Luisa Crawford Jan 16, 2026 20:47 Stellar (XLM) introduces ZK proof capabilities enabling enterprises to conduct private transactions on public blockchain while maintaining compliance requirements. Stellar (XLM) has rolled out zero-knowledge proof capabilities designed to give enterprises the transaction privacy they need without abandoning public blockchain transparency….
A widely followed crypto analyst says that gold remains on target to hit a new massive level early this year. Crypto market analyst Dave the Wave tells his 154,100 followers on X that gold remains in a bullish ascending channel and that the metal is capable of hitting $5,000 within months. “Gold: shorter-term target still…
Joerg Hiller Jan 15, 2026 21:36 Chainalysis tracker reveals OFAC has sanctioned exchanges processing billions in crypto crime, from Garantex to Huione Group’s $4B laundering operation. The U.S. Treasury’s sanctions machine has been working overtime on crypto. A comprehensive tracker from Chainalysis documents how OFAC designations have…
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in hot water after promoting a crypto asset that suffered a massive price drop shortly after its launch. Adams introduced the memecoin NYC Token as a crypto asset with a cause. “Proud to launch @buynyctoken, a new token built to fight the rapid spread of antisemitism and…
Timothy Morano Jan 14, 2026 21:15 NVIDIA releases detailed cuTile Python tutorial for Blackwell GPUs, demonstrating matrix multiplication achieving over 90% of cuBLAS performance with simplified code. NVIDIA has published a comprehensive developer guide for its cuTile Python framework, demonstrating how the new tile-based programming model can…
Polygon Labs says it has signed definitive agreements to acquire a pair of US-regulated crypto payments firms. Polygon says it’s buying the digital asset payments platform Coinme and wallet infrastructure provider Sequence for more than $250 million. The deal aims to build the Polygon Open Money Stack to enable compliant stablecoin payments at global scale….
Felix Pinkston Jan 14, 2026 00:00 OTOY’s Render Network enabled ‘Unification’ short film using real-time digital prosthetics to recreate Kirk and Spock, with William Shatner’s direct approval. A Star Trek short film rendered partly on Render Network’s decentralized GPU platform has become an unexpected showcase for how…
More than $182 million worth of USDT stablecoins have been frozen on the Tron blockchain amid suspected scam activity. In a series of alerts fshared on X by Whale Alert, blockchain trackers reported that multiple Tron-based addresses holding large USDT balances were frozen, totaling roughly $182 million. The largest single address held more than 50…
Luisa Crawford Jan 13, 2026 01:01 Jan van Eck’s Q1 2026 outlook positions crypto alongside AI and gold as compelling opportunities as fiscal and monetary visibility improves. VanEck CEO Jan van Eck is betting on crypto as part of a broader risk-on thesis for early 2026, citing…
Illicit crypto asset inflows hit a record $158 billion last year, according to a new report. The inflows represent a 145% jump from $64.5 billion in 2024, ending a multi-year decline and reaching the highest level in five years, says TRM Labs. The illicit transactions were driven by sanctioned entities, fraud and hacks, with ransomware…