January 2026

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. XPENG launched the new P7+ in Europe earlier today. Last November, XPENG gave me the privilege to see a preview of the car now being launched, which I can now…

Stablecoins now sit at the center of most illegal crypto activity, not Bitcoin, according to new data from Chainalysis. This comes at a time when governments are tightening crypto rules and stablecoins are becoming more common in everyday…

President Donald Trump said he has no plans to pardon Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX CEO who is serving a 25-year federal prison sentence. Bitcoin stayed close to its recent price range after the comment, which suggests traders did not…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I have a hard time understanding the appeal of giant vehicles — all the land yachts on the road around me — but my, oh, my do I love a small electric car! I’d…

Ripple just scored a major regulatory win in the United Kingdom, and the market reacted fast. XRP held around $2.13 even while other crypto prices moved lower, which stood out during a rough trading day. It shows that legal clarity is…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. This is a problem across our society, a major problem. Perhaps it’s a significant problem in every society, but at least some other societies more implicitly…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The stubborn persistence of partisan politics aside, the vehicle electrification movement faces significant structural obstacles. Chief among them are the…

SharpLink, a Nasdaq-listed firm and one of the largest corporate Ethereum holders, deployed $170 million worth of ETH onto Linea, an Ethereum Layer-2 network. ETH traded in a tight range near recent highs as the move hit the tape, with no…

Binance rolled out gold and silver perpetual futures settled in USDT, giving crypto traders 24/7 access to precious metals without touching a traditional broker. The move lands as gold trades near $4,400 an ounce, and silver holds above $75…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Pacifico Accelerates Growth in the Vietnam Energy Market Vĩnh Long, Vietnam — Pacifico Energy Vietnam (PEV), the Vietnam-based development platform of…