WisdomTree's expansion into Solana could accelerate the adoption of tokenized assets, enhancing accessibility and efficiency for investors.
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OKX has announced the launch of the OKX Card in Europe, expanding its payments footprint across the European Economic Area. The product allows users to pay with stablecoins at merchants that accept Mastercard, positioning crypto balances for direct everyday use rather than requiring prior conversion or preloaded fiat balances. Related Reading: XRP Derivatives Reset: Open Interest Drops Nearly 60% From July Peak The announcement comes at a time when crypto infrastructure is increasingly intersecting with traditional financial rails. While price action across major assets remains volatile, platforms are continuing to build payment and settlement tools aimed at reducing friction between on-chain assets and real-world spending. Rather than introducing a new payment concept, OKX is formalizing an existing demand: using stablecoins as a transactional medium within regulated environments. The broader relevance of the launch lies less in novelty and more in how crypto-native mechanics—such as self-custody and on-chain settlement—are being adapted to conventional consumer payment formats. Crypto Payments, DeFi, and TradFi Convergence According to the details released by OKX, the OKX Card enables direct stablecoin payments without requiring users to manually convert assets or preload funds. Stablecoins remain in the user’s wallet until purchase, when conversion occurs at checkout. The card charges no transaction or FX fees and applies a stated 0.4% market spread when converting stablecoins to euros. It is issued via a licensed European payments partner and operates under standard AML and KYC requirements within the EEA. The card supports Apple Pay and Google Pay, and functions anywhere the Mastercard network is accepted. OKX also confirmed a limited rewards program, offering crypto-denominated cashback during the initial launch period. Related Reading: Bitcoin Derivatives Pressure Hits 30-Day Extreme, Price Refuses To Break This launch reflects a broader trend: firms are repackaging DeFi infrastructure into TradFi-facing products. These companies now embed core DeFi elements—self-custody, on-chain settlement, and stablecoin liquidity—directly into regulated consumer tools like payment cards. This does not replace DeFi, but extends its utility beyond native crypto environments. DeFi is no longer only an alternative system running in parallel, but a backend layer increasingly integrated into traditional financial interfaces. OKB Consolidates After Sharp 2025 Repricing OKB is trading near $107 on the daily chart, consolidating after a sharp repricing cycle that unfolded in the second half of 2025. The structure reflects a classic post-rally digestion phase rather than active trend continuation. After peaking above the $220–$240 area, the price entered a prolonged corrective move that erased a large portion of the prior advance and shifted market control back toward sellers. From a trend perspective, the moving averages define the current regime clearly. OKB remains below the 50-day moving average (blue), which has turned down and continues to cap upside attempts. The 100-day moving average (green) is also sloping lower, reinforcing a zone of layered resistance between roughly $120 and $135. In contrast, the 200-day moving average (red) is still rising and currently sits just below price, acting as a key medium-to-long-term support reference. Related Reading: Bitcoin Breaks Below $87K As Political Risk Spikes – Liquidations Reveal The Real Driver Recent candles show reduced volatility and compressed ranges. While volume has declined materially compared to the distribution phase near the highs. This combination points to market equilibrium, not aggressive selling pressure. Buyers appear willing to defend the 200-day average, but lack the momentum needed to reclaim short-term trend levels. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
The company plans to deploy the fresh capital toward yield vaults, onchain trading expansion, and growth across Latin America and Europe.
Hegota was named late last year as the upgrade following Glamsterdam, as Ethereum developers mapped out the network’s 2026 roadmap.
Aave now controls 51.5% of the DeFi lending market share, the first time any protocol has crossed the 50% threshold since 2020. The milestone arrives not through competitor collapse but through steady accumulation: Aave's $33.37 billion in total value locked sits atop a $64.83 billion lending category that has consolidated around a single liquidity hub. […]
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The integration enhances cross-chain liquidity and trading, fostering a multichain ecosystem that bridges decentralized and centralized finance.
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Citrea uses a zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine to inscribe its chain history on the Bitcoin base layer.
The launch comes as tokenized gold hits a record high market cap, with most existing products still offering only passive price exposure.
