Mounting global bond stress and soaring precious metals signal a weakening dollar and looming stagflation, while bitcoin faces a sharp reckoning as its digital gold narrative falters, economist Peter Schiff warned.
Peter Schiff: A Dollar Collapse Is Unfolding — and Bitcoin Is Setting up for a Violent Crash
Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff shared on social media platform X this week a…
Crypto markets are shedding their four-year cycle as ETFs, concentrated liquidity and investor attention reshape price discovery, with Wintermute research pointing to 2026 as the moment digital assets begin trading like global financial instruments.
The Four-Year Cycle Is…
US Lawmakers Say Crypto Market Structure Bill Is ‘Closer Than Ever’ as Bipartisan Negotiations Continue
January 20, 2026
U.S. lawmakers and the White House crypto czar signaled growing unity behind crypto market structure legislation, with negotiations nearing consensus and bipartisan confidence rising that clearer rules for the digital asset industry are within reach.
Lawmakers, White House…
This is the sharpest view ever seen of a black hole's dusty disk
January 20, 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its clearest view yet of a supermassive black hole’s immediate surroundings, NASA announced Tuesday (Jan. 13).
The snapshots show that the intense infrared glow in active galaxies comes not from powerful outflows, as long assumed, but from a dense disk of gas and dust feeding the black hole, NASA said in a statement.
The findings come from James…
Full-halo CME from the X1.9 flare. The three bright specks of light (left to right) are Venus, Mercury and Mars. (Image credit: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center)
The sun sure has woken up this week, unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare on Jan. 18 that hurled a…
Astronomers discover an enormous iron bar in the famous Ring Nebula: 'We definitely need to know more'
January 20, 2026
Sometimes, even the most familiar astronomical objects can hold surprises for researchers. Take the well-known Ring Nebula, which astronomers have now discovered harbors a mysterious “bar” of iron atoms.
Also known as Messier 57 (M57), the Ring Nebula is a…
OnePlus’ Worst Phase Yet? OnePlus India GST Issue Collides With CEO Arrest Warrant in Taiwan
January 20, 2026
OnePlus is going through one of its most uncomfortable phases in recent years. The smartphone brand, long known in India for loyal fans and strong after-sales support, is now facing pressure on two very different fronts. The OnePlus India GST issue, involving a ₹93 crore demand linked to its green line display replacement policy, has surfaced just as the company is also dealing with serious…
Here are the 55 US AI startups that raised $100M or more in 2025
January 20, 2026
The AI industry entered 2025 with strong momentum.
There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,” and seven companies raised rounds that were…
What happens when an AI agent decides the best way to complete a task is to blackmail you?
That’s not a hypothetical. According to Barmak Meftah, a partner at cybersecurity VC firm Ballistic Ventures, it recently happened to an enterprise employee working with an AI…
Well, there goes the metaverse!
January 20, 2026
Meta’s enormous bet on virtual reality ended last week, with the company reportedly laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division – about 10% of the unit’s staff – and shutting down several VR game studios, according to The Wall Street Journal. It’s a huge reversal for a company that, just four years ago, staked its entire identity on the…
