<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Bitcoin Today - Bitcoin News Curated and Powered by AI</title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app</link> <description>Get daily updates on Bitcoin's price, market trends, analysis, and breaking news curated and powered by AI - all digestible in minutes. Make BitcoinToday.app your one-stop shop for staying informed in the fast-paced world of Bitcoin.</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:05:10 GMT</lastBuildDate> <docs>https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html</docs> <generator>https://github.com/jpmonette/feed</generator> <language>en</language> <image> <title>Bitcoin Today - Bitcoin News Curated and Powered by AI</title> <url>https://www.bitcointoday.app/images/logo-512.png</url> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app</link> </image> <copyright>All rights reserved 2024, BitcoinToday.app</copyright> <category>Bitcoin News</category> <item> <title><![CDATA[Ripple's Bold Strategy: Why the $40 Billion Crypto Giant Is Rejecting IPO Plans]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/ripples-bold-strategy-why-the-40-billion-crypto-giant-is-rejecting-ipo-plans</link> <guid>ripples-bold-strategy-why-the-40-billion-crypto-giant-is-rejecting-ipo-plans</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:01:08 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[## Ripple's Financial Strength Fuels Private Growth Strategy Ripple President Monica Long has made a significant announcement: **the company has no plans to pursue an initial public offering (IPO)**, emphasizing its robust financial position and preference for expanding privately through acquisitions and product development. "Currently, we still plan to remain private," Long said in a Tuesday interview with Bloomberg. "Often the strategy driving an IPO is to get access to the investors and the liquidity of the public markets … We're in a really healthy position to continue to fund and invest in our company's growth without going public." ## Recent Funding Round and Investor Confidence Long's comments come after Ripple raised **$500 million in November 2025 at a $40 billion valuation**. The round drew investors including Fortress Investment Group, Citadel Securities and other crypto-focused funds. When asked about the specific terms of the fundraising — including investor protections such as the right to sell shares back to Ripple at a guaranteed price and return, as well as preferential treatment in events like bankruptcy or a company sale — Long described the deal structure as "very positive, very favorable for Ripple." Long did not, however, elaborate on whether such protections were necessary to secure the participation of major investors or to support the reported valuation. ## Aggressive 2025 Expansion Through Acquisitions Ripple saw significant expansion in 2025, completing **four major acquisitions** — global multi-asset prime broker Hidden Road, stablecoin payments platform Rail, treasury management system provider GTreasury and digital asset wallet and custody firm Palisade. These deals, totaling nearly $4 billion, are part of Ripple's push to position itself as a comprehensive provider of enterprise digital asset infrastructure. As of last November, Ripple Payments had processed over **$95 billion in total volume**. Ripple Prime — built with the Hidden Road acquisition — has recently expanded into collateralized lending and institutional XRP products. Ripple's dollar stablecoin, RLUSD, sits at the core of both businesses. "The whole strategy of our company is to create products," Long said. "So the connective tissue that traditional finance needs to make blockchain and cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, all these tokenized assets, to make them actually useful and applicable in the real world."]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>ripple</category> <category>ipo</category> <category>funding</category> <category>acquisitions</category> <category>blockchain</category> <enclosure url="https://www.tbstat.com/wp/uploads/2025/06/ripple-xrp-1200x675.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Data Center Rebellion: How AI Infrastructure Sparks Political Firestorms Across America]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/the-data-center-rebellion-how-ai-infrastructure-sparks-political-firestorms-across-america</link> <guid>the-data-center-rebellion-how-ai-infrastructure-sparks-political-firestorms-across-america</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:01:09 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[## The Data Center Rebellion: How AI Infrastructure Sparks Political Firestorms Across America In Sand Springs, Oklahoma, a **data center** with blinding industrial lights and smoke pouring from its roof towered menacingly over a helpless gingerbread house in the annual Christmas parade. This city bordering Tulsa has become a battleground, one of many across the country where companies seeking to build massive data centers to win the **AI race with China** are coming up against the reality of local politics. Sand Springs leaders were besieged with community anger after annexing an 827-acre agricultural property miles outside of town and launching into secret talks with a tech giant looking to use it for a