MSTR Stock Surges as MicroStrategy Board Approves STRC Cash Dividend

Key Insights: MSTR stock jumps almost 2% towards $155 on Friday. MicroStrategy’s board of directors approved the upsized STRC cash dividend. STRC’s dividend record date is January 15. Bitcoin price bo...

BitMine proposes a 50B share increase as the stock soars

The chairman of BitMine Immersion Technologies, Tom Lee, has urged shareholders to consider a proposal to increase the firm’s total number of shares from 50 million to 50 billion. This change, accordi...

Binance delists Flow pairs and adds tokens to risk watch after $3.9M hack

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is taking a decisive step following the revelation of a major security breach affecting the Flow (FLOW) blockchain. Binance announced that it will...

Trump blocks Chinese-backed HieFo’s acquisition of US chip assets

A Chinese-controlled company can’t keep the American semiconductor technology it bought, according to a White House decision released Friday. Officials say the deal threatens national security. The go...

3 Reasons Why XRP Price is Surging Today

Key Insights: XRP price soars over 3% amid broader crypto market rebound. Mega whales holding more than 1 billion XRP coins purchased $3.6 billion worth of this altcoin. XRP options data shows that th...

Retail Giant Target Handing $4,600,000 To Americans in New Class Action Settlement – Here’s Who Will Receive the Automatic Payments

Retail Giant Target Handing $4,600,000 To Americans in New Class Action Settlement – Here’s Who Will Receive the Automatic Payments – The Daily Hodl ...

Rivian follows Tesla in underperforming sales expectations

Rivian Automotive reported disappointing 2025 delivery figures on Friday, delivering 42,247 electric vehicles throughout the year. This represents an 18% decline from the previous year and falls short...

Aave Labs offers revenue sharing for token holders after governance battle

Stani Kulechov, founder of  Aave, says his company will share profits with token holders. This comes as his research firm and the group running the protocol argue over money and control. Kulechov put ...

Trust Wallet extension returns to Chrome after $8.5M exploit

Trust Wallet’s browser extension has returned to the Chrome Web Store following a temporary removal forced by a sophisticated hack that compromised roughly $8.5 million worth of digital assets in Dece...

Dexter Overtakes Coinbase as Top x402 Facilitator

Key Insights: Dexter AI secures over 50% of the x402 transaction volumes, stealing the lead from Coinbase. Why the X402 space is gaining popularity and why it matters. Coinbase CEO reveals details of ...

Bitfinex thief Ilya Lichtenstein freed after 14 months, thanks to Trump‑era prison reform law

Ilya Lichtenstein, the Russian-American hacker who stole nearly 120,000 bitcoin from crypto exchange Bitfinex, has been released from prison early, after serving just over a year. His exit from federa...

Foreign stocks just had their best year against Wall Street

Americans who put money in foreign stocks last year did way better than those who stayed within the home market. An exchange-traded fund tracking the MSCI all-country world ex-U.S. index brought in ro...

Apple CEO Pours $2,940,000 Into Stock That Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Has Placed Massive Bullish Bet On

Apple CEO Pours $2,940,000 Into Stock That Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Has Placed Massive Bullish Bet On – The Daily Hodl ...

How Waymo may dominate 2026 while BYD crushes Tesla in the EV race

The self-driving car company Waymo is getting ready to dramatically increase its presence across America and beyond, with plans to quadruple its weekly rides by late next year while entering dozens of...

Markets enter the New Year calmly, US Dollar stable ahead of key US economic data

Financial markets extend the holiday mood on the first trading day of the new year. Markets continue playing the waiting game for a data-driven next week. The US Dollar Index (DXY) is trading near the...

Fleet Mining officially launches a powerful XRP earnings model, offering cash rewards upon registration as its 2026 Lucky Egg prize draw kicks off in grand style.

XRP is not a mineable crypto like the Bitcoin or DOGE. Its overall supply had been pre-issued, and all of the XRP exists. Nevertheless, it does not imply that users are deprived of the opportunity to ...

