Day: January 18, 2026

Upbit Towers Over Rivals as South Korea’s Primary Crypto Liquidity Hub, Research Finds

2026-01-18 By admin

Liquidity on South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchanges looks deceptively simple on the surface, but Kaiko Research finds that beneath the headline volumes lies a far more nuanced—and occasionally unforgiving—market structure. South Korea’s Crypto Liquidity Is Complicated—Kaiko Research Explains Why In its report, “The State of Liquidity on Korean Crypto Markets,” Kaiko Research defines liquidity not as […]

Report: China’s Digital Yuan Processes $55B as Cross-Border CBDC Rails Take Shape

2026-01-18 By admin

According to a Reuters report citing data compiled by the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think tank that tracks central bank digital currencies ( CBDCs) and their expansion, China’s CBDC, known as e-CNY, has processed $55 billion through the ‘mBridge’ platform. Digital Yuan Momentum Builds as mBridge Fuels Cross-Border Payments China’s CBDC is steadily finding its […]

Blockchain Sleuth Spots Gamestop Shifting 100 Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime

2026-01-18 By admin

According to onchain analyst Sani, Gamestop—the specialty retailer known for video games, consumer electronics, and gaming merch—moved 100 BTC, valued at roughly $9.5 million, over to Coinbase Prime, the crypto heavyweight’s brokerage arm. Reportedly, Gamestop shifted 100 BTC to Coinbase Prime on Jan. 17, 2026. The move was flagged by Sani, the onchain analyst who […]

Discussion – Apple Silicon SoC thread

2026-01-18 By admin

M15 nmUnified memory architecture – LP-DDR416 billion transistors 8-core CPU 4 high-performance cores192 KB instruction cache128 KB data cacheShared 12 MB L2 cache 4 high-efficiency cores128 KB instruction cache64 KB data cacheShared 4 MB L2 cache(Apple claims the 4 high-effiency cores alone perform like a dual-core Intel MacBook Air) 8-core iGPU (but there is a […]

January 18th ATOT Birthdays!

2026-01-18 By admin

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Weekly Prediction Market Volume Skyrockets as Several Competitors Square Off

2026-01-18 By admin

In the final week of 2025, weekly prediction market notional volume cleared $5.3 billion, and the opening week of 2026 pulled the same trick—once again topping $5 billion and etching fresh records into the sector’s ledger. Prediction Markets Gain Serious Attention Prediction markets have been stealing the spotlight lately, and data compiled by Dune Analytics […]

When does Trump play the Insurrection Act card?

2026-01-18 By admin

Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen, as to when Trump plays the Insurrection Act card. The Insurrection Act allows the President of the United States to deploy military forces domestically to suppress insurrections, civil disorder, or rebellion. It serves as an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act, which generally restricts military involvement in civilian law […]

Saylor’s ‘Bigger Orange’ Hint Has Strategy Closing in on 700,000 BTC

2026-01-18 By admin

Strategy’s founder dropped another breadcrumb on Sunday, posting an image of the company’s purchase tracker and offering only a knowing nod with the words “₿igger Orange.” ‘₿igger Orange’ Points to a Major Strategy Buy as 700,000 BTC Milestone Comes Into View Just seven days earlier, on Sunday, Strategy’s Michael Saylor hopped onto X to share […]