Category: Analysis

Base Network Increases Gas Limit to 125 Mgas/s, Targets 150 Mgas/s by Year-End

Key Notes The Ethereum Layer-2 solution upgraded capacity after successfully transitioning from op-geth to op-reth client infrastructure. Network execution speed remains the primary scaling constraint requiring resolution before achieving higher throughput targets. Plans include reaching 400-500 Mgas/s by early 2026 through TrieDB implementation delivering significantly faster state retrieval. Base founder Jesse Pollak announced on Nov. 6 that the network increased its gas limit from 100 to 125 million gas per second. The capacity increase moves the Ethereum Layer-2 closer to its stated year-end target of 150 Mgas/s. NEWS: just scaled…

Solmate Launches First Bare-Metal Solana Validator in UAE at 0% Commission

Key Notes Solmate aims to become a top global Solana validator through its Infrastructure Flywheel strategy that compounds performance gains. Acurast and Irys collaboration transforms Solana mobile devices into decentralized cloud storage nodes following $5.2M funding. Bitwise and Grayscale Solana ETFs recorded seven straight days of positive flows totaling over $294 million since late October. Nasdaq-listed firm, Solmate Infrastructure (SLMT) announced on Nov. 6 that it has deployed the first-ever bare-metal Solana SOL $157.5 24h volatility: 3.4% Market cap: $87.05 B Vol. 24h: $5.73 B validator in the UAE, officially…

Dogecoin Price Prediction: Price Steadies while Sentiment Tanks – Is This the First Sign of a Sneaky Rebound?

The leading meme coin bounced from its intraday low of $0.154 amid a more than 50% decline in trading volume. However, both on-chain and derivatives data reveal that investor sentiment remains tepid, with waning bullish sentiment among retail and long-term holders. Once the most-talked-about coin in crypto, DOGE continues to trade significantly below its all-time high of $0.70. Dogecoin Price Analysis: Holding Key Support Could Spark Recovery Dogecoin’s daily chart shows the coin consolidating within a broad ascending channel after rejecting the mid-range resistance earlier this month. The price now…

Cathie Wood Cuts Bitcoin Price Target from $1.5M to $1.2M Citing Stablecoin Growth

Key Notes Wood’s revised projection still anticipates 1,100% growth for Bitcoin over the next five years despite the reduction. Stablecoin market capitalization has reached $306 billion, outpacing Bitcoin’s growth by 2.14 times since 2020. Major tech companies including Google and Cloudflare have launched stablecoin-integrated platforms for payments and AI transactions. Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, has reduced her bullish price forecast on Bitcoin BTC $101 638 24h volatility: 2.5% Market cap: $2.03 T Vol. 24h: $62.01 B from $1.5 million to $1.2 million per coin. The five-year price prediction…

Bitcoin.com Partners with Concordium to Bring Age-Verification Service to 75M Wallets

Key Notes Concordium’s identity verification tech joins Bitcoin.com Wallet, giving users privacy-preserving age and location checks. Zero-knowledge proofs enable merchants to confirm compliance requirements without accessing unnecessary personal information. The integration addresses growing demand for blockchain verification as crypto adoption reaches 27% of US internet users. Cryptocurrency firm Bitcoin.com will integrate public blockchain platform Concordium’s ‘1-Click Verify & Pay’ service to its Wallet through a partnership announced on Nov. 6. Concordium’s “identity-first blockchain” and native CCD token will become accessible to Bitcoin.com as part of the deal. According to a…

JPMorgan Analysts Sets $170,000 Bitcoin Target After Record Market Liquidations

Key Notes Bitcoin’s $2.1T market cap requires 67% growth to match gold’s $6.2T private investment on risk-adjusted terms. Perpetual futures deleveraging appears complete following October’s record liquidation event and subsequent market correction. Current Bitcoin-to-gold volatility ratio of 1.8 indicates BTC trades $68,000 below JPMorgan’s calculated fair value. JPMorgan’s research team led by Managing Director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou has set a Bitcoin BTC $101 313 24h volatility: 2.5% Market cap: $2.02 T Vol. 24h: $61.30 B price target of approximately $170,000 for the next six to 12 months. Bitcoin traded near $103,000…

Code Error Costs Coinbase $24.7M in Ireland

Key Notes The Central Bank of Ireland has levied Coinbase Europe with a fine of $24.7 million. The exchange failed to appropriately monitor money laundering and terrorist financing. Coinbase has demonstrated its commitment to regulatory compliance. The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has asked Coinbase Europe Limited (CBEL) to pay a fine of nearly €21.5 million, equivalent to $24.7 million. This is for failing in its obligations to monitor money laundering and terrorist financing. Per an official statement from the cryptocurrency exchange, the settlement concerns coding errors that affected transaction…

Tether, KraneShares, Bitfinex Form Alliance for Tokenized Securities Market

Key Notes Tether’s Hadron provides tokenization technology while Bitfinex Securities offers El Salvador-regulated trading infrastructure. KraneShares brings traditional fund management expertise and predicts complete business tokenization within four years. Partnership targets institutional investors using El Salvador’s digital asset regulatory framework for cross-border securities trading. Three major players in digital finance announced a partnership on Nov. 6 aimed at building infrastructure for tokenized securities. Tether asset tokenization division Hadron, investment firm KraneShares, and El Salvador-based Bitfinex Securities will collaborate on blockchain-based financial products. Market analysts project the tokenized securities sector will…

Emergency Liquidation Vote Underway for USDX

Key Notes The vote has 18 participants so far, all voting yes to enable forced liquidation of the USDX market. MEV Capital set its allocation cap to zero and updated the Interest Rate Model for the USDT/sUSDX market in response. Borrowing rates in the affected vaults reached 800% with zero repayments from major borrowers linked to Stables Labs. Lista DAO launched an emergency governance vote on Nov. 6, 2025, to enable forced liquidation of the USDX market involving vaults managed by MEV Capital and Re7 Labs. The vote, designated as…

Cardano Midnight Network Hits 1M in Mining Addresses

Key Notes Cardano Midnight CTO Sebastien Guillemot highlighted key achievements in the protocol. About 1,000,000 unique addresses are engaged in mining its native NIGHT token. There have also been 200,000 direct claims of the token. ADA $0.54 24h volatility: 0.6% Market cap: $19.62 B Vol. 24h: $1.09 B Midnight protocol has recorded 1 million in mining addresses, per an X post by Sebastien Guillemot. The post also celebrated the rapid adoption of Midnight’s NIGHT token and over 200,000 direct claims. These results demonstrate positive momentum and traction of Midnight’s innovative…