According to @StockMKTNewz, the best-performing S&P 500 stocks for January 2026 were Sandisk (SNDK) +143%, Moderna (MRNA) +49%, Seagate (STX) +48%, Micron (MU) +45%, Western Digital (WDC) +45%, and Lam Research (LRCX) +36% (source: @StockMKTNewz). This lineup concentrates in memory, data storage, and semiconductor equipment, highlighting relative strength in data-infrastructure plays and momentum leadership across MU, WDC, STX, and LRCX (source: @StockMKTNewz).

According to @ReutersBiz, Seagate forecast its second-quarter results above Wall Street estimates, citing stronger AI-driven demand for its storage products as the key driver (Reuters Business, Oct 28, 2025).

According to BitMEXResearch, a design error in SegWit allows for unbounded arbitrary data storage, which was recognized when SegWit was released in 2017. Although this presents a disadvantage by permitting up to 4MB of arbitrary data storage, it was a known trade-off at the time of its release.