15 March 2026
Austin, Texas, USA

Estefano Gomez

Articles by Estefano Gomez

WhiteWhale meme coin crosses $100 million market cap after 50x rally

CryptoJanuary 8, 2026

Key Takeaways WhiteWhale crossed a $100M market cap after rising more than 50x since early December.The token is built on the Solana blockchain and closely associated with a derivat… [+1012 chars]

Anthropic seeks $10B raise at $350B valuation as AI funding race accelerates

CryptoJanuary 8, 2026

Key Takeaways Anthropic is seeking a $10B funding round at a $350B valuation.The raise would nearly double its valuation and follows heavy capital commitments from Microsoft and Nvi… [+755 chars]

A16z backs Babylon with $15M to build trustless Bitcoin collateral vaults

CryptoJanuary 8, 2026

Key Takeaways A16z crypto invested $15M in Babylon to develop BTCVaults for native Bitcoin collateral use.BTCVaults aim to enable trustless collateralization without wrapping or cus… [+1261 chars]

Fireblocks acquires crypto accounting platform TRES in $130M cash and equity deal

CryptoJanuary 8, 2026

Key Takeaways Fireblocks acquired TRES Finance for $130M in cash and equity.The deal expands Fireblocks infrastructure to include audit-ready accounting and financial reporting capa… [+809 chars]

Bitcoin plunges below $92K as liquidations top $490M

CryptoJanuary 8, 2026

Key Takeaways Bitcoin dropped below $92K, triggering $490M in liquidations led by long positions.ETH, SOL, and XRP saw notable pullbacks, contributing to a 1.5% daily market decline… [+745 chars]

xAI raises $20B Series E to scale Grok and build world’s largest AI infrastructure

CryptoJanuary 7, 2026

Key Takeaways xAI raised $20 billion in an oversubscribed Series E, exceeding its $15B target and securing backing from Valor, Fidelity, Qatar Investment Authority, NVIDIA, and Cisco.

Silver surges past $81 as geopolitical rally brings it close to Nvidia’s market cap

CryptoJanuary 7, 2026

Key Takeaways Silver has gained 14% year-to-date, rising over 6% on Tuesday above $81.The rally accelerated after the US captured Venezuelas Nicolás Maduro on January 3, sparking de… [+490 chars]

Bitcoin experiences $83 million in crypto liquidations as price drops to $92,500

CryptoJanuary 7, 2026

Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell to $92,500 on Tuesday, sparking $83 million in liquidations of long positions within one hour.BTC had risen steadily since the weekend, topping $94,000 on… [+466 chars]

PancakeSwap overtakes Uniswap on Base to become second-largest DEX by volume

CryptoJanuary 7, 2026

Key Takeaways PancakeSwap reached $293 million in 24-hour volume and $1.17 billion over 7 days on Base, surpassing Uniswaps $203 million and $949 million, respectively.PancakeSwap n… [+588 chars]

Canaan launches pilot converting Bitcoin mining heat to power greenhouse heating

CryptoJanuary 7, 2026

Key Takeaways Canaan Inc. has initiated a 3MW pilot project in Manitoba, Canada.The project aims to repurpose waste heat from Bitcoin mining to heat a tomato greenhouse. … [+339 chars]