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The search giant says displaying AI summaries constitutes lawful innovation, in its latest defense against year-long publisher lawsuits.

The roughly 1,000 job cuts in Reality Labs come as Meta reallocates resources from the metaverse to AI wearables and mobile products.

A single Bitcoin (BTC) miner collected a full block reward on Jan. 13, claiming 3.125 BTC plus fees worth close to $300,000 at current prices. The win wasn't split among thousands of pool participants. One address received the entire payout in an industry dominated by industrial-scale mining operations commanding exahashes of compute power. But solo […] The post How solo Bitcoin miners won 22 blocks in 12 months as another hit the jackpot this week appeared first on CryptoSlate.

IP and PEPE lead the charge on January 14.

PI is slightly up in the past 24 hours but not as impressive as other alts.

XRP continues to battle BNB in terms of market-cap positions.

Bitcoin prices have reached their highest point in 2026, sparking predictions of a return to six figures this month.

[PRESS RELEASE – Cayman Islands, British Overseas Territories, January 14th, 2026] Gate, a leading global digital asset trading platform, has further expanded its TradFi feature, broadening access to contracts for difference (CFD) covering traditional financial assets, including gold, foreign exchange, stock indices, commodities, and popular equities. This feature, available in Gate App, marks Gate’s expansion […]

Ethereum could narrow its performance gap with Bitcoin in 2026 as capital rotates and on-chain activity improves, Decrypt was told.

The groups urged Congress to extend crypto tax relief beyond stablecoins, warning the current approach would not simplify everyday payments.

The firm cited SEC filings showing the ex-director previously served as Vice Chairman of 10X, challenging claims of board independence.

Galaxy said that new Treasury authorities in a Senate draft could mark the largest surveillance expansion since 2001.

“We have never seen financial conflicts or corruption of this magnitude,” said Senator Elizabeth Warren on US President Donald Trump's links to World Liberty Financial. US Senator Elizabeth Warren is pressuring the country’s banking regulator to hold off on considering World Liberty Financial’s bid for a bank charter until US President Donald Trump divests his interest in the crypto platform.  In a letter on Tuesday, Warren asked Comptroller of the Currency, Jonathan Gould, to delay reviewing World Liberty’s application for a national trust bank until Trump “eliminates all financial conflicts of interest involving himself or his family and the company.” “We have never seen financial conflicts or corruption of this magnitude,” Warren said. “The United States Congress failed to address them when it passed the GENIUS Act into law—so it is incumbent for the Senate to address these real and serious conflicts of interest as it considers crypto market structure legislation.” Read more

An average of 327,000 wallets were created each day on average over the past week, likely pushed by a flurry of financial activity combined with recent network upgrades. A combination of protocol-level upgrades, stablecoin activity, and a shift in crypto sentiment has helped push Ether wallet creation to its highest levels in history.  Over the last week, an average of 327,000 new wallets have been created per day, with Sunday recording the highest number ever for a single day at over 393,000, Santiment analysts said in an X post on Tuesday. New wallets can signal that fresh users, developers, or institutions are entering the ecosystem. Read more

Bitcoin climbed above $96,000 for the first time since November, triggering over $500 million in liquidations as altcoins outperformed and traders rushed to cover bearish bets.

The 'Dark Enlightenment' pundit published a transcript he says shows how easily a chatbot can be steered into echoing a user’s ideology.

Ugandan officials claimed that they could also shut down the internet-free, encrypted messaging app last week, but haven't done so yet. Bitchat has become the most-downloaded app in Uganda as state officials confirmed that internet access has been cut off and will remain inaccessible during the presidential election, which starts on Thursday. It marks the third straight election in which Ugandan authorities have cut internet access, a move officials said is necessary to mitigate the spread of online misinformation. However, critics argue that shutting off the internet suppresses election-related information and can potentially manipulate the outcome. Read more

U.K. tabletop gaming company Games Workshop says AI-generated content will not be used in Warhammer design or creative processes.

Bitcoin’s rally drew fuel from short covering as steady inflation data and the start of earnings season reinforced trader expectations.

Standard Chartered has dubbed 2026 the “year of Ethereum” – Ethereum price predictions could outperform the leading cryptocurrency. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Banking Giant Standard Chartered Says ETH Will Beat Bitcoin – Can ETH Reach $100,000? appeared first on Cryptonews.