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IREN, CIFR, WULF and HUT lead BTC miners sharply higher on Tuesday

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IREN, CIFR, WULF and HUT lead BTC miners sharply higher on Tuesday

AI powerhouse Anthropic, the creator of AI chatbot Claude, is about to raise $20 billion in fresh investment from venture capitalists and other investors, the Financial Times reported, in a deal that would value the company at $350 billion.

The San Francisco-based firm had targeted a $10 billion investment round, people familiar with the matter told the FT, but it quickly became evident that investors are hungrier for AI than anticipated.

Anywhere between $10 to $15 billion of the fresh capital will be received as early as Tuesday, with the rest being finalized in the coming weeks. The deal is led by Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC and U.S. investor Coatue, with Sequoia Capital also contributing a large sum.

Those bitcoin miners that have pivoted more towards AI and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure are seeing major gains on Tuesday alongside the news. IREN (IREN) and Cipher Mining (CIFR) are each higher by more than 12%, with Hut 8 (HUT) and TeraWulf (WULF) posting gains of more than 8%.

AI-linked token Near Protocol NEAR$1.4998 is modestly higher as well.

In addition to this funding round, tech powerhouses Microsoft and Nvidia have previously said that they would invest $10 billion and $5 billion, respectively, into Anthropic.

Layerz Wallet Announces First Production Release, Unifying Bitcoin Layer 2 Access in a Single Self-Custodial App

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Layerz Wallet Announces First Production Release, Unifying Bitcoin Layer 2 Access in a Single Self-Custodial App

Road Town, British Virgin Islands, January 27, 2026. Layerz Tec LTD today announced the launch of Layerz Wallet v1.4.0, the first production release of its Bitcoin-first, non-custodial wallet. Now available on iOS and Android app stores, Layerz Wallet delivers a seamless, unified experience for interacting with Bitcoin’s expanding Layer 2 ecosystem, including Lightning, Spark, Liquid, Ark, Citrea, Botanix, BitVM, Rootstock, Stacks, Alpen, USD Stablecoins, and more.

Designed to eliminate fragmentation in the Bitcoin Layer 2 landscape, Layerz Wallet enables users to discover, manage, send, receive, and swap assets across layers, all while retaining full control of their private keys. This production milestone follows successful alpha (Q3 2025) and beta (Q4 2025) phases, aligning with the project’s roadmap for full production readiness in Q1 2026.

“Reaching production is a pivotal moment for Layerz Wallet,” said Gareth Grobler, Co-founder of Layerz Tec LTD. “We’ve built a secure, intuitive platform that puts Bitcoin’s Layer 2 innovations at users’ fingertips, making it easier than ever to put BTC to work for payments, yield, and beyond.”

Key Highlights of v1.4.0 Production Release:

  • Multi-Layer Support: Native integration with Lightning (fast, low-fee transactions), Spark, Liquid (confidential assets), Ark (privacy-focused), Citrea, Botanix, BitVM, Rootstock, Stacks, Alpen, USD Stablecoins, and emerging Bitcoin layers.
  • Non-Custodial & Open-Source: Fully self-custodial with code available on GitHub (MIT license) for transparency and community contributions.
  • User-Friendly Mobile Experience: iOS and Android apps with upcoming features like abstracted network UX, passkeys, push notifications, and hardware wallet support.
  • Interoperability Focus: Cross-layer swaps, transaction history, and seamless onboarding to Bitcoin’s scaling solutions.

Layerz Wallet aims to onboard users to Bitcoin by simplifying access to Layer 2 technologies, with ongoing development driven by community feedback via Telegram and public testing channels.

About Layerz Tec LTD
Layerz Tec LTD, based in the British Virgin Islands and backed by Fulgur Ventures and Bitmedia, is a technology company dedicated to advancing the Bitcoin ecosystem through innovative, open-source tools. Layerz Wallet is its flagship product, built to unify Bitcoin Layer 2 interoperability in a secure, Bitcoin-only wallet. For more information, visit layerzwallet.com, follow @LayerZWallet on X, or join the Telegram community at t.me/LayerzWallet.

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South Dakota Lawmaker Makes Another Run at Bitcoin Reserve Bill

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South Dakota Lawmaker Makes Another Run at Bitcoin Reserve Bill

The state representative introduced similar legislation shortly after taking office in 2025, but the bill was deferred and not signed into law.

A member of South Dakota’s House of Representative has introduced another bill that would allow the US state to invest in Bitcoin about a year after similar legislation was deferred.

Representative Logan Manhart introduced the Bitcoin (BTC) reserve bill, HB 1155, on Tuesday in South Dakota’s legislature. The legislation had only minor changes from a bill the lawmaker sponsored in 2025, by amending the state’s code to allow the State Investment Council to invest up to 10% of public funds in Bitcoin.

“Strong money. Strong state,” said Manhart in a Tuesday X post announcing the bill.

Logan Manhart’s 2025 bill, left, and 2026 bill, right, for a BTC reserve. Source: South Dakota legislature

If passed by the legislature and signed into law, South Dakota would join a handful of US states that have adopted bills for crypto or BTC reserves. As of January, only Texas, Arizona and New Hampshire have passed laws allowing the states to invest in Bitcoin or hold crypto seized by authorities, but lawmakers in other regions have proposed similar bills.

Related: New Hampshire approves first-of-its-kind $100M Bitcoin-backed municipal bond

Manhart, a Republican, took office in January 2025 after being elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives for the 1st District.

US federal Bitcoin reserve still a challenge, says White House Crypto Council director

Although US President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a Digital Asset Stockpile in March 2025, executive orders are not immediately implemented with the same force of legislation passed by Congress. Patrick Witt, the director of the White House Crypto Council, said in a January interview that there were some “obscure legal provisions” holding up the order.