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AXS price jumped more than 12% to above $2.50 on January 26, 2026. The gains saw Axie Infinity outpace the broader gaming sector. WEMIX and Ronin also rose, but top tokens like The Sandbox and Immutable were flat. Axie Infinity’s native token, AXS, has surged by double digits in the past 24 hours, extending its recent gains. The uptick also marked a notable rebound for the gaming token, after prices revisited support around $2.00 over the weekend. All this happens as investors weigh opportunities in a largely subdued cryptocurrency market. Gold rocketed to record highs above $5,000 and silver rallied…

Vitalik Buterin said he no longer agrees with his 2017 view that full chain validation by users is unrealistic. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said that he no longer agrees with his 2017 claim that average users validating the full blockchain history is a “weird mountain man fantasy.” His shift, explained in a detailed social media post on January 26, 2026, is driven by advances in cryptographic technology and a renewed focus on user sovereignty. Buterin Says Full Validation is Now Realistic In June 2017, during a debate with Ian Grigg, Buterin argued that forcing users to re-execute every…

A crypto analyst has identified a recurring chart pattern centered on a 173-day cycle that previously preceded a major price expansion for XRP. Based on this pattern, the expert suggests that XRP may be approaching a similar price rally if the trend plays out as expected.  XRP Historical Pattern Signals Powerful Upside Move A crypto analyst who goes by ‘Bird’ on X has drawn attention to a recurring pattern on XRP’s daily chart. His analysis compares XRP’s current price formation with the pattern that preceded the 2025 breakout, highlighting a nearly identical time cycle and chart structure.  Related Reading On…

In brief Tether Gold’s supply is growing at a faster rate than USDT. The stablecoin issuer sold $882 million worth of gold-backed tokens in Q4. The company’s flagship stablecoin is partly backed by precious metals. Tether’s legacy was built around the U.S. dollar, but an attestation report published by the stablecoin issuer on Monday underscored a recent shift in momentum toward gold—with the report coming right as gold hit a new all-time high above $5,100.As of Dec. 31, the company had minted 375,000 Tether Gold (XAUT) tokens, a 38% increase compared to three months ago, according to a report from…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! Cybersecurity expert Jeremiah Fowler has revealed a database containing login details stolen from malware-infected phones and computers. The exposed information included accounts from online platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, and Binance $8.03B .In a blog post on ExpressVPN, Fowler said the database contained about 149 million usernames and passwords collected from personal devices. Among them, roughly 420,000 credentials were linked to Binance accounts, suggesting many crypto users were affected. Did you know? Want to get smarter & wealthier with crypto? Subscribe – We publish new crypto explainer videos every week! What…

The crypto market stabilized on Monday, January 26, as gold and the stock market rose, and the US Dollar Index plunged ahead of the upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision.  Summary The crypto market pared back some of its earlier losses. The Bitcoin price rose to over $88,400 from the intraday low of $87,000. The US dollar index crashed to its lowest level since November. Bitcoin (BTC) moved from the intraday low of $87,000 to $88,400, while Ethereum (ETH) rose and approached the key resistance at $3,000. The market capitalization of all coins moved back to $3 trillion. Crypto market…

The US Bitcoin Mining Hashrate took a sudden hit this past week, and it wasn’t due to market drama or new regulations. Instead, extreme weather flipped the switch. Let’s break it down. As Winter Storm Fernan swept across the United States, it caused a sharp drop in the US Bitcoin mining hashrate. The US Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Foundry USA‘s hashrate has dropped by approximately 200 exahashes per second (EH/s), a 60% decrease over the past few days. A storm with freezing temperatures, snow, and ice hit major mining regions of the US, straining electricity grids. In a bid to cut…

Joerg Hiller Jan 26, 2026 19:32 GitHub Copilot CLI gains headless automation, custom agents, and MCP server integration since September 2025 launch. Available across Windows, Mac, and Linux. GitHub’s Copilot CLI has evolved significantly since its September 2025 public preview launch, adding headless automation and custom agent support that could reshape how developers interact with AI assistants outside traditional IDEs. The command-line tool now ships with GitHub’s MCP server baked in, letting developers query repositories, search issues, and manage workflows without switching to github.com. Microsoft, which owns GitHub, recently instructed its own software…

Chris Burniske, cofounder of Placeholder VC and former crypto lead at Ark Invest, is mapping out where he would consider stepping back into Bitcoin if the market keeps sliding, after earning fresh credit on X for calling major turning points this cycle. His framework lands in the mid-$80,000s down to the low-$50,000s, while a separate technical view from analyst Aksel Kibar points to a broader “base building” process with support clustered in the mid-$70,000s. Price Levels Where To Buy Bitcoin Burniske wrote that he is “not a buyer yet,” but outlined several price areas he’s monitoring. In his view, roughly…

Amid ongoing crypto market uncertainty, one on-chain metric indicates Chainlink (LINK), Cardano (ADA) and Ethereum (ETH) could all be significantly undervalued. The digital asset analytics firm Santiment says all three assets are flashing negative percentages for their 30-day Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) ratios. The MVRV is the ratio of a crypto asset’s market capitalization relative to its realized capitalization, or the value of all the coins at the price they were bought. When the MVRV value drops below zero, it indicates that the asset is oversold, as traders who bought it at a certain time frame are witnessing…