January 28, 2026
Crypto

Robotics will break AI unless we fix data verification first

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. During this year’s flagship robotics conference, six of the field’s most influential researchers gathered to debate a simple, but loaded question: Will data solve robotics and automation? Summary Scale vs. theory misses

Read More
Ethereum

Gav’s Ethereum ÐΞV Update III

I’m Gavin Wood, a co-founder of Ethereum and, along with Vitalik Buterin and Jeffrey Wilcke, one of the three directors of the Eth Dev, the NFP organisation that is managing the development (under contract from Ethereum Suisse) of the Ethereum blockchain. This is a small update to let you all know what has been going

Read More
Bitcoin

Quantum Computing Won’t Break Bitcoin Tomorrow, A16z Says

 A16z crypto analyst discloses that quantum computers will not pose a threat to Bitcoin in the near future. Find out why post-quantum encryption must be deployed immediately, but signatures can be delayed.  A16z crypto has disproved the common belief that quantum computing will overnight annihilate Bitcoin. The recent analysis of the venture firm differentiates between

Read More
Crypto

Tether tops crypto protocol revenue rankings in 2025 as stablecoins dominate

Tether led crypto protocol revenue in 2025 with approximately $5.2 billion, accounting for 41.9% of total revenue across 168 revenue-generating protocols, according to CoinGecko Research. Summary Tether led all crypto protocols in 2025 with $5.2B, or 41.9% of total revenue. Four stablecoin issuers generated nearly $8.3B, dominating protocol earnings. Trading platform revenue proved volatile, while

Read More
Ethereum

On Bitcoin Maximalism, and Currency and Platform Network Effects

One of the latest ideas that has come to recently achieve some prominence in parts of the Bitcoin community is the line of thinking that has been described by both myself and others as “Bitcoin dominance maximalism” or just “Bitcoin maximalism” for short – essentially, the idea that an environment of multiple competing cryptocurrencies is

Read More
Bitcoin

Ethereum’s Record Throughput, Low Fee Paradox — Implications for Institutions and the EVM Ecosystem

25 Jan Ethereum’s Record Throughput, Low Fee Paradox — Implications for Institutions and the EVM Ecosystem Posted at 10:18h in Education by Maria Lobusova Ethereum processed just over 2.88 million transactions in a single day last Friday — the highest daily total in its history. What made this moment particularly noteworthy was that it occurred

Read More
Crypto

Bitcoin ETFs lose $1.33B as Ethereum outflows hit $611M

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.33 billion in net outflows during the week ending January 23 and had the second-largest weekly redemption on record. Summary Bitcoin ETFs saw $1.33B in outflows, the second-largest weekly redemption on record. Ethereum ETFs followed with $611M in withdrawals, led by BlackRock’s ETHA. Solana ETFs stayed positive with inflows, while XRP saw

Read More
Ethereum

Proof of Stake: How I Learned to Love Weak Subjectivity

Proof of stake continues to be one of the most controversial discussions in the cryptocurrency space. Although the idea has many undeniable benefits, including efficiency, a larger security margin and future-proof immunity to hardware centralization concerns, proof of stake algorithms tend to be substantially more complex than proof of work-based alternatives, and there is a

Read More
Bitcoin

17,000 Bitcoin Hit Exchanges — Is a Deeper BTC Pullback to $80,000 Coming?

Roughly 17,000 Bitcoin reportedly moved onto crypto exchanges this week, a pattern traders watch closely for sell pressure. Bitcoin slipped as the inflow appeared, struggling to hold recent highs as short-term sellers woke up. This move lands in a market shaped by massive Bitcoin ETF demand and a growing tug-of-war between long-term holders and fast

Read More
Crypto

Signs of a possible reversal

The XRP price continues to trend lower despite Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s growing optimism about the crypto market’s long-term trajectory. Although sentiment across the market remains fragile, both on-chain data and technical indicators hint that this weakness could be temporary. Summary XRP price is under pressure, trading near $1.91, despite Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s optimism

Read More