NCAA Demands CFTC Halt $320M College Sports Betting Markets—Citing Student Safety
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has asked the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to immediately suspend college sports prediction markets, warning that the fast-growing sector is exposing student-athletes to heightened risks and undermining the integrity of college competition. The request targets an estimated $320 million in active college sports markets, a figure that reflects how […]
Bitnomial Launches First US-Regulated Futures Contracts for Aptos APT Tokens
Chicago-based crypto exchange Bitnomial has launched U.S.-regulated futures contracts tied to the Aptos blockchain’s native token, APT. The contracts began trading on January 14 and operate under oversight from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The launch introduces a regulated derivatives venue for Aptos exposure in the United States. It also reflects rising institutional demand for […]
Ripple Price Analysis: Bulls in Control as Long as XRP Maintains This Crucial Level
XRP has bounced nicely with the rest of the market, but it’s still trading as a laggard rather than a leader. The latest push was strong enough to squeeze shorts and reset sentiment from extreme fear to neutral, yet the price is stalling right where you would expect sellers to defend: higher-timeframe resistance and key […]
Ethereum Price Analysis: Is $4K Realistically Within Reach for ETH?
Ethereum is showing renewed strength as it breaks out from key technical patterns, aligning with broader crypto market optimism. This move comes amid continued ETF speculation, increased institutional activity, and a wave of geopolitical instability driving capital into decentralized assets. Despite macro uncertainty, ETH’s structure across multiple timeframes and on-chain data reflect improving sentiment and […]
BNB Chain Kicks Off 2026 With Its 34th BNB Token Burn
[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, UAE, January 15th, 2026] The BNB Foundation has officially announced the successful completion of the 34th quarterly BNB token burn by BNB Chain. This marks our first burn of 2026. Here are the facts and figures from the latest burn: Total BNB burned: 1,371,803.77 BNB This includes two components: Actual burn: […]
OpenServ and Neol Advance Enterprise-Ready AI Reasoning Under Real-World Constraints
[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, January 15th, 2026] OpenServ and Neol Advance Enterprise-ready AI Reasoning Under Real-world Constraints The foundational design partnership applies structured AI reasoning in high-stakes, regulated environments, with detailed findings forthcoming OpenServ today announced a foundational design partnership with Neol to apply and evolve SERV’s AI reasoning framework in real-world, high-stakes […]
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion invests $200 million in YouTube star MrBeast’s company
The investment gives Bitmine a stake in a brand with strong Gen Z and millennial appeal, reaching over 450 million subscribers across its YouTube channels.
Bitcoin Price Stable at $97K as Trump Rules Out Iran Attack
Bitcoin’s relative price stability has endured the latest remarks from US President Donald Trump in which he reportedly refuted previous claims that his country could initiate attacks against Iran, similar to what happened in Venezuela last week. The information became public earlier today, and it came from Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan, who also claimed that […]
Ethereum’s surprising usage drop suggests the network solved the wrong problem with Fusaka upgrade
Ethereum activated the Fusaka upgrade on Dec. 3, 2025, raising the network’s data availability capacity through Blob Parameter Overrides that incrementally expanded blob targets and maximums. Two subsequent adjustments raised the target from 6 blobs per block to 10, then to 14, with a maximum ceiling of 21. The goal was to reduce layer-2 rollup […]
OpenServ and Neol Advance Enterprise-ready AI Reasoning Under Real-world Constraints
London, United Kingdom, January 15th, 2026, Chainwire OpenServ and Neol Advance Enterprise-ready AI Reasoning Under Real-world Constraints The foundational design partnership applies structured AI reasoning in high-stakes, regulated environments, with detailed findings forthcoming OpenServ today announced a foundational design partnership with Neol to apply and evolve SERV’s AI reasoning framework in real-world, high-stakes production environments. […]
$5M Zero Knowledge Proof Giveaway Draws Attention as Zcash Stumbles & PEPE Jumps 34% in 2026
Zcash, PEPE memecoin, and Zero Knowledge Proof are drawing renewed attention as traders weigh governance strength, speculative momentum, and incentive-driven participation. Each reflects a different pressure point shaping how capital rotates across the market. Zcash faces scrutiny after an unexpected developer departure unsettled confidence around execution and continuity. PEPE, by contrast, has accelerated on sentiment-fueled […]
Ethereum (ETH) Poised for $4K+ Rally as Whale Activity and RWA Adoption Surge
Ethereum price rallied as the on-chain analytics revealed a smart trade made by the whale named pension-usdt.eth. This whale closed a long position of 10,000 tokens with 3x leverage, which was half of its total long positions. This perfectly timed trade made an extra $2.39 million in profit. Source: X Although it has made profits