The 2026 F1 season starts next week: new regs, new cars, 11 teams.
Last year, crypto spent $174M on F1 sponsorship alone.
This year, crypto sponsorship reached a new high: 9 companies across 11 teams.
As an F1 fan, here’s the 2026 grid and their crypto sponsors:
9 things shipped. 24 days.
ERC-8004 implementation on Solana devnet ✅ mainnet imminent
8004-solana SDK ✅
8004-solana Indexer ✅
ATOM onchain stats model for 8004 ✅
@8004market + trading live on devnet ✅
Universal 8004 Registry → next week
Price prediction model onchain v1 → next month
AI model compiler for Solana → next month
Quantu app v1 ready, waiting for 8004 mainnet
This is just January.
We ran an AI model on Solana. 65 bytes. 59.2% accuracy.
That was just the proof of concept.
2026 is about what comes next: containerized agents, on-chain models, on-chain memory.
Here's the Quantu roadmap 🧵
The 8004 Solana SDK is now live on npm!
Start with "npm install 8004-solana"
Link: npmjs.com/package/8004-s…
We also provide support on TG for any 8004 builders on Solana:
t.me/sol8004
Last week was a big one for Quantu
Quantu just passed iOS review in only 48 hours with no changes required, even with the complexity of the app and the encrypted agent layers.
We are now integrating 8004 into the app so your agents can appear directly on @synthex__ai . Once that is ready we will share the official link to the alpha.
Our 8004 Solana agent creation tool is also in testing. We are improving the flow so you can create your first onchain agent identities with ease. Release this week.
On the 8004 side, the solana program v0.2.0 is now live and reduces onchain agent creation and interaction costs by more than 65%. The 8004 Solana SDK has been updated to support the new features and will be published soon as an npm package for developers.
We are not slowing down.
Textbook crypto: $BTC nukes from 126k to mid‑80s, funding resets, sentiment in ‘extreme fear’… and that’s when it finally bounces. Still just a bounce until 95–100k flips, but the best entries never feel comfy. #Crypto#bounce
🚀 If the $2K per person “tariff dividend” hits, we could see fresh retail capital flowing into risk assets including crypto. With extra liquidity in households, more funds might find their way into $BTC, $ETH & alts. The stimulus → crypto pump narrative is back.
#Crypto#BTC
🌀 October in crypto was a wild ride: $BTC surged to a record $126K before a dramatic crash wiped out over $19 B in leveraged longs liquidated in one day. At the same time, crypto ETFs saw record inflows (~$6 B) and regulatory ripples emerged in the U.S. and EU.
#Crypto#Bitcoin
🦊 The new MetaMask “points” system feels more like a loyalty trap than a real airdrop setup.
– No clear token link
– Rewards farming over real use
– Retroactive users left out
– Zero transparency on conversion
Feels like they’re farming our data. #MetaMask#airdrop
#x402 is changing the game by letting AIs instantly pay for web services with USDC, skipping banking friction and powering direct, autonomous economic interactions—ushering in a new era for crypto and the internet.
$PING, the flagship token minted via #x402, surged over 450%—but analysts caution the meme-driven hype outweighs fundamentals, and platform use cases are still emerging.
The #x402 narrative exploded this week as the protocol—backed by Coinbase, Google, and Cloudflare—hit new transaction and user highs, driving a wave of AI-agent payments and instant stablecoin settlements on multiple chains.
Bitcoin smashed a fresh record, soaring past $125,000 amid strong ETF inflows and heightened institutional demand.
The broader crypto market followed suit — total cap ballooned by ~$110 billion in 24h, hitting ~$4.26 trillion.
Altcoins are in rally mode: $ETH, $SOL, $XRP
$BTC is pushing close to all-time highs, trading around $123–124K amid “Uptober” momentum.
$ETH shows steady strength, fueling expectations for further upside in the altcoin space.
Yet $BTC dominance (~59–60%) is keeping many altcoins pinned down despite rising
#CryptoNews
My strategy to farm perps airdrops
This post covers my farming strategy for 2 airdrops I expect to be massive.
I explain how you can farm perps DEXs even if you're not a trader.
Check it out:
thedefinvestor.com/p/my-strategy-…
🔍 The CoinDesk 20 index dropped ~5% in 24h, with all major tokens bleeding and heavy demand for downside hedges.
💡 Options expiry looming (~$22B in BTC & ETH) could spark added volatility.
#Crypto#Bitcoin#Ethereum#MarketVolatility#CryptoNews
📉 Crypto markets slide — global cap dips below $4T as major coins bleed.
💥 Over $1.7B in long positions liquidated, pushing Bitcoin under $112K before rebound.
🏛 Meanwhile, US regulator clears path for a wave of new crypto ETFs, slashing approval time to ~75 days.
#Crypto