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Berkeley, California, USA, January 12th, 2026, Chainwire Helio Corporation (OTCID: HLEO) (“Helio” or the “Company”), a space-based renewable energy company, announced today that its Board of Directors has executed an agreement with a leading, highly experienced crypto marketing firm to support a planned $20 million Initial Coin Offering (ICO) for its proprietary utility token, Mission Helio.  The Mission Helio utility token is designed solely for functional use within Helio’s ecosystem, including tiered participation, usage-based benefits, and support for infrastructure development and ecosystem expansion. The token does not represent equity, ownership, profit-sharing rights, or any claim on Helio’s assets or earnings. The offering represents a strategic, non-dilutive financing initiative designed to fund the development and…

VanEck says Bitcoin could reach $2.9 million by 2050 if it captures a share of trade settlement and reserves. VanEck’s Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel said Bitcoin could reach a valuation of nearly $2.9 million by 2050 under the firm’s long-term base-case scenario. This projection is driven by BTC’s adoption as a settlement currency for 5% to 10% of global trade and its emergence as a reserve asset comprising 2.5% of central bank balance sheets. VanEck’s Bold Long-Term Call In a note detailing VanEck’s 25-year capital market assumptions, Sigel projected a 15% compound annual growth rate for Bitcoin…

The Web3 gaming chain, Ronin Network, has unveiled a program for empowering guilds in the upcoming launch of Moku’s Grand Arena. The Moku Guild Boost Program will help players kickstart their guilds during the Grand Arena Season One session by offering them funding. According to an announcement from Ronin Network, Moku has $50,000 in guild grants available. Applications for the grants will remain open until two weeks after Season One launches or till the funds are fully allocated. Moku is a Web3 game studio that provides infrastructure to unite communities on the Ronin Network. As an official partner in the…

The partnership brings real-time prediction market data to the Golden Globes just in time for the 2026 awards ceremony: What it means for fans.Polymarket, the self-described “world’s largest prediction market,” has announced a new partnership with the Golden Globes, becoming the awards show’s exclusive prediction market partner. The collaboration is a first for both industries, marking the debut of real-time, market-driven insights integrated with one of Hollywood’s highest-profile events.Sunday’s 83rd annual Golden Globes ceremony airs on CBS and will be  streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. As part of the partnership, Polymarket will provide branding and live market data from…

Web3 Foundation (W3F) is making a strategic shift away from its traditional open Grants Program and providing streamlined funding for a product-focused vision for Polkadot and its ecosystem.The Grants Program launched more than six years ago, before Polkadot went live, and played a critical role in bootstrapping the ecosystem. It helped attract thousands of applications and supported the delivery of hundreds of milestones across core infrastructure, tooling, and early ecosystem needs. Over the early years of Polkadot ecosystem development, the W3F-funded open grants program with transparent processes (tracked publicly via platforms like GitHub) proved to be the most effective way…

The asset manager’s base case assumes bitcoin gains traction as a settlement tool and reserve asset over the next 25 years.

As Solana (SOL) fails to reclaim a major resistance area, a market watcher suggested that the cryptocurrency is poised to retest the November lows. However, other analysts predicted that the altcoin consolidation period may end soon. Related Reading Solana Rejected From Key Area On Friday, Solana faced a nearly 4% correction after trying to reclaim a crucial resistance zone for the second time this week. The cryptocurrency has been trading between the $120-$145 price range since the early November correction, hitting its local lows three weeks ago. Amid the crypto market’s star-of-the-year rally, SOL jumped over 13% from its yearly…

The Banking Committee chief confirmed Friday evening that he’s pressing forward, though the Agriculture Committee says it still hopes for a bipartisan version.

Led by ICONIQ, the round brings Rain’s total funding to over $338M and values the company at $1.95B — up more than 17x in just 10 months The new funding enables Rain to scale its global, compliant footprint, deepen platform capabilities, and invest in new products that redefine how payments work worldwide NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Rain, the enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, today announced a $250 million Series C funding round led by ICONIQ, with participation from Sapphire Ventures, Dragonfly, Bessemer Venture Partners, Galaxy Ventures, FirstMark, Lightspeed, Norwest, and Endeavor Catalyst. The round values Rain at…

Crypto comes in waves. Every year, narratives change—be it scaling, DeFi, gaming, physical-world asset-related things, or perhaps AI-based technologies. When there is suddenly some momentum in any of the aforementioned fields, people naturally start scrambling to take a look at new cryptocurrencies to invest in, which indeed offer greater upside in the early stage compared to more mature coins. At the same time, early investors must also accept more risks. Most of the time, new tokens are with minimal background, demand is uncertain, and the tokenomics can either lead to long-term growth or result in heavy sell pressure. The wisest…