SpaceX Wins FCC Approval For 15,000 Gen2 Starlink Satellites As Elon Musk Pushes Gigabit Internet

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Donald Trump last year fired CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and his administration had defanged the agency in February.</li><li>CFPB acting director Russel Vought last year declined to request additional funding from the Federal Reserve for the final quarter of 2025.&nbsp;</li></ul>The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has requested the Federal Reserve to fund $145 million to carry out its authorities for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, according to a court document.&nbsp;A federal judge ruled last week that the Trump administration must continue requesting funding for the CFPB, and blocked the White House’s attempt to defund the agency.&nbsp;A federal appeals court in Washington last month tossed out an earlier decision that allowed President Trump's administration to resume mass firing of staff at the CFPB. The Trump administration was planning to fire up to 90% of the CFPB's staff, according to a report from Reuters News.&nbsp;The agency had said in court its current funding, which it has not replenished in 2025, will be exhausted after December 31.&nbsp;Meanwhile, the CFPB has been facing a mostly self-imposed funding crisis as top officials said they are legally barred from requesting funds for agency operations from the Federal Reserve so long as the central bank is not operating at a surplus, a position that Fed officials and some courts have rejected, according to the report.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">CFPB Troubles&nbsp;</h2>Donald Trump last year fired CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and his administration had defanged the agency in February. &nbsp;Ever since, the agency has attempted to cut the majority of its staff. CFPB’s acting director Russel Vought last year declined to request additional funding from the Federal Reserve for the final quarter of 2025.&nbsp;The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had warned staff that the agency may soon need to eliminate some of its workforce because of new funding limits imposed this year by Congress, according to a report from Reuters.&nbsp;CFPB regulates the offering and provision of consumer financial products and services. It also regulates banks, title lenders, mortgage originators among others. U.S. Congress in 2008 created the agency in the wake of the financial crisis in order to police financial industries.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">Market Update</h2>Meanwhile, U.S. equities closed higher on Friday. At the time of writing, the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF (<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPY</a>), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, was up by 0.63%, the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/QQQ">QQQ</a>) rose 1.01%, while the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DIA">DIA</a>) gained 0.50%.&nbsp;Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘bullish’ territory. &nbsp;

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US CFPB Asks $145M From Fed To Carry Out Its Authorities In Second Quarter Of 2026

A federal judge ruled last week that the Trump administration must continue requesting funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 

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A federal judge ruled last week that the Trump administration must continue requesting funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 


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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>On Thursday, Sellas said that it received approximately $26.5 million in proceeds from the exercise of common stock warrants.</li><li>SELLAS is currently evaluating Galinpepimut-S (GPS) as a potential maintenance therapy in patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia who have achieved complete remission following second-line salvage therapy.</li><li>The ongoing GPS trial is an overall survival study and final analysis is expected once 80 deaths have occurred.</li></ul>Shares of SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (SLS) fell for the fourth straight session on Friday as investors resorted to profit taking amid dilution concerns.Shares of the company traded 13% lower at $3.34 at the time of writing, after <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/sls-stock-breaches-5-dollar-level-after-over-3-years/cmxuTsiR4RS">breaching</a> the $5 threshold for the first time in over three years earlier this week.On Thursday, Sellas said that it received approximately $26.5 million in proceeds from the exercise of common stock warrants. This is in addition to the company’s estimated cash and cash equivalents of $71.8 million as of December-end.<h2 class="st-heading-2">How Did Stocktwits Users React?</h2>On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around SLS stayed within the ‘extremely bullish’ territory over the past 24 hours, while message volume stayed at ‘extremely high’ levels.A Stocktwits user expressed disappointment at the company diluting shares of the company by exercising warrants provided it has “sufficient cash” to carry out ongoing trials. However, they expect the price to be back up by February.<stembedurl>https://www.stocktwits.com/jackobull/message/641370638</stembedurl>Another, however, said that there is no “legitimate reason” to sell the stock. “...we longs know this is short lived. &nbsp;VERY short lived. &nbsp;It will explode upward from this oversold action,” they wrote.<stembedurl>https://www.stocktwits.com/Wut_About_Bob/message/641368167</stembedurl><h2 class="st-heading-2"> What Drove The Recent Rally?</h2>SELLAS is currently evaluating Galinpepimut-S (GPS) as a potential maintenance therapy in patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia who have achieved complete remission following second-line salvage therapy. AML is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow where immature white blood cells build up, crowding out healthy cells, leading to fatigue, infections, and bleeding.The ongoing GPS trial is an overall survival study, and final analysis is expected once 80 deaths have occurred. As of December 26, 72 deaths have occurred, the company <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/sellas-life-sciences-group-stock-soars-as-it-nears-final-analysis-in-cancer-study/cL7dROARExt">said</a> last month, highlighting that it had previously expected 80 patient deaths to occur by December end.“While the 80th event has not yet occurred, and we remain fully blinded, every passing month may increase the probability of a successful study as highlighted by key opinion leaders in our recent R&amp;D event. Conclusive data will follow the unblinding and analyses of the study results,” SELLAS CEO Angelos Stergiou said at the time. The announcement kickstarted a rally that mostly sustained through late December and early January.Last week, Maxim analyst Jason McCarthy noted that delays in an event-driven trial like SELLAS’ could be suggestive of extended survival benefit from GPS.Besides GPS, SELLAS has another experimental drug in its pipeline called SLS009 also being developed to target certain cancers.According to data from Koyfin, all three of the analysts covering SELLAS rate it ‘Buy’ or higher. The stock has an average price target of $6.83, hinting at significant potential upside.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SLS">SLS shares</a> have nearly tripled over the past 12 months.Read More: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/kalvista-pharmaceuticals-stock-rallies-after-hours-on-strong-genetic-disorder-drug-sales-kickstart/cmUbnxGR45Z">KalVista Pharmaceuticals Stock Rallies After Hours On Strong Genetic Disorder Drug Sales Kickstart</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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SELLAS Life Sciences Falls For Fourth Straight Session — What’s Driving The Sell Off?

