After a defining year for the ecosystem, the BNB Chain is stepping up its efforts to build on its 2025 momentum and continue scaling its performance, execution capacity, and infrastructure strength amid sustained usage growth. Related Reading: Bitcoin Positioned For More Pain Following Weekly Close Below This Critical Level BNB Chain 2025 Technical Outcomes Pave The Way On Monday, the BNB Chain shared its Tech Roadmap 2026, outlining plans to continue operating at a large scale while supporting sustained growth across trading activity, stablecoins, and real-world assets (RWA). The roadmap noted that 2025 was a “defining year” for the ecosystem, with major milestones achieved without downtime. As they explained, the BNB chain focused on reliability, speed, cost efficiency, and fairness as the four core technical priorities of the year. “These goals translated into tangible network outcomes,” the BNB Chain affirmed, highlighting a 40.5% increase in total value locked (TVL), a 150% year-over-year (YoY) growth in daily transactions, a surge in trading volume and stablecoin market capitalization, and reaching the highest daily active users across blockchains. A recent report by CoinDesk Research pointed out that the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) leads the pack in stablecoin annual growth, soaring 133% YoY. The BSC significantly contributed to the surge in DEX volume, with its annual DEX trading volume surging by over 100% in 2025. The network also overtook Solana and Ethereum in daily volume during peak periods, capturing nearly 30% of the total DEX market share at one point. Meanwhile, the BNB Chain also led in app revenue growth YoY, increasing 48%. At the protocol level, the roadmap emphasized that BNB Chain’s performance improvements were driven by four major hardforks, which reduced block time from 3 seconds to 0.45 seconds and finality from 7.5 seconds to 1.125 seconds, while doubling network bandwidth to 133 million gas per second. Following these changes, the network has “consistently handled up to 5 trillion gas used per day, equivalent to approximately 238 million native transfers.” Meanwhile, gas Price dropped roughly 20 times, from 1Gwei to 0.05Gwei. Building The ‘Next-Generation’ Trading Chain Now, the BNB Chain is working on multiple network optimizations in 2026 to establish the BSC as a “highly optimized EVM trading chain.” It seeks to achieve 20,000 transactions per second (TPS) with sub-second finality, further reduce gas fees through software optimizations, and push finality deeper into sub-second territory with advanced consensus and network latency improvements. The BNB Chain plans to make enhancements for a “performance-optimized” EVM execution engine. These include a new execution engine “focused on best-in-class single-core performance using register-based interpretation and AOT/JIT techniques,” and “conflict-less parallel execution during block chasing using EIP-7928 (BAL).” The network is also planning to redesign storage systems for parallel-friendly access and continue developing middleware to reduce complexity for advanced applications, such as a privacy framework and an AI agent framework. In addition, the BNB Chain shared a long-term plan to design the “next-generation trading chain to support extreme performance requirements” between 2026 and 2028. Related Reading: Investors In Trump Family Memecoins Record $4.3 Billion In Losses As Tokens Sink The main goals include targeting approximately 1 million TPS, requiring sustained execution capacity of ~20 GGas per second; achieving near-instant transaction confirmation, with a best-case target of 150m; adopting a hybrid off-chain and on-chain compute architecture using execution proofs and attestations; strengthening decentralization through improved validator models and fault tolerance; and delivering best-in-class security and production reliability. “The next phase focuses on ensuring that this performance remains sustainable, fair, and extensible as the network continues to grow,” the roadmap concluded. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
The decision underscores the growing regulatory scrutiny and political complexities surrounding the cryptocurrency industry.
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The bank said rising volumes, tighter market structure and early institutional engagement are pushing prediction markets beyond their gambling roots toward a new asset class.
WisdomTree is enabling instant settlement for its tokenized money market fund, indicating its product won't be limited by Wall Street’s pace.
Coinbase opens US stock trading with 24/5 access and partners with Yahoo Finance for seamless research to execution.
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As Bitcoin trades in the low-$60,000s, the ledger shows nearly half of holders are sitting on losses. Newhedge’s percent supply in profit gauge shows 51.78% of coins are in profit with BTC around $63,275, implying roughly 10.35 million BTC in profit versus 9.64 million BTC in loss. However, this weekend, analyst DurdenBTC’s supply in profit […]
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Stripe reaches $159B valuation as payment volume hits $1.9T in 2025, doubling stablecoin activity and expanding into blockchain and AI.
