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In an effort to satisfy the growing demand for cryptocurrency derivatives from both retail and institutional market participants, Binance announced that it has increased access to Ethereum options writing to all qualified users and implemented a significant upgrade to its options trading platform. Ethereum options rise in popularity According to Binance’s announcement, the rollout is part of a larger initiative to add more strategic trading tools as the Ethereum derivatives market grows. The company cited the rise in ETH options activity in recent years as well as factors that it claimed are driving demand such as changes in the market…
Blockspace Acquires Bitcoin Layers to Expand Bitcoin L2 Data Intelligence Blockspace Media has acquired Bitcoin Layers, an independent data platform tracking metrics across Bitcoin’s layer-2 and scaling ecosystem, as the company expands beyond journalism into data and intelligence products. The acquisition brings Bitcoin Layers’ research and on-chain analytics directly into Blockspace’s content and product suite, including a forthcoming data dashboard designed to track adoption, total value locked (TVL), and activity across Bitcoin L2s and other scaling platforms, the company wrote to Bitcoin Magazine. Bitcoin Layers will serve as Blockspace’s first proprietary data product, with plans to expand coverage to bitcoin-related…
Shares of CoreWeave dropped fast on Monday after the company told investors it plans to raise $2 billion through debt that can later turn into stock, according to Bloomberg. The fall hit before markets opened, with the stock sliding 7% to $82.10. The company said the sale involves convertible notes due 2031 through a private deal. It also left an option to grow the offering by another $300 million if needed. The company went public in March, and traders hungry for AI exposure have piled in since. The firm operates from Livingston, New Jersey, and works closely with Nvidia, supplying…
It could take many years for the crypto market structure bill to be implemented due to a lengthy rulemaking process, according to Paradigm’s vice president of regulatory affairs, Justin Slaughter. The market structure bill has advanced to the Senate committee stage with bipartisan text and ongoing negotiations. It’s set for a markup with the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, while the Senate Agriculture Committee has delayed its hearing until Jan.27. If the House of Representatives and the Senate pass the bill, and US President Donald Trump signs it into law, it could still take nearly two presidential terms for all…
The Hyperliquid Foundation has donated 10,000 HYPE tokens, which are worth about $254,000, to blockchain investigator ZachXBT. According to ZachXBT, the donation is now the second-largest contribution he has received in institutional support from blockchain platforms. ZachXBT confirmed the donation through his Telegram channel on January 18, 2026, and also published an updated leaderboard of his top donors. Hyperliquid comes second, trailing only Optimism, but is ahead of other major blockchain projects, including Octant, The White Whale, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, Unipcs, Nouns, CL207, and High Stakes Capital, respectively. Why did Hyperliquid donate money to ZachXBT? Some see the contribution as…
4AI, a prominent Web3-centered AI infrastructure entity, has partnered with PvPfun, a BNB Chain-based Web3 infrastructure platform. The partnership endeavors to offer a robust low-code AI agent development infrastructure for on-chain monetization. As 4AI mentioned in its official X post, the development provides a thorough technology stack, merging streamlined app building, unique monetization models, and AI agents. Thus, the development attempts to minimize technical arrears and enable revenue-generating, high-performance AI systems. 4AI X PvPfun 💛#4AI is excited to partner with @PvPfun_ai, delivering the ultimate stack for low-code building and high-performance agents.⚡️On-Chain Agents: Autonomous coordination for complex task execution ⚡️Idea to…
Bitcoin advocacy groups have pressed Congress to extend planned tax exemptions to Bitcoin and major network tokens beyond stablecoins, warning that limiting relief to dollar-pegged tokens alone would not resolve the compliance challenges facing millions of Americans who use crypto for everyday payments. The Bitcoin Policy Institute, joined by Bitcoin Voter, Blocks, Crypto Council, Digital Chamber, MoonPay, River, and others, sent the letter on Sunday to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Michael Crapo and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith. Congress is considering limiting a de minimis exemption to only stablecoins, leaving out Bitcoin entirely. Our letter published today…
In the final week of 2025, weekly prediction market notional volume cleared $5.3 billion, and the opening week of 2026 pulled the same trick—once again topping $5 billion and etching fresh records into the sector’s ledger. Prediction Markets Gain Serious Attention Prediction markets have been stealing the spotlight lately, and data compiled by Dune Analytics makes it clear that three platforms are running most of the table. Figures from the first week of 2026 show the year kicked off with $5.26 billion in volume—just a whisker shy of the Dec. 29 high-water mark of $5.38 billion. Dune.com data compiled by…
Data shows Ethereum layer 2 MegaETH hit network speeds of up to 47,000 transactions per second in testing as the project prepares for a stress test ahead of its mainnet launch. In an X post on Monday, MegaETH said it will launch a “global stress test” on Thursday, with an official launch to follow. “On Jan 22nd, we’re opening mainnet to users for several latency-sensitive apps while the chain is under intense, sustained load,” MegaETH said, adding: “Stress tests only matter if they’re uncomfortable. We’re targeting sustained, true TPS of 15-35K, totaling 11B transactions across 7 days.” Source: MegaETH The…
Welcome to CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2025. This year, Bitcoin broke an all-time high, reaching $126,000 a few short months ago, Ethereum saw not one but two major network upgrades take effect, Solana broke into Wall Street and through it all retail and institutional traders gained ever more access to crypto markets through wrapped products like exchange-traded funds. Continuing the end of 2024’s crypto industry optimism, 2025 saw the resurgence of the U.S. as a dominant market in crypto for both retail and institutional players, the cementing of cryptocurrencies as an asset class for the mainstream investor and even the growth…