Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

Odaily Planet News: Hong Kong fintech group WeLab has announced the completion of a $220 million (over HKD 1.7 billion) strategic D-round financing, led by HSBC, with participation from Prudential Hong Kong, Fubon Bank (Hong Kong), Hong Kong Investment Management Company (HKIC), TOM Group, and Allia...

Odaily Planet News: According to data from msx.com, the U.S. stock market closed with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.17%, the S&P 500 down 0.06%, and the Nasdaq Composite down 0.06%. The cryptocurrency sector saw widespread gains, with COIN up 0.78%, MSTR up 1.64%, BTCS up 1.05%, SBET up 5....

According to Fstech, Hong Kong fintech group WeLab has announced the completion of a $220 million (over HKD 1.7 billion) Series D strategic financing round, led by HSBC, with participation from Prudential Hong Kong, Fubon Bank (Hong Kong), Hong Kong Investment Management Company (HKIC), TOM Group, a...

According to a January 17 PANews report citing Coindesk, crypto lending platform Nexo has signed a four-year sponsorship agreement with the Audi-Revolut F1 team, further expanding its sports partnerships just one month after reaching a collaboration with the Australian Open. According to insiders, t...

Artificial Intelligence is growing at a rapid pace, but data privacy remains a major hurdle. Organizations have enormous amounts of valuable information, yet they are reluctant to share it for AI training due to fears of leaks. This cautious approach slows development and blocks advanced tools from ...

According to a ChainCatcher report, the top White House crypto advisor stated that U.S. prosecutors have not liquidated the digital assets seized from the developers of Samourai Wallet. Previously, there were reports that Bitcoin might have been sold, which would violate an executive order signed by...

Odaily Planet Daily News: Two independent miners each mined a Bitcoin block this week, earning full block rewards worth approximately $300,000 each. One miner mined a block earlier Thursday, receiving 3.157 Bitcoin, including transaction fees. The other miner earned a reward worth about $295,000 ear...

According to a ChainCatcher report, Vitalik Buterin posted on social media stating that 2026 will be a pivotal year for Ethereum to reclaim lost ground in self-sovereignty and trustlessness. The plans include simplifying node operation through ZK-EVM and BAL technologies, launching Helios to verify ...

Vitalik Buterin posted on social media stating that 2026 will be a pivotal year for Ethereum to reclaim lost ground in self-sovereignty and trustlessness. The plans include simplifying node operation through ZK-EVM and BAL technologies, launching Helios to verify RPC data, implementing ORAM and PIR ...

Sei (SEI) and Curve Dao (CRV) have good technical structures, which may run 60%+ breakouts.The accumulation of Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL), Jupiter (JUP) and Stacks (STX) are stable which means that they are ready to rotate in the market.Wider altcoin energy may aid a capitalization change of 1 tril...

Odaily Planet News: Reporter Eleanor Terrett from Crypto In America posted on the X platform that, according to sources close to the Trump administration, if Coinbase does not return to the negotiating table to reach a profit-sharing agreement satisfactory to the banks and facilitate a final deal, t...

BlockBeats news: On January 17, cryptocurrency mining company Riot Platforms announced on Friday that it had paid $96 million for the acquisition of 200 acres of land in Rockdale, Texas, by selling approximately 1,080 bitcoins. The company also signed a data center lease and service agreement with s...

According to a January 17 PANews report citing SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern US time, January 16), the total net outflow from Solana spot ETFs was $2.22 million. On the same day, the Grayscale SOL ETF (GSOL) experienced a net outflow of $1.92 million, with a cumulative historical net inflow of...

CryptoTony targets $880 if XMR holds $665 support on 4H chart after 54% weekly surge.$797.73 ATH hit Jan 14 amid privacy boom, followed by 10.84% drop to $612 post-$282M hack revelation.Multi-year cup-and-handle breakout eyes $1,000; negative funding signals short squeeze potential.The ever-volatile...

According to ChainCatcher, a victim lost over $282 million worth of LTC and BTC due to a hardware wallet social engineering scam, as monitored by ZachXBT. Attackers began converting the stolen 2.05 million LTC and 1,459 BTC into Monero through multiple instant exchanges, causing an increase in the p...