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There are three ways to use prediction markets to become a better crypto investor.

Prediction markets are seemingly everywhere these days. They are being used to predict the outcomes of political elections, sporting events, and just about any situation you can possibly imagine -- from whether or not the United States will invade Greenland, to how many Oscars a nominated film will win this year.

As you might imagine, prediction markets are also popular with crypto investors. With that in mind, here are three ways prediction markets can be used to make you a more successful crypto investor.

Get a quick temperature check on a specific cryptocurrency Some of the most popular cryptocurrencies for prediction markets include Bitcoin (BTC +0.60%), Ethereum (ETH 2.90%), and XRP (XRP 2.44%). All of them are often subjects of rampant speculation about how much higher (or lower) they might go. Thus, they are a perfect fit for prediction markets.

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Using data from prediction markets, it's easy to see how a prediction about the future price of Bitcoin (or any other cryptocurrency) is really just a range of possible outcomes that can be used as inputs for a statistical model.

For example, on Polymarket, there's a 45% chance of Bitcoin hitting a price of $120,000 in 2026 and a 22% chance of it hitting a price of $150,000. On the other hand, there's a not insignificant (9%) chance of Bitcoin completely cratering in value and dropping all the way to $25,000.

Make directional bets on a specific cryptocurrency You can also use prediction markets to place speculative bets on the future price of a popular cryptocurrency. This goes one step beyond just checking in on the price of, say, Bitcoin. You are now actively putting your money to work by purchasing prediction market contracts. If the outcome is "yes," you win. If the outcome is "no," you lose.

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For example, last year, I bought some prediction market contracts for the future price of Bitcoin. My contracts predicting a future price of $125,000 in 2025 settled "yes," and I made money, because Bitcoin eventually hit an all-time high of $126,000 in October. However, my contracts predicting a future price of $150,000 and $200,000 for Bitcoin settled "no," and I lost everything.

Hedge your crypto position It's also possible to hedge a specific crypto position. In other words, you can purchase prediction market contracts to provide some downside risk protection for a core holding in your portfolio.

For example, let's say you hold some XRP in your portfolio. You're wildly bullish, and expect XRP to soar in value. However, what if XRP instead collapses in value? Just in case, you might want to buy some prediction market contracts that predict a decline in price for XRP. That way, you'd win even if you lose.

The entry of Robinhood into prediction markets Thus far, the two big names in prediction markets are Kalshi and Polymarket. But there's one relatively new entrant -- Robinhood Markets (HOOD 1.74%) -- that has been making a big splash with its own prediction market contracts. These were first launched in October 2024, and now include prediction market contracts for specific cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin (DOGE 1.48%), and Solana (SOL +0.77%).

That leads me to think that prediction markets will become more and more integral to managing a crypto portfolio going forward. Maybe you don't currently think of yourself as a hedge fund manager, but with prediction market contracts, you now have access to some very powerful tools for making money, no matter which way the markets move.

Published: Jan 31, 2026 at 10:37

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has continued its downward trend after falling below the $560 support level.

Bitcoin Cash price long-term analysis: bearish

Since January 20, the altcoin had traded above $560 but remained below the moving average lines. Buyers made two unsuccessful attempts to push the price above the moving average lines, resulting in further decline.

Yesterday, the altcoin fell to a low of $543 after losing the $560 support. If bearish momentum persists, BCH may decline further to its low of $502. BCH is currently at $545.

Technical Indicators Key Resistance Zones: $600, $650, $700

Key Support Zones: $500, $450, $400

Bitcoin Cash price indicators reading The moving average lines are turning downward. The 21-day SMA has crossed below the 50-day SMA, indicating a decline. The crypto price has continued its downward trend after encountering resistance at the 50-day SMA. The moving average lines are sloping downwards, and the price bars are below them. The 21-day SMA is below the 50-day SMA, indicating that the cryptocurrency continues to decline.

What is the next direction for BCH/USD? The price of BCH has begun to fall after breaking the $560 support level. On the 4-hour chart, the cryptocurrency was trading above $560 but below the $600 high. The bears have broken the $560 support, and the altcoin continues to decline. The cryptocurrency price has paused its drop after reaching a low of $532.

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Binance's CZ has reacted to the recent crash in the price of silver and gold, just shortly after they recorded new highs. He reminded the community that Bitcoin is still early.

Cover image via U.Today Bitcoin might still be trading sideways, but the heavy downturn seen in the price of gold and silver recently has triggered reactions across the crypto community, with most crypto veterans weighing in on Bitcoin’s long-term prospect against the physical assets.

On Saturday, Jan. 31, Binance’s founder Changpeng Zhao made a remark about Bitcoin’s role as an emerging technology against gold and silver, which have just suffered steep losses within a single trading session.

CZ says Bitcoin is youngRecent data shared by market analysts shows that gold fell by about 15%, while silver also dropped deeper by as much as 38% over the last 24 hours.

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This massive price decline saw the assets wipe out about $15 trillion in combined market value, an unexpected crash seen just after the assets recorded new highs.

While the rapid decline had caught investors off guard, the high volatility has been labeled as a rare “black swan” event, triggering curiosity about the possibility of such volatility.

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Nonetheless, CZ has joined the debate, acknowledging that such dramatic price moves can occur “even with a physical asset, like gold and silver, with thousands of years of history.”

While the crypto market has often been criticized for its rapid volatility, CZ has seized the opportunity to challenge the growing narrative that traditional assets are immune to extreme shocks.

With the recent event serving as a key example despite the age-long existence of the concerned assets, CZ reminded that Bitcoin is still in its infancy.

He emphasized that Bitcoin is a 17 years old technology, heavily suppressed in most of its existence. He also added that other crypto assets are younger, hence “We are still early.”

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If there has been any doubt about the arrival of the bear market, the latest drop in the Bitcoin price to around $81,000 somewhat made it more believable. While different triggers, including geopolitical tensions, Microsoft’s earnings miss, and liquidation cascades, have been credited for this drop, the premier cryptocurrency seems to be struggling catch any break at the moment.

Interestingly, the latest decline not only shattered the remains of the Bitcoin price bullish structure but also tilted the on-chain framework towards an even more bearish outlook. With both technical and on-chain data looking less optimistic, the bears appear to be winning the battle for dominance in the BTC market.  

This Metric Changes First, BTC Price Reacts Later: Crypto Founder In a January 30 post on the X platform, Alphractal’s founder and CEO, Joao Wedson, revealed that the Bitcoin Sharpe Ratio is declining at a rate faster than the BTC price. The relevant indicator here is the Sharpe Ratio, which assesses the risk-adjusted returns of a particular cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, in this case).

This on-chain metric basically tracks the amount of profit an investment offers per unit of risk (considering risk is measured by volatility), with a high value signaling a higher risk-adjusted performance. Meanwhile, a negative Sharpe Ratio indicates that the returns being realized on an investment are not commensurate with the risk being taken.

Wedson wrote in his post on X:

Simply put: the market is taking more risk for less return.

Source: @joao_wedson on X Indeed, the Bitcoin Sharpe Ratio slipped into the negative territory a few days into the new year. However, BTC’s price action still enjoyed an incredible run of form — running to as high as $97,000 — after this shift, placing less significance on the on-chain observation.

What’s more interesting is that the Sharpe Ratio is falling and weakening at a pace faster than the Bitcoin price. Historically, this rate of decline has often coincided with extended periods of momentum loss and sideways price movement. In fact, Wedson concluded that the risk-adjusted metrics need to change before price can react positively.

Bitcoin Price Could Fall To $65,500 If This Happens In a case where the premier cryptocurrency continues its downward spiral, Wedson has projected a target for the BTC price. In an older post on X, the Alphractal founder had revealed that the Bitcoin price cannot lose the $81,000 level under any circumstances.

The on-chain expert stated that a capitulation phase similar to the one seen in 2022 could unfold if the market leader breaks below the $81,000 level. Based on the Fibonacci-Adjusted Market Mean Price, Wedson identified $65,500 as the next major support level.

The $81,000 came under focus as the Bitcoin price approached this level during its decline on Thursday, January 29. As of this writing, though, BTC has recovered above the $83,000 mark, with the price still down by nearly 8% on the weekly timeframe.

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Sales of Russia’s electric car Atom are set to start soon, with promises of prices lower than those offered by Chinese competitors.

