Bloomberg ETF analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas have released their latest approval odds for spot altcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 2025, with Litecoin emerging as the strongest contender. Seyffart believes that the Litecoin ETF has the highest probability of approval since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not classify it as a...Read More
The research arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has released a report highlighting insights for the digital asset market in January 2025. It outlined how the crypto market reacted to several factors, including United States policy narratives, in the first few weeks of the year. According to Binance Research, early January saw the...Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has acknowledged Grayscale’s filing for a Solana-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). It is the first time the agency has engaged with an ETF proposal tracking a cryptocurrency that was once considered a security. ‘A Positive Sign’ The acknowledgment, relayed on February 6, caught many by surprise, given that just...Read More
Two law firms – Burwick Law and Wolf Popper LLP – have issued a cease-and-desist letter to the Solana-based meme coin creation platform PumpFun, demanding the immediate removal of the Dogshit2 token and other related coins deployed on the Solana blockchain that utilize unlicensed intellectual property from their firms. According to the law firms, PumpFun...Read More
Investment in digital asset products saw total inflows of $527 million last week. However, intraweek flows revealed fluctuating investor sentiment, largely driven by broader market concerns, including the DeepSeek news, which led to $530 million in outflows on Monday. Despite this initial decline, the market recovered with over $1 billion in inflows later in the...Read More
Solana is currently dominating the retail decentralized exchange (DEX) market and accounts for 48% of total DEX volume. In fact, nearly 60% of this activity is driven by the popular Solana-based meme coin platform pump.fun transactions, according to OKX’s recent report shared with CryptoPotato. Solana vs. Ethereum While Solana leads in overall transaction volume, Ethereum...Read More
The options and derivatives exchange CBOE has filed applications seeking the launch of Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for four leading asset managers in the United States. This development has once again restarted the race for the first SOL exchange-traded fund in the country. According to details on the CBOE rule filings site, the exchange has...Read More
Musk has begun to discuss using blockchain technology to streamline the government’s IT systems and cut unnecessary costs, according to recent reports. To wit, Musk is the new president’s official advisor on matters pertaining to government efficiency. President Donald Trump appointed him to head the DOGE: a White House office named the Department of Government...Read More
Digital asset investments saw $1.9 billion in inflows last week, bringing YTD inflows to $4.8 billion. Presidential orders proposing Bitcoin as a reserve asset likely influenced this surge in investments. Despite flat price movements, trading volumes reached $25 billion, making up 37% of trusted exchange activity. Bitcoin Dominates Digital Asset Inflows US President Donald Trump...Read More
Ethereum topped all blockchains in fee revenue for 2024, generating $2.48 billion over the year. This strong performance in fees, however, contrasted with ETH’s price, which underperformed expectations during the same period. All in all, Layer 1 and 2 blockchains collectively earned almost $6.9 billion from transaction fees last year. Ethereum Maintains Fee Dominance Despite...Read More
Solana, the second-largest blockchain by Total Value Locked (TVL), has seen its ecosystem grow exponentially, driven by a rapid increase in the market value of its stablecoins. Data from the decentralized finance (DeFi) analytics platform DefiLlama shows that the network’s stablecoin market cap had reached $10.7 billion at the time of writing. Breaking Records Previously,...Read More
Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) projects have gained tremendous traction in the past year. In 2024, while crypto markets doubled, DePIN outpaced this growth, which can be attributed to artificial intelligence (AI) achieving global prominence. New data reveals that this nascent sector currently holds less than 0.1% of their $1 trillion+ addressable market. DePIN Is...Read More
In the first three days of this year, digital asset investment products experienced inflows totaling $585 million. However, the full week, including the last two trading days of 2024, recorded net outflows of $75 million. Globally, 2024 concluded with a record-breaking $44.2 billion in inflows. This figure is nearly four times the previous record of...Read More
Circle’s USDC has experienced a significant resurgence as its total circulating supply surged by 80% from its 2023 lows. As revealed by Blockwork’s data analytics manager Dan Smith, the stablecoin’s supply has reached nearly $44 billion as of January 2, 2025. The latest figure represents a stark increase from its 2023 low of less than...Read More
Tron’s (TRX) price reached an all-time high of $0.44 in the first week of December 2024, smashing previous records amid a crypto-wide bull run that gained steam after Donald Trump’s presidential win. TRX’s return to the 10th position by market capitalization has brought a sense of revival to the community, yet its price continues to...Read More
