto credit is starting to look like cash savings accounts: Asia Morning Briefing
Flowdesk says record demand met even deeper liquidity, suppressing volatility across staking, stablecoin lending, making…
Trump-linked World Liberty Financial applies for federal bank charter
World Liberty Financial is trying to launch the World Liberty Trust Company, a stablecoin-focused national…
This is what’s (currently) in the way of U.S. crypto market structure bill harmony
Though consequential Senate committee votes may be coming, the talks over the bill’s language haven’t…
AI chatbot maker Anthropic plans to raise $10bn to reach $350bn valuation
Startup founded by former OpenAI staff is aiming to more than double its annualized revenue…
