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The exit of Electric Coin Co.’s development team to launch the for‑profit startup CashZ has shaken the Zcash ecosystem. Analysts remain divided: some warn the departure exposes single‑point‑of‑failure risks and undermines cypherpunk ideals, while others argue fragmentation strengthens resilience

The Dydx ecosystem rebounded strongly in the second half of 2025, with trading volumes peaking at $34.3 billion in the fourth quarter after a midyear slump.
Rebounding from a Midyear Slump
The ecosystem of the decentralized finance ( DeFi) protocol, Dydx, saw a strong recovery in trading

Silver prices surged sharply, reigniting bullish forecasts, generational-bottom calls, and debate over how far the rally can run as investors weigh upside potential against timing profits in an emerging long-term commodities cycle.
Silver Surge Sparks Generational Bottom Debate And Profit-Timing

While the spotlight has wandered from non-fungible tokens ( NFTs), Bitcoin-based NFT sales are closing in on the $6 billion threshold, with the network quietly claiming third place among blockchains by total NFT sales and moving past Ronin. At the same time, Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin block

Crypto asset manager Bitwise’s launch of a spot XRP exchange-traded fund on Nov. 20 failed to lift the token, which fell to $1.81 — its weakest level since April — before a broader Nov. 21 sell‑off drove monthly losses above 20%.
ETF Launch Followed by Double-Digit Losses
The highly

CME Group plans to launch regulated futures for Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar on Feb. 9, pending regulatory approval. The new offerings will include both standard and micro contracts to meet growing trader demand for flexibility and capital efficiency.

State Street Corp., a massive Boston-based custody bank overseeing more than $4 trillion in assets, is stepping further into digital assets with plans to roll out a suite of tokenized financial products aimed squarely at institutional clients.
State Street Joins Tokenization Drive as Custody

M‑pesa Africa has partnered with the ADI Foundation to integrate ADI Chain, a sovereign‑grade Layer 2 blockchain, across its mobile money operations in eight African countries, potentially reaching 60 million users.
Bridging Traditional Mobile Money and Web3
M-pesa Africa and the ADI Foundation r

Saudi Arabia’s state-backed miner Ma’aden expanded its gold resource base by 7.8 million ounces through new discoveries and drilling across four regions, led by a 3M‑ounce increase at Mansourah Massarah.
Multi-Commodity Potential in the Arabian Shield
The Saudi Arabian Mining Company has

Silver’s surge to record highs is flashing urgent warnings about collapsing supply, mispriced mining stocks, and eroding currency confidence, with mounting volatility risks as prices race toward triple digits, economist Peter Schiff says.
Peter Schiff Warns: Silver Supply Is Collapsing and the

Silver’s sharp rally is reshaping metals trading as CME Group moves to capture surging retail demand with a smaller futures contract, signaling intensifying momentum, volatility, and investor interest across the silver market.
Retail Traders Are Flooding Into Silver — CME’s New Contract Makes It E

The Zcash Foundation said Jan. 14, 2026, that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded its investigation into the nonprofit without recommending any enforcement action.
Zcash Foundation Announces Resolution of SEC Investigation
The inquiry stemmed from a subpoena issued to

On Wednesday, the Sui blockchain is grappling with a mainnet outage tied to a consensus malfunction impacting validators networkwide, bringing block production to a standstill and leaving transactions frozen in place. So far, the chain has been offline for nearly three hours, after going down just b

New capital entered crypto in 2025, but it largely stayed locked in major assets like bitcoin and ether. A Wintermute report shows how ETFs, options markets, and shifting retail behavior reshaped market structure.
Crypto Liquidity Rose in 2025 but Stayed Concentrated in Major Assets
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On Wednesday, after Tuesday’s pullback, U.S. stocks are moving lower across the board, with red ink splashed over every major index. Equities aren’t keeping pace with precious metals— gold and silver are still on a tear—while the crypto economy added 3.66% in the past day, climbing to $3.29