F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang announced he purchased a seat on SpaceX's first Starship Mars flyby mission and a separate lunar orbital ticket. He said he lacks confidence in Mars exploration within his lifetime and decided to act.
Despite token prices recovering by mid-2026, crypto layoffs persist. CEOs blame AI automation, but funding compression, regulatory fatigue, and consolidation are the real drivers. Insiders call for transparency.
Bitcoin fell to $67,274 on Lunar New Year’s Eve before rebounding to $68,945. Bitfinex said rate-cut expectations, normalized derivatives data, and a rise in long-term holder supply point to improving market conditions.
Elon Musk unveiled a new vision called 'Lunar Base Alpha' to employees during the xAI restructuring, proposing to build an AI supercomputer factory on the Moon and use a mass driver to launch satellites into deep space. The plan replaces the Mars colonization narrative, aiming to combine SpaceX's launch capabilities with xAI's computing needs.
Hackers are running Facebook ads mimicking Windows 11 upgrades, directing users to a cloned Microsoft site that downloads the 'Lunar Application' malware, designed to steal crypto wallet seed phrases and login credentials, using geofencing to evade detection.
TSMC reported Q1 2026 revenue of NT$1.13 trillion (US$34.6–35.8B), up 8.4% QoQ and 35.1% YoY, with NVIDIA overtaking Apple as its largest customer. AI GPU and ASIC orders drove strong performance, while CoWoS capacity remains tight.
BTC fell to $65,000 after weaker-than-expected jobless claims and housing sales, combined with US government shutdown risk and Asian Lunar New Year caution. Short-term downtrend persists with CPI data due tonight.
Crypto.com debuted its AI Agent platform during Super Bowl 60, using the AI.com domain purchased for $70M in crypto—the priciest domain ever. The agents execute real-world tasks via Cronos chain. Traffic crashed the site briefly.
