Chainlink (LINK) climbed to a monthly high after Bitwise’s spot Chainlink ETF began trading on NYSE Arca. The immediate market response — roughly a 4–5% intraday uplift to about $14,25 — reflected investor demand for regulated, spot exposure to LINK and a narrower path to institutional allocation.
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Delphi Digital published an outlook arguing that perpetual decentralized exchanges (Perp DEXs) are on a path to supplant traditional banking functions by 2026. The report links rapid market share gains, technological design choices and new product bundling—lending, custody and exchange services—into a single on‑chain venue.
Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SC Financial Technologies, an affiliate of World Liberty Financial (WLF), to explore integrating WLF’s USD1 stablecoin into regulated digital payments.
Bitpanda is preparing for a public listing in the first half of 2026, targeting a valuation in the €4–5 billion range — roughly $4,3–$5,4 billion — a move that would mark one of Europe’s larger crypto-related IPO attempts.
Crossmint secured Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) authorization from Spain’s Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), establishing the firm as a regulated Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) with passporting rights across all 27 EU member states.
Gate.io launched a new Precious Metals Zone on jan. 14, rolling out USDT‑margined perpetual futures for gold (XAU) and silver (XAG). The move gives traders continuous access to the metals with up to 50x leverage and a pricing feed that aggregates multiple precious‑metals markets.
DZ Bank obtained Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) authorization from BaFin in late december to operate its retail crypto platform, meinKrypto.
The volumen de pagos con stablecoins de Revolut recorded a massive 156% increase during 2025, reaching approximately 10.5 billion dollars. According to estimates by researcher Alex Obchakevich, based on Dune Analytics data, the use of these digital assets doubled as a share of total payments for the firm. This trend confirms that stable currencies are rapidly gaining ground in the global payments ecosystem currently.
Dogecoin breaks bearish trend after a sudden increase of almost nine percent this Wednesday. Shaurya Malwa reported that the asset reached $0.14 with an extremely high intraday trading volume throughout the session. This movement signals the end of a corrective cycle that lasted weeks consecutively in the recent market period. Furthermore, buyers forced a structural breakout that sparked interest from both retail and institutional traders quite simultaneously today.
The volumen de los mercados de predicción recorded a historic figure of 701.7 million dollars last Monday, surpassing all previous records. According to Dune Analytics data, the Kalshi platform dominated the activity, concentrating two-thirds of the total traded during the day.