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Sellers are taking a breather as bitcoin's Fear & Greed Index plunged to levels never seen before.
These xStocks perps will provide eligible non-U.S. clients in over 110 countries with 24/7 tokenized equities exposure.
The approval allows WisdomTree’s tokenized Treasury money market fund to trade and settle around the clock within the US regulatory framework.
Another ETF tracking the price of Sui has launched this week, as digital asset manager 21shares debuts the 21Shares Spot SUI ETF.
XRP is currently trading without a clear bullish sentiment, but a few analysts are of the notion that the token is on the verge of something bigger than a standard bull cycle. A recent post on X by crypto commentator 24HRSCRYPTO predicts that what lies ahead for XRP may not resemble the typical 6-12 month surge seen in previous cycles. Instead, he believes a multi-year expansion phase could be unfolding, one based on liquidity and real-world utility. XRP Is About To Change Forever At the time of writing, XRP is now stuck trading within a consolidation structure between $1.30 and $1.50. However, this hasn’t stopped bullish proponents from projecting bullish price targets for XRP all over social media. This is mostly due to ongoing developments across the XRP Ledger ecosystem and Ripple’s expanding institutional footprint, which are all giving long-term holders reasons to hold on to their bullish predictions. Related Reading: AI Explains What’s Driving The Ethereum Price Volatility, Can It Rise Above $3,000 Again? According to 24HRSCRYPTO, prior XRP bull runs were pushed on by narrative momentum. This is actually visible in the 2017 and 2021 rallies, coinciding with speculative enthusiasm across the crypto sector, sending XRP to highs in a short period of time. Those moves were rapid, emotional, and heavily sentiment-driven by inflows from retail investors and individual whale investors. The XRP ecosystem’s dynamics have changed since then, and according to 24HRSCRYPTO, the next XRP price cycle will be driven by structural integration. Instead of hype cycles, the focus is on XRP’s core design as a bridge asset for cross-border settlement. The expectation is that liquidity will start to flow across institutions that use XRP, and therefore, its price behavior will transition from volatile behavior to valuation tied more directly to usage. As networks scale, liquidity deepens, and real value moves on-chain, assets that fuel the system won’t behave like casino chips anymore. Ledger Developments And Institutional Positioning Recent upgrades and ecosystem milestones also support the infrastructure narrative. Developers and validators of the XRP Ledger are introducing features to improve institutional accessibility of XRP. The most recent feature is the launch of permissioned decentralized exchange functionality, which is designed to make on-chain activity more attractive to regulated banks and financial institutions. Related Reading: Can Litecoin Price Bounce To $285? This Trend Maps Out 5 Major Levels Ripple, the company closely associated with XRP’s enterprise adoption strategy, has continued to position itself within the global payments and tokenization landscape. The company has expanded partnerships across financial institutions and has emphasized the tokenization of real-world assets as a key growth avenue. Some of these partnerships include a recent strategic partnership with a UAE-based digital bank as part of its effort to break into financial institutions in the Middle East. There are other instances of this, ranging from partnerships to develop tokenized versions of traditional funds on the XRP Ledger to acquisitions of financial companies, all of which are part of Ripple’s plans to expand its global footprint. These are all moves that support an infrastructure-driven outlook for XRP’s future price action. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com
Two major news outlets published similar reports on Monday claiming that Binance had fired or suspended employees involved in an investigation into crypto going to Iranian entities.
The company said its business customers generated $1.9 trillion in total volume in 2025, up 34% from the previous year.
The payments giant says Bridge, its stablecoin arm, saw its transaction volume sky-rocket through last year as stablecoin adoption is decoupling from crypto cycles.
Tokenized securities, 24/7 trading and onchain settlement could allow the NYSE’s blockchain plans to reshape post-trade processes in financial markets.
The deal channels crypto liquidity into US home loans, testing whether blockchain-based capital can fund traditional mortgage markets at scale.
World Liberty Financial is backing Coinbase on the crypto market structure bill debate, even as the White House criticizes the company.
The acquisition comes amid growing institutional interest in staking, particularly on Ethereum, where the amount of ETH sits at an all-time high.