The Russian-made EV has been under development and testing for quite a while, and the first preorders were accepted some three years ago.

Atom sales to begin in April, maker Kama says Official sales of the Russian electric vehicle (EV) Atom will formally begin in April, according to a representative of the company that builds it. Speaking to reporters and quoted by TASS, the Commercial Director of Kama, Alexander Kostylev, announced:

“We plan to open the sales season, officially in April.”

Purchases for individual buyers will be exclusively completed online, and the ordered cars will be delivered to their homes, the executive added. Test drives and service maintenance will be provided by the manufacturer’s partners in major cities across the vast country. The network will be expanded over time, Kostylev pointed out.

The first deliveries will be made to customers who placed preorders in the distant 2023, Kostylev emphasized. Car sharing platforms, taxi companies, and regional authorities will also be supplied to conduct pilot tests.

Russia’s attempt at “a Tesla,” but cheaper than Chinese models The locally produced Atom will be selling cheaper than Chinese offerings in Russia, unveiled the brand’s Director of Government Relations, Anatoly Kiyashko. Speaking to local media, he elaborated:

“We will announce the price to the public in February. For now, we can say that our car is cheaper than Chinese counterparts, but in its price range, it is certainly one of the mass-market luxury cars.”

According to Atom’s website, the Russian EV can be pre-ordered for 3.9 million rubles, or a little over $51,000 at current exchange rates. However, when the government-provided discount is applied, the price should drop to 3 million rubles (less than $40,000), as previously reported.

Kama to start Atom sales in April. Source: Atom Atom completes 800 km autonomous test drive The development of the Russian EV commenced in 2021, the news agency noted in its report, with the establishment of the company behind it in August of that year.

Atom’s first functional prototype was presented in Moscow in May of 2023, almost three years before the launch of its sales planned for this spring. On Friday, Kiyashko also revealed that the electric car had made a test run between the capital city and Kazan, mostly in autonomous mode:

“We had a test drive from Moscow to Kazan, and Atom completed 95% of the journey autonomously, meaning with the help of its driving assistants.”

The main city of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan is the hometown of the Kama startup, where Atom is being developed and assembled. The upcoming market launch of the Russian EV was first announced by Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov earlier this month.

Atom’s commercial premiere and successful trial followed in mid-January, when Russian President Vladimir Putin urged faster development of autonomous transportation.

Russia is lagging behind leaders in this niche, the head of state admitted, despite stating he was impressed by some of the driverless prototypes demonstrated ahead of a meeting on the matter.

The Russian Federation should rapidly transition from testing to large-scale introduction of autonomous systems, the master of the Kremlin insisted in his address to participants in the discussion. Russia has until now made fewer than 100 self-driving trucks but intends to bump output to almost 1,000 units by the end of 2028, as reported by Cryptopolitan.

Putin made it clear he is convinced his nation will find its place in the global market for this type of vehicle, once it scales up production and exports.

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The next inflection point in AI agents isn't coming from frontier labs. It's coming from infrastructure, specifically, the primitives that let agents find each other, verify identity, and communicate directly.

Moltbook, a social network billing itself as “built exclusively for AI agents… Humans welcome to observe,” now hosts discussions about agent relay protocols that enable discovery and direct messaging between autonomous systems.

The shift from agents as isolated tools to agents as networked participants creates a new category of risk that existing security models weren't designed to handle.

This isn't theoretical. Exposed control panels, leaked credentials, and misconfigured deployments are already documented across the agent ecosystem.

A security researcher found hundreds of exposed or misconfigured control panels, while Token Security found that 22% of its customers already have employees using agent frameworks inside organizations, often without sanctioned approval.

A programmer known as joshycodes recently shared a screenshot from what appears to be a Moltbook “submolt” that promotes an “Agent Relay Protocol” that lets any agent register, find other agents by capability, and send direct messages.

A Moltbook post announces Agent Relay Protocol, enabling agents to register, discover other agents by capability, and send direct messages.Agents can already communicate with each other. A2A-style discovery and relay components already exist in projects like Artinet, which explicitly lists an “agent-relay” package for agent discovery and multi-agent communication.

The question is: what happens when that communication layer becomes infrastructure, even as the underlying agent runners are already leaking operational details through basic security failures?

From endpoint security to ecosystem epidemiologyTraditional security models treat agents as endpoints: harden the runtime, lock down credentials, and audit permissions.

That works when agents operate in isolation. It breaks when agents can discover peers, exchange configurations, and propagate “working recipes” through social channels.

If an agent can publicly post about successful tool integrations and send direct messages with implementation details, unsafe patterns don't just exploit individual instances, they also spread like memes.

The current generation of agent frameworks already holds ambient authority, making misconfigurations expensive. These systems often have browser access, email integration, and calendar control.

Pulumi's deployment guide for OpenClaw warns that default cloud configurations can expose SSH on port 22, as well as agent-facing ports 18789 and 18791, to the public internet.

Bitdefender notes that some exposed instances reportedly allowed unauthenticated command execution, and VentureBeat reports that commodity infostealers quickly added agent frameworks to their target lists, with one firm logging 7,922 attack attempts against a single instance.

Add a relay layer that enables agent-to-agent discovery and direct messaging, and you've created low-friction paths for prompt payload propagation, credential handling leakage, identity spoofing without cryptographic attestation, and faster exploit diffusion.

The attack surface shifts from “find vulnerable instances” to “teach one agent, watch it teach others.”

The agent internet stack shows identity, discovery, and messaging layers built atop execution and deployment layers already facing security failures like exposed ports and credential leaks.Current failure modes are boring (and that's the problem)The documented incidents so far aren't sophisticated. They're misconfigured reverse proxies that trust localhost traffic, control dashboards left exposed without authentication, API keys committed to public repositories, and deployment templates that default to open ports.

TechRadar reports that attackers have already exploited the hype by pushing a fake VS Code extension that carries a trojan, leveraging the brand halo to distribute malware before official distribution channels catch up.

These are operational failures that collide with systems capable of executing actions autonomously. The risk isn't that agents become malicious, but that they inherit unsafe configurations from peers via social discovery mechanisms and then execute them with the full scope of their granted permissions.

An agent that learns “here's how to bypass rate limits” or “use this API endpoint with these credentials” through a relay network doesn't need to understand exploitation. It just needs to follow instructions.

Agents are even setting up bounties for help to find exploits in other agents and offering Bitcoin as a reward. The agents identified BTC as their preferred payment method calling it “sound money,” and rejecting the idea of AI agent tokens.

Three paths forward over the next 90 daysThe first scenario assumes hardening wins.

Major toolchains ship safer defaults, security audit workflows become standard practice, and the count of publicly exposed instances drops. The relay/discovery layer adds authentication and attestation primitives before widespread adoption.

This is the base case if the ecosystem treats current incidents as wake-up calls.

The second scenario assumes exploitation accelerates.

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Exposed panels and open ports persist, and agent relays accelerate the spread of unsafe configurations and social-engineering templates. Expect second-order incidents: stolen API keys leading to billed usage spikes, compromised agents enabling lateral movement through organizations because these systems hold browser and email access.

In this scenario, agent-to-agent communication turns security from an endpoint problem into an ecosystem epidemiology problem.

The third scenario assumes a platform clampdown.

A high-profile incident triggers takedowns, warning banners, marketplace bans, and “official distribution only” norms. Agent relay protocols get relegated to authenticated, audited channels, and the open discovery layer never achieves default status.

