Author: Ravi Kumar

Will US-Iran Talks and US PCE Set the Tone for Oil, Gold and Bitcoin

Singapore ranks No. 1 in iSharing’s January 2026 “AI-Ready Youth” index with a score of 92.70, supported by ICT rank 97.7, 94% internet use, and 36.30% STEM graduates (highest STEM share in the top 10).

Stand, a professional prediction-market trading terminal, is approaching $200 million in annualized volume after adding Kalshi alongside Polymarket.

BTC is consolidating near $78K after a sharp weekend slide, with leverage unwind, macro liquidity concerns and spot ETF flows shaping the next move.

Sygnum and Starboard Digital raised over 750 BTC for their Starboard Sygnum BTC Alpha Fund, which delivered an 8.9% annualized Bitcoin return in Q4 2025.

Startale Group has secured US$13 million in follow-on funding from Sony Innovation Fund to scale its Soneium Layer-2 network and on-chain entertainment infrastructure.

Tether has launched USA₮, a federally regulated dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, under the GENIUS Act rules

Theo has launched thGOLD, a tokenized gold product that combines exposure to gold prices with yield generation.

An OKX survey of 1,000 Americans shows Gen Z and Millennials are about 5x more likely than Boomers to trust crypto platforms, while Boomers favor banks.

Toku enables compliant USDC payroll on Polygon with real-time settlement, low fees, and integrations with ADP, Workday and Gusto.