Day: January 5, 2026

Ethereum Stablecoin Transfers Hit Record $8T In Fourth Quarter

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Stablecoin transfer volume on Ethereum surpassed $8 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a new all-time high, reported Token Terminal on Monday. The $8 trillion milestone is almost double the transfer volume figure for the second quarter, which was just over $4 trillion, according to the chart. Stablecoin issuance on Ethereum increased by around 43% in 2025 from $127 billion to $181 billion by year’s end, according to BlockWorks.   “This isn’t speculation. This is global payments happening on-chain,” commented “BMNR Bullz” on X. This is before SWIFT-style integrations,…

Ethereum Price Rallies to $3,200, Bulls Press for Further Upside

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Ethereum price started a steady upward move above $3,050. ETH is now consolidating gains and might aim for more gains above $3,200. Ethereum started a fresh increase above $3,000 and $3,050. The price is trading above $3,100 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a short-term bullish trend line forming with support at $3,120 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it clears the $3,200 zone. Ethereum Price Eyes More Gains Ethereum price started a fresh increase after…

Vitalik Buterin Claims ZK-EVMs And PeerDAS Have Solved Blockchain Trilemma

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin claims Ethereum has “solved” one of the biggest challenges in crypto: the blockchain trilemma. In a Saturday X post, Buterin emphasized the potential of peer data availability sampling (PeerDAS) and Zero-Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines (ZK-EVMs), noting that these two upgrades are making Ethereum become “a fundamentally new and more powerful kind of decentralized network.” “Now, Ethereum with PeerDAS (2025) and ZK-EVMs (expect small portions of the network using it in 2026), we get: decentralized, consensus and high bandwidth,” he said, adding:  “The trilemma has been solved…

Bitcoin Price Surges Beyond Resistance, Market Sentiment Flips Bullish

Bitcoin price started a major increase above $91,200. BTC is now showing bullish signs and might extend gains above $93,000. Bitcoin started a fresh increase above the $91,200 zone. The price is trading above $92,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support at $91,500 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might continue to move up if it stays above the $91,200 zone. Bitcoin Price Eyes More Upsides Bitcoin price remained supported above…

Memecoins Jump 23% Post-Holiday as Traders Return

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Crypto traders flooded back to memecoins as the new year turned, driving memecoin market capitalization up by over 23% in the last week after trading at a yearly low in the final days of 2025. The memcoin market cap crossed $47.7 billion on Monday, up from $38 billion on Dec. 29, according to cryptocurrency data platform CoinMarketCap. The top three memecoins by market capitalization, Dogecoin (DOGE), gained over 20% in the last seven days, followed by Shibu Inu (SHIB) with 19.9% and Pepe (PEPE), which has increased over 65%. At…

Venezuelan Bitcoiner in the Running to Replace Nicolás Maduro

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Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, attention has turned to the country’s transition to new leadership — and one Bitcoiner is in the running to lead that charge. María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025, is the second-favorite to lead Venezuela’s shift away from authoritarian rule under Maduro, who has been transferred to New York to face federal charges related to narcotics trafficking and corruption. Data from predictions market Kalshi shows Machado has a 28% chance of leading…