90-day outcomeHardening winsExploitation acceleratesClampdownDefault behaviorSecure-by-default templates become the norm (closed ports, auth-on, least-privilege presets).Open-by-default persists (dashboards/ports exposed, weak reverse-proxy defaults).Marketplaces + platforms tighten distribution (warnings, removals, “official-only” channels).Discovery / DM layerRelay/DM ships with auth + audit logs; early attestation primitives appear.Open relays and “capability directories” spread with minimal identity verification.Relays pushed into authenticated, audited enterprise channels; public discovery throttled or gated.Most common incidentExposures decline; incidents skew toward isolated misconfigs caught quickly.Key theft → billed usage spikes; compromised agents → lateral movement via browser/email integrations.“Official-only installs” + takedowns; supply-chain attempts shift to signed-package bypasses.Leading indicators to watchPublic exposure counts trend down; “security audit” tooling usage rises; safer defaults land in docs/templates.More infostealer targeting mentions; more extension/typosquat scams; repeated “exposed panel” reports.Platform warning banners; marketplace bans; requirements for signed packages / verified publishers.Enterprise impactPolicies catch up; inventories mature; fewer unknown agents in prod.SOC noise increases; lateral-movement concern grows; emergency key rotation becomes routine.Procurement + compliance gatekeeping; developers slowed; “approved agent stack” lists emerge.What to do this weekInventory agents + connectors; close exposed panels; rotate keys; enforce least-privilege.Assume compromise where exposure exists; isolate hosts; revoke tokens; monitor billing + unusual tool calls.Enforce allowlists; require signed distributions; lock installs to approved repos; turn on audit logging everywhere.What changes for organizations right nowToken Security's finding that 22% of customers already have unsanctioned agent usage within their organizations indicates that shadow-agent sprawl is occurring before policy catches up.

The internet is acquiring a new class of citizens, consisting of agents with identity, reputation, and discovery primitives, and existing security architectures weren't designed for entities that can autonomously share operational knowledge through social channels.

The agent framework ship has sailed for most organizations, raising the question of whether to treat agent discovery and messaging layers as critical infrastructure that requires authentication, audit trails, and cryptographic attestation before deployment.

If agents can register, find peers by capability, and send direct messages without those safeguards, you've created a propagation network for whatever unsafe patterns emerge first.

Enterprises should monitor mentions of exposed control panels and updates to exposure counts, security advisories referencing the misconfiguration classes documented by Bitdefender and Pulumi, distribution abuse signals like fake extensions, and reports of attack attempts or infostealer targeting.

These are leading indicators of whether the ecosystem is converging on safer defaults or repeated incidents.

Real risk isn't superintelligenceThe current moment is about agents becoming networked enough to share operational patterns before security models adapt.

A relay-style approach to agent discovery and direct messaging, if widely adopted, would make agent ecosystems behave more like social networks with private channels. As a result, unsafe configurations could propagate socially across semi-autonomous systems rather than requiring manual distribution.

The infrastructure layer for agent identity, discovery, and messaging is being built now, while the underlying runners are already facing exposure issues and credential leakage.

Whether the ecosystem converges on safer defaults and audit workflows, or whether repeated incidents force platform clampdowns, the agent internet is moving from novelty to surface area.

Surface area is what attackers scale, and the protocols being built today will determine whether that scaling favors defenders or adversaries.

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Tether Nets Record Profit as US Debt Hoard Hits $141 BillionTether posted a record $10 billion profit in 2025, driven by aggressive issuance that pushed total USDT in circluation above $186 billion.The stablecoin giant has amassed over $141 billion in US Treasuries, positioning itself as a top-tier holder of American sovereign debt.However, facing exclusion under the newly passed US GENIUS Act and Europe's MiCA framework, the firm has strategically launched "USAT."Tether, the controversial but dominant backbone of the digital asset market, reported a staggering $10 billion net profit for 2025.

The results underscore a year of aggressive expansion, transforming the stablecoin issuer into one of the world’s largest private holders of US government debt.

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$50 Billion USDT Expansion Fuels Record ProfitsThe profit, which Tether claims emanated solely from its core stablecoin business, coincides with a massive $50 billion injection of liquidity into the crypto ecosystem.

Tether just released its quarterly attestation for Q4 2025.

Tether had a great year, surpassing 10B in profits.

USDT expanded throughout the year by 50 billion, because global demand for dollars is increasingly moving outside traditional banking rails, particularly in regions… https://t.co/RMkIvQC9uY

— Paolo Ardoino 🤖 (@paoloardoino) January 30, 2026 This issuance pushed the total USDT in circulation above $186 billion. It is the second-largest annual expansion in the company’s decade-long history.

“USDT expanded throughout the year by 50 billion, because global demand for dollars is increasingly moving outside traditional banking rails, particularly in regions where financial systems are slow, fragmented, or inaccessible. USDT, with its network effect and parabolic growth, has become the most widely adopted monetary social network in the history of humanity.” Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said.

While Tether maintains a $20 billion venture portfolio across sectors such as AI and biotech, those high-risk bets were not the drivers of this year’s windfall. Instead, the profit was a byproduct of the “higher-for-longer” interest rate environment.

Meanwhile, Tether’s balance sheet now rivals major sovereign nations. The firm’s total reserve assets climbed to a record $193 billion, supported by a massive $141 billion exposure to US Treasuries (both direct and indirect).

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This $141 billion figure places Tether among the top global creditors to the US government, a reality that has drawn both investor admiration and scrutiny from Washington.

This growth comes with increased systemic risk as the company still lacks an audit from a “Big Four” accounting firm.

Consequently, critics continue to question the true liquidity of its $17.4 billion in gold and $8.4 billion in Bitcoin holdings during a market crunch. Nonetheless, the firm maintains that it still has over $6.3 billion in excess reserves.

Tether’s Regulatory HurdlesThe financial triumph is currently being shadowed by a widening regulatory rift. In Europe, USDT continues to operate without a license under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework.

More critically, the passing of the GENIUS Act in the United States has rendered USDT “unqualified” for domestic use.

In a defensive maneuver to protect its American interests, Tether has launched USAT. This is a separate onshore asset specifically designed to comply with US federal mandates.

This bifurcated strategy—using USDT for global “shadow banking” and USAT for regulated U.S. commerce—marks a pivotal transition in Tether’s attempt to achieve “too big to fail” status.

Despite these hurdles, USDT maintains a 60.5% market share. For now, Tether remains the undisputed leader in liquidity, even as global regulatory walls begin to close in.

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Jupiter Exchange is facing community criticism after urging users to submit their seed phrases to the Jupiter wallet to claim ASR rewards for Q4 staking activities.

Jupiter, a Solana-based decentralized crypto exchange aggregator, has shocked the community by raising security concerns about wallet seed phrases. The DEX launched its ASR rewards for Q4 stakers, requiring users to export their seed phrases into the Jupiter wallet to claim rewards on mobile and desktop. The requirement has sparked widespread concern as community members push back against the rule, citing serious safety issues with submitting seed phrases.

Jupiter Exchange raises safety wallet concerns for Web3 users 🚨New: Community backlash has emerged after @JupiterExchange launched its ASR rewards for Q4 stakers, requiring users to import their seed phrase into the Jupiter wallet to claim via mobile or desktop. Some users said forcing seed phrase exports for small rewards is unsafe,… pic.twitter.com/owxTFG2xOm

— SolanaFloor (@SolanaFloor) January 31, 2026

Jupiter defended the requirement, stating that the measure is necessary to ensure fair distribution of rewards and prevent manipulation. However, discussions centered on the potential for exploits and the burden on users and long-term holders, who are likely to lose everything if malicious actors gain access to their accounts. According to Solana Floor, the decentralized exchange responded to the criticism, saying it will roll out an alternative method in the coming few weeks that will allow users to claim their ASR rewards from other wallets.

Jupiter has hosted an annual airdrop event, Jupuary, every January since 2024, as part of its in-house efforts to attract new users and retain existing ones. In 2024, the decentralized exchange distributed 1 billion JUP tokens, worth over $1 billion, to over 1 million crypto wallets. In 2025, the exchange hosted its second airdrop event, distributing 700 million tokens to loyal users and stakers. 

This year, the ecosystem planned an initial distribution of 200 million JUP tokens, with 170 million allocated to fee-paying users and 30 million to stakers. The DEX had also announced it would set aside 200 million JUP tokens as a bonus pool for holding and staking the airdrop throughout 2026. 

The move was intended to incentivize more community members to hold as many tokens as possible and to discourage selling pressure that typically follows an airdrop event. The exchange had also announced it had set aside 300 million JUP tokens for Jupnet incentives. The total token distribution event for the January 2026 ASR rewards amounted to 700 million tokens. The exchange had also announced that JUP stakers will be rewarded based on their time-weighted stake and emphasized that the eligibility window for fee-paying customers ended in January 2026.

Jupiter revises the token airdrop supply from 700M to 200M tokens However, in November 2025, Cryptopolitan reported that Jupiter revised its Jupuary airdrop downwards, citing dilution concerns. The decision was reached through a vote by community members after what happened during the previous Jupuary event in 2025. 

