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By Taylor Bell, updated February 9, 2026 In 2026, venture capital activity in the crypto sector continues to shift away from speculative narratives toward long-term infrastructure plays. While retail interest remains cyclical, VC-backed token sales are increasingly viewed as indicators of where institutional capital expects sustainable growth over the next market cycle. Recent token sales supported by major venture funds highlight consistent themes: cross-chain interoperability, Ethereum-native security models, and performance-oriented execution layers. Market analysts note that, unlike previous cycles, venture funds in 2026 are more selective, favoring projects with existing adoption, clear technical differentiation, and regulatory awareness. Below are five…

Netherlands’ Roelof van der Merwe celebrates the wicket of Pakistan’s Babar Azam, left, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Netherlands and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI) NEW DELHI: If there’s one standout trend at this T20 World Cup so far, it’s Associate teams pushing full-member nations to the limit.It all began when, in the very first match of the tournament, the Netherlands almost got the better of Pakistan and had O’Dowd not dropped the catch of Faheem Ashraf in the 19th over, the Dutchmen would have been in second place in Group A. But when they face…

UP Board Inter Practical Exams Prayagraj: The Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board (UP Board) has extended the deadline for conducting Intermediate practical examinations for the year 2026 in view of students’ interests. The board had earlier scheduled the practical exams in two phases—from Jan 24 to Feb 1 and from Feb 2 to Feb 9. However, after the stipulated period, it was found that practical examinations were still pending in some schools or marks had not been uploaded online.Taking note of the situation, the board has now extended the date for completion of both phases of Intermediate practical examinations till…

If you think price action is the scariest thing in crypto, think again: getting your wallet completely drained is the true peak of nightmares. In 2025, we explored a new potential threat against Bitcoin: the quantum risk. This technology is so advanced that it is theoretically considered capable of cracking Bitcoin wallets and accessing your holdings freely. A nightmare indeed. But is it really that catastrophic? No, and we will explain why. A new report by CoinShares challenges the alarming headlines claiming that quantum computers will destroy Bitcoin. The research finds that only about 10,200 Bitcoins, a tiny fraction of…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! ENS, an Ethereum ETH $2,034.16 domain name provider, dropped its plan to introduce a separate Layer-2 network in the ENSv2 upgrade. A blog post from ENS lead developer nick.eth explained the shift. He said gas fees for ENS registrations fell by “99%… over the past year” because of recent improvements to Ethereum.He noted that the Fusaka upgrade raised the gas limit to 60 million, which doubled the limit from the start of 2025. Did you know? Want to get smarter & wealthier with crypto? Subscribe – We publish new crypto explainer videos…

The “Takaichi Trade” has officially entered its second, more aggressive phase following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s historic landslide victory in the February 2026 snap election. With her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) securing 316 seats, forming a two-thirds supermajority (352 seats) with the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), Takaichi now holds an unprecedented mandate to reshape the Japanese economy. This “supermajority” is a game-changer for financial markets. It grants Takaichi the power to override the upper house and push through her “reflationist” agenda without the friction that hindered her previous minority government. For traders, this has reignited the “Takaichi Trade” with a…

The age of social media has shown human­i­ty a fair few truths about itself, not all of them flat­ter­ing. But once in a while, one of the waves of dis­course that roll through the inter­net real­ly does help us bet­ter under­stand one anoth­er. Take the sur­prise some have expressed in recent years upon find­ing out that the expres­sion to “pic­ture” some­thing in one’s head isn’t just a fig­ure of speech. You mean that peo­ple “pic­tur­ing an apple,” say, haven’t been just think­ing about an apple, but actu­al­ly see­ing one in their heads? The inabil­i­ty to do that has a name:…

The Seattle Seahawks have reestablished their dynasty.  After the Patriots and Seahawks faced off during Super Bowl LX Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., the Seattle team have achieved their second Super Bowl win in history.  “It’s a dream come true,” Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker said in a post-game interview. “A lot of people play their whole career and never make it this far.” Meanwhile, cornerback Devon Witherspoon called the win a truly “wonderful” feeling and joked, “I’m gonna have a drink or two or maybe three, who knows?” For quarterback Sam Darnold, who nabbed his first…

To Van Sant, pitting rich against poor was too blunt a binary. Instead, Mala Noche traces the subtle negotiations of power between people living on the fringes of society. Walt may be an overnight janitor and bodega clerk, but it gives him an edge – enough money to be a kind of small-scale benefactor to wayfarers who cross his path. Johnny and Pepper claw back power using intangible forms of currency – Johnny through the satisfaction of rejecting Walt’s advances, Pepper by miming vomiting at the prospect of gay intimacy. Later, Walt speculates that Pepper, feeling embarrassed about taking money for sex, used his penis…

This week on The Collection, I sit down with the creators of Shakespeare’s MacBeth: A Rock Opera that features Jeff Scott Soto as MacBeth. I interview Greg Cherone, John Bettencourt and Robert Clapp Jr and we talk through how they came up with the Rock Opera, how they picked the cast and we walk through all the great songs on this release. We do talk about Jeff Scott Soto and how he became a part of this production. The show is a broken out into Two Acts and delivers all the best parts of MacBeth with all the drama, danger,…