โโPumpFunโs Daily Trading Volume Surpassed $2 Billion on January 6
Driven by PumpSwapโs $1.94B volume, PumpFun set a new record and overtook HumidiFi and Raydium to become the second-largest Solana DEX, trailing only Meteora.
The milestone follows Solanaโs latest YoY report, which highlited new 2025 all-time highs in app revenue, active wallets, and DEX and stablecoin volumes.
๐ x.com/solana/status/2008536556475478349?s=20
Driven by PumpSwapโs $1.94B volume, PumpFun set a new record and overtook HumidiFi and Raydium to become the second-largest Solana DEX, trailing only Meteora.
The milestone follows Solanaโs latest YoY report, which highlited new 2025 all-time highs in app revenue, active wallets, and DEX and stablecoin volumes.
๐ x.com/solana/status/2008536556475478349?s=20
โโGOAT Network brings Yield-Bearing BTC to fiat users
GOAT Network has partnered with DitoBanx to let over 100,000 users in Mexico buy BTC with fiat and earn yield via Safebox product, all while keeping full self-custody of their Bitcoin.
๐ x.com/GOATRollup/status/2008480382836941250?s=20
GOAT Network has partnered with DitoBanx to let over 100,000 users in Mexico buy BTC with fiat and earn yield via Safebox product, all while keeping full self-custody of their Bitcoin.
๐ x.com/GOATRollup/status/2008480382836941250?s=20
โโThe Tie has acquired Stakin staking provider
The Tie agreed to acquire Stakin, a liquid restaking and delegation service managing $1.5B in assets, expanding The Tieโs presence in the staking infrastructure market. The deal aims to integrate Stakinโs technology to boost The Tieโs data and analytics offerings.
๐ morningstar.com/news/accesswire/1123733msn/the-tie-acquires-stakin-a-15b-assets-under-delegation-staking-provider
The Tie agreed to acquire Stakin, a liquid restaking and delegation service managing $1.5B in assets, expanding The Tieโs presence in the staking infrastructure market. The deal aims to integrate Stakinโs technology to boost The Tieโs data and analytics offerings.
๐ morningstar.com/news/accesswire/1123733msn/the-tie-acquires-stakin-a-15b-assets-under-delegation-staking-provider
โโๅธๅฎไบบ็ (ๅธๅฎไบบ็) and zkPass (ZKP) gets listed on Binance
Listing will take place on January 7th, 2:00 PM UTC. Trading markets include USDT, USDC and TRY. ๅธๅฎไบบ็ is a memecoin on BNB Chain. zkPass is a decentralized oracle protocol that transforms private internet data into verifiable proofs on-chain.
๐ binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/51881f9d
Listing will take place on January 7th, 2:00 PM UTC. Trading markets include USDT, USDC and TRY. ๅธๅฎไบบ็ is a memecoin on BNB Chain. zkPass is a decentralized oracle protocol that transforms private internet data into verifiable proofs on-chain.
๐ binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/51881f9d
โโPremier Real Estate Predictions by Parcl now live on Polymarket
Users can now trade polls on median home prices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, and the overall U.S. market, all settling on Parcl indices. Previously this week, Polymarket has added taker fees to its 15-minute crypto markets.
๐ x.com/Parcl/status/2008586489521930447?s=20
Users can now trade polls on median home prices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, and the overall U.S. market, all settling on Parcl indices. Previously this week, Polymarket has added taker fees to its 15-minute crypto markets.
๐ x.com/Parcl/status/2008586489521930447?s=20
โโNike quietly sold its digital products subsidiary RTFKT
Nike has offloaded its RTFKT digital products arm in December 2025, marking a strategic shift away from direct ownership of the Web3-focused brand it acquired in 2021. The move underscores a broader reevaluation of its approach to digital assets and metaverses.
๐ oregonlive.com/business/2026/01/nike-sells-rtfkt-digital-products-subsidiary-quietly-offloaded-in-december.html
Nike has offloaded its RTFKT digital products arm in December 2025, marking a strategic shift away from direct ownership of the Web3-focused brand it acquired in 2021. The move underscores a broader reevaluation of its approach to digital assets and metaverses.
๐ oregonlive.com/business/2026/01/nike-sells-rtfkt-digital-products-subsidiary-quietly-offloaded-in-december.html
โโBarclays invests in stablecoin settlement firm Ubyx
Barclays has taken a strategic stake in Ubyx, a U.S. startup building clearing and settlement infrastructure for tokenized money including stablecoins, marking first stablecoin industry investment.
๐ x.com/ubyx_/status/2008846114385264901
Barclays has taken a strategic stake in Ubyx, a U.S. startup building clearing and settlement infrastructure for tokenized money including stablecoins, marking first stablecoin industry investment.
