Category: Reviews

Gemini Founders Donates $1.2 Million for Zcash

Key Notes Shielded Labs said it received 3,221 ZEC worth $1.16 million from Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. This is to fund the core protocol work amid ongoing changes within the Zcash ecosystem. Former Zcash developers have launched the CashZ wallet after exit from Electric Coin Company. The Winklevoss twins have donated to Shielded Labs, an independent Zcash ZEC $369.2 24h volatility: 3.5% Market cap: $6.10 B Vol. 24h: $542.64 M development organization. The latter confirmed that it received 3,221 ZEC valued at approximately $1.16 million from Gemini founders, Tyler and…

XRP ETFs Face $53M Outflow

Key Notes U.S. XRP ETFs saw a $53M outflow, led by Grayscale’s GXRP.XRP’s price struggles below $2, risking further declines to $1.Crypto market sentiment turned bearish amid geopolitical tensions and macro uncertainty. The spot XRP ETFs trading in the US experienced their largest single-day outflow, totaling $53 million, as the broader crypto market faces significant selling pressure. Since their launch in mid-November, Ripple XRP $1.94 24h volatility: 1.2% Market cap: $118.29 B Vol. 24h: $3.70 B funds had shown strong performance and steady inflows. However, on January 20, the funds…

Coinbase CEO Corrects France Central Bank Chief on Bitcoin Issuance at Davos

Key Notes Armstrong stated Bitcoin is more independent than central banks because no country, company, or individual controls the decentralized protocol. Villeroy de Galhau said he trusts central banks with democratic mandates more than what he termed private issuers of Bitcoin. The Coinbase CEO called competition between Bitcoin and fiat currencies the greatest accountability mechanism on deficit spending. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pushed back against the Governor of the Bank of France during a World Economic Forum panel on January 21 after the central banker expressed skepticism about Bitcoin BTC…

Binance Exchange Lists Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin

Key Notes Binance is set to list Ripple’s USD-pegged stablecoin RLUSD. RLUSD is first supported on Ethereum, with XRPL to follow later. Ripple plans to expand RLUSD to multiple Ethereum Layer-2 networks in 2026. After a year since its launch, Ripple’s XRP $1.88 24h volatility: 2.3% Market cap: $114.51 B Vol. 24h: $3.38 B USD-pegged stablecoin RLUSD has finally become available on Binance. The San Francisco-based blockchain payments firm announced the milestone on X, stating that it is supported on Ethereum ETH $2 907 24h volatility: 6.2% Market cap: $350.44…

Solana Mobile Surprises Users With SKR Token Airdrop

Key Notes Solana Mobile launched SKR token with nearly 2 billion tokens airdropped. SKR rose approximately 39% on launch and is currently trading at $0.113. Early staking locked up nearly 64% of the circulating supply.https://www.coinspeaker.com/nansen-brings-ai-based-crypto-trading-solution-to-solana-base-networks/ . Solana Mobile has launched SKR, the native token of its mobile ecosystem, as the Solana SOL $126.8 24h volatility: 1.8% Market cap: $71.72 B Vol. 24h: $5.03 B community saw one of the largest consumer-focused airdrops on the blockchain network to date. The token went live this week, with nearly 2 billion SKR distributed…

Nansen Rolls Out AI Crypto Trading for Solana, Base

Key Notes Nansen’s AI-based trading tool combines on-chain analytics with automated execution while keeping final control with the user. The feature initially supports trading on Solana and Base using Nansen’s proprietary on-chain database. Nansen enables cross-chain execution through partnerships with Jupiter, OKX, and LI.FI. Blockchain analytics platform Nansen announced the launch of new crypto trading tools that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language prompts, allowing users to execute trades more easily. The move marks a step beyond analytics, as the platform expands into transaction execution. Nansen Brings AI-Driven Crypto…

Decentralized Social Goes Mainstream in 2026

Key Notes Vitalik Buterin plans to move fully to decentralized social platforms in 2026. He said many platforms reward short-term engagement rather than long-term user benefit. He has already used Firefly since the start of this year to post and read across multiple platforms. Vitalik Buterin has decided to step away from single-platform posting and move fully to decentralized social platforms in 2026. In a recent X post, the Ethereum ETH $2 961 24h volatility: 4.5% Market cap: $357.71 B Vol. 24h: $31.00 B co-founder explained his reasons for backing…

Monero (XMR) Drops 17% in 24 Hours, Extends Pullback from All-Time High

Key Notes XMR dropped 17.10% over 24 hours to $485.69, now trading 39% below its all-time high of $797.73. Total market liquidations reached $857 million in 24 hours with longs accounting for 87% of the total. XMR open interest fell 14.15% to $214.27 million as traders reduced leveraged positions. Monero XMR $497.6 24h volatility: 13.1% Market cap: $9.15 B Vol. 24h: $314.67 M dropped 17% over 24 hours to $485.69. The decline extends its retreat from the all-time high of $797.73 set on Jan. 14. The privacy coin’s 24-hour trading…

Ethereum Transaction Pumps amid Crypto Scam

Key Notes BitInfoCharts reports that Ethereum daily transactions hit an ATH of more than 2.8 million. Ethereum addresses created recently topped 12.6 million, the highest rolling 30-day total ever. All these were reported to have happened because of a crypto scam. Crypto scams reportedly contributed to the recent All-time High (ATH) in transactions that Ethereum ETH $2 961 24h volatility: 4.5% Market cap: $357.48 B Vol. 24h: $31.31 B recorded. Within the past week, BitInfoCharts reported that the network’s daily transactions hit an ATH of more than 2.8 million. Simultaneously,…

Steak ‘n Shake to Offer Bitcoin Bonuses to Employees

Key Notes Steak ’n Shake will pay hourly employees a $0.21-per-hour Bitcoin bonus. The initiative will begin on March 1 with a two-year vesting period. The firm recently bought $10 million in Bitcoin. Steak ’n Shake is rolling out a Bitcoin BTC $89 200 24h volatility: 1.9% Market cap: $1.78 T Vol. 24h: $57.53 B bonus program for hourly workers, starting March 1, 2026. The initiative applies to employees at roughly 400 company-operated restaurants across the United States and adds a fixed Bitcoin reward on top of regular wages. For…