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Solana's Stablecoin Market Cap Surpasses $13.3 Billion in 2025
The stablecoin boom of 2025 benefited nearly every major blockchain. But it helped Solana most of all.
The market capitalisation of the popular digital tokens have grown faster on Solaana than on any other blockchain over the past 12 months, according to DefiLlama data.
This time last year, the tota...
Yield Protocol Suffers $3.7M Loss from Stablecoin Swap Error
Key Points:Yield incurs $3.7M loss from stablecoin swap error.Financial repercussions affect DeFi protocol.No key leadership statements available yet.Yield Protocol suffered a $3.7 million loss on January 13 due to an unintended stablecoin swap involving stkGHO, affecting the DeFi platform’s operati...
FED Likely to Keep Interest Rates Unchanged in January at 97.2% Probability
According to a ChainCatcher report citing Jin10, the CME "FedWatch" tool indicates that the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 25 basis points in January is 2.8%, while the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 97.2%. By March, the cumulative probability of a 2...
Amended CLARITY Act Bill Sparks Crypto Community Frustration
The release of the bipartisan crypto market structure bill text on Monday has left much of the crypto community dissatisfied.Most critics have directed their frustration at banking lobbyists. However, a smaller group argues that the real beneficiaries are large crypto firms that were expected to adv...
Thailand Flags Foreign-Linked Stablecoins as 'Gray Money'
Thailand flags foreign-linked stablecoin activity.Central bank adds them to “gray money” watchlist.Regulatory oversight in the crypto sector tightens.Thailand Cracks Down on Unregulated Stablecoin UseThailand is tightening its grip on the crypto market, with a new focus on foreign-linked stablecoins...
JPMorgan CFO Warns Yield Stablecoins Pose Risk to Banking Stability
JPMorgan Expresses Caution Over Stablecoins Amid Regulatory ConcernsDuring its recent fourth-quarter earnings call, JPMorgan Chase highlighted the evolving landscape of stablecoins, emphasizing both technological promise and potential risks to the traditional banking system. Bank executives voiced c...
Polygon Labs Acquires Coinme and Sequence for $250M to Build Regulated Crypto Payments Stack
Polygon Labs has acquired U.S.-based crypto firms Coinme and Sequence in a deal valued at more than $250 million, signaling a sharp pivot toward regulated onchain payments infrastructure.Polygon Labs Sets Sights on Banks and FintechsPolygon Labs disclosed Tuesday that the acquisitions position the ...
Yield Protocol Suffers $3.7M Loss from Unintended Stablecoin Swap
Yield Protocol (YO) suffered a roughly $3.73 million loss on Tuesday, Jan. 13, after a vault swap turned about $3.84 million worth of stkGHO, a staked version of Aave’s GHO stablecoin, into only around $122,000 in USDC, according to blockchain security firms PeckShield and BlockSec.PeckShieldAlert s...
Over $1.19B in Tokens Set to Unlock This Week, Led by $774M ONDO Release
• Token Unlocks exceeding $1.19B are scheduled within a single trading week.• ONDO represents nearly two-thirds of the total unlocked value on January 17.• Weekend timing may intensify short-term volatility across multiple assets.Token Unlocks command market attention this week as more than $1.19 bi...
BNY Mellon Warns Fed May Hike Rates Amid Inflation Pressure
BNY Mellon CEO sees upward pressure on Fed policy.Interest rates may rise if inflation concerns grow.Markets could face more volatility amid Fed uncertainty.BNY Mellon Issues Caution on Fed PolicyIn a fresh warning to markets and policymakers, the CEO of $2.2 trillion asset management giant BNY Mell...
Dow Jones Closes Down 398.21 Points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Also Decline
According to a ChainCatcher report citing Jin Ten, on January 13 (Tuesday), the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 398.21 points, or 0.8%, at 49,191.99; the S&P 500 closed down 13.56 points, or 0.19%, at 6,963.71; and the Nasdaq Composite closed down 24.03 points, or 0.1%, at 23,709.87.
Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) Launches $100M Privacy-Focused Blockchain
Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) is a privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain created to tackle one of the most pressing challenges confronting artificial intelligence and enterprise blockchain acceptance: how to execute calculations on sensitive information without ever revealing that information to anyone. T...
Avalanche Price Prediction as Burn Rate Nears 5 Million Tokens
Key InsightsAvalanche price remains under pressure despite the soaring burn rate.The number of burned tokens is approaching the 5 million milestone.Technical analysis suggests that the token has more downside to go.Avalanche price has slumped into a technical bear market and is hovering near its low...
Dollar Index Rises 0.28% to 99.134 on January 13
According to ChainCatcher, as reported by Jin10, the U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, rose 0.28% on January 13, closing at 99.134 in the foreign exchange market. One euro exchanged for 1.1649 U.S. dollars, down from 1.1672 U.S. dollars in the previous tradin...
DeepSnitch AI Raises $1.16M in Presale Amid Powell DOJ Probe
The US Justice Department just opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. But navigating these sudden narrative shifts requires advanced intelligence tools that retail traders rarely possess. DeepSnitch AI is filling this critical gap by delivering real-time surveillan...
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