January 16, 2026 @ 5:21 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The latest confrontation between President Donald Trump and the US Federal Reserve is pushing investors toward assets insulated from political influence, with Bitcoin “a beneficiary”. This is the analysis from deVere Group CEO Nigel Green, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell confirms he is facing a federal criminal investigation linked… Read More

January 15, 2026 @ 9:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Deepgram, the real-time API platform targeting the Voice AI economy, has raised $130 million in Series C funding at a $1.3 billion valuation. The round was led by AVP, an independent global investment platform dedicated to high-growth technology companies across Europe and North America. All… Read More

January 15, 2026 @ 11:13 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

  YouHodler market analyst Tony Severino recently shared several predictions for BTC, Ethereum, and where the crypto markets could head throughout 2026. Based on numbers and charts, do you have any thoughts on the changes in the crypto market’s structure over the past 12 months,… Read More

January 15, 2026 @ 9:10 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blackhawk Network, a provider of rewards and branded payments, is expanding its partnership with Mastercard to launch two new filtered prepaid card rewards products: the Drive Prepaid Card and the Grocery Prepaid Card. Designed to support more purposeful and relevant payment programs, these cards provide… Read More

January 15, 2026 @ 7:42 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new report from the National Consumer Law Center castigates earned wage access facilitators for deceptive practices and fee gouging. Picking Workers’ Pockets: Unfair, Deceptive and Abusive Practices by Earned Wage Payday Lenders explores the tactics that some earned wage payday lenders use to collect… Read More

January 15, 2026 @ 1:27 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

YouHodler market analyst Tony Severino looks back on a wild 2025 for cryptocurrency. Global macro: The end of synchronized liquidity expansion “The defining macro development of 2025 was not a single policy decision, crisis, or headline event. It was the quiet but decisive end of… Read More

January 14, 2026 @ 11:06 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Other World Computing’s Larry O’Connor sees a huge 2026 for AI, infrastructure, and the return of on-prem infrastructure. On-prem comes back, not as a rebellion against cloud, but as the sensible default for performance, cost, and control “In 2026, more teams are going to… Read More

January 13, 2026 @ 8:06 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Business commentators believe 2026 will see steady progression in AI usage, with it frequently absorbed into daily operations. Hyperpersonalization, hybrid work, and human centricity are other themes. AI moves from experiment to expectation By January 2026, AI will no longer be a novelty. Businesses are… Read More

January 12, 2026 @ 2:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Harry Temkin has seen plenty of development throughout his decades in Fintech. 2026 sees him as excited as he has ever been for what comes next. Temkin is the chief digital officer at DriveWealth, one of the most innovative companies in the space. As… Read More

January 12, 2026 @ 1:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

ChannelEngine’s Marketplace Shopping Behavior Report 2026, reveals that while AI is now part of the shopping journey, trust, transparency, and confidence still determine where purchases are completed. Based on a survey of 4,500 marketplace shoppers across the US, UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, the… Read More

January 12, 2026 @ 1:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Nuvei and FreedomPay are partnering to provide enterprise merchants with a unified payments approach for in-store and digital commerce across global markets. As brands accelerate their omnichannel transformations, they require flexible payment systems that seamlessly connect commerce experiences across every physical and digital touchpoint. By… Read More

January 12, 2026 @ 8:37 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to the data collected by Slowmist, cybercriminals stole nearly $3 billion in crypto hacks and scams in 2025. Researchers recorded a total of 202 hack events, of which one was responsible for almost half of all losses. In February, a large-scale outflow of funds… Read More

January 12, 2026 @ 12:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Dfns, a Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) provider, this week announced a strategic integration with Concordium, the Layer-1 blockchain that embeds privacy-preserving identity directly into its protocol. The integration enables financial institutions, fintechs, and consumer platforms to programmatically create Concordium wallets and verified onchain identities for users This… Read More

January 11, 2026 @ 6:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

After a few weeks off, Web3 Thoughts of the Week returns with commentary on Ethereum, Bitcoin and the impacts from Venezuela. “While some myopic pundits are hyper-focused on the price of ETH, they are missing the huge institutional adoption cementing Ethereum as the new king… Read More

January 11, 2026 @ 6:13 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ilya Volkov, co-founder and CEO of YouHodler, believes 2026 will see continued mainstream progression for Bitcoin, AI, stablecoins and more. Read on to learn ore. In 2026, Bitcoin will graduate from alternative asset to global macro asset “We are witnessing Bitcoin’s transition into the global… Read More

January 11, 2026 @ 3:05 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Spangle AI, an agentic infrastructure layer announced a $15M Series A. The round was led by NewRoad Capital Partners, with participation from Madrona, DNX Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, and strategic angel investors, bringing total funding to $21M. The funding comes as shopping decisions increasingly… Read More

January 11, 2026 @ 2:17 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Yowpay, a technology company specializing in SEPA-based account-to-account payment solutions, is partnering with Akurateco, a white-label payment software provider used by PSPs, enterprise merchants, and banks worldwide. Through this integration, Akurateco’s clients, including payment service providers (PSPs) and enterprise merchants, will gain streamlined access to… Read More

January 6, 2026 @ 8:38 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While some Bitcoin investors may begin 2026 with sour tastes in their mouths, there was more to like in 2025 than they might think, Coin Bureau co-founder Nic Puckrin believes. Puckrin understands the disappointment, as expectations were frequently defied throughout 2025. The year ends with… Read More

January 2, 2026 @ 8:30 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Former FBI Special Agent Stephanie Talamantez has more than a decade’s worth of experience leading cryptocurrency fraud investigations and recovering stolen digital assets. Now the senior managing director at Guidepost Solutions, she said as more institutions and individuals invest in digital assets, they need a… Read More

December 31, 2025 @ 10:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Our final Web3 Thoughts of the Week for 2025 looks ahead to how tokenization, stablecoins, RWAs, AI, DeFi, and politics will shape 2026. Tokenized real-world assets and stablecoins “As usual, most attention within the crypto sector is being paid to the price of Bitcoin, which… Read More