The January 2025 event saw the ecosystem distribute JUP tokens to everyone, including new community members who had no intentions of being part of the community and its ecosystem in the long run. As a result, many of these new participants sold the token, causing JUP’s price to crash significantly.

The new revision reserved 200 million tokens out of the planned 700 million for the January 2026 Jupuary event. The publication also noted that the airdrop’s eligibility will change in accordance with the project’s DAO. The new revision will allocate 25 million JUP tokens to staking participants, with the remaining 175 million reserved for users performing fee-paying activities in the Jupiter ecosystem.

According to data from CoinMarketCap, Jupiter’s native crypto asset JUP ranks 74th among the largest cryptocurrencies, with a market capitalization of $648 million and a 24-hour trading volume of $57.22 million. The crypto asset is trading at $0.1994, down 90.24% since its all-time high of $2.04 achieved 2 years ago. 

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Activity on major altcoin networks, namely Solana and Ethereum, saw major milestones in January. Daily active addresses on Solana consistently topped 5 million in the second half of the month.

Ethereum overtook major layer 2s in December in terms of daily active addresses after major upgrades to the network. In January, the network marked a 25% increase in daily active addresses amid efforts from developers to “future proof” Ethereum.

Seven Bitcoin (BTC) miners in the US are in a critical storm zone and may need to temporarily scale back their mining activities as a winter storm rocked power grids and left thousands without electricity.

Geopolitical concerns, namely US President Donald Trump’s supposed aspirations to acquire Greenland, have global investors wary. Bitcoin’s price fell nearly 10% from a monthly high of $97,000.

Here’s January by the numbers:

Active Solana addresses increase nearly 115% amid token launch frenzyThe Solana network saw a monthly spike of 115% in active daily addresses as of Jan. 28. The total number of such addresses regularly topped 5 million, according to data from Nansen.

Data collected Jan. 28.The surge is the result of a renewed spree in memecoin minting following the launch of Anthropic’s Claude Cowork, an AI agent that can control a user’s desktop. This allowed developers using Solana-based token launchpad Bags to turn token launches into overdrive.

Fees on the platform spiked to $4.5 million on Jan. 16. For context, from September to December last year, daily fees rarely passed five digits and, sometimes, were as low as several hundred dollars.

Over the same period, the number of tokens that “graduated,” or launched, from Bags overtook the other popular Solana token launch platform Pump.fun.

Active Ethereum addresses increase 25%Activity on the Ethereum network has also seen a significant uptick. At the end of December, it overtook prominent L2s Base and Arbitrum in terms of daily active addresses. In January, the same metric increased 25%.

Data collected Jan. 28.The increase in activity follows some important upgrades to the network, which have increased blob sizes and therefore lowered fees. On Jan. 29, average fees on Ethereum were less than $0.01.

These upgrades were part of an effort to finalize work on Ethereum. On Jan. 12, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that Ethereum should ultimately pass a “walkaway test.” He said the true test of Ethereum would be for it to keep functioning and fulfilling the needs of users without the presence of developers actively changing and monitoring the network.

Seven US Bitcoin miners face curtailment during winter stormSeven Bitcoin mining operations in the United States may curtail operations as winter storms put stress on the American power grid in the Southeast and South Central regions.

According to data from Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, mining locations operated by Riot, Core Scientific, CleanSpark and Bitdeer “are structurally set up to act as flexible loads via utility demand response programs.”

“We do not yet have confirmation of real time curtailments for this storm, but the model has already proven its value when conditions tighten.”

The storm, which has also affected the Midwest and Northeast, has seen cancelled flights, dangerous travel conditions and power outages and has killed at least 20 people as of Jan. 27.

Southern states, which are generally unaccustomed to snow and lack the critical infrastructure to contend with wintry conditions, were hit hardest. As of Jan. 28, some 400,000 people were without power in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

Many Bitcoin miners have set up in locations where they can stabilize grid prices, buying power cheaply when there is little to no demand and temporarily switching off during stress periods.

Four in 10 merchants in US accept crypto: PayPal reportCrypto is getting more popular for payments, according to major payments processor PayPal. Four in 10 merchants in the US now accept crypto, the company said in a January report. PayPal’s survey found that crypto offers faster transaction speeds and more privacy and attracts crypto-savvy customers.

PayPal vice president and general manager May Zabaneh said, “What we’re seeing both in this data and in conversations with our customers is that crypto payments are moving beyond experimentation and into everyday commerce.”

Some 84% of the same merchants believe that crypto payments will become mainstream in the next five years.

Bitcoin’s price static amid Greenland fiascoBitcoin’s price saw a brief climb toward $100,000 in the middle of this month before falling back down to $87,000. The more than 10% decrease came amid discussions over what could happen to Greenland, itself an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Data collected Jan. 28.Trump claimed that the US needs to control Greenland for security purposes and to counteract Chinese and Russian ambitions in the Arctic. This is despite the fact Denmark and the US are part of NATO, an organization created to counteract the very same ambitions.

While tempers have cooled, the fact that Bitcoin, along with global markets generally, was affected by the saber-rattling, shows that BTC is a risk-on asset.

Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at investing and trading platform IG, said, “Cryptocurrencies offered no haven from the wave of selling that washed over global markets in response to Trump’s threat.”

Trump’s mercurial foreign policy, including punitive, unilateral tariffs and ramping up aggressive rhetoric with former allies, put a damper on Bitcoin’s price, according to some analysts.

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Dogecoin consolidates at $0.11 support after rejection from $0.12 resistance. Technical analysis reveals a potential swing failure pattern as price holds above key swing low with limited downside follow-through.

Newton Gitonga2 min read

31 January 2026, 12:04 PM

Dogecoin has entered a phase of consolidation after declining from its recent rejection at $0.12 resistance. The cryptocurrency lost key market structure levels during the pullback, including the point of control and value area low. Price has now reached the $0.11 swing low, where early signs of demand are emerging.

The current price action suggests a potential swing failure pattern may be developing. This technical setup occurs when the price briefly breaks below a key support level but fails to maintain acceptance. Instead of continuing lower, the asset reclaims the broken level on a closing basis. Such patterns often indicate that sell-side liquidity has been absorbed rather than marking the start of a sustained downtrend.

Wicks below the $0.11 level show that stop losses were triggered. However, the lack of follow-through selling pressure indicates larger market participants may be accumulating positions. Dogecoin has closed above this swing low multiple times, preventing a breakdown in market structure.

Technical Breakdown and Volume AnalysisThe rejection from $0.12 marked a clear shift in short-term momentum. Traders who entered positions at higher levels were forced to exit as support zones failed. This accelerated the decline toward $0.11, where historical demand has previously emerged.

Volume patterns during the decline show typical characteristics of a liquidation move. Sellers dominated as the price broke through intermediate support levels. The current consolidation at $0.11 shows reduced selling pressure compared to the initial breakdown.

For the swing failure pattern to be confirmed, Dogecoin needs to demonstrate sustained acceptance above $0.11. Expanding bullish volume would strengthen the case for a relief bounce. Without this confirmation, the pattern remains speculative rather than actionable.

Resistance Levels and Structural ConcernsEven if Dogecoin bounces from its current levels, the path higher faces significant obstacles. The $0.12 resistance zone remains the primary target for any recovery. This level has capped multiple upside attempts and represents a concentration of supply.

A sustained break above $0.12 would improve the technical outlook materially. Until that occurs, rallies should be treated as corrective moves within a broader trading range. The cryptocurrency has not established higher highs or reclaimed value area levels that would suggest improving market structure.

The point of control, which Dogecoin lost during the recent decline, sits between the current price and the $0.12 resistance. At the time of writing, Dogecoin trades at around $0.1143, down 0.27% in the last 24 hours.

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Ken Griffin, a very successful hedge fund manager, bought stock in Palantir and Robinhood in the third quarter.

Billionaire Ken Griffin runs Citadel Advisors, the most profitable hedge fund in history as measured by net gains, according to LCH Investments. He purchased shares of two hot artificial intelligence (AI) stocks in the third quarter.

