Base led Ethereum’s layer-2 fee rankings on January 14, generating about $147,000 in daily revenue, far ahead of Arbitrum’s roughly $39,000 and Starknet’s $9,000, according to figures shared by CryptoRank.io. The data points to a sharp concentration of activity on one network, even as most other Ethereum scaling chains struggled to clear $5,000 in fees
Recent statements by US President Donald Trump regarding the Fed chairmanship have weakened Bitcoin’s upward momentum and led to a re-pricing of expectations for a 2026 interest rate cut in the market. As the Bitcoin price approached the $100,000 level at the beginning of 2026, Trump’s statements regarding the FED Chairman selection were considered by
Bitcoin could play a growing role in institutional portfolios, according to Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood, who described the asset as a valuable diversification tool in her 2026 market outlook. In a wide-ranging note, Wood pointed to bitcoin’s low correlation with other major asset classes, including gold, equities and bonds, as a reason asset allocators
Morph, a renowned on-chain settlement and payment platform, has integrated with RedStone Oracle, a prominent blockchain oracle ecosystem. The strategic integration improves real-time pricing reliability within Morph’s network. As per Morph’s social media announcement, the integration attempts to provide verifiable, accurate, and secure price feeds for financial settlements and payments on-chain. Thus, the move fortifies
Bitcoin opened a key week with U.S. spot ETF inflows running slightly ahead of last year’s pace. Meanwhile, BTC hovered under the 50 week MA and EMA cluster, setting up a near term reclaim or another rejection. Bitcoin ETF inflows edge ahead of last year as early 2026 trend tracks history Bitcoin spot ETF inflows
Market data indicates that XRP may now be approaching the first of two trendlines that previously led to breakouts against Bitcoin. Notably, these trendlines exist on the XRP/BTC 3-month chart and have historically presented resistance to an XRP rally against Bitcoin, capping XRP’s long-term performance even during periods of intense bullish momentum. Data from the
The week of January 11-17, 2026, recorded $513.4 million in crypto funding across 15 projects, with Alpaca and LMAX Group both securing $150 million each. Summary Crypto funding reached $513.4M last week, with Alpaca and LMAX raising $150M each. Infrastructure, exchanges, and payments dominated deals across 15 funded projects. Project Eleven, ICEx, and VelaFi highlighted
CEO of Metaplanet Simon Gerovich shared a truth about corporate Bitcoin adoption. He said, “The gap between companies holding Bitcoin and those that don’t isn’t about conviction in the asset.” He added, for most firms, Bitcoin is simply never discussed at all. It is not debated in boardrooms, it is not rejected after analysis but
Vanguard Group manages nearly $12 trillion in assets and shapes global investment trends. When such a firm takes a new position, markets notice immediately. The company has now disclosed its first ever purchase of shares in Strategy, previously known as MicroStrategy. This move matters because Strategy operates as a Bitcoin treasury company. The firm holds
Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $1.42 billion in net inflows over the past week, marking their strongest weekly performance since early October amid a renewed return of institutional demand. According to data from SoSoValue, inflows into spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs peaked midweek, with Wednesday recording the largest single-day net inflow of roughly $844 million,