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Weak projects are failing under competition and institutional pressure, while a few native crypto players have emerged as future industry standards. Ryan Watkins, former Senior Research Analyst at Messari, believes the cryptocurrency market is undergoing its largest transition since he entered the industry eight years ago. In his latest post on X titled “The Twilight Zone: On the Cryptoeconomy in 2026 & Beyond,” Watkins said crypto valuations pulled forward unrealistic expectations during the 2021 cycle and have since spent four years rationalizing. This has left quality assets at more reasonable levels as sentiment remains depressed following a prolonged bear market…

Dizzy Gillespie was a fan. Frank Sinatra bought one for himself and gave them to his Rat Pack friends. Hugh Hefner acquired one for the Playboy Mansion. Clairtone Sound Corp.’s Project G high-fidelity stereo system, which debuted in 1964 at the National Furniture Show in Chicago, was squarely aimed at trendsetters. The intent was to make the sleek, modern stereo an object of desire.By the time the Project G was introduced, the Toronto-based Clairtone was already well respected for its beautiful, high-end stereos. “Everyone knew about Clairtone,” Peter Munk, president and cofounder of the company, boasted to a newspaper columnist.…

Bitcoin AnalysisBitcoin is once again testing investors’ patience as price action remains choppy near the $90,000 area, but a growing body of on-chain and technical data suggests the market may be transitioning into a quieter, structural phase rather than entering a deeper downturn.Despite recent volatility, multiple indicators point to normalization rather than stress – a dynamic that has historically preceded longer-term trend continuation rather than breakdowns. Key Takeaways Short-term holder supply appears to have peaked, signaling a shift toward longer-term ownership MVRV Z-Score places Bitcoin in a historically “normal” valuation zone Price has spent around 455 days at current valuation…

Turkmenistan has approved a sweeping law to legalize and tightly regulate the cryptocurrency industry, marking a major policy shift for one of the world’s most closed economies.According to a Nov. 28 report from local news outlet Business Turkmenistan, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a law regulating the crypto industry. The new law, which will come into force in 2026, establishes licensing, know-your-client, Anti-Money Laundering, and cold storage requirements for crypto exchanges and custodial services, and prohibits credit institutions from providing crypto services. The state can also stop, void and force a refund of token issuances.The law requires registration for cryptocurrency mining…

Similar XRP funding conditions preceded rebounds of about 50% in August and September 2024 and about 100% in April 2025.XRP (XRP) funding rates on Binance have been mirroring the behavior seen ahead of sharp price rebounds since 2024.Key takeaways:Negative funding led to short squeezes since late 2024Binance funding rates stayed mostly negative over the past two months. That meant more leveraged traders bet on XRP price falling, and that they had to pay to keep their short positions open. XRP Ledger funding rates on Binance. Source: CryptoQuant/DarkfostThe bearish consensus among derivatives traders formed after a roughly 50% decline in XRP…

Wet werkelijk rendement Box 3 is set to begin on January 1, 2028, according to the Dutch parliament. A 36% flat tax will apply to positive net returns above a €1,800 threshold per person. Losses can be carried forward to offset future gains. The Netherlands is preparing to change how it taxes investors, and the shift could have a direct impact on people holding Bitcoin and other crypto assets. Starting in 2028, the country plans to tax unrealised gains, meaning investors could owe tax even if they have not sold their holdings. According to a post shared by Crypto Rover,…

Gemini is winding down its NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway as it shifts focus toward building a one-stop super app for customers. The digital art platform has entered withdrawal-only mode and will cease operations on February 23, according to a statement issued on Friday. Customers with remaining USD, ETH, or NFT holdings will be notified by email with instructions on transferring assets off the platform. An OG in the NFT space, Nifty Gateway is home to exclusive NFT drops from top digital artists, musicians, and brands like Beeple, CryptoKitties, and Pak. “Nifty Gateway was launched in 2020 with the vision of…

Claude Cowork is now available to more Claude users, alongside new updates aimed at team workflows.Anthropic made Claude Cowork accessible to users on Team and Enterprise plans, and it brings the platform closer to being a collaborative AI infrastructure. For enterprise teams, the change matters less as a feature update than as a shift in how Claude is meant to be used. Cowork reframes Claude as a shared, persistent workspace where context, files, and tasks live beyond a single user session. This aligns more closely with how teams actually operate than one-off chat interactions.Cowork, released earlier in January, lets people complete…

On January 22, Sky’s SKY token rose about +8% in 24 hours, moving against a softer crypto market. SKY, the governance token of Sky Protocol, traded between $0.066 and $0.067 across major exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken.  (Source: Coingecko) Trading volume over the day ranged from roughly $20M to $40M, while the project’s market value stood close to $1.5Bn. Sky Protocol emerged from the rebrand of MakerDAO and supports the USDS stablecoin. The move came as broader conditions stayed weak. Total crypto market capitalization fell about 2% over the same period, with Bitcoin and Ethereum both trading slightly lower.…

Anthropic’s Economic Index offers a look at how organisations and individuals are actually using large language models. The report contains the company’s analysis of a million consumer interactions on Claude.ai, plus a million enterprise API calls, all dated from November 2025. The report notes that its figures are based on observations, rather than, for example, a sample of business decision-makers or generic survey.Limited use cases dominateUse of Anthropic’s AI tends to cluster around a relatively small number of tasks, with the ten most frequently-performed tasks accounting for almost a quarter of consumer interactions, and nearly a third of enterprise API…