Citadel bought 388,000 shares of Palantir Technologies (PLTR 3.52%), a stock that has advanced 2,200% since January 2023. Citadel bought 128,100 shares of Robinhood Markets (HOOD 1.74%), a stock that has advanced 1,100% since January 2023. Importantly, while both positions are small, investors can still learn an important lesson: Stocks that have appreciated significantly in the past can still make smart investments in the present. Read on to learn more about Palantir and Robinhood.

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1. Palantir Technologies Palantir provides analytics software to commercial enterprises and government agencies. Its core products, Gotham and Foundry, integrate data and machine learning models into a decisioning framework called an ontology. It also provides an adjacent artificial intelligence (AI) platform that lets clients build generative AI into applications and business processes.

Morgan Stanley analysts says Palantir is emerging as the standard in enterprise AI. Indeed, Forrester Research recently ranked the company as a leader in AI decisioning platforms, and the International Data Corp. (IDC) recognized its leadership in AI-enabled source-to-pay software, a technology that helps enterprises optimize supply chain management.

Palantir reported strong third-quarter financial results that beat estimates on the top and bottom lines. Revenue increased 63% to $1.1 billion, the ninth straight acceleration, and non-GAAP (adjusted) net income increased 110% to $0.21 per diluted share. Management also raised its full-year guidance, such that revenue is projected to increase 53% in 2025.

However, Palantir trades at an absurdly expensive valuation of 96 times sales. While down from its peak of 137 times sales in August 2025, the current price-to-sales ratio still makes Palantir the most expensive stock in the S&P 500 by nearly threefold. AppLovin is second at 33 times sales. That means Palantir could decline 65% and still be the most expensive stock in the index.

Here is the big picture: Palantir is an excellent company with compelling growth prospects. Spending on AI platforms is projected to increase at 38% annually through 2033, per Grand View Research. But the risk-reward profile is heavily skewed toward risk because the current valuation is unsustainable. Investors should limit their exposure to this stock.

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2. Robinhood Markets Robinhood runs an online trading platform designed for younger investors. With 19 million accounts funded by millennials and Gen Z, nearly twice as many as the next closest competitor, the company is particularly well positioned to benefit as members of those generations inherit more than $120 trillion in assets from baby boomers in the next few decades.

It has been called the greatest wealth transfer in history, and its impact is already evident to some extent. While Robinhood remains a small player in the brokerage market, it is gaining share across equities, fixed income, options, and margin trading. Furthermore, its recent entrance into the prediction markets has been wildly successful, with Robinhood grabbing about 30% market share in little over a year.

Robinhood is also leaning into artificial intelligence with Cortex, a conversational assistant that helps investors make sense of financial markets. It uses generative AI to summarize breaking news, analyst reports, and technical information. Robinhood recently introduced more personalized insights that connect real-time data to users' portfolios. Cortex is only available to Gold subscribers, who pay either $5 per month or $50 per year.

Robinhood reported strong third-quarter financial results, as funded accounts, platform assets, and net deposits reached record highs. Revenue doubled to $1.2 billion and GAAP net income more than tripled to $0.61 per diluted share. "Prediction markets are really on fire," said CEO Vladimir Tenev, mentioning that trading volume has doubled in every quarter since the company added the feature in late 2024.

Here is the big picture: Robinhood provides access to a broad range of trading products through a mobile-first platform engineered to engage younger users. As millennials and Gen Z mature, Robinhood is likely to gain market share in brokerage services. And shares look attractive at 42 times earnings when Wall Street expects earnings to increase at 22% annually over the next three years.

The agentic AI market is projected to increase nearly 10 times by 2030.

Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is poised to continue in 2026 as more companies move from experimentation to deployment.

One of the big opportunities is growth in agentic AI, where AI models can take a single prompt from a user and complete a series of tasks, such as downloading software and filling out forms. Grand View Research estimates that global enterprise agentic AI could grow from $2.6 billion in 2024 to over $24 billion by 2030.

Here are two stocks to buy today that are building the core platforms and infrastructure to unlock this opportunity.

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1. UiPath AI agents promise to significantly increase productivity and office workflows, which is why enterprise demand should accelerate in the next few years. UiPath (PATH 4.98%) is one of the top stocks that could deliver substantial returns for investors.

UiPath's platform combines agents and data to seamlessly integrate into a company's operations. Hundreds of companies are using UiPath's Maestro to build agents, positioning it as a market leader. UiPath has been investing in tools to help businesses automate processes since its founding, giving it an early lead on competitors.

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There's one particular reason to buy the stock now. The company is starting to turn a profit after years of reporting losses.

In the third quarter, it reported an operating profit of $13 million, up from a loss of $43 million in the year-ago quarter. As unprofitable companies start turning a profit, it can lead to a rerating in the stock's valuation on Wall Street.

The stock trades at just over 5 times trailing revenue, but it's already down 83% from its previous highs. With analysts projecting earnings growth at an annualized rate of 26% over the coming years, the stock offers excellent return prospects at these discounted prices.

2. Alphabet (Google) UiPath is the orchestration layer of agentic AI, but Alphabet (GOOGL 0.05%) (GOOG 0.04%) runs the infrastructure (chips, models, and data centers) that makes it all work. The foundation of Google's opportunity in this burgeoning market is Gemini.

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Google Gemini is one of the most widely used AI models, with more than 650 million monthly active users. UiPath offers all the major models on its platform, including Google's. Broad adoption of Gemini for AI agents and other use cases is helping it process more than 7 billion units of data, or tokens, per minute across third-party applications.

Google is building agentic AI experiences across several industries, including travel and commerce. This will benefit Google's advertising revenue by leading to more ways for people to use Google Search. Enterprise adoption of agentic AI will also be a catalyst for Google Cloud's growth, which posted a 34% year-over-year increase in revenue in the third quarter.

With its profitable advertising engine across Search and YouTube, combined with explosive growth in the cloud, Alphabet is a relatively safe way to invest in the agentic AI market. Even after the stock's recent rise, it still trades at 30 times 2026 earnings estimates, which is fair for a company of this quality reporting double-digit revenue and earnings growth.

Benitec Biopharma: BB-301's Early OPMD Data And Cash Infusion Justify A Bullish Upgrade

There's no need to hurry in buying this biotech stock.

BioMarin Pharmaceutical's (BMRN 0.79%) website doesn't show any scheduled events on its calendar over the next month. However, that means nothing. The drugmaker will almost certainly report its 2025 full-year and fourth-quarter results in the coming weeks.

Last year, BioMarin provided its Q4 update on the third Wednesday in February. The company could choose the same day this year. If it does, investors may want to circle Feb. 18, 2026, on their calendars. But should you buy the biotech stock before then?

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Buy, buy, buy? One reason to consider buying BioMarin before its Q4 results are announced is that rare-disease drug Voxzogo is expected to have a strong quarter. CFO Brian Mueller said in the company's Q3 earnings call that Voxzogo revenue should "reach its highest level of the year" in Q4.

The primary concern for most investors when buying a stock before a quarterly earnings announcement is the possibility that the company will fall short of Wall Street's estimates. But BioMarin arguably lowered the chances of a negative surprise by raising the lower end of its 2025 revenue guidance to $3.15 billion, based in part on "expectations for the fourth quarter." The midpoint of the drugmaker's guidance range reflects double-digit year-over-year revenue growth.

Another reason to invest in BioMarin sooner rather than later isn't related to the Q4 update. The company has several potential catalysts on the way. For example, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set a PDUFA date of Feb. 28, 2026, for an approval decision on Palynziq in the treatment of adolescents ages 12 through 17 with phenylketonuria. European Union approval for this indication could also come in the first half of the year.

Additionally, BioMarin expects to announce results from two Phase 3 clinical studies in the first half of 2026. It also plans to file for full FDA approval of Voxzogo for the treatment of achondroplasia.

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The more crucial reason to wait on buying the stock, though, is the longer-term uncertainty surrounding Voxzogo. Mueller acknowledged this uncertainty during the Q3 earnings call, noting that BioMarin's more pessimistic outlook for 2027 reflects a scenario in which two competitors successfully launch rival therapies and capture significant market share over the next couple of years.

Final verdict I don't think investors need to rush to buy BioMarin stock before its Q4 update. The potential competition for Voxzogo is a legitimate concern. However, BioMarin's pending acquisition of Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD +0.14%) should boost growth. This biotech stock could be a potential turnaround play, but waiting on the sidelines for now isn't a bad idea.

