January 15, 2026

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) used to terrorize crypto firms under Gary Gensler during the Biden administration so much so that it was pointless for founders to innovate. Lawsuits used to pile up and enforcements remain…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Yesterday, I wrote about Tesla’s decision to stop selling “Full Self Driving” after February 14. One of the main questions was, “Why February 14?” Well, one…

Ethereum is showing early signs that it may finally outperform Bitcoin in 2026, following a lackluster two years. According to on-chain and institutional data, Ethereum is growing rapidly. ETH USD is up +5.8% over the past seven days and is…

Ethereum crypto is usually the laggard. Case in point: In late 2023, when Bitcoin was ripping weeks before the approval of the first batch of spot Bitcoin ETFs, ETH USDT struggled. They also underperformed in 2024-2025, and never really…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Ireland boasts more data centers than almost any other country in Europe. Those data centers create lots of tax revenue and jobs that are vital to the…

This time, bulls are not the ones crying watching their portfolio. Bitcoin price surged above $95,000 this week, triggering a chain reaction that wiped out nearly $700 million in crypto liquidations. BTC pushed as high as $97,800 (+3.5%),…

Russia reportedly plans to introduce a new law that would allow individuals to buy crypto under a clear legal framework. Traders are still digesting the regulatory signal, but the move fits a broader global pattern in which governments are…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. At the beginning of January, CleanTechnica’s Christopher Arcus took note of the sudden, seemingly out-of-the-blue emergence of sodium-ion batteries on the…

The US Senate released a fresh draft of the CLARITY Act this week, a bill designed to finally draw clear lines around crypto regulation.  This comes after years of lawsuits, fines, and mixed messages that left everyday investors guessing.…

Bitcoin depends on the community to survive. Without the web of miners and developers, the mainnet is as good as dead. Privacy purists and developers driven by the ideals of decentralization and censorship resistance might be the only…