Solana Stablecoin Market Cap Surges as RWA Market Grows

The market capitalization of stablecoins on the Solana layer-1 blockchain surged by $900 million over a 24-hour period on Tuesday.  Stablecoins, blockchain tokens backed by fiat currency or debt assets, surged to a market cap of $15.3 billion on the Solana network, according to DeFiLlama.  The dramatic surge came as decentralized finance platform Jupiter launched…

Dfns Integrates Concordium Blockchain For Compliant Web3 Wallets

Dfns, a digital wallet infrastructure provider and a partner of tech giant IBM, has integrated Concordium’s layer-1 (L1) blockchain to launch an identity-verified Web3 wallet solution. Concordium’s privacy-preserving identity layer is now part of Dfns’ wallet-as-a-service (WaaS) platform, the companies announced Wednesday in a joint statement shared with Cointelegraph. “This integration enables financial institutions and…

Ethereum and Solana Taking Different Paths to Blockchain Resilience

Ethereum and Solana are not only separated by questions of scalability, they are increasingly divided by competing visions of what blockchain networks must be built to withstand in the future. Recent remarks from the co-founders of each network revealed two competing definitions of “resilience,” rooted in different assumptions about risk, infrastructure and the future shape…

Babylon Secures $15M from a16z to Build Bitcoin-Native Lending

Babylon, a decentralized protocol focused on enabling native Bitcoin staking and lending, received $15 million in funding from a16z Crypto through the sale of Babylon’s native BABY (BABY) tokens to the digital asset arm of Andreessen Horowitz. In a blog post published Wednesday, a16z Crypto said the funding will support continued development of the protocol’s…

Crypto Reps to Fly into DC this Week to Address Market Structure Bill

With a markup event on legislation to address digital asset market structure scheduled for next week, representatives from cryptocurrency companies are expected to fly into Washington, D.C., and some will engage with lawmakers on the bill. Speaking with Cointelegraph on Tuesday, Cody Carbone, CEO of crypto advocacy organization The Digital Chamber, said it was “possible,…

Trump-linked World Liberty Financial applies for federal bank charter

World Liberty Financial is trying to launch the World Liberty Trust Company, a stablecoin-focused national trust bank, it said Wednesday. Source link

60K BTC Absorbed But Miners Sell: Can BTC’s Rally Continue?

Bitcoin’s (BTC) early-January rally is unfolding against a mixed on-chain data backdrop, where strong accumulation demand is colliding with renewed miner distribution.  Key takeaways: Bitcoin accumulator addresses added roughly 60,000 BTC in six days, ending a multi-month consolidation phase. Miners sent about 33,000 BTC to exchanges in early January, signaling reduced long-term holding. The wider…

Rumble and Tether Release Rumble Wallet for In-App Crypto Tips

Stablecoin company Tether and video platform Rumble released a non-custodial crypto wallet on Wednesday, allowing users to tip Rumble content creators in digital currencies. The wallet will initially support Tether’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDt (USDT), Tether Gold (XAUt), a tokenized commodity product, and Bitcoin (BTC), according to an announcement from Rumble.  MoonPay will provide fiat currency…

2025 Crypto Bear Market “Repricing” Institutional Capital: Analyst

The steep decline in altcoins over the past year may reflect a broader reassessment of which blockchain networks are likely to attract long-term capital, as institutional investors begin a gradual, multiyear entry into the market, analysts say. Excluding Bitcoin (BTC), 2025 turned out to be a bear market for the wider cryptocurrency market. Decentralized finance…

Bitcoin, Altcoins Open 2026 With A Bang: Are New Highs Next?

Key points: Bitcoin turned down from its overhead resistance but is expected to find support at the moving averages. Select major altcoins are facing selling near their overhead resistance levels, but the shallow pullback suggests the recovery may continue. Bitcoin (BTC) is under pressure as bears attempt to sustain the price below $91,500. BTC exchange-traded…