Pump.Fun token saw record decentralized exchange activity, but the milestone in trading volume failed to translate into meaningful price gains, highlighting weak demand and limited accumulation among large holders.
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Ethan focuses on altcoins and emerging blockchain ecosystems, covering new projects, sector expansion, and shifting narratives across the crypto landscape. His work looks at how ecosystems grow and interact, beyond short-term price movements. He regularly contributes context on Layer 1 developments and Web3 or DeFi trends connected to broader ecosystem growth.
Lighter’s native token LIT trades near $3.01 and faces a technical crossroads that could shave roughly 15% from its price if a bearish setup completes. Market structure and on-chain flows now present competing signals for traders and long-term holders.
Stablecoin transaction volumes jumped 72% year‑over‑year in 2025, reaching a record $33 trillion as USD Coin (USDC) processed roughly $18.3 trillion and Tether (USDT) around $13.3 trillion, according to data compiled from industry reporting.
Bitcoin could hit $105,000 within weeks as a key leading indicator stays bullish according to the latest market analysis. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) analysis across multiple timeframes shows a significant recovery while the price consolidates.
Rain, the leading stablecoin payments infrastructure provider in the U.S. and a prominent member of the Visa network, has closed a $250 million Series C funding round. This capital injection, led by investment firm Iconiq, raises the company’s valuation to $1.95 billion.
The governments of Colombia and France have announced new measures to intensify oversight of the digital asset sector. Colombia’s National Directorate of Taxes and Customs (DIAN) is leading this offensive through Resolution 000240. Authorities seek to map asset ownership to eliminate financial anonymity pockets effectively. Therefore, exchanges and digital service platforms must report detailed balances of their users.
Polygon Labs unveiled the Open Money Stack, a modular payments framework aimed at enabling 24/7, cross‑border stablecoin and tokenized‑deposit transfers. The company pitched the stack as an attempt to bridge fiat and on‑chain settlement while keeping transaction fees to fractions of a penny and settlement times near two seconds.
Bitget’s TradFi platform recorded more than $2 billion in daily trading volume within three days of its public debut on January 5, driven primarily by a spike in gold trading, according to the company. The fast start reflected strong retail and crypto-native demand for direct access to traditional assets on a single exchange.
Solana’s on-chain stablecoin supply surged to an all-time high of $15 billion, effectively tripling from roughly $7 billion in 2024 and representing a roughly 200% year‑over‑year increase. The jump coincides with a renewed memecoin wave on Solana that has injected heavy retail liquidity and trading activity into the network.
Traders shifted capital toward Monero (XMR) following a governance collapse at Zcash that culminated with the Electric Coin Company’s mass resignation in early January 2026. Market indicators and contemporaneous reporting show net outflows from ZEC and inflows into XMR during late 2025 and the opening days of 2026.