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The reiteration of the payment company’s plans not to pursue a public offering followed a $500 million fundraise in November, leading to a $40 billion valuation for Ripple.Ripple Labs president Monica Long has ruled out an IPO for the company, saying it was in a “really healthy position” without going public.In a Tuesday interview with Bloomberg, Long addressed rumors that Ripple was planning to go public after the company reached a $40 billion valuation in November. The Ripple president said the company was focused on growth following the $500 million fundraise headed by Citadel Securities and Fortress Investment Group that…

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersNew federal dietary recommendations have sparked mixed reactions from the embattled restaurant industry, as changing guidelines could encourage Americans to dine out less often or choose from a smaller pool of restaurants when they do leave home.The Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture unveiled the nutrition guidelines on Wednesday. The recommendations, which are updated every five years, pushed for higher consumption of protein and full-fat dairy and reduced intake of…

Key Takeaways SharpLink has allocated $170 million worth of Ethereum on Linea, a zkEVM Layer 2 network, to enhance yields. The strategy leverages a combination of native Ethereum yields, restaking rewards via EigenLayer, and additional incentives from Linea and EtherFi. Share this article SharpLink has deployed $170 million in ETH on Linea, a zkEVM Layer 2 network built on Ethereum, using what the company calls a first-of-its-kind enhanced yield strategy.The deployment combines native Ethereum yield, restaking rewards from EigenLayer, and direct incentives from both Linea and EtherFi, a staking and restaking protocol.Anchorage Digital, an institutional-grade qualified custodian, is the custodian…

Imagine you’re at a bustling dinner party filled with laughter, music, and clinking silverware. You’re trying to follow a conversation across the table, but every word feels like it’s wrapped in noise. For most people, these types of party scenarios, where it’s difficult to filter out extraneous sounds and focus on a single source, are an occasional annoyance. For millions with hearing loss, they’re a daily challenge—and not just in busy settings.Today’s hearing aids aren’t great at determining which sounds to amplify and which to ignore, and this often leaves users overwhelmed and fatigued. Even the routine act of conversing…

This report is presented in partnership with Crypto.com, a regulated crypto platform focused on security, usability, and global access. Together, we work to make crypto easier to understand and access. Q4 has historically been the strongest quarter for crypto, with Bitcoin delivering average returns of 79% since 2013. Q4 2025 broke that pattern; instead of rallying, the market corrected, falling short of expectations and leaving many investors disappointed heading into the new year. Total crypto market cap rose 18-21% from $3.3T in Q2 to $4.0T in Q3 2025, before contracting 25-27% in Q4 to $2.9T, marking one of the sharpest…

Nous Research, the open-source artificial intelligence startup backed by crypto venture firm Paradigm, released a new competitive programming model on Monday that it says matches or exceeds several larger proprietary systems — trained in just four days using 48 of Nvidia's latest B200 graphics processors.The model, called NousCoder-14B, is another entry in a crowded field of AI coding assistants, but arrives at a particularly charged moment: Claude Code, the agentic programming tool from rival Anthropic, has dominated social media discussion since New Year's Day, with developers posting breathless testimonials about its capabilities. The simultaneous developments underscore how quickly AI-assisted software…

After enduring weeks of capitulation, sustained price declines, and overall market weakness last year, XRP is showing signs of a recovery. The cryptocurrency has rebounded above the $2.2 level after beginning the new year at a low of above $1.90. According to a crypto expert, XRP’s long-term outlook remains significantly bullish. He compares XRP’s projected trajectory to gold’s price movement, predicting a similar historic all-time high rally. XRP Tracks Gold’s Historic Run Market analyst ‘Steph is Crypto’ has stated that XRP is showing a rare chart setup that closely mirrors gold’s macro move between 2023 and 2025. In his analysis…

Key points:Bitcoin turned down from its overhead resistance but is expected to find support at the moving averages.Select major altcoins are facing selling near their overhead resistance levels, but the shallow pullback suggests the recovery may continue.Bitcoin (BTC) is under pressure as bears attempt to sustain the price below $91,500. BTC exchange-traded funds recorded outflows of $243.2 million on Tuesday after attracting $1.16 billion in inflows in the first two trading days of the new year, according to Farside Investors’ data. That shows caution at higher levels.However, a positive sign for BTC is that whales and sharks have accumulated 56,227…

Shares of Strategy ($MSTR) surged as much as 7% earlier today after global index provider MSCI concluded its long-running review of digital asset treasury companies and opted not to exclude them from its flagship equity indexes — at least for now. $MSTR was trading above $170 per share in early market trading, before paring gains as bitcoin pulled back into the low $91,000 range. By midday, $MSTR shares had dipped to around $165, up only 4%, tracking weakness in the broader crypto market but still holding a solid advance on the day. The rally followed confirmation from MSCI that it…

Cryptocurrency investment products pulled in about $47 billion of inflows in 2025, just shy of 2024’s total amid new crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) launches in the US.Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) logged $47.2 billion in inflows last year, 3% below 2024’s record of $48.7 billion, according to European crypto asset manager CoinShares.Bitcoin (BTC) inflows fell sharply in 2025, with a 35% drop from $41.7 billion in 2024 to around $27 billion, while Ether (ETH), XRP (XRP) and Solana (SOL) ETPs saw substantial gains.Despite falling short of 2024, global crypto ETP assets under management (AUM) rose to about $180 billion in late…