The partnership could accelerate the integration of digital currencies into mainstream banking, enhancing financial innovation and efficiency.
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Kraken launches DeFi Earn product offering up to 8% APY with yield sourced from Aave, Morpho and other DeFi protocols.
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HIP-3 deployed DEXs have recorded a fresh all-time high OI above $790 million, amid a “surge in commodities trading," Hyperliquid said.
Bitwise has joined Morpho as a vault curator, highlighting growing institutional demand for allocating capital onchain.
The Deus X CEO discussed his journey into digital assets, the company's infrastructure-led growth strategy, and why his Consensus Hong Kong panel promises "real talk only."
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The new card can be used at more than 150 million Visa merchants globally, and offers 4% cashback and exclusive perks.
Tezos activates its Tallinn upgrade, delivering faster block times, stronger validator security, and major efficiency gains.
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Sharps is increasingly framing passive staking rewards as a recurring cash-flow stream rather than a directional bet on SOL prices.
Risk managers Chaos Labs and Sentora will also operate the first three USDC vaults, allocating funds to protocols like Aave, Morpho and Sky.
Matcha Meta disclosed a SwapNet security incident on Sunday and PeckShield estimated roughly $16.8 million in crypto was drained.
When Solana maintainers told validators to move quickly on Agave v3.0.14, the message arrived with more urgency than detail. The Solana Status account called the release “urgent” and said it contained a “critical set of patches” for Mainnet Beta validators. Within a day, the public conversation drifted toward a harder question: if a proof-of-stake network […]
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The Nasdaq-listed firm said it is evolving beyond a crypto treasury vehicle into a yield-generating operating business.
Makina Finance lost 1,299 ETH, roughly $4.13 million, in a flash-loan and oracle manipulation exploit. The attacker drained the protocol's funds and broadcast the transaction to Ethereum's public mempool, where it should have been picked up by validators and included in the next block. Instead, an MEV builder identified by the address 0xa6c2 front-ran the […]
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Spacecoin said the partnership includes a token swap between the two projects, though it did not disclose the terms.
ARK Invest’s new roadmap puts a big number on the table, and it’s hard to ignore. Reports say Cathie Wood’s firm’s “Big Ideas 2026” research paints a scenario where the total value of crypto climbs to about $28 trillion by 2030. Related Reading: Trove’s New Token Craters 95%, Sparking Investor Revolt Big Ideas Point To A Shift According to ARK and its public writeups, that $28 trillion is not blind optimism. The firm breaks the future into three main drivers: Bitcoin, decentralized finance, and tokenized real-world assets. Reports note Bitcoin could make up roughly 70% of that total, which would mean about $16 trillion in Bitcoin market cap by 2030. DeFi And Tokenized Assets Take The Stage DeFi platforms and smart-contract networks are expected to grow a lot. ARK’s scenario puts smart money and on-chain services as a major contributor to market value in the run up to 2030. The firm also projects tokenized real-world assets — things like tokenized bonds, property shares, and other financial products moved onto ledgers — to climb into the trillions, with some reports pointing toward around $11 trillion for tokenization. How Bitcoin Fits Into The Picture Given the share ARK assigns to Bitcoin, the math pushes toward very large per-coin prices if that scenario plays out. Reports say ARK’s base case uses a little over 20 million Bitcoins in supply by 2030 and implies a per-coin price that could sit near the high hundreds of thousands — commonly quoted numbers range up to about $950,000 to $1,000,000 in that framework. Fast Growth Assumptions To reach $28 trillion, the forecast depends on very steep growth each year. ARK points to an implied compound annual growth rate near 61% from present levels to 2030. That is aggressive. It would mean rapid gains across many segments of the crypto market, not just a single rally. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Sharp Reversal Leaves Over $800 Million Liquidated In 1 Day Reports and industry analysts warn that the path to that future has a long list of hurdles. Regulation must become clearer in many places. Institutional rails and custody tools need to expand and prove reliable. Market sentiment has to stay positive long enough for major capital flows to arrive. Any of these things going wrong would change the numbers quickly. ARK’s “Big Ideas 2026” details a robust vision of a $28 trillion ecosystem driven by Bitcoin, DeFi, and tokenization. Although it holds a rather ambitious 61% growth trajectory riddled with numerous regulatory and market obstacles, the vision reinforces the faith of ARK Invest in the transformation of the digital asset space from being a speculative domain to the nucleus of the global finance system. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
