Month: January 2026

NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Amazon plan up to $60B investment in OpenAI

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NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Amazon are negotiating a potential investment of up to $60 billion in OpenAI, which would value the AI research organization at $730 billion before financing, The Information reported Wednesday. NVIDIA, the chipmaker whose GPUs power OpenAI’s AI models, is considering pouring up to $30 billion. Microsoft, which has maintained a deep partnership with OpenAI since 2019, is reportedly considering an investment of less than $10 billion. Amazon, the e-commerce and cloud computing giant, may commit more than $10 billion. In September 2025, NVIDIA and OpenAI signed a…

HYPE Gains 60% But Hyperliquid Growth Metrics Warn It May Not Hold

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Key takeaways: HYPE surged 60% to $34.90, fueled by institutional investor accumulation from Hyperliquid Strategies and reduced selling after staking unlocks. Bearish liquidations exceeding $20 million and ARK Invest’s bullish report fueled speculation despite flat perpetual volumes. Hyperliquid (HYPE) surged to $34.90 on Wednesday, climbing from $21.80 just two days prior. The 60% rally triggered over $20 million in liquidations on bearish leveraged positions, fueling speculation of further gains toward $40. The move followed reports of a publicly listed company focused on digital asset reserves adding HYPE to its balance…

Ethereum Price Slips Below $3,000, Setting Up A Support Battle

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Ethereum price started a recovery wave above the $2,880 zone but it failed near $3,050. ETH is declining and might struggle to stay above $2,920. Ethereum failed to stay above $3,000 and started a fresh decline. The price is trading below $2,990 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $3,000 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $2,880 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Again Ethereum…

Sony’s VC arm invests $13 million more in web3 infrastructure firm Startale

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Sony Innovation Fund, the corporate venture capital arm of Sony Group, has invested an additional $13 million in Startale Group, the web3 infrastructure firm and Sony joint-venture partner, according to a Wednesday statement. Led by CEO Sota Watanabe, who founded Astar Network, Startale developed and delivered Soneium, an Ethereum layer 2 blockchain, in collaboration with Sony Block Solutions Labs. With the new funding, Startale’s total capital raised has grown to $20 million. The Singapore-based blockchain infrastructure company secured $3.5 million from Sony in a seed round in September 2023 and…

Bitcoin Price Backs Off Resistance — Breakdown Or Brief Pause?

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Bitcoin price started a recovery wave above $89,500 but failed above $90,000. BTC is declining and might dip further if it breaks $88,000. Bitcoin failed to remain above $90,000 and started another decline. The price is trading above $88,200 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a rising channel forming with support at $88,100 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might dip further if it trades below the $88,000 and $87,500 levels. Bitcoin Price Faces Rejection Bitcoin price remained stable…

Musk says Tesla needs to build its own chip factory to avoid constraints and secure future AI growth

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Tesla Inc. is considering building its own semiconductor manufacturing facility as chip supply constraints threaten its growth in artificial intelligence and autonomous technologies, according to CEO Elon Musk. Musk said on a recent earnings call that the EV giant faces a choice between “hitting the chip wall” or building its own multi-billion-dollar chip fabrication facility, dubbed “Terafab,” to support its AI, autonomy, and robotics ambitions. Musk warned that current suppliers cannot meet Tesla’s volume requirements and that geopolitical risks make in-house production necessary for the electric vehicle and robotics company.…

Sony Increases Backing for Startale Following Soneium’s First Year Live

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Sony Group Corp. made a follow-on investment in Startale Group, deepening its involvement in the Soneium blockchain about a year after the network’s mainnet launch. In a Thursday announcement sent to Cointelegraph, Startale disclosed an additional investment of $13 million from the Sony Innovation Fund. The funding round came after Soneium moved from testnet experimentation into live operation, allowing Sony to observe how the network performed under real-world conditions.  Data from Soneium’s public block explorer shows the network has processed about 524 million transactions since its mainnet launch in January…

Strive Buys BTC, Pays Off Debt from Semler Scientific Deal

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Bitcoin treasury company Strive said it has retired 92% of the debt it inherited after acquiring Semler Scientific earlier this month, and bought another 334 Bitcoin, following the closure of a preferred stock offering. Strive said on Wednesday that it saw $600 million in demand for its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock, trading under “SATA,” and had upsized its target raise from $150 million to $225 million in response.  The stock offering is a form of long-duration equity financing designed to fund Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation without increasing leverage. …

OpenAI considers World’s eye scanning identity tech for new social platform as token jumps 25%

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OpenAI is developing a social network that could use biometric verification tools such as Apple Face ID or World’s iris-scanning Orb to ensure users are real people rather than bots, according to a Forbes report. The project remains in early development, built by an internal team of fewer than ten people. Sources familiar with the effort described the platform as “real humans only” network, positioning OpenAI against bot-driven engagement that has plagued platforms such as X. The proposed identity checks would rely on proof-of-personhood systems including World’s Orb, which creates…

White House Convenes Banks and Crypto Companies Amid CLARITY Act Deadlock

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Officials in the administration of US President Donald Trump are reportedly set to sit down with executives from the banking and cryptocurrency industries on Monday as lawmakers attempt to revive the stalled CLARITY Act. People familiar with the matter told Reuters the meeting will be hosted by the White House’s crypto council and will bring together industry trade groups to discuss how the bill treats interest and other rewards offered on dollar-pegged stablecoins. The legislation has been held up in the Senate for months, with a scheduled Banking Committee vote…