SHIB Trades Sideways & SOL Faces Resistance, While BlockDAG Presale Enters Final Weeks With Only 3.5B Coins Left

Crypto Projects Compare the Shiba Inu coin price, Solana crypto price, and why BlockDAG stands out as the next crypto to explode as its presale enters its final weeks. The crypto market is showing cle...

OpenAI’s Sam Altman enters App Store battle with significant ground to cover

ChatGPT is trying to become more than just a place to ask questions. The company behind it wants to turn the chatbot into something that could challenge how people use their iPhones. OpenAI rolled out...

Canadian Dollar softens slightly amid tepid start to new year

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) hit a bit of a soft patch on Friday, kicking off the first trading day of 2026 on the back foot. The Loonie is one of the worst performers for the day, shedding weight agains...

BlockDAG Secures 20+ Confirmed Exchange Listings, While Digitap and Maxi Doge Deliver Promises

Crypto Projects Discover leading presale crypto projects, from Digitap’s banking-focused app & Maxi Doge’s community model to BlockDAG’s 20 confirmed exchange listings & growing market presenc...

Tesla’s Q4 deliveries slump ~16% to 418,227, below Wall Street forecasts

Tesla on Friday released its Q4 production and delivery report, with 418,227 deliveries for the quarter, which is well below Wall Street’s 426,000 estimate, according to StreetAccount. The report also...

UK Financial Regulator Refocuses Enforcement While Closing Dozens of Probes

Regulations Britain’s top financial regulator is undergoing a notable shift in how it polices markets — not by stepping away from enforcement entirely, but by narrowing its focus. Over the past few ye...

3 Best Cryptos to Buy Now as Mutuum Finance’s Fully Audited V1 Protocol Prepares for Launch

Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and a DeFi project priced under $0.05 are the assets of interest to the financial community, who are anticipating the next possible market rally in the year 2026. While both Bitcoin...

The $500bn question: Can AI justify its massive investment in 2026?

After businesses and consumers spent 2024 testing out new AI tools and last year rolling them out widely, the technology now faces tough questions about whether it can deliver on its promises.  While ...

Dow Jones opens 2026 flat as chip gains, tariff pause, and leadership shifts weigh

US equities opened 2026 on a cautious note, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq essentially flat as strength in semiconductors offset weakness elsewhere in technology. The Dow Jones found some footing on ...

UK FCA joins US SEC in easing off on strict oversight regimes

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reduced its enforcement activity and closed 100 of its active investigations.  Regulatory authorities like the SEC and FCA are changing their focus to hi...

Ken Griffin’s flagship hedge fund at Citadel rises 10.2% in volatile 2025

Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks to the Economic Club of New York at The Plaza Hotel in New York City, U.S., November 21, 2024.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Billionaire investor Ken Grif...

Convicted FTX exec Ryan Salame slams Biden DOJ for targeting people, not crimes

Ryan Salame, the former FTX executive serving a 90-month sentence for his role in the 2022 collapse of the FTX exchange, has fired volleys at the Biden administration’s Department of Justice. Accordin...

Polkadot Price Jumps 12% After Kusama Upgrade: Will the Rally Last?

Key Insights Polkadot price moved higher after the Kusama upgrade, but the broader trend remains weak after months of losses. Breakout lacks support, as volume and money flow show limited new buying i...

Mysterious Wallet-Draining Attack Spreads Across EVM Chains

Crime A silent and unfamiliar attack pattern is moving through Ethereum-compatible blockchains, alarming researchers who say it does not resemble standard phishing scams or smart contract exploits. In...

Saks Global announces new CEO Richard Baker amid bankruptcy reports

A pedestrian passes in front of the Saks Fifth Avenue Inc. women’s store at Brookfield Place in New York, U.S. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty Images Saks Global named a new CEO on Friday as t...

DOGEBALL Presale Goes Live With Early Access Now Open

Crypto Projects This is one of those moments in crypto news where things suddenly feel loud without trying too hard. DOGEBALL has opened its presale with early access live, and the buzz is spreading f...