Day: January 20, 2026

XRP Slides Sharply as Global Tensions Trigger Broad Risk-off Selling

2026-01-20 By admin

XRP slid deeper into a defensive posture as selling pressure persisted, technical indicators stayed bearish and global risk-off sentiment intensified, leaving the token pinned near range lows with traders wary of further downside amid heightened geopolitical and trade tensions. XRP Extends Losses as Capital Rushes out of Speculative Assets At 5:13 p.m. on Jan. 20, […]

Prediction Markets Hit All-Time Weekly High of Over $2.7 Million in Fees

2026-01-20 By admin

Prediction markets posted a record-breaking week, generating more than $2.7 million in fees. Opinion and Polymarket led activity as volumes and open interest climbed across major platforms. Opinion and Polymarket Drive Record Week for Prediction Markets Prediction markets reached a new milestone last week, generating more than $2.7 million in fees, the highest weekly total […]

Question – Is the cost of RAM going up everywhere?

2026-01-20 By admin

As hyperscalers shift from AI training to inference workloads, the need for high-capacity memory is surging. While HBM benefits, NAND is also in high demand. SanDisk reports an undersupplied NAND market through the end of 2026, with customer conversations now pointing to tight supply extending into 2027, according to Yahoo! Finance and IT Home. According […]

Privacy Coins Take a Beating as Bitcoin’s Slide Hits the Sector Hard

2026-01-20 By admin

The privacy-coin crypto market has taken a noticeable knock, moving in lockstep with bitcoin and ethereum as both slid lower. While the broader crypto economy is off more than 4% over the past day, the privacy-coin segment has fared worse, slipping 9.9% against the greenback. Crypto Pullback Sparks Sharp Sell-Off Across Privacy-Focused Tokens After a […]

PrimeGrid Challenge Series 2026

2026-01-20 By admin

Scores will be kept for individuals and teams. Only tasks issued AFTER [the challenge start time] and BEFORE [the challenge end time] will be considered for credit. We will be using the same scoring method as we currently use for BOINC credits. A quorum of 2 is NOT needed to award Challenge score – i.e. […]

Bitcoin Below $90,000: Technicals Flash ‘Strong Sell’ as Geopolitical Fears Erase Monthly Gains

2026-01-20 By admin

Bitcoin plunged below $90,000 on Jan. 20, briefly touching $89,180 despite Strategy’s $2.13 billion purchase of 22,305 bitcoins. Geopolitical Turmoil Drives Bitcoin Below $90,000 Bitcoin ( BTC) tumbled below the $90,000 mark on Tuesday, Jan. 20, as geopolitical tensions flared following U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 10% tariffs on European nations resisting Washington’s […]

Discussion – Apple Silicon SoC thread

2026-01-20 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 […]

XRP Repeats 2022 Market Structure as Pressure Builds Below $2

2026-01-20 By admin

XRP is flashing a familiar onchain warning as quiet consolidation masks rising holder stress, with Glassnode data showing mounting psychological pressure that has historically preceded major XRP market moves. XRP Enters a High-Pressure Zone as History Starts to Rhyme XRP’s price behavior can appear calm even as underlying stress builds within its holder base. Blockchain […]