sprawling data center. Hundreds of aggrieved voters showed up at community meetings. Swarms of protest signs are taking root along the rural roads. "It feels like these data center companies have just put a big target on our backs," said Kyle Schmidt, leader of the newly formed Protect Sand Springs Alliance. "We are all asking: Where are the people we elected who promised to protect us from these big corporations trying to steamroll us?" From Archibald, Pennsylvania, to Page, Arizona, tech firms are seeking to plunk down data centers in locations that sometimes are not zoned for such heavy industrial uses, within communities that had not planned for them. These **supersize data centers** can use more energy than entire cities and drain local water supplies. Anger over the perceived trampling of communities by Silicon Valley has entered the national political conversation and could affect voters of all political persuasions. Many of the residents fighting the project in Sand Springs voted for Trump three times and also backed Gov. J. Kevin Stitt (R), who implores tech firms to build in his state. "We know Trump wants data centers and Kevin Stitt wants data centers, but these things don't affect these people," said Brian Ingram, a Trump voter living in the shadow of the planned project. "You know, this affects us." Ingram was standing before a homemade sign he planted on his front lawn that said, "Jesus Was Born on Ag Land." The grassroots blowback comes from deep red states as much as from left-wing groups such as the Democratic Socialists of America, which have helped draw hundreds of residents to hearings in Arizona, Indiana and Maryland. Even Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned data center developers that they are losing control of the narrative. "In rural America right now, where data centers are being built, everyone's already angry because their electricity prices have risen a lot," he told energy executives. "'I don't want them in my state' is a common viewpoint." Some industry groups argue that residents' concerns are misplaced. "Fueled by misinformation, driven by radical environmental policies, communities are missing out on the jobs, security and opportunities this technology is delivering," said an email from Brian O. Walsh, executive director of the AI Infrastructure Coalition. The group says the projects lower electricity prices, a claim that is hotly disputed. The White House frames the data center boom as beneficial, saying in a statement that it will lead to big investments in infrastructure and boost manufacturing. But the administration is also aware some communities oppose them. "Communities know what's best for them, and the Administration is clear that local infrastructure decisions remain with states and localities," the statement said. Many local politicians are yielding to community pressure and rejecting data centers. Between April and June, more projects were blocked or delayed than during the previous two years combined, according to Data Center Watch, a tracking project by the nonpartisan research firm 10a Labs. Some **$98 billion in planned development was derailed** in a single quarter. Last month, a group of Senate Democrats launched an investigation into the role data centers play in increasing electricity prices. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) last month called for a moratorium on data center construction, warning that the tech firms are draining scarce energy and water reserves and pushing the cost onto everyday Americans in pursuit of AI technologies that threaten to displace millions from the workforce. White House AI czar David Sacks replied on X: "He would block new data centers even if states want them & they generate their own power." But advocates say residents' concerns are legitimate. "This data center expansion affects so many issues," said Mitch Jones, managing director of policy and litigation at Food and Water Watch. The group last month organized a letter signed by several national advocacy groups demanding a moratorium. "It takes up farmland in rural communities. It takes up dwindling water sources in communities that need cleaner drinking water. And it is driving up electricity prices for everyone," he said. "It is drawing together people from disparate backgrounds who might not agree on other political issues. They are saying this is taking place without any forethought to communities and we must stop it." The NAACP this month convened a two-day "Stop Dirty Data" conference in Washington that focused on the impacts of the AI build-out on minority and low-income communities. It included a bus tour of "Data Center Alley" in Northern Virginia, the world's largest collection of data centers. Even Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is championing an AI "bill of rights" to enshrine local governments' power to stop data center construction and prohibit utilities from pushing AI infrastructure costs onto residents. The break between Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and President Donald Trump was driven in part by her vocal criticism of his AI build-out push. The industry has struggled to quell the concerns. In Chandler, Arizona, former senator Kyrsten Sinema (I), co-founder of the AI Infrastructure Coalition, implored city officials to get on board with a large proposed project or risk the federal government pushing it through without city input. The city council rejected the project unanimously. The vote followed the Tucson City Council's unanimous rejection of a plan that would have required annexing land in the Sonoran Desert that until June had been zoned "rural homestead." Some voters were outraged that local officials had signed a five-year nondisclosure agreement with Amazon, which did not come to light for two years. Frustration with the power company that would have provided the power has fueled a movement to drive it out in favor of a community-led nonprofit. Amazon did not respond to questions about the controversy, saying only, "We do not have any commitments or agreements in place to develop this project." Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post. "People are understandably asking how they will benefit," said Chris Lehane, chief global affairs officer at OpenAI, which has won initial local approval for some of the country's largest data center projects. He said companies need to listen to communities and make sure they are sharing in the economic gains. "You need to be on the ground, having these conversations. It is a journey." In some places, large tech companies have signed contracts committing to pay for new power grid infrastructure required to bring a data center online, even when the companies are not the only ones that would benefit from it. It's a journey that some local officials are willing to go on because the projects generate construction jobs and boost revenue for schools. "We're trying to work through this," said Mike Carter, the city manager in Sand Springs. "This would probably be one of our major employers. It would almost certainly become the dominant part of our tax base. ... When you can surpass Walmart, which is right now the biggest taxpayer in our community, there is a big incentive to look at this." He has tried to assure residents that they will have all their questions answered — including the name of the tech firm — before the city hearing this month, where officials will consider rezoning the sprawling property from agricultural to industrial. He said the city has signed other nondisclosure agreements during negotiations with large corporations, such as Olive Garden. The project developer, White Rose Partners, said none of the costs involved with providing electricity to the Sand Springs data center would fall on residential ratepayers. The firm says the data center would generate millions of dollars in revenue for local schools and services. It is cold comfort to many residents of the rural community, where the data center would industrialize a landscape now defined by the ranches that drew them there. "I don't care how much chocolate icing you put on a dog turd, it don't make it chocolate cake," said Rick Plummer, who raises elite team-roping horses next to the proposed data center. "They are trying to fluff this data center thing up and say, 'Man, eat this birthday cake.' But it isn't birthday cake." On the other side of Tulsa, a steady stream of pickups pulled off the busy local road to sign petitions fighting a different data center proposed for the rural community of Coweta. One sign takes aim at the nondisclosure agreements, stating "NDAs BETRAY." The petitions demand the firing of a city official who signed one. "We want to see this damn data center go away and go someplace else," said Allen Prather, who was leading the petition drive dressed as Santa. "This town deserves a better centerpiece than a data center. They keep coming to smaller and smaller towns. Leave mine alone." Sherri Crumpacker, a retired law enforcement officer who pulled over to sign, concurred. "I moved here from California to get away from BS like this," she said.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>datacenters</category> <category>ai</category> <category>infrastructure</category> <category>politics</category> <category>community</category> <enclosure url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/73GBXQ5PNB6UIXI52N3OINCRX4_size-normalized.jpg&w=1440" length="0" type="image/php"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Meme Coins Explode with Double-Digit Gains as Bitcoin Breaks $90,000 Barrier]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/meme-coins-explode-with-double-digit-gains-as-bitcoin-breaks-90-000-barrier</link> <guid>meme-coins-explode-with-double-digit-gains-as-bitcoin-breaks-90-000-barrier</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:01:07 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Meme coins are experiencing a significant surge, outpacing the broader cryptocurrency market, as Bitcoin stabilizes above $90,000. This rally highlights renewed risk-on sentiment amid improving macroeconomic conditions. ### Leading Meme Coins Post Impressive Gains Key players like **Pepe**, **Bonk**, and **Shiba Inu** have led the charge with substantial 24-hour increases. According to CoinGecko data: - **Bonk** gained over 20% - **Pepe** rose 14% - **Shiba Inu** increased 10% On a weekly basis, **Pepe** stands out with a 70% rally, followed by **Bonk** at 48% and **Dogecoin** at 22%. ### Bitcoin's Role in the Rally Bitcoin has closed higher for four consecutive days, breaking past the critical **$90,000** mark after previous attempts