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[PRESS RELEASE – George Town, British Virgin Islands, January 14th, 2026] Human Trader ProMint Claims Championship as AI Demonstrates Superior Risk Control Aster, the high-performance and privacy-focused on-chain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, has announced the final results of its “Human vs AI” live trading competition. Conducted over a two-week period under highly volatile […]

Senate efforts to rewrite U.S. crypto rules hit another snag after the Banking Committee delayed markup of the industry-shaping bill.

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is demanding criminal penalties for crypto scams, including one that have drained elderly New Yorkers' life savings.

TD Cowen cut its target but kept a buy rating, citing near-term modeling pressure from Strategy’s aggressive Bitcoin buying.

X says it has limited Grok image tools to paid users and has added safeguards after misuse prompted growing regulatory scrutiny.

The debate over DeFi and stablecoin reward provisions in the CLARITY Act is at risk of holding the bill back as banking and crypto stakeholders push competing agendas. US Senator Cynthia Lummis reportedly expects the US Senate Banking Committee to delay its hearing on crypto market structure legislation after Coinbase withdrew support for the bill. There were already some murmurs of a CLARITY Act Senate markup delay on Wednesday, which were heightened following an X post from Bloomberg reporter Steven Dennis on Wednesday night, stating: Lawmakers have been consulting with members of the banking and crypto industries over provisions of the CLARITY Act for several weeks. Read more

One trader went against the current trend of low chances for a strike tonight by placing the new $40,000 bet.

Coinbase's withdrawal of its support potentially derails market structure legislation, says an analyst, noting that it's bad for the crypto industry and good for the banks.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong raised four crucial points that he believes would make the legislation “materially worse” for the US crypto industry. Major US crypto exchange Coinbase says it has withdrawn its support for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with CEO Brian Armstrong arguing that it would cause far more harm than good to the crypto industry in its current form. “This version would be materially worse than the current status quo. We’d rather have no bill than a bad bill. Hopefully we can all get to a better draft,” Armstrong said in an X post on Wednesday. “After reviewing the Senate Banking draft text over the last 48hrs, Coinbase unfortunately can’t support the bill as written,” Armstrong said. Read more

Vlad Tenev argues AI will fuel a surge of new jobs, solo companies, and industries, not just cause displacement.

The Senate Banking Committee may delay its hearing on the crypto market structure bill, originally scheduled for Thursday, Senator Cynthia Lummis told Bloomberg.

A new draft of the Clarity Act in the United States could be a game-changer for XRP, potentially classifying it alongside Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as a non-security asset.This shift would mark a major regulatory win for XRP and strongly support a bullish XRP price prediction, as it clears the way for greater institutional […] The post XRP Price Prediction: New Crypto Bill Could Give XRP the Same Legal Status as Bitcoin – What Happens If It Passes? appeared first on Cryptonews.

A new report by Chainalysis finds that AI-enabled crypto scams are more efficient, profitable, and harder to stop.

Despite a fix from Sui core developers, the Sui Foundation has not provided details on what triggered the network outage. The layer-1 Sui blockchain is back online and “fully operational” after a six-hour network outage stalled transactions on the high-speed network. “Transactions are flowing normally. If you are still seeing issues, please refresh your app or browser window,” the Sui Foundation posted to X on Wednesday. The Sui Foundation confirmed the outage on Wednesday at 3:24pm UTC, informing its 1.1 million X followers that Sui core developers were actively working on a solution.  Read more

Bitcoin's breakout above $95,000 rejuvenated risk appetite, with one market strategist saying that the crypto rally has legs.

Last week, more than 25 members of the leading development team behind Zcash resigned, triggering a major shift in focus across the privacy coin space.As confidence in Zcash wavers, attention has quickly turned to alternatives with Dash emerging as a top contender.This shift in sentiment has sparked a surge in trading volumes, supporting a bullish […] The post DASH Price Prediction: Zcash Collapses as Developers Quit – Are Traders Fleeing Straight Into DASH? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Here's why SharpLink's plans for 2026 are so bullish for the short- and long-term Ethereum price prediction. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: SharpLink Activates Multi-Billion ETH Strategy – How Long Until ETH Hits a New All-Time High? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto is at a major crossroads. The unchecked speculation that fueled 2021′ bull market, and ultimately culminated in the collapse of FTX and hundreds of adjacent companies, exposed deep regulatory gaps. However, with the advent of a pro-crypto US administration, this year could be different. Of particular importance is whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange […] The post Best Crypto to Buy Now January 14 – XRP, PEPE, Internet Computer appeared first on Cryptonews.

OpenAI’s groundbreaking AI, ChatGPT, predicts ambitious end-of-year price targets for three of the largest cryptocurrencies, XRP, Ethereum, and Solana, offering a glimmer of hope for investors who expect big things from crypto this year.According to the AI model, the emergence of a full-scale bull market supported by US regulators could push these assets to new […] The post New ChatGPT Predicts the Price of XRP, Ethereum and Solana By the End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Fresh capital rotation and ecosystem upgrades are finally tackling Pi Network’s liquidity battle – Pi coin price predictions could be on the verge of a bullish flip. The post Pi Coin Price Prediction: Mainnet Tokens Just Unlocked – What Does This Mean for Holders? appeared first on Cryptonews.