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Orca is seeing significant volatility and community buzz driven by its low circulating supply, leading to active speculation about potential short squeezes and large price expansions. Investors are closely tracking its performance alongside broader Solana ecosystem trends, with many debating entry points and speculating on future growth targets.

Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in developing novel therapy. It develops tecarfarin, a novel therapy with orphan drug indication, designed for the prevention of systemic thromboembolism of cardiac origin in patients with end-stage renal disease and atrial fibrillation. The company was founded by Quang X. Pham and Matthew K. Szot on January 25, 2022 and is headquartered in Ponte Vedra, FL.

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Cadrenal Therapeutics is trending following the announcement of the preliminary design for its Phase 3 trial of CAD-1005 for treating heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. While the community is discussing the potential registration path and upcoming clinical milestones, sentiment is polarized, with some investors optimistic about the pipeline progress while others express significant skepticism regarding the company's long-term financial stability and frequent use of stock offerings.

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Mullen's crypto token is trending as the community debates its origins and ties to the history of the Mullen Automotive stock, which faced significant controversy regarding dilutions and reverse splits. Investors are divided, with some promoting the token as a high-potential speculative play while many others dismiss it as a pump-and-dump scheme linked to previous corporate scandals.

AIOS Tech, Inc. is an investment holding company, which engages in the provision of financing solutions to small- and mid-size enterprises. The company was founded on May 29, 2012 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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AIOS is seeing intense activity driven by a low-float, speculative AI-narrative, with traders actively monitoring its technical structure for potential squeeze setups. Community discussion centers on high volatility and the stock's sensitivity to momentum-based trading, as investors weigh the risks of dilution against the possibility of significant upside volatility.

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DOGI is gaining momentum as a leading DRC-20 token on the Dogecoin network, with community members emphasizing its connection to the Doginals ecosystem and upcoming platform utility. Investors are actively discussing the token's potential growth alongside other BRC-20 assets, citing increased transaction activity and the broader expansion of the memecoin sector as key drivers.

Envela Corp. engages in recycling and re-commerce services at the forefront of the circular economy. It operates through the following segments: Consumer and Commercial. The Consumer segment focuses on selling authenticated high-end luxury goods, including pre-owned and repurposed fine jewelry, diamonds, gemstones, luxury watches, and secondary market bullion. The Commercial segment provides solutions for de-manufacturing end-of-life electronic assets, reclaiming base and precious metals, and other saleable materials. The company was founded on September 16, 1965 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

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Envela Corp is seeing increased community interest driven by its strategic expansion into the circular economy and robust performance in IT asset disposition services. Traders are highlighting the stock's strong relative strength and volume as it builds momentum, while noting its profile as a potential growth play within the small-cap sector.

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.

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BankrCoin is capturing community attention as a key infrastructure project in the Base ecosystem, with investors closely watching its AI agent capabilities and ongoing platform developments. Traders are actively debating the coin's utility-driven long-term potential versus short-term volatility, while many remain focused on accumulation strategies during current market movements.

DoorDash, Inc. engages in the design, development, and operation of a food delivery and logistics platform. It serves consumers in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The company was founded by Andy Fang, Tony Xu, Stanley Tang, and Evan Moore on January 12, 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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DoorDash is currently facing significant market attention following an earnings report that featured a revenue miss, prompting intense debate among retail traders regarding its valuation and long-term profitability. While some investors remain optimistic about the company's expansion into new verticals and its aggressive growth strategy, community discussions are heavily polarized by concerns over intensifying competition, shifting consumer spending habits, and regulatory scrutiny surrounding gig economy labor practices.

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Baby Doge Coin is experiencing intense community speculation and bullish sentiment as traders anticipate potential listings on major U.S. exchanges and look for the coin to repeat the zero-dropping performance of other successful meme coins. Investors are actively debating the impact of upcoming exchange integration, supply burn mechanisms, and historical price patterns, fueling a high-energy environment for long-term holders.