Shares of the company traded 13% lower at $3.34 at the time of writing.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Without significant investment, the copper market could face a supply shortfall of around 10 million metric tons by 2040.</li><li>AI is expected to drive copper demand by 2 million metric tons between 2025 and 2040.</li><li>Market participants are bullish on copper for 2026, driven by strong Chinese demand, AI data center growth, a weaker dollar, and potential Fed rate cuts, according to Argus Media.</li></ul>Artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming one of copper’s most powerful new demand drivers. As AI data centers grow alongside electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy, global copper demand could rise 50% by 2040, raising fresh concerns over supply constraints.A new S&amp;P Global report projects a potential shortfall of nearly 10 million metric tons by 2040 unless investment accelerates. They see annual copper demand rising from 28 million metric tons in 2025 to 42 million metric tons by 2040, a 50% increase driven by electrification.The surge in demand is being driven by four key areas: the rapid expansion of AI and data centers, core economic activity, energy transition, including EVs and renewables, and defense modernization.<h2 class="st-heading-2">AI To Drive Demand</h2>AI, in particular, has emerged as a strong new driver for copper demand. Data centers that support AI workloads are extremely energy-intensive and require extensive copper cabling for power delivery, cooling, and network connections. AI is set to increase copper demand by 2 million metric tons between 2025 and 2040 for both IT infrastructure and the electricity needed to run it, the report added.Global data-center dealmaking surged to a record high through November last year, driven by rising demand for computing infrastructure. More than 100 data-center transactions were completed during the period, with total deal value around $61 billion, according to a Reuters report last month.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Supply Chain Bottlenecks</h2>Copper mining faces declining ore grades, rising extraction costs, long development timelines for new projects, which often exceed 15 years, and environmental and regulatory hurdles. Without substantial investment to expand mining and processing capacity, S&amp;P Global projects a possible shortfall of nearly a quarter of projected demand.While recycling could help relieve some of the supply pressures, coordinated efforts from industry, governments, and investors will be required to speed up new mine development, streamline permitting, and build the infrastructure needed to sustain large-scale copper production, the report added.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Outlook</h2>Market participants are bullish on copper for 2026, citing strong Chinese demand, AI-driven data center growth, a softer US dollar, and potential Fed rate cuts, according to an Argus Media report earlier this week. While some expect a near-term supply deficit due to limited new mines and declining South American output, record-high US inventories may help temporarily bridge the gap.Last month, Goldman Sachs forecast copper prices averaging $5.17 per pound in 2026, with only a modest surplus and no major shortage expected until 2029.Meanwhile, copper prices on the LME fell 0.2% to $12,844 per ton on Thursday, having climbed to a record high of $13,387.5 on Tuesday.<h2 class="st-heading-2">ETF Watch</h2>The United States Copper Index Fund (CPER) was down 0.3% in premarket on Thursday, with retail sentiment on Stocktwits remaining in the ‘bullish’ zone over the past 24 hours, amid ‘high’ message volumes.Over the past year, <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/CPER">CPER</a> has gained over 36%.Read also: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/why-vnda-stock-falling-premarket/cmUbEA9R4Pn">Vanda Stock Drop 10% Premarket After FDA Rejects Jet Lag Drug Application</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Aerial view of Open-pit iron mine in Kayseri, Turkey.

