Network operators have scheduled a technical update that will adjust the base mainnet fee while also modifying block gas parameters on the Base blockchain. Summary Details of the Base mainnet update EIP-1559 elasticity and throughput effects Scope and impact of the scheduled work Details of the Base mainnet update On Thursday, December 18, between 19:00
Twenty One Capital CEO Jack Mallers explained the company’s strategy and how the markets have misinterpreted the company in an interview with Bloomberg Crypto. Mallers, while highlighting Twenty One Capital’s transformation into a publicly traded cryptocurrency company through a merger with special purpose acquisition firm Cantor Equity Partners, delivered his clearest message regarding Bitcoin assets
After the Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points in December, in line with expectations, market attention has shifted to the next FOMC meeting in January. According to the official schedule, the Fed will announce its monetary policy decision after its meeting on January 27-28, 2026. Recent data from forecasting markets indicates that the
Grayscale said crypto markets are entering an institutional era in 2026, supported by macroeconomic pressures and regulatory clarity that it believes are sustaining a long-running bull market across digital assets. In its report, “2026 Digital Asset Outlook: Dawn of the Institutional Era,” the asset manager argued that the familiar four-year crypto cycle tied to bitcoin
Securitize will introduce a new onchain trading experience for public stocks in early 2026, blending traditional market access with blockchain-based settlement and trading. Summary Securitize will launch natively tokenized public stocks in Q1 2026, giving investors legal ownership onchain. Shares provide full shareholder rights, including dividends and voting, and are recorded directly on the issuer’s
Turkish cryptocurrency exchange CoinTR is adding support for Tether (USDT) & USD Coin (USDC) on the Aptos blockchain. This move is a strategic expansion into a fast-growing Layer-1 ecosystem. CoinTR will be able to benefit from technical strengths that Aptos offers like transaction times taking under a second and gas fees being 100 times lower
HashKey stepped into the Hong Kong stock exchange with a quick 3% lift, but the excitement faded fast as the stock slid 2.1% by press time. The exchange raised $206 million in the IPO after pricing shares at HK$6.68, close to the top of the HK$5.95–HK$6.95 range.It also pulled in about HK$1.6 billion, a big
Stargate Finance, a cross-chain native asset transfer protocol, today announced that Beldex (BDX), a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that enables users to execute public and private transactions, is available on the cross-chain liquidity protocol. The aim of the deployment of BDX on Stargate is to introduce the cryptocurrency into one of the most actively utilized blockchain networks
Key Takeaways Elon Musk’s net worth reached a record $676 billion for the first time. SpaceX is now valued at $800 billion following the recent tender offer. Elon Musk just made history by becoming the first person with a net worth above $600 billion. His fortune is now estimated at approximately $684 billion, according to
The balance is rapidly shifting in the race to appoint the Federal Reserve chairman, a position President Donald Trump will secure. According to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Federal Reserve Board member Christopher Waller has joined the ranks of those preparing to interview Trump. Previously considered a “surprise candidate,” Waller has