๐ x.com/ubyx_/status/2008846114385264901
โโElon Muskโs xAI raised $20B backed by Nvidia and Cisco
xAI has closed a massive $20 billion Series E funding round that beat its initial $15 billion target, with strategic backing from Nvidia, Cisco Investments, MGX, Fidelity and other major investors.
๐ decrypt.co/353814/musks-xai-20-billion-backing-nvidia-cisco
xAI has closed a massive $20 billion Series E funding round that beat its initial $15 billion target, with strategic backing from Nvidia, Cisco Investments, MGX, Fidelity and other major investors.
๐ decrypt.co/353814/musks-xai-20-billion-backing-nvidia-cisco
โโComplete 2026 TGE list: Major Projects to Watch
As the market prepares for its next phase, dozens of major projects are lining up their TGEs for 2026. This overview maps out launches that could shape the next-gen of crypto infrastructure and apps.
As the market prepares for its next phase, dozens of major projects are lining up their TGEs for 2026. This overview maps out launches that could shape the next-gen of crypto infrastructure and apps.
โโBitcoin Layer 2 Babylon Secures Additional $15M Funding From a16z
The investment brings Babylonโs total disclosed funding to $103M since 2023, following an $18M Series A and a $70M strategic round led by Paradigm.
The funds will support the launch of Babylon Trustless Bitcoin Vaults (BTCVaults), designed to make Bitcoin a productive asset, with a16z acquiring BABY tokens directly.
๐ theblock.co/post/384636/a16z-crypto-buys-15-million-in-baby-tokens
The investment brings Babylonโs total disclosed funding to $103M since 2023, following an $18M Series A and a $70M strategic round led by Paradigm.
The funds will support the launch of Babylon Trustless Bitcoin Vaults (BTCVaults), designed to make Bitcoin a productive asset, with a16z acquiring BABY tokens directly.
๐ theblock.co/post/384636/a16z-crypto-buys-15-million-in-baby-tokens
โโCoinbase Adds Selected Assets to Listing Roadmap
Raydium (RAY), Energy Dollar (ENERGY), Elsa (ELSA), and Sportfun (FUN) have been added to Coinbaseโs listing roadmap, with no further details disclosed so far.
๐ x.com/CoinbaseMarkets/status/2008917880344080748?s=20
Raydium (RAY), Energy Dollar (ENERGY), Elsa (ELSA), and Sportfun (FUN) have been added to Coinbaseโs listing roadmap, with no further details disclosed so far.
๐ x.com/CoinbaseMarkets/status/2008917880344080748?s=20
โโSolana Mobile sets January 21st launch date for SKR token
A snapshot for eligibility was taken, and a significant portion of the 10B SKR supply will be distributed to Seeker device users and devs, aimed at driving governance participation and ecosystem growth.
๐ coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/07/solana-mobile-sets-jan-21-launch-date-for-skr-token-confirms-airdrop
A snapshot for eligibility was taken, and a significant portion of the 10B SKR supply will be distributed to Seeker device users and devs, aimed at driving governance participation and ecosystem growth.
๐ coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/07/solana-mobile-sets-jan-21-launch-date-for-skr-token-confirms-airdrop
โโFireblocks Acquires Onchain Accounting Platform Tres Finance
Fireblocks has acquired TRES Finance in a deal reportedly valued at $130M, expanding its institutional onchain asset management stack. Founded in 2022, TRES provides onchain accounting tools used by 230+ firms, including Phantom and Dune, for compliant, audit-ready reporting.
The acquisition marks Fireblocksโ fourth M&A move, following First Digital Assets Group (2022), BlockFold (2023), and Dynamic (2024).
๐ theblock.co/post/384650/fireblocks-buys-crypto-accounting-tres-finance
Fireblocks has acquired TRES Finance in a deal reportedly valued at $130M, expanding its institutional onchain asset management stack. Founded in 2022, TRES provides onchain accounting tools used by 230+ firms, including Phantom and Dune, for compliant, audit-ready reporting.
The acquisition marks Fireblocksโ fourth M&A move, following First Digital Assets Group (2022), BlockFold (2023), and Dynamic (2024).
๐ theblock.co/post/384650/fireblocks-buys-crypto-accounting-tres-finance
โโTrump-Linked World Liberty applies for U.S. Bank Charter
WLFI has filed for a national trust bank charter with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, aiming to bring its USD1 stablecoin and digital asset services under a regulated banking roof.
๐ bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/trump-crypto-venture-world-liberty-applies-for-bank-charter
WLFI has filed for a national trust bank charter with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, aiming to bring its USD1 stablecoin and digital asset services under a regulated banking roof.
