Author: James Wilson

The NFT market recorded $74.88 million in sales volume over the past week, plunging 38.25% from the previous period. Summary NFT weekly sales plunged 38% to $74.88M even as market participation rose. Ethereum led NFTs with $46.9M in sales despite a sharp weekly decline. Bitcoin NFTs collapsed 71% as broader crypto prices slid lower. NFT buyers climbed 29.75% to 242,824, while sellers jumped 32.02% to 217,181. Transaction volume increased 8.29% to 726,723. At the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) has plummeted to the $83,000 level, while Ethereum (ETH) has fallen below the $2,700 mark. The global crypto market cap now stands…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The debate over when AI will arrive on blockchains has been settled. It’s already here. In 2024 alone, bots accounted for around 90% of stablecoin transaction volume. And on networks like Gnosis Chain, AI agents now generate more than half of Safe smart account activity. Summary Crypto is becoming a machine economy — AI agents already dominate onchain activity, turning blockchains into infrastructure primarily used by autonomous systems rather than humans. AI widens the security arms race…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. With full ownership and no outside capital, Gurhan Kiziloz operates by a different set of rules than most billion-dollar founders. Summary Gurhan Kiziloz built Nexus International into a $1.2B-revenue business without dilution, retaining 100% ownership and control. A deliberate 7% profit dip in 2025 funded aggressive expansion into Spartans.com and BlockDAG, prioritizing long-term dominance over short-term margins. His position as a “sovereign founder” allows strategic moves, financial, operational, and infrastructural, that board-governed peers cannot match. The most expensive marketing…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. With full ownership and no outside capital, Gurhan Kiziloz operates by a different set of rules than most billion-dollar founders. Summary Gurhan Kiziloz built Nexus International into a $1.2B-revenue business without dilution, retaining 100% ownership and control. A deliberate 7% profit dip in 2025 funded aggressive expansion into Spartans.com and BlockDAG, prioritizing long-term dominance over short-term margins. His position as a “sovereign founder” allows strategic moves, financial, operational, and infrastructural, that board-governed peers cannot match. The most expensive marketing…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. As meme momentum cooled on Solana, traders began rotating profits into privacy-focused infrastructure, putting GhostWareOS and GHOST back on the radar. Summary GHOST surged roughly 300% from a local bottom in late January 2026 as traders took profits from meme tokens like PENGUIN and shifted into the Solana privacy narrative. On-chain trackers flagged wallets selling PENGUIN and accumulating GHOST, highlighting a classic rotation from high-volatility memes into utility-driven projects. The move reflects growing trader interest in privacy tooling on…

Dogecoin price remains trapped below key resistance inside a descending channel, and sustained weakness increases the risk of a downside move toward $0.09 support. Summary DOGE continues to trade within a higher-time-frame descending channel. Repeated failures at the channel midpoint signal persistent bearish weakness. $0.09 stands out as the next major downside support if selling continues. The current Dogecoin (DOGE) price continues to struggle beneath key resistance levels. After an extended period of consolidation, DOGE remains positioned within a higher-time-frame descending channel, a structure that typically favors downside continuation unless reclaimed decisively. Despite multiple attempts, price has failed to regain acceptance…

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.33 billion in net outflows during the week ending January 23 and had the second-largest weekly redemption on record. Summary Bitcoin ETFs saw $1.33B in outflows, the second-largest weekly redemption on record. Ethereum ETFs followed with $611M in withdrawals, led by BlackRock’s ETHA. Solana ETFs stayed positive with inflows, while XRP saw its first weekly outflow. The exodus reversed the previous week’s $1.42 billion inflow, as institutional investors reduced crypto exposure amid market volatility. Ethereum spot ETFs followed with $611.17 million in weekly outflows, led by BlackRock’s ETHA which posted $432 million in redemptions. XRP spot ETFs…

Rick Rieder, a senior BlackRock executive overseeing over $2.4 trillion in assets, has become the front-runner to become the next head of the Federal Reserve after impressing Donald Trump in his recent interview. Summary Rick Rieder has emerged as the front-runner for the Fed Chair position. His odds have jumped to over 50% on Polymarket and Kalshi. Rieder has supported having Bitcoin in portfolios. A Polymarket poll places his odds at 51, much higher than Kevin Warsh’s 31% and Kevin Hasset’s 6%. Odds of other officials like Christopher Waller, Scott Bessent, and Judy Shelton have retreated. A similar Kalshi poll…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said institutions seeking control over their own operations will drive decentralization rather than undermine it. Summary Vitalik Buterin says institutions prefer self-custody and independent staking. Institutional control over wallets and staking could strengthen Ethereum decentralization. Buterin predicts privacy tech and zero-knowledge proofs will grow alongside regulation. Writing on Farcaster, Buterin argued that corporate and government demands for self-custody wallets and independent staking will strengthen Ethereum’s decentralization rather than concentrate power. “Institutions will want to control their own wallets, and even their own staking if they stake ETH. This is actually good for Ethereum staking decentralization,” Buterin…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. LeanHash launches XRP-focused investment tools as policy support expands XRP’s role in payments and CBDC infrastructure. Summary As crypto turns value-driven, LeanHash pairs XRP momentum with MiCA-compliant cloud mining security. LeanHash highlights PwC audits, Lloyd’s insurance, and multi-layer security for compliant crypto income. Supporting XRP, BTC, ETH, and more, LeanHash offers flexible cloud contracts amid policy clarity. With the new US administration’s fundamental shift in its stance on cryptocurrency regulation, market analysts widely predict that the digital asset industry…