Wolfspeed, Inc. is an innovator of wide bandgap semiconductors, focused on silicon carbide and gallium nitride (GaN) materials and devices for power and radiofrequency (RF) applications. Its product families include silicon carbide and GaN materials, power devices and RF devices, and its products are targeted for various applications such as electric vehicles, fast charging, 5G, renewable energy and storage, and aerospace and defense. The company was founded by Calvin H. Carter Jr., John W. Palmour, F. Neal Hunter, Eric Hunter, and John Edmond in 1987 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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Wolfspeed is trending following a massive tax refund from the IRS that significantly boosted its cash liquidity, sparking active community discussion regarding a potential short squeeze given the stock's elevated short interest. Investors are closely debating the company's valuation against this new capital infusion while monitoring for further catalysts like potential CHIPS Act funding and growth in the AI data center sector.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Cramer’s vote of confidence in Nvidia and Meta comes a day after the two companies announced an expansion of their deal to use millions of AI chips from the AI bellwether in the social media giant’s data centers.</li><li>On Tuesday, Meta and Nvidia announced a multi-year, multigenerational strategic partnership spanning on-premises, cloud and AI infrastructure.</li><li>As part of the deal, Meta will build hyperscale data centers optimized for both training and inference, through a large-scale deployment of NVIDIA CPUs and millions of NVIDIA Blackwell and Rubin GPUs.</li></ul>Jim Cramer on Monday urged investors to heed Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang’s core AI lesson, stating that this is also what Meta Platforms Inc. (META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg knows.“Let's forget about ‘momentum’ for a second and focus on what Jensen has taught us. You need as much compute as possible at the lowest total cost of ownership,” he&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/jimcramer/status/2024076776448709098">said</a> in a post on X.Cramer added that traders seem to have no knowledge of this lesson. “It’s why you own Nvidia,” he added.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Cramer_post_jpg_9e0031070a.webp" alt="Jim Cramer's post on X" width="587" height="205"><figcaption>Jim Cramer's post on X | @jimcramer/X</figcaption></figure><a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/META">Meta shares</a> were up 0.2% in Wednesday’s pre-market trade, while&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/NVDA">Nvidia shares</a> were up around 2%. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits around both companies trended in the ‘bearish’ territory at the time of writing.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Why Is Cramer Bullish On AI Buildout?</h2>Cramer’s vote of confidence in Nvidia and Meta comes a day after the two companies announced an expansion of their deal to use millions of AI chips from the AI bellwether in the social media giant’s data centers.On Tuesday, Meta and Nvidia announced a multi-year, multigenerational strategic partnership spanning on-premises, cloud, and AI infrastructure. As part of the deal, Meta will build hyperscale data centers optimized for both training and inference, through a large-scale deployment of NVIDIA CPUs and millions of NVIDIA Blackwell and Rubin GPUs.Meta will also integrate Nvidia’s Spectrum-X Ethernet switches for the Facebook Open Switching System platform.“We’re excited to expand our partnership with NVIDIA to build leading-edge clusters using their Vera Rubin platform to deliver personal superintelligence to everyone in the world,” said Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Meltdown In Software Stocks</h2>Cramer’s post comes amid a meltdown in U.S. software stocks in 2026. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV), a fund tracking software stocks, is down more than 24% year-to-date, while the Global X Artificial Intelligence &amp; Technology ETF (AIQ) is down 5%.In a recent podcast, Goldman Sachs analysts said some software stocks have undergone a “huge valuation derating” over the past two weeks. “If you look historically, that valuation premium is now approaching levels you reached in the global financial crisis,” said Ryan Hammond, a portfolio strategist in Goldman Sachs Research.Explaining the selloff, Hammond highlighted the launch of Alphabet Inc.-owned (GOOG) (GOOGL) Google’s Genie 3 model, and Anthropic’s Claude Cowork tool as two of the reasons that drove investors away from these software stocks.“But it seems to us like investors are saying these stocks traded at high valuations and have been popular for a long time. Let's reposition our portfolios first and then start to work through some of the questions later,” Hammond added.Meanwhile, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IGV">iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF</a> (IGV) was up 0.3% in Wednesday’s pre-market session.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/META">META stock</a> is down 3% year-to-date, while&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/NVDA">NVDA stock</a> is down 1%.Also See:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/why-is-glbe-stock-rising-today/cZR0oUbR4vT">Why Is GLBE Stock Rising Pre-Market Today?</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Deployment comes amid heightened concern over drone activity in Germany.</li><li>Last week, Ondas said that its subsidiary, Airobotics, has received a new multi-million-dollar order from a major European customer in a NATO country for its Iron Drone Raider counter-UAS system.</li><li>Ondas Holdings’ subsidiary 4M Defense was also recently awarded a large-scale multi-year demining program in Israel after winning a competitive tender valued at over $30 million.