failed in late 2025. This movement is supported by a surge in aggregated open interest, which reached **$31.44 billion**—a six-week high, as reported by CryptoQuant. ### Macroeconomic Factors Fueling Optimism Derek Lim, head of research at Caladan, points to several factors that could drive a risk-on sentiment in 2026: - Sustained rate-cutting cycles - Disinflation trends - New U.S. access to strategic resources like Venezuelan oil He suggests these elements may be coalescing to support risk assets, with current price movements potentially pricing in these developments. ### Caution Advised on Meme Coin Signals Despite the excitement, Lim urges caution in interpreting meme coin rallies as definitive market signals. He notes that **low liquidity** and **extremely low float** can easily manufacture such pumps, which may not reflect broader market shifts in momentum or attitudes. ### Mixed Market Sentiment Indicators Retail sentiment shows cautious optimism. On prediction market Myriad, users now assign an **82% chance** that Bitcoin hits $100,000 before $69,000, up from 62% at the start of the year. However, the broader psychological recovery remains incomplete. The **Crypto Fear & Greed Index** still indicates "Fear," suggesting that despite meme coin gains, the market hasn't fully rebounded from the 2025 downturn. ### Altcoins Join the Rally The recovery extends beyond meme coins. Other top altcoins, including **Hyperliquid**, **Hedera**, **Aster**, and **XRP**, have also surged by roughly 5% over 24 hours, indicating broader market participation in the uptrend.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>memecoins</category> <category>bitcoin</category> <category>marketanalysis</category> <category>cryptorally</category> <category>altcoins</category> <enclosure url="https://cdn.decrypt.co/resize/1024/height/512/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Chart4_red-gID_7.png" length="0" type="image/png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Dogecoin's Golden Cross: Is This the Start of a Memecoin Surge?]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/dogecoins-golden-cross-is-this-the-start-of-a-memecoin-surge</link> <guid>dogecoins-golden-cross-is-this-the-start-of-a-memecoin-surge</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:01:08 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Dogecoin has surged 4.36% to $0.1516, outperforming the broader crypto market as a short-term golden cross flashes on hourly charts. This rally is backed by strong volume, with 24-hour trading activity running about 40% above the 30-day average, signaling renewed speculative appetite in meme coins. ## News Background Dogecoin and Pepe led a sharp meme coin bounce to kick off 2026, with DOGE up 11% and PEPE gaining 17% in a single day. Other dog-themed tokens like Shiba Inu, Bonk, and Floki also advanced, while smaller caps like Mog Coin and Popcat saw even larger gains, indicating speculative flows spilling into higher-beta names. The GMCI Meme Index shows a market value of roughly $33.8 billion with $5.9 billion in 24-hour volume, suggesting this surge isn't isolated. However, these bursts can be fragile, especially if bitcoin slips or positioning becomes crowded. ## Technical Analysis DOGE broke out of the $0.1422–$0.1431 consolidation pocket and established a new base above $0.1463, flipping this level into support. The next resistance sits at $0.1520–$0.1530, where prior supply is likely to reappear. An hourly golden cross—where the 9-period SMA crosses above the 26-period SMA—has appeared, paired with rising volume, making this a meaningful move in fast markets. ## Price Action Summary - DOGE rose 4.36% to $0.1516, outperforming the broader market - Volume confirmation was strong: 24h volume trend is ~40% higher than the 30-day baseline - DOGE flipped $0.1463 into support after clearing the $0.1422–$0.1431 range - Next resistance sits at $0.1520–$0.1530, where prior supply is likely to reappear ## What Traders Should Know This is a volume-confirmed momentum move within a broader meme coin rebound, acting as a temperature check on risk appetite. The setup is straightforward: - **Bull case**: If DOGE holds $0.1463 and consolidates above $0.1500, traders will likely press toward $0.1520–$0.1530. A clean push through that supply pocket opens room toward higher resistance bands. - **Bear case**: If DOGE slips back below $0.1463, it signals the breakout is losing sponsorship, with the prior range around $0.1432 becoming the next level to watch. - **Context**: The meme complex can stay bid even when bitcoin is range-bound, but positioning can unwind quickly if liquidity thins or broader markets wobble, making support retests as important as the initial rally. In short, the volume backdrop is constructive, but DOGE must prove it can convert $0.1463 into a durable floor before traders treat $0.1520–$0.1530 as a level to build above rather than sell into.