Grayscale Research has updated its top 20 altcoin list for the first quarter of 2025, adding six new digital assets. The list highlights cryptocurrencies the company believes demonstrate strong potential for the upcoming quarter. The Six Tokens According to the December 30 report, this update emphasizes tokens linked to three primary market themes: the U.S....Read More
The father of a young girl battling a rare brain tumor has pledged $1 million to fund research into her condition after an unexpected cryptocurrency windfall. Siqi Chen, CEO of startup finance platform Runway, announced the donation after the charity meme coin, named after his daughter Mira, soared to an all-time high market capitalization of...Read More
The newly launched Pudgy Penguins cryptocurrency Pengu (PENGU) has flipped Bonk (BONK) to claim the crown as the largest meme coin in the Solana ecosystem, with a market cap of $2.65 billion. The shift is the culmination of a rally that kicked off on Christmas Eve when the token gained over 30% in 24 hours....Read More
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has exposed a sophisticated phishing operation that has managed to compromise over 15 X accounts. The scheme targeted investors in Solana-based meme coins and has resulted in an estimated loss of $500,000. Solana Meme Coin Fraud The Blockchain detective revealed in a December 24 social media post that the operation involved impersonating...Read More
Electric Capital’s 2024 Developer Report has revealed that for the first time since 2016, Solana outpaced Ethereum as the leading blockchain ecosystem for attracting new developers. The breakthrough highlights Solana’s rapid growth, with 7,625 new devs joining the network in the last 12 months, representing an 83% year-over-year increase. Rise in Developer Activity The report,...Read More
In October, Raydium made history by becoming the number one DEX by volume across all chains, a milestone it quickly built on in November. According to Messari’s latest report, Raydium surged ahead of Uniswap in monthly DEX volumes by a striking 30%, achieving $124.6 billion compared to Uniswap’s $90.5 billion. Raydium Leaves Uniswap Behind Raydium...Read More
In a historic week for digital assets, investment products saw their largest weekly inflows ever, amounting to $3.85 billion, surpassing the previous record set just a few weeks earlier. This spike has driven total year-to-date inflows to $41 billion, while assets under management have surged to a new record of $165 billion, far outpacing the...Read More
A record 35.5% of BNB Chain’s blocks were affected by Sandwich attacks in November. Over the past week alone, 645 Sandwich Bots were found to be active on the chain. In total, roughly 43,400 DEX traders were impacted during the entire ordeal. Sandwich Bots Exploit BNB Chain According to data compiled by Dune Analytics, the...Read More
Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have played a crucial role in driving widespread adoption by providing a simple way for investors to gain exposure to the two largest cryptocurrencies without the complexities of managing a crypto wallet. However, new reports suggest that Solana may not follow this path to accessibility due to regulatory obstacles. Solana...Read More
Bitcoin experienced outflows of $457 million in the past week, marking the first significant withdrawals since early September. CoinShares interpreted this figure as profit-taking after BTC tested the key psychological level of $100k. Short-Bitcoin products saw a modest inflow of $0.5 million during the past week. On the other hand, altcoins mostly attracted inflows, including...Read More
XRP has climbed to the third spot among cryptocurrencies by market cap, overtaking the world’s largest stablecoin Tether (USDT) as well as the “Ethereum Killer” Solana (SOL). Data from CoinMarketCap reveals that XRP’s capitalization has surged past $1350 billion, leaving only Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ahead in the rankings. Over the past seven days,...Read More
SecondLane, a private markets trading platform, has listed a 1% equity stake in Pump.fun for $15 million. This puts Pump.fun’s fully diluted valuation (FDV) at $1.5 billion. Token Launch and New Trading Features The stake can be purchased on SecondLane’s web app and through its Telegram channel, where new offerings are regularly announced. Pump.fun, which...Read More
Prominent blockchain detective ZachXBT has uncovered a hacking spree targeting popular accounts on X and Instagram, which fueled a wave of pump-and-dump schemes linked to meme coins launched on Pump.fun. Celebrities such as musicians Usher and Wiz Khalifa, actor Dean Norris, as well as a Japanese public aquarium fell victim to these attacks. Hacks Targeting...Read More
Pump Science, a decentralized science (DeSci) launch platform on Solana, has disclosed a severe security breach involving one of its wallet addresses. The wallet’s private key, identified as T5j2UB…jjb8sc, was inadvertently exposed by a developer who embedded it in the platform’s codebase. The error allowed attackers to hijack the wallet, leading to the unauthorized creation...Read More
Solana-based meme coin generator Pump.fun has announced pausing the live streaming functionality on its site for an indefinite time period “until the moderation infrastructure is ready to deal with the heightened levels of activity.” The latest move comes after coming under fire for its controversial livestream feature, which has been exploited for disturbing acts. Pump.fun...Read More