&nbsp;</li></ul>Ondas Holdings shares jumped 9% on Tuesday after it announced that its subsidiary Sentrycs has successfully delivered and deployed its C-UAS solutions to a German State Police office.This deployment comes amid heightened concern over drone activity in Germany, with more than 1,000 suspicious flights reported by the federal criminal police (BKA) in 2025 - including incidents near military facilities, airports, and sensitive government zones, the company said in a statement.&nbsp;"Our deployment with the German State Police demonstrates the immediate impact of lawful, precise drone mitigation. With the launch of our new man-carried solution, Sentrycs Scout, we're extending that capability to tactical units that require mobility without compromising performance," said Tal Cohen, CEO of Sentrycs.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">New Foreign Contracts</h2>Last week, Ondas said that its subsidiary, Airobotics, has received a new multi-million-dollar order from a major European customer in a NATO country for its Iron Drone Raider counter-UAS system.The order followed Ondas' operational deployment of the system at a major European international airport, part of a separate contract from the same customer, it said.&nbsp;The Iron Drone Raider order is part of a previously signed $16.8 million order that was given to ONDAS to protect two major European international airports.&nbsp;The new contract award is focused on defending critical assets in complex civil environments, an area where Iron Drone Raider delivers a uniquely differentiated capability.Ondas Holdings’ subsidiary 4M Defense was also recently awarded a large-scale multi-year demining program in Israel after winning a competitive tender valued at over $30 million.&nbsp;The project covers approximately 741 acres of historically contaminated and strategically sensitive terrain along the Israel-Syria border, representing one of the largest land-clearance efforts ever undertaken in the country, with an initial execution period of up to three years and options for extensions and scope expansion beyond the original contract.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">How Did Stocktwits Users React?</h2>Retail sentiment around ONDS trended in ‘bearish’ territory amid ‘low’ message volume.&nbsp;Shares in the company have risen more than 400% over the past year.&nbsp;Read More: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/microcap-stock-sgn-shoots-up-50-percent-today/cZRWs7QR4uU">Microcap Stock SGN Shoots Up 50% Today – What Is Making Traders Bullish On The Stock?</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Ondas said that its subsidiary Sentrycs has successfully delivered and deployed its C-UAS solutions to a German State Police office.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Gaxos.ai will receive preferred pricing and discounts on ByteDance’s advanced video generation models.</li><li>The partnership will help with the integration of AI tools into Gaxos.ai’s image and video creation platform.</li><li>The deal will also help lower infrastructure costs and improve scalability, the company said.</li></ul>Shares of Gaxos.ai Inc. (GXAI) surged nearly&nbsp;55% in the opening trade on Tuesday after the company announced the finalization of a strategic partnership with ByteDance’s enterprise technology unit, BytePlus, to boost its AI capabilities.ByteDance is the Chinese tech company behind the social media platform TikTok.Founded in 2021, Gaxos.ai provides AI solutions across health, wellness, and gaming sectors.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Partnership To Enhance Image And Video Creation Platform</h2>Under the agreement, Gaxos.ai will receive preferred pricing and substantial discounts on ByteDance’s advanced video generation models. The collaboration will support faster integration of AI tools into Art-Gen, Gaxos.ai’s flagship image and video creation platform. BytePlus will also provide early access to new model releases.The deal will help lower infrastructure costs and improve scalability, which is expected to improve the company’s gross margins, according to Gaxos.ai. The company also expects increased monetization through Art-Gen’s subscription and credit-based offerings.<h2 class="st-heading-2">AWS To Fund Sales Coaching Platform</h2>Earlier this month, GXAI stock rose 42% after the company announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS) committed to funding the preliminary development of its AI-powered sales coaching platform, Gaxos Labs.Gaxos Labs will feature real-time call transcription, automated coaching insights, and post-call analytics, all built on AWS-native infrastructure to ensure scalability and low latency. The company said the partnership will strengthen platform development, improve security and operational efficiency, reduce reliance on external providers, and boost future revenue.<h2 class="st-heading-2">How Did Stocktwits Users React?</h2>Retail sentiment for <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/GXAI">GXAI</a> on Stocktwits turned ‘bullish’ from ‘bearish’ a day earlier.<img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/GXAI_jpg_ba7b612d81.webp" alt="GXAI.jpg">One user sees the stock making “a major run” from the current price.<stembedurl>https://stocktwits.com/TheRealStockRocket/message/645105407</stembedurl>Another user noted $2.50 as a resistance point.<stembedurl>https://stocktwits.com/Aburose/message/645104073</stembedurl>Year-to-date, the stock has gained around 50%.Read also: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/ibrx-stock-jumps-pre-market-saudi-update-bcg/cZRWmDaR4uh">IBRX Stock Jumps 6% Pre-Market On BCG Update In Saudi Arabia – Retail Says Share Price Is ‘Attractive’</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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This Nano-Cap GXAI Stock Saw A 55% Surge Today – What Is The TikTok Connection?

