INTEL: BitMine has invested $200M into MrBeast’s $5B empire to fund a new digital banking platform

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JUST IN: ELON MUSK SLAMS WHATSAPP SECURITY - @elonmusk says “WhatsApp is not secure” and claims even Signal is questionable. - In a viral X post, Musk promoted X Chat as a safer alternative for private messaging. - WhatsApp Head @wcathcart rejected Musk’s claims, calling them

OPMobility signs deal to explore buying Hyundai Mobis' lighting business

Fully electric car sales in December overtook petrol for the first time in the European Union, even as policymakers proposed to loosen emissions regulations, data showed. More here

UPDATE: SOLANA DAILY USERS SURGE PAST 5M @Solana’s daily active users jumped from around 3 million to over 5 million since the start of 2026, per @artemis data The rise comes amid stronger on-chain usage across DeFi, memecoins, and consumer apps.

Previous bear markets we saw people pivoting from trading crypto to trading forex. Now we're seeing a max exodus of people leaving to trade metals. Obviously, if you're a trader then you can be nimble and just jump wherever the action is. It makes sense even. But I'd recommend

Sherry Paul of Morgan Stanley on the financial shift that the World Economic Forum implied in 2026:"Going from deglobalization to now the phrase New World Order.""New World Order has a much harsher tone to it, meaning the urgency of reimaging supply chains." $XAU $XRP $SPX

Exclusive: A plan to build a synthetic diamond plant in the United States is a prime prospect in Japan's $550-billion investment package, as the allies push to expand production of a material vital to chip and high-precision manufacturing. More here -