๐ bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/trump-crypto-venture-world-liberty-applies-for-bank-charter
โโEthereum rolled out Blob Parameters-Only (BPO) Fork
Ethereum has activated the final planned BPO fork as the last step in its Fusaka upgrade, completing the incremental scaling of blob data capacity that supports Layer 2 throughput.
๐ theblock.co/post/384709/ethereum-rolls-out-final-planned-blob-parameters-only-fork-as-final-step-in-fusaka-upgrade
Ethereum has activated the final planned BPO fork as the last step in its Fusaka upgrade, completing the incremental scaling of blob data capacity that supports Layer 2 throughput.
๐ theblock.co/post/384709/ethereum-rolls-out-final-planned-blob-parameters-only-fork-as-final-step-in-fusaka-upgrade
โโZcash (ZEC) developers quit and form new company
Core Zcash devs have formed a new independent company focused on building and maintaining the Zcash protocol. The new entity will operate separately from existing organizations in the ecosystem.
๐ theblock.co/post/384737/zcash-developers-form-new-company
Core Zcash devs have formed a new independent company focused on building and maintaining the Zcash protocol. The new entity will operate separately from existing organizations in the ecosystem.
๐ theblock.co/post/384737/zcash-developers-form-new-company
โโBinance launches regulated TradFi perpetual contracts
Binance has rolled out USDT-settled perpetual futures for gold and silver, giving traders 24/7 exposure to precious metals prices with no expiry. The contracts offer familiar stablecoin settlement and leverage options within Binanceโs futures platform.
๐ x.com/binance/status/2009173721651560458?s=20
Binance has rolled out USDT-settled perpetual futures for gold and silver, giving traders 24/7 exposure to precious metals prices with no expiry. The contracts offer familiar stablecoin settlement and leverage options within Binanceโs futures platform.
๐ x.com/binance/status/2009173721651560458?s=20
โโJ.P. Morgan expands its JPM Coin (JPMD) to Canton network
J.P. Morganโs Kinexys is launching JPM Coin (JPMD) on the Canton Network, marking its second deployment after Base. JPM Coin is a bank-issued deposit token backed by U.S. dollar deposits, offering 24/7 instant settlement for institutional clients.
๐ theblock.co/post/384575/jpmorgan-jpm-coin-canton
J.P. Morganโs Kinexys is launching JPM Coin (JPMD) on the Canton Network, marking its second deployment after Base. JPM Coin is a bank-issued deposit token backed by U.S. dollar deposits, offering 24/7 instant settlement for institutional clients.
๐ theblock.co/post/384575/jpmorgan-jpm-coin-canton
โโRumble x Tether Launch Crypto Wallet, Enabling BTC Tips
Rumble has launched a non-custodial crypto wallet with Tether, enabling creator tips in BTC, USDT, and XAUt. Built on Tetherโs Wallet Development Kit and integrated into the Rumble app via MoonPay, the wallet keeps custody decentralized and introduces a new creator revenue stream beyond ads and subscriptions.
๐ coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/07/rumble-is-launching-crypto-wallet-
Rumble has launched a non-custodial crypto wallet with Tether, enabling creator tips in BTC, USDT, and XAUt. Built on Tetherโs Wallet Development Kit and integrated into the Rumble app via MoonPay, the wallet keeps custody decentralized and introduces a new creator revenue stream beyond ads and subscriptions.
๐ coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/07/rumble-is-launching-crypto-wallet-
โโBlockchains by Total Fees Generated in 2025
Total fees generated provide a revenue-based view of blockchain adoption. The networks listed here led 2025 by extracting the most value from on-chain transactions and application usage.
Total fees generated provide a revenue-based view of blockchain adoption. The networks listed here led 2025 by extracting the most value from on-chain transactions and application usage.
โโStablecoins on BNB Chain Surpass $15B in Circulating Supply
Alongside the stablecoin milestone, the BNB Developers team continues to enhance BNB Smart Chain (BSC), with the Fermi hardfork scheduled for January 14 at 2:30 AM UTC.
The upgrade brings ~0.45s block times, faster confirmations, stronger finality, and smoother app performance, building on the Pascal and Maxwell upgrades.
๐ x.com/BNBCHAIN/status/2001079974623592774?s=20
Alongside the stablecoin milestone, the BNB Developers team continues to enhance BNB Smart Chain (BSC), with the Fermi hardfork scheduled for January 14 at 2:30 AM UTC.
The upgrade brings ~0.45s block times, faster confirmations, stronger finality, and smoother app performance, building on the Pascal and Maxwell upgrades.
๐ x.com/BNBCHAIN/status/2001079974623592774?s=20