Sat, January 17

Bitcoin Developers Return in Force After Strong 2025, Metrics Show

Bitcoin developers returned to work in greater numbers during 2025, delivering more code changes and renewed momentum to the software that powers most of the network, according to leading Bitcoiner Jameson Lopp. Lopp, the co-founder of Casa, said developer participation in Bitcoin Core rose meaningfully last year. A total of

January 5, 2026 3 mins read

Metaplanet Strengthens Bitcoin Treasury Position Amid Yen Weakness

Metaplanet has been identified to greatly benefit from the depreciated value of the Japanese currency, given that a change in the value of the Bitcoin-focused balance sheet is dependent on the value of the currency that the company uses to repay its debts. Analysts indicate that companies that possess Bitcoin

January 5, 2026 3 mins read

BTC and ETH Note Upswings as Respective ETFs See Inflows; Tides Turning?

BTC and ETH just marked upticks in their respective values. Spot Bitcoin ETF and Spot Ether ETF saw inflows as well. Both developments come as the new year commences, triggering speculation for a bull run in the days to come in 2026. It is likely that reports on the US

January 5, 2026 3 mins read

Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Has Solved the Blockchain Trilemma

The co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has claimed that Ethereum has been successful in solving one of the biggest challenges in crypto, which is the blockchain trilemma.  On January 4, Buterin highlighted the power of peer data availability sampling (PeerDAS) and zero-knowledge Ethereum virtual machines (ZK-EVMs), mentioning that these two

January 5, 2026 2 mins read

SEC Loses Its Strongest Crypto Skeptic as Commissioner Steps Down

Caroline Crenshaw, who served as a Commissioner in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), officially left the Agency on January 2, 2026. Her absence changes how the Crypto regulation decision would take place by the other three Commissioners, as Caroline was the one who was the strongest opposition to

January 3, 2026 2 mins read

Crypto Social Metrics Signal Renewed Market Attention in Early 2026

The cryptocurrency market has started the year 2026 with an increase in social media presence in terms of discussions in the cryptocurrency market, according to analytics data on the level of social sentiment in the industry. Analysts monitoring social discussions on the part of the individuals participating in the market

January 3, 2026 3 mins read

BitMine Stakes $259M ETH as Validator Queue Nears 1M Ether

The institutional interest in Ethereum staking also escalated after BitMine Immersion Technologies added another 82,560 Ether, valued at approximately 259 million dollars, into Ethereum’s staking subsystem. This act brought Ethereum’s validator queue entry even closer to reaching 1 million ETH. On-chain data from Arkham shows that BitMine sent multiple large

January 3, 2026 3 mins read

BlackRock Clients Add 3,199 BTC in Fresh Institutional Buying

The clients associated with BlackRock amassed 3,199 Bitcoins on the first day of the newfound institutional buying in the crypto markets on January 3. The total purchases estimated at $280 million were processed via the settlement infrastructure linked to the custodian services of the famous US crypto exchange, Coinbase Prime.

January 3, 2026 3 mins read
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