Global Copper Demand Set To Soar 50% By 2040, But Supply May Not Be Ready: Report 

The surge in demand is being driven by the rapid expansion of AI and data centers, core economic activity, energy transition, including EVs and renewables, and defense modernization, S&P Global reported.

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Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency created by Charlie Lee. It was created based on the Bitcoin protocol but differs in terms of the hashing algorithm used. Litecoin uses the memory intensive Scrypt proof of work mining algorithm. Scrypt allows consumer-grade hardware such as GPU to mine those coins.  Why Litecoin? Litecoin is a cryptocurrency that has evolved from Bitcoin after its own popularity in the industry, this alternative, or ‘altcoin’ has emerged to allow investors to diversify their digital currency package, according to Investopedia. Litecoin is one of the most prominent altcoins and was created by former Google employee and Director of Engineering at Coinbase, Charlie Lee. Litecoin was the first to alter Bitcoin and the most significant difference is that it takes 2.5 minutes for Litecoin to generate a block, or transaction, in comparison to Bitcoin's 10 minutes.  ‘While this matters little to traders, miners who use hardware to run Bitcoin's network cannot switch over to Litecoin. This keeps bigger mining conglomerates away from Litecoin because they cannot easily optimize their profits by swapping to another coin, contributing to a more decentralized experience. Litecoin also has bigger blocks, and more coins in circulation, making it more affordable and swift when transacting,’ Investopedia explained.  As explained above, Litecoin can transact a lot faster than Bitcoin, but there are also a number of other characteristics that investors need to know before trading. Litecoin can handle higher volumes of transactions because of the capability of transacting faster and if Bitcoin attempted to transact on the scale of its altcoin, a code update would be needed. However, Litecoin’s blocks would be larger, but with more ‘orphaned blocks'. The faster block time of litecoin reduces the risk of double spending attacks - this is theoretical in the case of both networks having the same hashing power.  Litecoin Technical Details: The transaction confirmation time taken for Litecoin is about 2.5 minutes on average (as compared to Bitcoin's 10 minutes). The Litecoin network is scheduled to cap at 84 million currency units.   Litecoin has inspired many other popular alternative currencies (eg. Dogecoin) because of its Scrypt hashing algorithm in order to prevent ASIC miners from mining those coins. However it is said that by the end of this year, Scrypt ASIC will enter the mass market.

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Litecoin is actively trending amidst mixed community sentiment, with some observing strong technical support levels and anticipating potential upward movement. A key discussion point revolves around the highly anticipated LitVM upgrade, which proponents believe will significantly enhance Litecoin's utility and role in the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Polygon

Polygon (POL) is experiencing significant buzz driven by robust on-chain revenue growth and escalating network usage, leading many to believe it is undervalued compared to similar projects. The community is actively discussing its strategic focus on payments, advancements in scaling technology, and the deflationary impact of token burning.

POET Technologies, Inc. engages in the designing, developing, manufacturing and sale of opto-electronic solutions for the sensing, data communications and telecommunications markets. It developed POET Optical Interposer platform, which allows the integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single multi-chip module. The company was founded on November 14, 1985 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

POET Technologies Inc

POET Technologies is trending as its optical interposer technology is seen as a crucial solution for next-generation AI and data center connectivity, drawing significant community discussion around its strategic partnerships and anticipated revenue ramp through 2026. The stock is experiencing heightened trading interest driven by market enthusiasm for photonics and considerable options activity, fueling speculation of potential volatility. Investors are keenly watching for further commercialization updates, given its pivotal role in addressing AI's demanding data transfer needs.

The Cosmos network consists of many independent, parallel blockchains, called zones, each powered by classical Byzantine fault-tolerant (BFT) consensus protocols like Tendermint. Some zones act as hubs with respect to other zones, allowing many zones to interoperate through a shared hub. The architecture uses classic BFT and Proof-of-Stake algorithms, instead of Proof-of-Work. Cosmos can interoperate with multiple other applications and cryptocurrencies, something other blockchains can’t do well. By creating a new zone, you can plug any blockchain system into the Cosmos hub and pass tokens back and forth between those zones, without the need for an intermediary.  While the Cosmos Hub is a multi-asset distributed ledger, there is a special native token called the atom. ATOM have three use cases: as a spam-prevention mechanism, as staking tokens, and as a voting mechanism in governance.  As a spam prevention mechanism, ATOM are used to pay fees. The fee may be proportional to the amount of computation required by the transaction, similar to Ethereum’s concept of “gas”. Fee distribution is done in-protocol and a protocol specification is described here.  As staking tokens, ATOM can be “bonded” in order to earn block rewards. The economic security of the Cosmos Hub is a function of the amount of ATOM staked. The more ATOM that are collateralized, the more “skin” there is at stake and the higher the cost of attacking the network. Thus, the more ATOM there are bonded, the greater the economic security of the network.  Atom holders may govern the Cosmos Hub by voting on proposals with their staked ATOM.