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>dogecoin</category> <category>memecoin</category> <category>technicalanalysis</category> <category>goldencross</category> <category>crypto</category> <enclosure url="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/s3y3vcno/production/2af70fa2f5209029fd0a8f7ac7524c5b60b2ba81-1920x1080.png?auto=format&w=960&h=540&crop=focalpoint&fit=clip&q=75&fm=jpg" length="0" type="image/png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Soars Past $91,000 as Venezuela Political Turmoil Fuels Crypto Rally]]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/bitcoin-soars-past-91-000-as-venezuela-political-turmoil-fuels-crypto-rally</link> <guid>bitcoin-soars-past-91-000-as-venezuela-political-turmoil-fuels-crypto-rally</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:01:08 GMT</pubDate> <description><![CDATA[Bitcoin surged above $91,000 on Sunday, leading a broad rally across major cryptocurrencies as geopolitical headlines from Venezuela boosted risk appetite among traders. Ether, Solana, and Cardano posted significant gains, extending the early 2026 rebound in the crypto market. **Bitcoin traded around $91,300** in Asian morning hours, up about 1.4% on the day and more than 4% over seven days. **Ether rose roughly 1% to near $3,150** and is up about 7% on the week, while **Solana gained about 1.6%** and has climbed more than 8% over seven days. XRP hovered just above $2, rising about 0.6% on the day and nearly 10% over the week, while Cardano was modestly higher on the day and up about 8% in seven days. The move followed a sharp liquidation flush that cleared crowded positioning and reset near-term leverage. Data showed roughly **$180 million in futures positions liquidated** over the past 24 hours, with about $133 million coming from shorts and $47 million from longs. The imbalance suggests traders were caught leaning against the rally, forcing buybacks as prices pushed higher. Sunday’s gains also came as traders reacted to a fast-moving political situation in Venezuela. President Donald Trump said the U.S. plans to “run” Venezuela, while the White House offered few details on what that would entail. Venezuela’s Supreme Court granted Vice President Delcy Rodríguez all presidential powers in an acting capacity after ousted President Nicolás Maduro was taken into U.S. custody. Trump also signaled a focus on Venezuela’s oil, saying the U.S. would have a “presence in Venezuela as it pertains to oil,” and suggested U.S. troops on the ground would not be necessary if Rodríguez “does what we want.” Crypto traders often treat such headlines as a volatility catalyst rather than a direct macro driver, but the risk tone can still matter. In periods when liquidity is thinner, even modest spot demand can push prices through technical levels and trigger stop-driven moves in futures markets. That dynamic is amplified when shorts are positioned for a pullback, as forced covering can turn a grind higher into a sharper break.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>bitcoin</category> <category>venezuela</category> <category>marketrally</category> <category>geopolitics</category> <category>cryptonews</category> <enclosure url="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/s3y3vcno/production/b7540e5f4ce263639ab052e4c17c2e5c4075c251-1920x1080.png?auto=format&w=960&h=540&crop=focalpoint&fit=clip&q=75&fm=jpg" length="0" type="image/png"/> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Nobel Economist Paul Krugman's Shocking Crypto Take: 'It's a Cult with No Legitimate Use']]></title> <link>https://www.bitcointoday.app/article/nobel-economist-paul-krugmans-shocking-crypto-take-its-a-cult-with-no-legitimate-use</link> <guid>nobel-economist-paul-krugmans-shocking-crypto-take-its-a-cult-with-no-legitimate-use</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 21:01:08 GMT</pubDate> <description>< *Photo Credit: TikTok* <iframe src="https://www.tiktok.com/@hasanminhaj/video/7571926927372537101" width="100%" height="400"></iframe> Crypto enthusiasts were quick to push back, arguing that **cryptocurrencies offer legitimate uses in countries with unstable banking systems** and facilitate **efficient global transfers**. They also countered that **fiat currency is used more for criminal activities than crypto**, challenging Krugman's perspective. Beyond the debate over utility, concerns about crypto's **environmental impact** have taken center stage. An analysis by the International Energy Agency revealed that **crypto mining consumed nearly 2% of the world's electricity in 2022**, with projections suggesting this could double by 2026 due to rising demand from data centers and AI. However, there is hope on the horizon. Newer technologies, such as **proof-of-stake blockchains**, are emerging as more sustainable alternatives, using **far less energy and relying on clean electricity sources**. Initiatives like the CCRI Crypto Sustainability Metrics highlight progress in reducing the carbon footprint of crypto operations. As the technology evolves, the path forward may involve balancing innovation with environmental responsibility. For now, the debate underscores deep divisions over crypto's purpose and its costs to the planet, with viewers expressing strong opinions on both sides.]]></description> <author>contact@bitcointoday.app (BitcoinToday.app)</author> <category>cryptocurrency</category> <category>paulkrugman</category> <category>environment</category> <category>debate</category> <category>mining</category> <enclosure url="https://www.thecooldown.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cryptocurrency-image-rec6jOMCAcm0mkYqW.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/> </item> </channel> </rss>