Category: Analysis

High Roller Technologies Stock Surges 500% on Crypto.com Partnership

Key Notes High Roller’s stock reaches unprecedented highs following announcement of its US market entry through Crypto.com collaboration. The partnership enables event contract trading across finance, entertainment and sports sectors via CFTC-registered platform. Crypto.com positions itself as enterprise infrastructure provider for the expanding prediction markets industry. Crypto.com and online casino operator High Roller Inc. have entered into a binding strategic partnership to launch an event-based prediction market service in the US. According to a Jan. 14 press release, the partnership will focus on developing and serving trade event contracts across…

DASH Surge 54%, Leads Privacy Coin Rally Ahead of Monero, Zcash

Key Notes Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies experienced significant upward momentum with DASH outperforming major competitors in the category. Exchange relistings and payment platform integrations potentially catalyzed increased trading activity and market participation. Derivatives markets saw substantial forced closures as short positions were liquidated during the price surge. DASH posted a 54% gain over 24 hours, reaching $85.96 as trading volume climbed to $1.29 billion across exchanges. The token’s daily volume rose 72% from the previous session. Seven-day volume increased 525%, climbing from approximately $39 million on Jan. 10 to $1.29 billion on…

Dogecoin Price Prediction: New Crypto Law Draft Puts DOGE on Same Legal Tier as Bitcoin – Can DOGE 100x?

The Clarity Act proposes that any crypto included in a regulated exchange-traded product (ETP) by January 1, 2026 would no longer be classified as a security. This change would apply to Dogecoin, thanks to its existing ETP exposure, putting it in the same legal category as Bitcoin and Ethereum. If the bill passes, it would open the door for more institutional funds to hold DOGE without needing SEC disclosures. This isn’t about instant demand, but about removing legal barriers that have kept large investors on the sidelines. The first big…

Sui Suffers Major Outage, No New Checkpoints in 3 Hours

Key Notes Sui’s last validated checkpoint (234608191) was registered at 2:22 p.m. UTC, going more than three hours without any new validated transactions and checkpoints. Sui core team is working on a fix after identifying the issue nearly 1.5 hours after acknowledging the outage. This is the second major outage and third significant network “degraded” performance in Sui’s history following November 2024 and December 2025 incidents. The Sui Network mainnet is suffering a major outage, being effectively down and unusable for approximately three hours as of this writing. This story…

Spain’s Bankinter Joins Bit2Me’s €30M Tether-Led Round in Major Crypto Banking Move

Key Notes Bankinter becomes the fourth Spanish bank to invest in Bit2Me, joining BBVA, Unicaja, and Cecabank as strategic shareholders. Bit2Me achieved MiCA authorization in July 2025, becoming the first Spanish-speaking fintech with EU-wide crypto service permissions. The funding will accelerate Bit2Me’s expansion across European Union markets and enhance institutional custody and trading solutions. Bankinter, Spain’s fifth-largest bank, has made a strategic investment in Bit2Me by joining the crypto exchange’s €30 million funding round led by Tether, signaling rising institutional interest in regulated digital asset platforms across Europe. The operation…

Bitwise Launches Chainlink ETF on NYSE Arca

Key Notes Grayscale’s GLNK has accumulated $87.5 million in assets since its December 2 launch, establishing a competitive landscape for the new entrant. Both funds use Coinbase Custody and trade on NYSE Arca, with Bitwise offering a slightly lower standard fee at 0.34% versus Grayscale’s 0.35%. LINK traded at $14.12 with a 5.39% gain on launch day as Chainlink maintains its position as the dominant oracle platform by value secured. Bitwise Asset Management launched the Bitwise Chainlink ETF on NYSE Arca on Jan. 14. The fund is the second in…

BNB Chain Hits 0.45s Block Times with Fermi Hard Fork to Rival High-Speed Chains

Key Notes BNB Chain has hit its final roadmap milestone by reducing block intervals to 0.45 seconds to rival high-speed chains like Solana. The upgrade delivers “hard” Layer 1 finality to support exchange-grade decentralized finance and high-frequency swaps. Market reaction enters a “wait-and-see” period as the price of BNB consolidates near $933 following the successful mainnet activation. BNB Chain completed its “Short Block Interval Roadmap” on Jan. 14 with the successful activation of the Fermi hard fork. The milestone marks the transition from the Maxwell block time reduction of 0.75…

Ethereum Price Strengthens Amid Shifts in Crypto Market

Key Notes Ethereum price gains attention amid BTC dominance shift, signaling likely altcoin breakout. Rising network transactions and steady ETF inflows point to growing demand beyond short-term trading. Technical patterns and strong DeFi activity keep Ethereum in focus in the coming rally. Ethereum’s ETH $3 354 24h volatility: 6.7% Market cap: $405.43 B Vol. 24h: $37.02 B price is slowly moving back into focus after years of trailing Bitcoin BTC $96 898 24h volatility: 4.8% Market cap: $1.93 T Vol. 24h: $65.86 B . New market data is showing early…

Vitalik Buterin Declares Web3 Vision Realized

Key Notes Vitalik Buterin states that Ethereum’s “sharding” vision is effectively realized through ZK-EVMs. He contrasted permanent decentralized tools (“hammers”) against restrictive centralized software (“corposlop”). The “walkaway test” was cited as the ultimate standard for true user ownership and autonomy. Vitalik Buterin declared on Jan. 14 that the technological prerequisites for the original Web3 vision are finally operational. The Ethereum ETH $3 292 24h volatility: 5.1% Market cap: $397.02 B Vol. 24h: $37.77 B co-founder urged developers to shift focus from speculative narratives to building decentralized applications that permanently protect…

BitMine Staked ETH Now Hits 1.5M

Key Notes BitMine has staked 1.53 million ETH. The company now controls about 4% of all ETH staked on the Beacon Chain. A January 15 shareholder vote could decide whether BitMine can keep scaling its ETH treasury strategy. BitMine has increased its staked Ethereum ETH $3 292 24h volatility: 5.1% Market cap: $397.02 B Vol. 24h: $37.77 B again. The company deposited 186,560 ETH into the Beacon Chain and now has a total staked balance of 1,530,784 ETH. At current prices, the staked position is worth roughly $5.13 billion. The…