Ether’s drop to $1,800 reflects weak technicals and onchain signals that point to continued downside risk as Ethereum ETF outflows persist.
Ethereum is getting two headline signals at once, and they point in different directions. On-chain trackers have flagged a burst of ETH sales linked to Vitalik Buterin, the network’s most recognizable figure. At nearly the same time, the Ethereum Foundation began staking part of its treasury, positioning the move as a long-term shift in how […]
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Payoneer filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish PAYO Digital Bank and issue a stablecoin.
MoonPay launches non-custodial infra allowing AI agents to generate wallets, fund accounts and execute onchain transactions autonomously.
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BTC price targets stayed bearish with a zone of interest below $50,000 as macro assets saw increasing downside pressure at the Wall Street open.
Last May, Fortune reported that Meta was considering a stablecoin integration to reduce the costs of payments.
Bitwise acquires Chorus One, adding $2.2B in staked assets and expanding institutional proof of stake capabilities.
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Dogecoin (DOGE) is approaching a decisive technical moment as price pressure across the broader market keeps the memecoin pinned near key support zones. After slipping below the psychological $0.10 level, traders are now watching whether DOGE can stabilize or whether the ongoing downtrend will extend further. Related Reading: Here’s What’s Driving The Bitcoin Price Crash Toward $60,0000 Dogecoin currently trades around the low-$0.09 range after posting steady losses across multiple timeframes. Market data shows the token has declined sharply over the past month, reflecting reduced risk appetite and continued selling pressure across digital assets. DOGE's price trends to the downside on the daily chart. Source: DOGEUSD on Tradingview Dogecoin Price Struggles Below Key Moving Averages Technically, Dogecoin remains in a clear corrective phase. Price action continues to trade below the 50-day EMA, currently acting as strong dynamic resistance near the $0.11–$0.12 region. Repeated rejection at this level has reinforced a pattern of lower highs and lower lows that has persisted since late 2025. Momentum indicators present mixed signals. The RSI is near oversold territory, suggesting selling pressure may be easing, while trend-strength indicators still confirm a dominant bearish structure. Analysts note that volatility has also compressed following recent declines. Short-term charts show resistance clustered between $0.095 and $0.10, while immediate support lies near $0.091 and $0.088. A break below these levels could expose deeper downside targets toward the $0.083–$0.080 region. Bear Flag Risks vs. Rebound Potential Adding to the uncertainty, daily charts show DOGE consolidating within a bearish flag, a pattern typically associated with a continuation move lower. Some projections suggest a potential decline toward the $0.065–$0.07 zone if support fails. However, not all signals are bearish. A long-term cycle metric, tracking the number of historical trading days above the current price, has reached a record level. Similar readings previously appeared near major market bottoms in 2020 and 2023, both followed by strong rallies. Analysts caution that this is a structural indicator rather than a short-term timing signal, but it has drawn renewed attention from long-term investors. Meanwhile, a shorter-term analysis shows DOGE rebounding from oversold RSI levels, with some traders targeting a move toward $0.115–$0.119 if buyers regain control. Key Levels Traders Are Watching For sentiment to shift meaningfully, Dogecoin must reclaim the $0.095–$0.10 zone and eventually break above the 50-day EMA. Failure to do so would keep downside risks intact, particularly if macro risk-off conditions persist. Related Reading: Bitcoin Capitulation Persists As Short-Term Holders Realize $0.48B Daily Losses In the near term, the market remains balanced between potential accumulation and continued distribution. Whether Dogecoin stages a recovery or slides into a deeper pullback will likely depend on how the price reacts around current support, making the coming sessions critical for confirming the next trend direction. Cover image from ChatGPT, DOGEUSD chart on Tradingview
Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN), long recognized as a cryptocurrency trading platform, is expanding its ambitions to become a full-service financial exchange. The company has launched stock and ETF trading for users in the United States and announced a new partnership with Yahoo! Finance. The company now aims at making it easier for investors to add …
The blockchain analytics company will incorporate locally and hire in the kingdom's Special Administrative Region as the region advances its digital asset strategy.
Analysts warn the bitcoin market is vulnerable to a deeper flush amid ETF outflows, miner selling and macro shocks.