The company announced that it has finalized a strategic partnership with ByteDance’s enterprise technology unit, BytePlus. 

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The company secured a $1.518 million private placement with Ben Capital Fund I, at $63.25 per share,</li><li>The sale represents a 20% premium to Thursday’s closing price of $52.63.</li><li>The company repaid around $640,000 in legacy loans, including obligations to Hana Bank in South Korea.</li></ul>Shares of Brand Engagement Network, Inc. (BNAI) declined more than 35% in pre-market trading on Friday after the AI solutions provider received $818,302 in cash from the exercise of outstanding warrants and secured a $1.518 million private placement.The stock slumped further after the opening bell, down 47% at the time of writing.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Fund Raising</h2>The company received cash proceeds from warrant exercises for 19,750 shares at $25 per share, 8,202 shares at $37 per share, and 5,701 shares at $3.70 per share.Separately, the company secured a $1.518 million private placement with Ben Capital Fund I, at $63.25 per share, a 20% premium to Thursday’s closing price of $52.63. The investment will be funded in three equal installments through March 2026 and does not include any warrant coverage.In January, the company also repaid around $640,000 in legacy loans, including obligations to Hana Bank in South Korea, satisfying liabilities under its 2023 asset purchase agreement.The stock move may highlight investor concerns about dilution and capital needs, even as the company secured funds at a premium to market.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">2026 Rally</h2>The company’s shares have recently surged after announcing new AI-focused partnerships, with <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BNAI">BNAI stock</a>&nbsp;surging more than 2,800% in the past month. &nbsp;Recently, struck a deal with Valio Technologies to launch an exclusive AI joint venture in Africa, backed by a $2.05 million preferred equity investment. The partners also signed an MOU with Nelson Mandela University to pilot a secure, AI-powered mental health support program for students.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Retail Reaction</h2>Despite the sharp intraday decline, retail sentiment on Stocktwits has remained in the ‘bullish’ territory over the past 24 hours, amid ‘extremely high’ message volumes.One bullish user commented on the recipient of the share sale.<stembedurl>https://stocktwits.com/BeatBuffet/message/643459472</stembedurl>Another user expects the stock to fall even further.&nbsp;<stembedurl>https://stocktwits.com/JamesTek2025/message/643472614</stembedurl>&nbsp;For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Brand Engagement Network stock rallied more than 40% on Wednesday after it said its latest warrants strengthened its financials. 