Bitwise’s take on the final months of 2025 reads like a careful, hopeful note rather than a loud market call. Momentum on the chains rose even as prices stalled, and that gap is exactly what has traders talking. Some think it marks a bottom. Others say it’s too soon to be sure. Related Reading: Trove’s New Token Craters 95%, Sparking Investor Revolt Crypto: On-Chain Activity Surges According to Bitwise, Ethereum activity and layer-two transactions climbed to new highs, and decentralized trading grew markedly. Stablecoin supplies also swelled, with the total market cap passing the $300 billion mark in Q4. Reports note that decentralized exchange volumes at times matched or exceeded those of major centralized venues. These are hard numbers. They are signs that real use and liquidity are expanding under the surface. The latest Bitwise Crypto Market Review just dropped—and it’s the most important one we’ve ever published. Why? Because it shows a tension in crypto markets that has historically signaled a bear-market bottom (see Q1 2023). Receipts: During Q4 2025… – ETH’s price fell 29% …… — Bitwise (@BitwiseInvest) January 21, 2026 Why Prices Have Lagged Bitwise’s chief investment officer, Matt Hougan, compared this setup to early 2023 when prices trailed rising fundamentals before a significant rebound took hold over the following two years. The comparison makes sense on paper. Price can be stubborn. Market psychology often lags behind on-chain realities, and traders sometimes wait for a clearer macro story before committing capital. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee offers a counterpoint, saying the year could be bumpy until late, with tariffs and political tensions weighing on risk appetite. That view keeps many investors cautious. Crypto, Stablecoins And DeFi At The Center According to market data, flows into stablecoins accelerated, and fund inflows to crypto firms outpaced several other sectors in the stock market. DeFi use was no longer a niche metric; it was central to the Q4 narrative. “That’s the type of divergence you get at the bottom of bear markets, when sentiment is down but fundamentals are up,” Hougan said. Some infrastructure firms reported rising revenues. At the same time, trading volumes remained muted compared with the peaks seen earlier, which helps explain the mismatch between on-chain strength and sideways price action. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Sharp Reversal Leaves Over $800 Million Liquidated In 1 Day Why This Might Matter For 2026 Bitwise highlighted 10 broad indicators it sees as health signs for the market, ranging from transaction counts to custody and fee trends. Progress on regulatory clarity was also flagged. Reports say the Clarity Act could change how stablecoins are treated in the US, and a new US Federal Reserve chair could shift policy in ways that matter for risk assets. Bitwise sees Q4 as a quiet period where things were improving behind the scenes, even if prices didn’t show it. The firm says this kind of gap between price and activity has happened before big rebounds. It doesn’t mean a rally will happen right away, but the market could be setting itself up for a stronger year ahead. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
Chainlink acquires Atlas to enhance SVR protocol, scaling on multiple blockchains and boosting MEV recapture for DeFi protocols.
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Chainlink and Atlas will offer a loan liquidation auction tool for "non-toxic" MEV that pays both backrunning bots and protocols.
The Rise of On-Chain Derivatives Perpetual decentralized exchanges (perpDEXs) processed $7.1 trillion in trading volume over the twelve months ending November 2025, representing 371% year-over-year growth. In November 2025 alone, monthly volume reached $1.17 trillion, reflecting the sector’s rapid maturation from experimental protocols to high-throughput trading venues. Figure 1: PerpDEX Daily Trading Volumes The volume […]
A single wallet on Hyperliquid holds a long position worth roughly $649.6 million in Ethereum (ETH), with 223,340 ETH entered at around $3,161.85, with a liquidation estimate near $2,268.37. As of press time, ETH traded around $2,908.30, and the liquidation threshold sits about 22% below that. This is far enough to avoid imminent danger but […]
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Critics questioned Space's $20 million raise against its $2.5 million target, prompting a debate over transparency in crypto fundraises.