January 30, 2026
Crypto

New CFTC chair Selig inherits Pham’s crypto pilots as Congress eyes DA rules

Michael Selig, ex‑SEC Crypto Task Force counsel, becomes the 16th CFTC chair as Caroline Pham departs for MoonPay, inheriting crypto pilots and looming DA legislation. Summary Selig, a former SEC Crypto Task Force and PWG advisor, is sworn in as 16th CFTC chair just as Congress prepares digital asset market structure legislation.​ Pham’s tenure brought

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Ethereum

Launching a Quadratic Funding round for SEA communities

Dear Ethereum explorers, Announcements are coming one after another as we get closer to Devcon. Today we’re thrilled to announce the launch of a quadratic funding round for SEA communities by clr.fund! We see the excitement and grassroots energy in Southeast Asia growing and have witnessed the passion from local builders firsthand during our SEA

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Bitcoin

Bloomberg Analyst Mike McGlone Predicts Bitcoin Crash to $10,000 — How Serious Is the Warning?

Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, has once again sparked controversy by predicting that Bitcoin could fall to $10,000 next year. According to McGlone, a broader market crash could drag Bitcoin sharply lower, particularly as the cryptocurrency allegedly lacks fresh bullish catalysts. The question many investors are asking now is whether this forecast

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Crypto

Chainlink price forms bearish double top as whales sell, risks over 50% drop

Chainlink price has been in a strong downtrend since late August and is now close to confirming a bearish double top pattern. In the meantime, whales have started offloading significant amounts of LINK, which could trigger further downside ahead. Summary Chainlink price has dropped 16% over the past month. Whale selling and a rise in

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Ethereum

Meet Cohort 4 of the Next Billion Fellows!

As a global public resource, technology must remain open, accessible, and dedicated to promoting the greater good. The Next Billion Fellowship Program is a testament to this vision, seeking to capture stories of communities whose lives are changing for the better. Today, we are proud to introduce seven individuals with remarkable stories to share. Their

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Altcoins

Institutional Investors Dump Bitcoin and Ethereum, Buy Solana and XRP, Trigger $952,000,000 of Weekly Outflows: CoinShares

Institutional investors just sold an overall total of $952 billion in Bitcoin and crypto assets in only one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. This marks the first outflows in four weeks for digital asset investment products. CoinShares notes the sell-off happened alongside delays in the US Clarity Act and concerns over whale

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Bitcoin

Major Crypto Tax Shake-Up| Live Bitcoin News

The US legislators require the IRS to reconsider crypto staking tax regulations by 2026. There is a possibility that the end of double taxation is at hand, following the bipartisan push in Washington. The IRS has been challenged to reform crypto staking tax regulations by eighteen bipartisan House legislators. They wrote to the acting Commissioner

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Crypto

Bitcoin price may rebound as hashrate drops 4%: VanEck

Bitcoin’s network activity is flashing a signal that has often appeared near market lows. Summary Bitcoin hashrate fell 4%, the steepest drop since April 2024. Corporate treasuries bought 42,000 BTC as exchange-traded product holdings declined. Past hashrate drops saw 180-day Bitcoin price gains averaging 72%. The latest data shows pressure across miners, traders, and short-term holders, even as long-term

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Ethereum

ZK Grants Round Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Amit Kumar New York University Proof Carrying Data from folding GKR with protostar Current Interactive Verifiable Computation (IVC) schemes face challenges with the Witness-Multi-Scalar Multiplication (Witness-MSM) barrier, limiting efficiency. We propose leveraging the Goldwasser-Kalai-Rothblum (GKR) accumulation scheme to significantly reduce the witness size, overcoming these limitations. Utilizing the Protostar compiler, we will fold the GKR

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Lithosphere News Releases

KaJ Labs Advances Blockchain Innovation Roadmap With Multi-Sector Investment Strategy

Seattle, Washington–(Newsfile Corp. – December 23, 2025) – KaJ Labs has introduced a strategic growth of its blockchain innovation roadmap by a multi-sector funding technique aimed toward supporting sustainable development throughout the decentralized expertise panorama. The initiative displays KaJ Labs’ continued give attention to advancing blockchain and synthetic intelligence by structured analysis, ecosystem growth,

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