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An Ethereum price collapse could break the blockchain’s ability to settle transactions and freeze over $800 billion in assets, a Bank of Italy research paper warns.The paper, authored by Claudia Biancotti of the central bank’s Directorate General for Information Technology, outlined a contagion scenario where ETH’s price collapse degrades the blockchain’s security infrastructure to the point of failure.Such a breakdown, the report argues, would trap and compromise tokenized stocks, bonds, and stablecoins that major financial institutions are increasingly placing on public ledgers.Essentially, the paper challenges the assumption that regulated assets issued on public blockchains are insulated from the volatility of…

US President Donald Trump has pledged to make major tech companies “pick up the tab” for their power usage to prevent everyday Americans from paying more for electricity. “I never want Americans to pay higher electricity bills because of data centers,” Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday.He blamed the Democrats for surging household electricity bills and vowed to work with major American tech giants to “secure their commitment to the American People,” with an announcement in the coming weeks.The average price of electricity per kilowatt-hour in the average US city has increased around 40% over…

War scenarios do not reward clean narratives. Markets usually do two things at once. They sprint into safety, then they reprice the world after the first shock passes. Bitcoin sits right on that fault line.That is why the “WW3 trade” is not a single bet. It is a sequence. In the first hours, Bitcoin often behaves like a high-beta risk asset. In the following weeks, it can start behaving like a portable, censorship-resistant asset, depending on what governments do next.Are ‘World War 3’ Fears Real Right Now?Given the current geopolitical escalations, the world world 3 conversation is more real than…

Bitcoin dipped below the $101K miner breakeven, a level that historically aligns with cycle lows and has sparked rebound expectations. Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below the estimated $101,000 miner breakeven level on January 12, even as on-chain data and macro headlines stirred debate about whether the market is setting up for a rebound. The move has split opinion across the crypto community, with some analysts pointing to early signs of renewed demand while others warn that fragile technicals still leave room for further downside. On-Chain Data and Macro Noise Shape the Near-Term Picture Several analysts on X argued that Bitcoin’s pullback…

Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked on a journey that would lead him to become one…

A partial draft of the Senate’s legislation shows the bill remains blank on stablecoin rewards and has some protections for decentralized finance, but they’re weaker than before.

Chairman Tom Lee urges stockholders to vote YES to proposal #2 to support Bitmine’s goal of growing ETH per share Stockholders can find the latest information around voting YES and the Chairman’s message on the Bitmine website Bitmine staked ETH stands at 1,256,083 and MAVAN staking solution on track to launch Q1 2026 Bitmine remains the largest ‘fresh money’ buyer of ETH in the world Bitmine now owns 3.45% of the ETH token supply, nearly 70% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 6 months Bitmine Crypto + Total Cash Holdings + “Moonshots” total $14.0 billion, including 4.168…

Berkeley, California, USA, January 12th, 2026, Chainwire Helio Corporation (OTCID: HLEO) (“Helio” or the “Company”), a space-based renewable energy company, announced today that its Board of Directors has executed an agreement with a leading, highly experienced crypto marketing firm to support a planned $20 million Initial Coin Offering (ICO) for its proprietary utility token, Mission Helio.  The Mission Helio utility token is designed solely for functional use within Helio’s ecosystem, including tiered participation, usage-based benefits, and support for infrastructure development and ecosystem expansion. The token does not represent equity, ownership, profit-sharing rights, or any claim on Helio’s assets or earnings. The offering represents a strategic, non-dilutive financing initiative designed to fund the development and…

The venture capital giant highlights prediction markets, zk-SNARKS, and ‘staked media’ as themes to watch.Andreessen Horowitz, a technology venture capital firm with more than $90 billion in assets under management (AUM), unveiled its “3 Ways Crypto Goes Beyond Crypto in 2026” on X today, as it prepares for another year of growth.The article was published by A16z Crypto and highlights new and existing trends it expects to continue to materialize over the next year, specifically new primitives powered by zero-knowledge SNARKs, prediction markets, and what it calls “this rise of staked media.”The firm specifically calls for integrating artificial intelligence (AI)…

Viewership of crypto content on YouTube has declined to its lowest level since January 2021 following a sharp retreat over the past three months.On Sunday, ITC Crypto founder Benjamin Cowen shared a 30-day moving average of views across various crypto YouTube channels, highlighting the drop. “So it’s not just X and an algorithm change,” he said regarding a similar fall in engagement across crypto channels on microblogging platform X.It has “collapsed across all platforms, and has had a noticeable local decline since just October,” commented crypto YouTuber Tom Crown. “In reality, it’s been in a ‘bear market’ since 2021, having never reached…