James Altucher:

How Trump’s Venezuela Gambit Is Seen To Boost Bitcoin Price in 2026

The U.S.’s capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro will boost crypto markets in 2026, according to digital assets brokerage BlockByte.

The argument? That the removal of Maduro will cause global oil prices to drop, which will drive more capital into digital assets, BlockByte argued on LinkedIn.

“Assets like Bitcoin could serve as a hedge against any short-term volatility or geopolitical fallout,” the firm wrote.

But it won’t be smooth sailing as BlockByte anticipates “market volatility ahead” caused by China and Russia’s potential retaliation to the capture of their South American ally. Both Beijing and Moscow have demanded that the U.S. release Maduro.

BlockByte’s bullish call comes after Bitcoin jumped back above $92,000 following the capture of Maduro by U.S. special forces on Saturday.

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Ray Blanco:

SpaceX Begins “Significant Reconfiguration” of Starlink Satellite Constellation

The year 2025 ended with more than 14,000 active satellites from all nations zooming around the Earth. One-third of them will soon move to lower altitudes.

The maneuvers will be undertaken by SpaceX, the owner of the largest satellite fleet in orbit. About 4,400 of the company’s Starlink Internet satellites will move from an altitude of 341 miles (550 kilometers) to 298 miles (480 kilometers) over the course of 2026, according to Michael Nicolls, SpaceX’s vice president of Starlink engineering.

“Starlink is beginning a significant reconfiguration of its satellite constellation focused on increasing space safety,” Nicolls wrote Thursday in a post on X.

The maneuvers undertaken with the Starlink satellites’ plasma engines will be gradual, but they will eventually bring a large fraction of orbital traffic closer together. The effect, perhaps counterintuitively, will be a reduced risk of collisions between satellites whizzing through near-Earth space at nearly 5 miles per second.

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Davis Wilson:

Tesla Annual Sales Decline 9% As It’s Overtaken by BYD As Global EV Leader

Tesla annual sales have fallen for the second year in a row, a drop fueled by the removal of the federal tax credit in the U.S. and competition from Chinese automakers.

Tesla delivered 1.63 million vehicles globally in 2025, a 9% fall from 1.79 million in 2024, according to figures released by the company. Notably, about 50,850 of those vehicles are considered “other models,” a collection that includes the Cybertruck as well as its older Model X and Model S.

Tesla reported fourth-quarter sales of 418,227, a 15.6% drop from the same period last year and far more than analysts expected. Tesla stock fell more than 2% as the market opened after the New Year holiday.

Tesla, once the global EV sales leader, has seen its market share in Europe and China eroded by the rise of Chinese competitors. China’s BYD, which delivered 2.26 million EVs in 2025, has now taken the top global EV sales spot. Tesla is also facing more competition in the United States — although notably not from Chinese automakers, which are barred from selling vehicles in the country.

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