The company checks many boxes of an excellent income investment.

Investing in dividend stocks and building passive income can reduce the stress caused by market volatility. With dividends, you no longer worry about bear markets, because the only thing that matters is whether the company can sustain its dividend payment.

This brings us to Coca-Cola (KO +1.88%), which has a long record of paying a growing dividend to shareholders. To determine whether it can maintain its payout, we'll look at the company's competitive advantages, dividend record, and potential risks.

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The mark of a lifetime dividend stock The best qualities to look for in dividend investing are a company that sells something affordable that people will continue to buy during a recession. It's also beneficial to look for strong brands with pricing power, and growth opportunities to sustain earnings and cash flow and increase the dividend over time.

Coca-Cola checks these boxes. It has maintained consistent growth in unit case volume over the last 10 years (the only decline was during the pandemic in 2020). Most of its 13% annualized organic revenue growth since 2015 has come from higher price/mix -- a sign that the company can raise prices without losing demand.

Coca-Cola benefits from geographic diversity. It sells in more than 200 countries, and it owns multiple brands that generate at least $1 billion in annual sales. Its high-margin revenue from manufacturing concentrate syrup allows Coca-Cola to generate healthy profits and free cash flow to support the dividend.

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The company's adjusted free cash flow grew 11% to nearly $11 billion in 2024. Analysts expect the company's adjusted free cash flow to reach $13.1 billion by 2027 on $52 billion of adjusted revenue.

Coca-Cola has increased its dividend for 63 consecutive years, making it a Dividend King, which is a company that has increased its payout consecutively for 50 years or more. In 2024, it paid 73% of adjusted free cash flow in dividends -- within its historical payout range -- and those payouts have been growing, although modestly.

The dividend has increased 50% over the last 10 years, 22% over the previous five years, and a modest 2.5% since 2024. The current $0.51 quarterly payment brings the dividend yield to an attractive 2.79% -- more than double the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.43%) average.

Growth, risks, and return expectations Coca-Cola's pricing power, global distribution, and focus on high-margin products should sustain its dividend growth. Its dividend record shows that the company has handled multiple economic recessions just fine.

The main risk to monitor is shifts in consumer preferences, especially for Coca-Cola's sugary beverages. The company has consistently reported growth in unit case volume, but if it ever shows negative sales volume trends, that could be problematic for future dividend increases.

Taking all this into account, this is a solid dividend stock to consider. With analysts projecting about 6% annualized earnings growth, investors shouldn't expect Coke stock to outperform the S&P 500, but it's a great fit for investors looking to boost their income.

The CEO of this global aluminum producer sold insider shares, and it came at a great time as the company is fresh off a triple-digit stock surge, and has major plans upcoming.

Jesse Gary, President and CEO of Century Aluminum Company (CENX 7.36%), sold 150,000 shares on Jan. 23, 2026, for approximately $7.2 million, according to an SEC Form 4 filing.

Transaction summaryMetricValueShares sold (indirect)150,000Transaction value~$7.2 millionPost-transaction shares (direct)277,227Post-transaction shares (indirect)292,580Post-transaction value (direct ownership)~$13.5 millionTransaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average purchase price ($48.19); post-transaction value based on Jan. 23, 2026 market close price.

Key questionsHow significant was this sale in relation to Jesse Gary's historic trading activity?
This 150,000-share sale is larger than Gary’s prior sell transactions, with the recent period median at 114,621 shares, and represents 20.84% of his total holdings at the time—a higher proportion than the prior median sell of 15.38% of holdings.How does the transaction value compare to the company's trading levels and recent performance?
The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $48.19, near the Jan. 23, 2026 close of $48.71, with Century Aluminum Company's stock up 186.35% year-over-year as of the transaction date, suggesting the sale occurred at historically elevated price levels. Company overviewMetricValueRevenue (TTM)$2.53 billionNet income (TTM)$80.80 millionEmployees2,971*1-year price change149.34%* 1-year price change calculated using Jan. 23, 2026 as the reference date.

Company snapshot Century Aluminum Company is a leading producer of various metals, including standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products. It operates in the United States and Iceland, and has a carbon anode facility in the Netherlands, as well as a bauxite mining and alumina refining business in Jamaica.

What this transaction means for investorsIt should be noted that in the filing, there’s mention of 314,611 direct shares disposed of nearly two weeks before the indirect sale of 150,000 shares. However, it wasn’t a sale but rather a transfer of shares from his direct holdings to his trust for estate-planning purposes.

On Jan. 26, Century Aluminum announced a landmark partnership with Emirates Global Aluminum, another global aluminum producer, to create the first aluminum smoldering plant in the U.S. in 47 years. With about 85% of the country’s aluminum imported, the plant will be important, and it’s estimated to add 1,000 jobs to the market.

There’s been a significant push by the latest U.S. administration to increase domestic aluminum production, as tariffs have made aluminum more costly. With a 40% stake in the smoldering plant construction, Century Aluminum will benefit greatly from the project, already coming off a red-hot year in share price gains. The company’s stock soared approximately 150% in 2025, and it comes as no surprise, as aluminum is one of the most in-demand metals in the world, let alone in the U.S., as it’s used for a plethora of consumer goods and industrial products.

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This ultra-high-yield dividend stock looks more attractive after the latest quarterly update.

It didn't take long for Verizon Communications (VZ +11.83%) to move past its embarrassing service outage two weeks ago. All it took was for the telecom giant to hit a home run with its 2025 full-year and fourth-quarter results.

Verizon's shares soared after the company provided its Q4 update on Friday morning. And if you love Verizon's forward dividend yield of 6.4%, you'll especially like what management had to say. Verizon just gave income investors three new reasons to be optimistic.

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1. Robust free cash flow growth When it comes to paying dividends, free cash flow is king. Verizon reported free cash flow of $20.1 billion in 2025, up from $19.8 billion in the previous year.

However, that wasn't the best news. Verizon's guidance projects the company's free cash flow will grow by at least 7% year over year on 2026 to $21.5 billion. If the telecom leader achieves this goal, it would be the highest free cash flow that Verizon has generated since 2020.

2. Accelerating earnings Many income investors rely on dividend payout ratios as the primary metric for evaluating the safety of a dividend. Verizon already enjoys a healthy payout ratio of 58%, but it's probably about to get even more attractive.

Dividend payout ratios are calculated by dividing the total dividends paid by earnings (either on an aggregate or per-share basis). The higher the earnings, the lower the payout ratio -- and the safer the dividend usually will be.

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Verizon projects adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of between $4.90 and $4.95 in 2026. This range reflects year-over-year growth of 4% to 5%. This growth also represents what the company called "a significant acceleration compared to recent historical performance."

3. An improving underlying business Generating robust free cash flow and increasing earnings is only possible when a company's underlying business is strong. Perhaps the best news for income investors is that Verizon's underlying business is improving noticeably.

CEO Dan Shulman said in the Q4 update, "Verizon is at a critical inflection point." He believes the company is at "the beginning of our turnaround." The numbers appear to back up his enthusiasm.

Verizon posted its highest quarterly postpaid phone net additions since 2019. Wireless services revenue rose 1.1% to $21 billion in Q4. Wireless equipment revenue jumped 9.1% year over year to $8.2 billion. The company further deleveraged its balance sheet, with net unsecured debt declining to $110.1 billion at the end of Q4 2025 from $113.7 billion at the end of the prior year period.

The closing of the acquisition of Frontier Communications on Jan. 20, 2026, is also a major positive milestone. Schulman called the finalization of the transaction "another pivotal step in our turnaround, significantly scaling our fiber footprint to over 30 million homes and businesses."

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - January 31, 2026) - Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces an investigation into PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) for potential violations of the federal securities laws.

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Why is PennyMac Being Investigated for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws?

PennyMac originates and services home mortgages. Recently, PennyMac increased its capacity to originate loans to better retain borrowers seeking to refinance their mortgages-a process known as "recapture" -as interest rates declined. During the relevant period, PennyMac touted the success of its recapture efforts, representing to investors that its recapture rates were improving.

BFA is investigating whether PennyMac misrepresented its ability to recapture customers refinancing their mortgages as interest rates declined.

Why did PennyMac's Stock Drop?

