Bitdeer leapfrogs MARA as top Bitcoin miner by hashrate and AI pivot

Bitdeer overtakes MARA in total hashrate as SEALMINER chips scale mining and fund an aggressive AI infrastructure expansion. Summary Bitdeer’s self-mining and hosted capacity hit 71 EH/s in December 2025, versus MARA’s 61.7 EH/s energized hashrate. Proprietary SEALMINER rigs cut energy use to roughly 6–7 J/TH and helped lift December output to 636 BTC, up from 145 BTC a year earlier. Bitdeer is selling mined BTC to finance AI data centers across multiple regions, while MARA holds over 55,000 BTC and concentrates on Bitmain-based mining fleets. Bitdeer Technologies Group has…

US Bank Lobby Says Fighting Stablecoin Yields A Top Priority

The American Bankers Association (ABA) has made cracking down on stablecoin yield a top priority for 2026, amid its ongoing debate with US lawmakers that it will hurt the banking industry’s competitiveness. The ABA said on Tuesday that one of several priorities it has this year is to “stop payment stablecoins from becoming deposit substitutes that slash community bank lending by prohibiting paying interest, yield or rewards regardless of the platform.” Stablecoin oversight topped a list of five priorities, which also included fighting financial fraud, stopping arbitrary interest rate caps,…

Top White Label Crypto Exchange Providers of 2026

Choosing a white label crypto exchange solution is no longer just about having a trading UI. To operate reliably (and credibly), you typically need exchange infrastructure (matching engine + order routing), wallets/custody, KYC/AML onboarding tools, liquidity connections, and the operational controls (admin, risk, permissions, reporting) that let you run the business day to day. That’s why many fintechs, brokers, and startups choose a white label crypto exchange provider, a ready-to-deploy exchange stack you can brand as your own rather than building everything from scratch. This guide compares five widely discussed…

X Launching New Tool to Help Users Find Top Crypto Accounts

Social media platform X is preparing to launch a new onboarding feature called “Starterpacks,” letting new users instantly follow curated lists of accounts tied to specific interests — such as cryptocurrencies — to make it easier to get started on the platform.  X head of product Nikita Bier said in a post on Wednesday that the tool will go live in a few weeks and that it has taken months of preparation to find and compile the top accounts for each interest category, with over 1,000 categories already pre-made.  In…

Ethereum Price Prediction: Top Analyst Predicts Breakout Is Just Moments Away – All-Time High Coming Soon?

The $3,400 zone continues to act as a major resistance, with weekly candles showing multiple rejections at that range. Still, analyst Ali Martinez believes Ethereum could be gearing up for a significant rally, as on-chain activity surges. Before bulls can take control, though, reclaiming $3,000 remains the crucial first step. Is Ethereum $ETH preparing for a bullish breakout? pic.twitter.com/nlysjq1saN — Ali Charts (@alicharts) January 19, 2026 On-Chain Activity and ETF Demand As per Martinez, network activity shot up in early January. Daily active addresses doubled in two weeks and now…

Top Crypto Exchange Coinbase Adds Two Solana (SOL) Ecosystem Altcoins to Listing Roadmap

Coinbase just updated its official asset listing roadmap to include two digital assets from the Solana (SOL) ecosystem that the exchange says may be listed in the near future. According to an update, the assets newly added to the Coinbase roadmap include Seeker (SKR) and FIGHT (FIGHT). Coinbase says asset transfers and trading for the listed assets are not supported until an official trading announcement is made. The exchange also warns that depositing these assets into a Coinbase account before support is live may result in permanent loss of funds.…

Bitcoin emerges as top diversification bet for 2026 portfolios

ARK’s Cathie Wood says Bitcoin’s low correlation and fixed supply make it a powerful diversification tool, after a 360% price surge since late 2022. Summary ARK’s 2026 outlook shows Bitcoin’s weekly return correlation to gold at 0.14 and to bonds at 0.06, below links seen among traditional assets.​ Bitcoin’s protocol caps supply growth near 0.8% annually before dropping to ~0.4%, creating structural scarcity as demand from institutions rises.​ Wood says BTC’s 360% gain since late 2022 could push it toward a core role in both retail and institutional portfolios as…

Over 100 Million Ordinals — While Inscription Hype Fades, Bitcoin Quietly Becomes a Top NFT Chain

While the spotlight has wandered from non-fungible tokens ( NFTs), Bitcoin-based NFT sales are closing in on the $6 billion threshold, with the network quietly claiming third place among blockchains by total NFT sales and moving past Ronin. At the same time, Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain have crossed the 100 million milestone. Bitcoin […] Original

Bitdeer challenges MARA as top Bitcoin miner with 71 EH/s capacity

Summary Bitdeer reports 71 EH/s under management, including 55.2 EH/s self-mining, potentially topping MARA’s 61.7 EH/s energized hashrate and equal to ~6% of global Bitcoin hashrate.​ SEAL04-1 chips deliver roughly 6–7 J/TH efficiency at chip level, helping Bitdeer boost December BTC production 339% year-over-year to 636 BTC while phasing out third-party rigs.​ Bitdeer pivots sites toward AI/HPC with 1,152 GPUs across global campuses, while MARA leans on Bitmain Antminers and a 55,000+ BTC treasury strategy versus Bitdeer’s 2,017 BTC. Bitdeer Technologies Group reported a total hashrate under management of 71 exahashes…

Top Bullish Predictions That Put XRP Price At New All-Time Highs Above $3.8

XRP is trading at around $2.06 on January 13, 2026, leaving its price action a full step below the zone that capped its last rally that ended with a high of $3.65 in July 2025.  However, predictions that point to XRP reclaiming that peak and then pushing into new highs above $3.8, have been on the front page of bank research notes and trader-led chart projections. Notably, various technical analyses have suggested that XRP is programmed to return back into the upper-$3s and into new price territories this year. Standard…