Security researchers report that the open-source AI agent Clawdbot left more than 1,000 servers accessible without authentication, exposing shell access and stored API keys on port 18789. The maintainer pushed emergency patches on Monday to restrict network binding and added a diagnostic command, while experts urge administrators to close the exposed port and rotate compromised keys.

Global stablecoin capitalization eased to $309.066 billion as of Monday, down from a $311.332 billion record on January 18. Tether burned 3 billion USDT on January 20 amid heavy redemptions, while flows shifted across chains, with Ethereum supply shrinking by $3.4 billion and Solana taking in $1.3 billion over seven days.

Shiba Inu’s lead ambassador Shytoshi Kusama resurfaced Monday after roughly three months of online silence, introducing an independent artificial intelligence initiative developed outside traditional DeFi. Following his X posts, SHIB traded at $0.000007698, marking a 3.29% 24-hour rise and daily volume of $94.15 million alongside a 5.4% gain over the past 30 days.

Senator Cynthia Lummis urged immediate passage of the CLARITY Act on Thursday as Patrick Witt pressed industry leaders to abandon delay tactics and return to negotiations. The push aims to secure 60 Senate votes before the 2026 midterm window closes, with analysts warning infighting could invite stricter oversight. Shiba Inu traded near $0.000008 on Friday amid attention on Washington.

On Saturday, President Trump used thin weekend liquidity in digital asset markets to unveil new tariff threats against eight European countries, coinciding with the first anniversary of his administration. Since he took office in January 2025, major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have fallen 13% while meme coin Shiba Inu has dropped 65%, with analysts framing the swings as part of an 11-step tariff cycle and a broader “Tariff Playbook” tied to Greenland negotiations. On-chain data shows SHIB volumes spiked 150% during the latest escalation, even as token burns exceeded 5 billion units and active addresses stayed above 1.3 million.

Murad Mahmudov outlines a thesis that belief-driven "cult" coins like Shiba Inu provide the strongest asymmetric return potential for retail investors in a market shaped by high real inflation. He argues that revenue-generating crypto assets face valuation caps, while meme coins with no cash flow can scale on pure conviction, with SHIB highlighted as a multi-cycle survivor holding over 1.5 million addresses despite heavy token dilution. Mahmudov links this rotation into speculative assets to younger investors reacting to eroding purchasing power and abandoning traditional wealth-building paths.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) saw $2.02 million in spot net inflows over 24 hours after an hourly netflow surge of 1,153.92% during the Tuesday Asian session. Price held near $0.000008773 on Wednesday with a 0.13% gain. Hourly net inflows hit $429,630 and the 12-hour window topped $1.05 million amid broad-based buy pressure.

Shiba Inu recorded a 249.37% surge in its burn rate alongside a 74% rise in trading volume to about $175 million on Wednesday, while price held above the 50-day EMA at $0.00000838. SHIB traded near $0.00000872 with a market cap of $5.13 billion, as analysts viewed the combination of strong liquidity and stable price as an accumulation phase ahead of a potential challenge of the $0.00000924 resistance. Technical indicators such as RSI near 47.88 and a stabilizing MACD are being watched for signs of either a breakout toward the 200-day EMA at $0.00001049 or a breakdown if support at $0.00000838 and $0.00000755 fails.

In a report released Thursday, investment manager VanEck argued that avoiding Bitcoin entirely now poses a greater mathematical risk to portfolios than the asset's historic volatility. The firm's base model projects Bitcoin could reach $2.9 million by 2050, assuming central banks allocate 2.5% of reserves and suggesting a 1–3% Bitcoin weighting optimizes the Sharpe Ratio in traditional 60/40 portfolios.