On January 29, 2026, PennyMac reported disappointing 4Q 2025 financial results. During PennyMac's earnings call held the same day, PennyMac senior management revealed that although PennyMac had increased its origination capacity to recapture more refinance business, many competitors had also added capacity, creating a highly competitive origination environment that constrained PennyMac's ability to take advantage of refinance opportunities. This news caused the price of PennyMac stock to decline more than 37%, from $140.70 per share at the close of trading on January 29, 2026, to as low as $93.50 per share on January 30, 2026.

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Ripple’s RLUSD stands out from most stablecoins by the way it is designed to operate inside financial markets. Rather than focusing on broad retail usage, its structure and early integrations point toward a role anchored in trading infrastructure, collateral frameworks, and regulated settlement flows. That distinction becomes clearer through recent updates shared on X by Ripple executive Jack McDonald and further expanded on by market commentator Richard, who examined how RLUSD functions as a cash instrument within real market systems.

Why RLUSD Stands Apart From Typical Stablecoins Many stablecoins focus on expanding circulation and boosting market capitalization, often with retail users as the primary audience. RLUSD follows a different structure. As McDonald highlighted, its priority is institutional readiness. A key part of this is monthly independent attestation, which involves third-party verification that RLUSD’s reserves fully back the supply in circulation.

For institutions, this is essential. Banks, brokers, and trading firms operate under strict compliance and risk rules. Without frequent, independent verification, a stablecoin cannot be treated as usable cash on a balance sheet. Attestations allow RLUSD to be held, transferred, and settled without triggering regulatory or accounting concerns.

This foundation explains why RLUSD has been accepted as core collateral on LMAX’s global trading marketplace. Collateral is what traders post to open and maintain positions. To qualify, an asset must reliably hold value throughout the trading day, move quickly between margin and settlement accounts, and remain dependable during volatile conditions. It must also support rehypothecation, meaning it can be reused across multiple transactions. RLUSD meets these standards.

The same logic applies to decentralized finance. McDonald noted that real-world asset deposits on Aave increased by roughly $400 million over a recent quarter, with RLUSD driving most of that growth. In this context, RLUSD acts as the stable cash component that allows tokenized assets to function smoothly. Institutions need a unit of account that regulators accept and internal systems can recognize, and RLUSD is designed to serve that role.

What RLUSD’s Velocity And Market Access Reveal RLUSD’s availability on Binance, Ethereum trading pairs, and OSL reflects a focus on broad access rather than volume chasing. The objective is to ensure RLUSD can appear wherever liquidity already exists. Upcoming XRPL support on Binance further expands that flexibility.

Richard also pointed to RLUSD’s high transaction velocity, meaning the same units are moving frequently rather than sitting idle. Velocity is an early signal of real use, especially for settlement and collateral movement. Market capitalization often follows once these functions scale.

This framing clarifies RLUSD’s true target. It is aimed at replacing inefficient structures such as prefunded accounts, trapped collateral, and cross-border balances. Within this model, XRP serves as the bridge asset, compliance leads strategy, and collateral acceptance comes before visibility.

In essence, RLUSD’s purpose is to quietly improve how capital moves and settles across markets. That functional focus is what makes it fundamentally different.

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Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, reported more than $10 billion in net profit for 2025, highlighting another blockbuster year for the crypto heavyweight. The figures were disclosed in the company’s latest annual attestation released by independent accounting firm BDO, reinforcing Tether’s position as one of the most profitable players in the digital asset industry.

While profits dipped slightly from the $13 billion recorded in 2024, 2025 still ranked among Tether’s strongest years, driven by disciplined reserve management and sustained demand for USDT across global markets.

One of the standout developments in 2025 was Tether’s aggressive issuance activity. The company added more than $50 billion worth of new USDT to circulation, marking its second-largest annual issuance on record. As a result, total USDT supply climbed to an all-time high of over $186 billion.

To back this growing supply, Tether now holds approximately $193 billion in assets, giving it excess reserves of $6.3 billion. This buffer is designed to strengthen confidence in the stablecoin during periods of market stress and volatility.

Treasury Holdings Drive StabilityA major pillar of Tether’s reserve strategy continues to be U.S. Treasuries. The firm disclosed that roughly $122 billion of its reserves are invested in U.S. government debt, placing Tether among the largest holders of Treasuries globally.

Beyond bonds, Tether also holds around 140 tons of gold, which serves both as an inflation hedge and as backing for its gold-pegged stablecoin, XAUT. This diversified reserve mix has helped Tether maintain stability while generating consistent returns in a high-interest-rate environment.

Expanding Beyond StablecoinsTether’s profits have also fueled expansion into new sectors. Under CEO Paolo Ardoino, the company has increased investments in bitcoin mining, peer-to-peer communication platforms, and decentralized artificial intelligence initiatives. These moves signal Tether’s ambition to evolve beyond stablecoin issuance into a broader digital infrastructure provider.

In a notable step toward regulatory and geographic diversification, Tether launched a U.S.-based subsidiary in 2025. Earlier this week, it officially rolled out USAT, a “Made in America” stablecoin aimed at serving the domestic market.

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FAQsCould Tether’s growing USDT supply impact the wider crypto market?

Yes. A larger USDT supply can increase liquidity for exchanges and DeFi platforms, but it may also amplify risks if confidence in Tether’s backing is ever questioned. Market participants often watch reserve ratios closely to assess stability.

How might Tether’s U.S. subsidiary and USAT stablecoin affect regulation?

Launching a U.S.-based subsidiary and USAT positions Tether to engage more directly with U.S. regulators. This could lead to stricter oversight but also sets a precedent for compliance in the stablecoin sector.

Who benefits from Tether’s reserve and diversification strategy?

Investors, traders, and institutions using USDT benefit from the firm’s high-quality assets like Treasuries and gold, which help maintain price stability and reduce risk during market volatility.

What could Tether’s expansion into AI and bitcoin mining mean for its business model?

Diversifying into AI and bitcoin mining may reduce reliance on stablecoin issuance alone. Over time, these ventures could create new revenue streams and strengthen Tether’s position as a broader digital infrastructure provider.

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Jupiter launches Solana ecosystem explorer, enhancing project data integration.Integration offers insights into financials, social metrics, user activity.Expected to unify data views for better project understanding. Jupiter has launched the Solana Ecosystem Explorer, integrating Solscan and DefiLlama data for a comprehensive view of Solana project metrics.

This launch enhances Solana’s infrastructure, offering unified data access and benefiting ecosystem stakeholders, though market impacts remain to be observed.

Solscan and DefiLlama Enhance Solana Data Integration Jupiter’s unveiling of the Solana ecosystem explorer marks a significant development, incorporating Solscan and DefiLlama. Users can access a unified view of financial details, social metrics, and user activity across projects. Centralized project data will likely streamline decision-making processes for both users and developers, presenting clear insights on project health. “Market responses are cautious yet optimistic, as the explorer consolidates data from different sources, offering users efficiently organized information,” notes an industry observer.

Did you know? The integration of Solscan into the ecosystem mirrors Solscan’s pivotal 2021 advent, embedding a vital resource for consolidated Solana data analysis within the industry. BingX offers exclusive rewards and top-tier security for new and high-volume crypto traders.

Solana (SOL), priced at $115.01, has a market cap of $65.13 billion, representing 2.33% market dominance. Trading volume stood at $5.38 billion, a 29.19% drop. Recent price movements include a 90-day decline of 38.59%, per CoinMarketCap. The circulating supply reaches 566.31 million, with no max supply currently defined.

Solana’s Market Dynamics and Historical Trends Did you know? The integration of Solscan into the ecosystem mirrors Solscan’s pivotal 2021 advent, embedding a vital resource for consolidated Solana data analysis within the industry.

Insights from the Coincu research team suggest the explorer might enhance transparency and decision-making in Solana’s community. Notably, historical trends indicate a transformative influence on decentralized project engagements, emphasizing the explorer’s potential to significantly reshape user interactions within the ecosystem, according to discussions on leading tokens within Solana’s environment, available on Ledger’s Academy.

