Happy Friday! As we approach a potential storm of volatility surrounding President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, take a moment to relax and catch up on the latest crypto developments.In today's newsletter, Trump reportedly intends to i

Tether has tapped crypto exchange Kraken’s native Ethereum scaling layer, Ink, for the first deployment of its USDT0 token, according to an announcement on Thursday. USDT0 is looking to develop into a cross-chain “unified liquidity layer,” making tra

Solana’s native token, SOL , saw a 22.5% decline between Jan. 6 and 13, testing the $169 level for the first time in 10 weeks. A subsequent 15% recovery by Jan. 15 couldn’t push SOL above $200, causing traders to fear that the drop in decentralized a

LTO Network has announced that the first stage of its airdrop for Android distribution is scheduled for January 31st.LTO InfoLTO Network is a privacy-focused Layer-1 blockchain platform that supports tokenization of Real World Assets (RWAs), data sec

Solana's native token SOL saw a 22.5% decline between Jan. 6 and Jan. 13, testing the $169 level for the first time in ten weeks. A subsequent 15% recovery by Jan. 15 couldn't push SOL above $200, causing traders to fear that the drop in decentraliz

The developers of the interoperability platform LayerZero have introduced the Quick Merkle Database (QMDB), a high-performance verifiable database designed for blockchain optimization.It was developed to address the limitations of traditional databas

Ether experienced a 20.7% weekly correction between Jan. 6 and Jan. 13, reaching a low of $2,924 and triggering $395 million in leveraged long ETH liquidations. The move tempered bullish sentiment, yet contrary to expectations, Ether derivatives sug

I hope you had a good weekend, folks! Prices still can't catch a break, but here's your chance to grab one of your own and get caught up on all the latest crypto news.In today's newsletter, CoinShares says the "post-U.S. election honeymoon is over" a

Litecoin's X social media account was briefly hacked on Jan. 11 by a scammer promoting a fraudulent Litecoin token on the Solana network. "LTC is now in Solana," the hacker wrote in a now-deleted and grammatically incorrect post, which featured a co

Polkadot-based parachain and verifiable computation platform Phala launched a new Layer 2 network on Ethereum in collaboration with infrastructure providers Succinct Labs and Conduit.The Layer 2 rollup has both optimistic and zero-knowledge proofs, l

Opinion by: Maxwell Sanchez, technical architecture lead at HemiOne of the biggest challenges to Bitcoin’s rise to hegemony is complacency. The world’s first cryptocurrency is often portrayed as “perfect” from a technological and philosophical perspe

Optimism will host an AMA on X on January 9th at 21:00 UTC. The event will feature Sam McIngvale, the head of product at OP labs. The discussion will revolve around a range of topics including superchain expansion, the Pectra upgrade of Ethereum, and

Appchains are launching on Starknet, the layer-2 blockchain on Ethereum known for its embrace of zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography. StarkWare, the primary developer of Starknet, shared the news on Wednesday, telling CoinDesk that its "SN Stack" will l

Ethereum Layer 2 project Starknet now enables developers to launch appchains using its software offering, SN Stack, marking a move towards increased modularity within its ecosystem. Appchains are independent blockchains tailored to specific applicati

Solayer, a restaking protocol in the Solana ecosystem, said it's developing InfiniSVM — a hardware-accelerated Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) blockchain.Termed “the grand finale of Solayer’s vision,” Solayer has published a litepaper on the solution. I

Solayer, a restaking protocol in the Solana ecosystem, said it's developing InfiniSVM — a hardware-accelerated Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) blockchain.Termed “the grand finale of Solayer’s vision,” Solayer has published a litepaper on the solution. I

An event involving Fjord Foundry (FJO) and Overlay Protocol (OV) is scheduled for January 13th. Collaborative events like this can bring attention to multiple tokens and potentially increase their usage and demand. This might lead to price movements

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jan. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The groundbreaking convergence of blockchain and artificial intelligence is ushering in a new era of innovation, as highlighted by "The 7 Most Prominent Crypto AI Agent Pro

Solana restaking protocol Solayer is gaining the support of a non-profit foundation in addition to the introduction of the LAYER governance token. "To support the next phase of our journey, we are thrilled to announce the Solayer Foundation, an indep

What is multichain self-custody? Multichain self-custody refers to the practice of managing digital assets across multiple blockchain ecosystems without relying on third-party custodians. It combines the concept of self-custody — direct control of