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The company received $818,302 in cash from the warrants exercise and secured a $1.5 million private placement

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Munster highlighted Amazon’s layoffs and noted how CEO Andy Jassy attributed the cuts to a cultural decision.&nbsp;</li><li>The veteran tech analyst said that despite Jassy’s explanation, AI is still the primary driver of a leaner organization.&nbsp;</li><li>Other firms like Citigroup are also continuing job cuts in 2026, as part of reorganization efforts that reflect efficiencies gained through technology.</li></ul>Deepwater Asset Management co-founder Gene Munster said one reality about the growth of artificial intelligence is that it is increasingly difficult for top leaders to talk about its impact on the workforce.In a post on X on Friday, the veteran tech analyst highlighted Amazon’s layoffs and noted how CEO Andy Jassy attributed the cuts to a cultural decision that came in a bid to become a leaner and more agile organization.“His response reveals a truth about AI’s impact on the workforce. Despite the explanation, the reality is AI is the primary driver of a leaner organization,” Munster said in the post.“His comments underscore how difficult it is for the C suite to talk openly about AI impacting jobs given the negative effect those statements could have on the mindset of remaining employees,” Munster added.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_01_24_at_3_51_31_AM_png_21883c1229.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-01-24 at 3.51.31 AM.png" width="1203" height="1066"></figure>&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">AI’s Impact On Jobs</h2>Munster also noted Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s comments to the Wall Street Journal at Davos earlier this week. In the <a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wsj.com/video/dario-amodei-on-safety-job-displacement-and-anthropic-350b-valuation/BF1E2311-6F73-4EFB-883E-916D2EFA74A1">interview</a>, Amodei talked about AI development and the fields most at risk of AI-driven employment disruption.Munster highlighted Amodei’s comments about how there isn’t an awareness of the magnitude of what is to come with regard to AI’s impact on unemployment, which could hit 10%.Recently, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates also <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/bill-gates-warns-ai-risk-of-bioterrorism-job-losses/cmU2KG3R4dS">outlined</a> the major disruption that AI could cause on employment. Gates noted in a blog post that AI had progressed enough to begin disrupting software development and warned that once it grew more capable, job disruption would be more immediate. He also cautioned that the impact will grow further over the next five years.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Recent Job Cuts</h2>Earlier this week, <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/amazon-reportedly-plans-more-job-cuts-in-thousands-next-week/cmUCfuXR4Xn">reports</a> emerged about Amazon planning to lay off about 14,000 people, adding to the 14,000 from October last year. The e-commerce company reportedly said in an internal letter that the latest generation of AI has been the most transformative technology and is enabling companies to innovate much faster.However, CEO Jassy had told analysts during the company’s third-quarter earnings call that the reductions were not financially-driven or even AI-driven.Meanwhile, Citigroup is also continuing its <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/citi-will-cut-more-jobs-in-2026-as-part-of-ceo-reorganization-plan/cmyRW69R4gC">job cuts</a> in 2026, as part of its CEO’s reorganization efforts, which the company said aligns with current business needs, and also reflects the “efficiencies we have gained through technology and progress against our transformation work,” the company said.&nbsp;Meanwhile, U.S. equities closed higher on Friday. The <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY">SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF</a> (SPY), which tracks the S&amp;P 500 index, closed up around 0.04%, while the <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/AQQQ">Invesco QQQ Trust ETF</a> (QQQ) ended the day 0.32% higher. The tech-heavy <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/NDX">Nasdaq-100</a> (NDX) closed 0.34% higher.Retail sentiment around the S&amp;P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘extremely bearish’ territory at the time of writing.The <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IYW">iShares U.S. Technology ETF</a> (IYW) ended the day up 0.40%, while the <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IGM">iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF</a> (IGM) closed up by 0.03%.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com. &nbsp;

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