Solana(SOL), daily chart, screenshot on CoinMarketCap at 08:39 UTC on January 31, 2026. Source: CoinMarketCap Insights from the Coincu research team suggest the explorer might enhance transparency and decision-making in Solana’s community. Notably, historical trends indicate a transformative influence on decentralized project engagements, emphasizing the explorer’s potential to significantly reshape user interactions within the ecosystem, according to discussions on leading tokens within Solana’s environment, available on Ledger’s Academy.

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In recent cycles, “liquidity” has emerged as a key driver not only of asset prices but also of investor sentiment. In this context, U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pick a new Fed Chair is a guaranteed market catalyst.

Or at least according to President Trump himself, it’s a clear market catalyst. He’s been pushing for more rate cuts, insisting they’d come “without any pressure,” directly feeding the broader liquidity narrative.

But the question is: Is that enough to reverse Bitcoin’s [BTC] recent FUD?

 Trump’s Fed pick faces the reality check From an economic standpoint, there’s more to rate cuts than just liquidity.

At a fundamental level, they signal a slowing economy, driven by cooling consumer spending, rising unemployment, and weaker-than-expected macro data, forcing the Federal Reserve to ease policy to support growth.

Historically, Bitcoin has tended to rally during such easing cycles. In this context, BTC slipping back to a two-month low near $80k fits squarely into the narrative of President Trump’s push for more rate cuts.

Source: TradingEconomics

However, the hard data continues to challenge this narrative. 

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December Producer Price Index (PPI) came in at 3%, above the expected 2.7%, signaling that inflationary pressures remain elevated, leaving the path for easing uncertain.

Naturally, the question arises: Is President Trump’s Fed Chair pick truly a catalyst for Bitcoin, or does it risk eroding already fragile confidence in his “crypto capital” vision as market skepticism continues to build?

Bitcoin struggles as volatility overrides the narrative Volatility remains the dominant force in the crypto market.

Notably, that dynamic has been especially visible over the past fifteen months of President Trump’s presidency. While regulatory signals have helped legitimize Bitcoin among investors, they’ve done little to dampen volatility.

Rand’s chart puts this into perspective. Roughly two years into Trump’s presidency, most major high-cap crypto assets saw double-digit pullbacks, with Aptos [APT] suffering the steepest decline, down 82.3%.

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From here, it looks like the market isn’t buying into the “crypto capital” narrative. For Bitcoin, that shows up on-chain, with cohorts capitulating and moving BTC to exchanges, despite ongoing hopes for rate cuts.

Hence, the gap between theory and reality is only widening.

On paper, regulatory frameworks are reinforcing Bitcoin’s “hedge” status. However, in practice, macro volatility continues to shake the market, weakening confidence and blunting the impact of rate cuts on Bitcoin.

Final Thoughts While President Trump promotes his new Fed Chair as a catalyst for Bitcoin, elevated inflation and weak macro data cast doubt on whether rate cuts can reverse recent BTC FUD. Despite regulatory progress, on-chain metrics show macro volatility continues to dominate, highlighting the widening gap between theory and market behavior.

Ritika Gupta is a Financial Journalist and Geopolitical Analyst at AMBCrypto, specializing in the critical intersection of world politics, economic policy, and the cryptocurrency markets. Her analysis is informed by her distinguished background, which includes professional experience at major news network. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Psychology from Gargi College, University of Delhi. This academic training provides her with a sophisticated framework for dissecting complex issues such as international regulations, government fiscal policies, and the geopolitical forces that directly influence asset valuations. At AMBCrypto, Ritika applies this expert lens to synthesize macroeconomic data and political developments, offering readers a deeper context for market movements. She excels at explaining not just what is happening in the market, but why it is happening. Her work is dedicated to providing strategic insights that empower readers to understand the complex relationship between global events and their digital assets.

What only months ago looked like a clear runway for Bitcoin to consolidate new all-time highs has evolved into an environment dominated by caution, deleveraging, and institutional retreat. Over recent weeks, crypto investment products have experienced sustained capital flight, culminating in one of the most aggressive drawdowns of the current cycle. In a single week, net outflows reached $1.73 billion, while U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $817 million in redemptions as Bitcoin plunged to a nine-month low near $81,300.

This synchronized exit is not accidental. It reflects a macro-driven repricing of risk fueled by U.S. political instability, Federal Reserve regime change, and tightening liquidity expectations.

Geopolitical Shock and the Risk-Off Reflex The first catalyst came from geopolitics. Escalating rhetoric around trade policy, renewed diplomatic frictions, and growing uncertainty surrounding U.S. foreign relations injected a sharp volatility premium into global markets. Bitcoin, which had been trading in a well-defined accumulation structure, failed to absorb the shock.

Instead of confirming a bullish continuation, price action reversed decisively—a clear signal that institutional participants were unwilling to add exposure amid deteriorating macro conditions. Historically, Bitcoin performs best in environments of geopolitical stability and expanding liquidity. When uncertainty spikes abruptly, capital rotates toward defensive assets such as the U.S. dollar, short-term Treasuries, and gold.

Government Shutdown Risk and Policy Paralysis Compounding this backdrop is the rising probability of a U.S. government shutdown in late January 2026, currently priced near 80% in prediction markets. Beyond political theater, a shutdown represents a material macro risk for digital assets.

A funding impasse would likely delay the release of key economic data—including CPI and Non-Farm Payrolls—creating a data vacuum that historically amplifies volatility across risk markets. For crypto, where leverage and reflexive sentiment dominate short-term price action, this uncertainty increases the probability of sharp, liquidity-driven sell-offs rather than orderly trends.

Regulatory stagnation further weighs on sentiment. Delays to the Digital Asset Market Structure Bill and a slowdown in ETF-related approvals reduce visibility for institutional allocators, reinforcing capital preservation behavior.

ETF Capitulation Signals Institutional Deleveraging The clearest evidence of institutional retreat has come from the ETF complex. On a single trading day, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $817 million in net outflows, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $317.8 million in redemptions—a figure exceeding the combined outflows of Fidelity’s FBTC ($168M) and Grayscale’s GBTC ($119M).

These flows are critical because ETF activity reflects balance-sheet management and arbitrage positioning, not retail panic. Once Bitcoin broke below its multi-week trading range, systematic and rules-based selling accelerated, pushing prices to their lowest level since April 2025.

The Fed Regime Shift: Trump, Warsh, and Liquidity Repricing At the core of the sell-off lies a confirmed shift in Federal Reserve leadership expectations. President Donald Trump has officially announced his intention to nominate Kevin Warsh as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve, removing uncertainty about the direction of monetary governance.

While Warsh has publicly acknowledged Bitcoin as a potential long-term store of value, markets are not reacting to his views on crypto—but to his policy framework. Warsh has consistently advocated for a smaller Federal Reserve balance sheet, a stance that directly challenges one of Bitcoin’s most important tailwinds: excess liquidity.

Bitcoin and other digital assets have historically thrived during periods of balance sheet expansion and easy financial conditions. The confirmation of a Fed chair nominee associated with monetary normalization and balance sheet discipline has forced investors to reprice liquidity-dependent assets, strengthening the U.S. dollar and pressuring crypto valuations. Ethereum, for instance, has also slipped to a two-month low near $2,735.

Correlation Returns: Bitcoin Trades Like a Risk Asset Again Another critical development is Bitcoin’s renewed correlation with technology stocks. Weak 2026 guidance from major tech firms, including Microsoft, reinforced a global risk-off environment. Rather than acting as “digital gold,” Bitcoin once again traded as a high-beta risk asset, underperforming both equities and physical gold.

Structural Reset, Not Structural Failure From a market-structure perspective, current price action resembles a forced deleveraging and liquidity-clearing phase, not a breakdown of Bitcoin’s long-term thesis. Historical shutdown cycles and prior macro stress events suggest that Bitcoin often undergoes deep drawdowns followed by extended consolidation before resuming a directional trend.

For now, institutional capital is stepping aside, preserving liquidity, and waiting for macro clarity. Until U.S. fiscal risks ease and the new Fed regime’s policy trajectory becomes clearer, Bitcoin remains vulnerable—not because its fundamentals are broken, but because macro forces are firmly back in control.

Gold surged to a record $5,594 per ounce before plunging 10% in a sudden flash crash, erasing trillions in value and sparking bubble concerns. Analysts note that gold is benefiting from safe‑haven demand and central bank buying, while bitcoin has behaved more like a risk asset tied to political and equity market dynamics.