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Lighter expands beyond perpetual futures by launching spot trading with ETH deposits and mainnet transfers on its Ethereum layer 2 exchange.
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Chainalysis is excited to announce expanded pricing support through CoinGecko, one of the industry’s most comprehensive digital asset data providers.…
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The partnership could revolutionize global payment systems by making transactions faster, more reliable, and cost-effective through stablecoin integration.
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As the market rebounds, Solana (SOL) is retesting a crucial area that has served as resistance since the November pullbacks. Some market watchers suggest that a short-term rally is likely, while others have highlighted potential signs of weakness. Related Reading: Zcash (ZEC) Leads Market Pullback With 24% Drop, Analysts Warn Of Another Crash Ahead Solana Eyes $144 Resistance Solana is attempting to turn the $140 area into support while nearing a key local resistance for the third time in a month. The cryptocurrency has been trading between the $120-$144 levels since mid-November, struggling to hold the high zone of its local range amid the recent market volatility. Last week, it bounced 10% toward the $140-$144 area but plunged to the range lows after Sunday’s corre...

Lower-than-expected jobless claims highlight robust labor market, potentially influencing economic policy and investor confidence positively.
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The acquisition highlights growing institutional interest in Bitcoin, potentially influencing market dynamics and investor confidence.
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What to Know: Bitcoin’s Layer 1 is highly secure but limited by slow throughput, high fees, and no native smart contracts, restricting payments, DeFi, and everyday on-chain activity. Demand is rising for a system that pairs Bitcoin-level trust with Solana-grade speed, creating a clear market gap for scalable, programmable Bitcoin Layer-2 solutions like Bitcoin Hyper. Bitcoin Hyper launches a high-performance Bitcoin Layer 2 with SVM integration, enabling faster-than-Solana execution for wrapped BTC across payments, DeFi, NFTs, and more. With ultra-low-latency processing and SVM smart contracts, Bitcoin Hyper aims to transform idle $BTC into a productive asset powering dApps, gaming, and high-speed on-chain ecosystems. Bitcoin has spent the last cycle proving one thin...

Aster's 2026 roadmap could significantly enhance decentralized finance by fostering user-driven innovation and expanding real-world asset integration.
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Bitcoin (BTC) has continued its relief rally since the start of the week, successfully reclaiming the significant $93,000 mark on Wednesday afternoon. This uptick in the cryptocurrency’s price has sparked mixed sentiments among experts regarding its future direction. Analysts Warn Of Resistance Ahead For Bitcoin IG analyst Chris Beauchamp highlighted the cautious optimism among Bitcoin enthusiasts, who are wary after witnessing numerous false recoveries in recent months. He noted that there appears to be a shift in risk appetite within the stock market, which is gradually spilling over into the cryptocurrency space.  However, he pointed out that while last week’s bounce faltered at the $93,000 level, the recent climb above this threshold on Wednesday instills a sense...

What to Know: Coinbase connecting stablecoin and custody rails to major US banks could accelerate institutional flows into crypto while normalizing tokenized dollars in tradfi. As infrastructure institutionalizes, speculative capital historically migrates down the risk curve into higher-volatility narratives like memecoins and gamified yield experiments. PEPENODE’s mine-to-earn model gamifies virtual mining, removing hardware complexity while front-loading incentives for early participants via tiered node rewards. Mine-to-earn and virtual mining designs highlight a broader shift from passive staking dashboards toward interactive, game-like front ends for on-chain yield and speculation. Coinbase quietly flipping the switch on stablecoin and custody pilots with America...