Momentum is returning to the altcoin market, and today’s top crypto gainers reflect a decisive shift in short term sentiment. Polkadot, Uniswap and JUST are posting double digit advances as traders rotate into Layer 1 and DeFi tokens ahead of a potential Q1 expansion cycle. With volatility rising and capital...
PAXG and XAUt Dominate Gold Trading During Weekend CME Shutdown
Tokenized gold now leads weekend price discovery, often setting the tone before CME futures resume trading. Weekend gold trading is shifting toward blockchain networks as CME futures close. During the gap, tokenized assets like PAXG and XAUt become the main venues for visible price action. Rapid market growth and rising...
Goldman Sachs and Jefferies Expand Equity Research Into Crypto Digital Assets
Goldman Sachs and Jefferies expand equity research into crypto, adding analysts as digital assets gain formal institutional coverage. Goldman Sachs and Jefferies are expanding equity research into crypto digital assets by adding dedicated analyst roles within their research divisions. Recent job postings show both banks are hiring equity research associates...
X Tightens Paid Partnership Rules, Effectively Blocking Crypto Influencer Promotions
X limits paid crypto influencer promotions, pushing brands toward certified ads while organic discussion remains allowed. X has clarified how its Paid Partnerships Policy applies to financial promotions. At the same time, updated disclosure tools and visible enforcement are drawing fresh attention to older policy language. As a result, crypto...
How Jupiter Turned Solana’s Top DEX Into a $1T Trading Engine
Jupiter surpassed $1T volume in 2025, launched 10 products, burned 30% of JUP supply, and expanded across Solana DeFi. At the start of 2025, Jupiter was Solana’s largest trading venue by volume. By the end of the year, it had processed over $1 trillion in total transactions on a single...
Russia Clears Crypto Confiscations as Iran Hits $7.78B
Iran’s crypto ecosystem reached $7.78 billion in 2025, driven by mining and stablecoins. Russia signed a law permitting court-ordered seizure of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Bank of Korea urges commercial banks to lead won stablecoin issuance under regulation. Global crypto policy shifted as Russia approved court-ordered cryptocurrency confiscations while...
Vitalik Proposes Deep Execution Layer Overhaul
Vitalik Buterin proposes major Ethereum execution layer changes, including binary state trees and a possible shift from EVM to RISC-V. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a major overhaul of the network’s execution layer as part of its scaling roadmap. The plan targets bottlenecks in proving and execution, focusing on...
RAT Malware Via Windows Explorer Puts Crypto at Risk
Cofense Intelligence exposes how threat actors abuse Windows File Explorer and WebDAV servers to bypass browser security and push RATs to corporate targets. Threat actors have found a way to push malware directly onto corporate machines without going through a web browser at all. Cofense Intelligence published findings on February...
Can XRPL Dethrone Deribit With Its Own Chain?
Transia-RnD proposes an XRPL sidechain for options and up to 200x leverage, drawing direct comparisons to Hyperliquid’s $9B chain. Here’s what’s in the pitch. Transia-RnD has dropped a formal pitch for an XRPL options sidechain. Purpose-built. Not retrofitted. Denis Angell, the developer behind the proposal, published the full specification on...
USDCx Hits Cardano: DeFi Liquidity Explosion?
USDCx launches on Cardano mainnet via Circle xReserve, bringing USDC-backed stablecoin liquidity to Liqwid, Minswap, and SundaeSwap with zero third-party bridges. Cardano just got its own dollar-backed stablecoin. USDCx is now live on Cardano mainnet through Circle xReserve, and the move puts USDC liquidity directly inside one of crypto’s longest-running...