Cosmos

Cosmos ($ATOM) is currently a hot topic as its community extensively discusses a proposed tokenomics redesign aimed at transitioning to a revenue-based economic model, away from inflationary staking rewards. While many investors are drawn to its high staking APY and its vision as the "Internet of Blockchains," sentiment is sharply divided between those optimistic about its long-term potential and others frustrated by its recent price performance.

The White Whale

WHITEWHALE CRYPTO is generating significant community discussion following its recent Bybit listing and impressive growth in market capitalization. Sentiment is mixed, with some highlighting strong volume and substantial locked liquidity as bullish signs, while others remain wary of 'pump and dump' characteristics. The token's unique supply lock until 2063 is a key talking point among traders.

Mastercard, Inc. is a technology company, which engages in the provision of payment solutions for the development and implementation of credit, debit, prepaid, commercial, and payment programs through its brands including Mastercard, Maestro, and Cirrus. It also offers cyber and intelligence solutions. The company was founded in November 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

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Mastercard is trending due to former President Trump's proposal for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%, igniting sharp debate among investors. While some anticipate a negative impact on credit companies, a significant portion of the community argues that payment networks like Mastercard primarily profit from transaction fees, suggesting lower rates could stimulate card usage and overall spending. This distinction underscores the differing views on how potential regulatory changes might affect Mastercard's core business model versus credit card issuers.

Root, Inc. is a technology insurance company, which engages in the provision of insurance services. It offers mobile telematics and technology platforms to segment individual risk based on complex behavioral data and customer experience to make pricing decisions and grow businesses. It provides insurance products and services in the United States. The company was founded by Alexander E. Timm and Daniel Manges in February 2015 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

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Root Inc

ROOT is generating buzz as investors look to the upcoming ICR Conference featuring CEO Alex Timm and high expectations for Q4 earnings, which many believe will confirm accelerating Policies In Force (PIF) growth and improved profitability. While a significant portion of the community champions its deep undervaluation compared to peers and potential for a short squeeze, others remain cautious, citing persistent price pressure and a perceived lack of proactive retail investor engagement from management.

The TROLL token on the Solana network is a meme coin inspired by internet trolling culture, designed for entertainment and community engagement with no intrinsic value. Built on Solana’s blockchain, it leverages the network’s fast transactions and low fees to appeal to meme enthusiasts. Launched on decentralized exchanges, TROLL aims to foster a fun, community-driven ecosystem through social media, influencer partnerships, and viral marketing, embodying the playful spirit of online trolling.

Troll

TROLL Crypto is currently trending amidst reports of officially acquiring rights to the iconic Trollface meme, further fueled by continued community association with Elon Musk's 'Chief Troll Officer' persona. The crypto community is actively discussing a 'return to memes' narrative, strongly positioning TROLL as a significant player poised for substantial growth alongside established meme coins like Doge and Pepe.

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APLX, the 2X leveraged ETF for Applied Digital (APLD), is trending with significant momentum, driven by APLD's robust contract growth in its data center operations, fueled by strong demand for AI infrastructure. The trading community is actively celebrating substantial gains and anticipating further upside, though many emphasize its use for short-term plays given its leveraged nature.

Bankr is an advanced AI agent focused on simplifying the process of buying and selling digital assets. Bankr was the first AI agent on Farcaster to help you quickly buy all your favorites coins directly in the social. BankrCoin is the official coin of the agent and was deployed by Bankr itself directly in the Farcaster social feed. Fees from swaps go to support BankrCoin. Bankr is available on Farcaster and will soon be launching a private terminal, token recs, and limit orders on Base.

BankrCoin

BankrCoin is trending due to strong community belief in its AI-driven utility within the Coinbase Base ecosystem. Investors are actively discussing its potential for significant price appreciation, fueled by optimism surrounding broader crypto market tailwinds such as anticipated regulatory clarity and increased liquidity.

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