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The Ethereum network is processing more transactions than ever before, but market sentiment remains relatively cool, with prediction market traders showing more optimism for gold than for the second-largest cryptocurrency. The 7-day moving average of daily transaction count for Ethereum hit a new all-time high of 2.023 million on January 4, per data from CryptoQuant, indicating an uptick in users interacting with the blockchain. The surge is primarily driven by “accelerating adoption of real-world asset tokenization, alongside a broader market recovery that has lifted token transfer activity across the network,” Ryan Lee, chief research analyst at Bitget, told Decrypt. Ethereum…

Hilbert Group (HILB), a Swedish investment firm specializing in algorithmic trading within the cryptocurrency market, has acquired the high-frequency trading platform Enigma Nordic in a $32 million deal. The move grants Hilbert access to Enigma’s proprietary trading system, which executes market-neutral strategies across global cryptocurrency exchanges, the companies stated in a press release. Enigma said it has handled over 50 billion Swedish krona (around $5.4 billion) in trading volume so far in 2025 and reports a Sharpe ratio above 3.0, a performance the firm claims is “rarely achieved in scalable, market-neutral digital asset strategies globally.” While the $5.4 billion trading…

Ethereum (ETH) has seen a massive upsurge in staking interest as more investors are willing to commit their assets for rewards. As highlighted by vocal entrepreneur and investor Ted Pillows, Ethereum’s entry queue is now 237 times higher than the exit queue. Over 35 million ETH staked as supply tightens Notably, this signals outrageous demand for the leading altcoin on the cryptocurrency market at the moment. For clarity, the entry queue refers to the list of investors waiting to stake ETH. That is, they are willing to lock up their Ethereum over a period of time to help secure the…

Access to financial services is shifting in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), as the island nation begins using digital assets to support its citizens. Late last month, some Marshallese accepted paper checks under ENRA, the RMI’s universal basic income program, while others saw a token called USDM1 appear in Lomalo, a Stellar-based “digital citizen wallet” developed by enterprise blockchain platform Crossmint. As a fully collateralized sovereign bond, the token generates yield and is designed to serve as a medium of exchange for the Marshall Islands’ 40,000 population, according to Paul Wong, director of special projects at the Stellar…

Institutional activity in the real world asset segment is accelerating, with Aave Horizon emerging as a key venue in this evolving market structure. Aave Horizon RWA borrows hit $200 million milestone How the Horizon RWA market works Institutional demand for tokenized Treasuries ETH and WETH deposits reach record levels on Aave Aave Horizon RWA borrows hit $200 million milestone Active borrows in the Aave Horizon real world asset market have crossed $200 million, setting a new all-time high for the protocol. Moreover, deposits in the Horizon RWA market are now close to $600 million, underscoring the rapid scaling of tokenized…

Ethereum’s staking queues have emptied out and the network can now absorb new validators and exits almost in real time. This means the rush to lock up ETH has faded for now and staking is settling into a steady-state instead of a scarcity trade. Queues are simply the time spent to start or stop staking on the Ethereum network, acting as a sentiment gauge and a liquidity gauge. In one sense, the lack of queues is a feature, not a bug, as these are proof Ethereum can handle staking flows without locking up liquidity for weeks. At the same time,…

Key Takeaways Elon Musk’s net worth surged to $749 billion after a shareholder-backed pay deal was upheld. The Delaware Supreme Court overturned a prior ruling, affirming that Musk fulfilled required milestones for the massive stock-based pay. Elon Musk just got richer. The Tesla CEO saw his net worth rise to $749 billion after the Delaware Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that had invalidated his 2018 Tesla compensation package, according to Forbes. The decision effectively restored a pay package now estimated to be worth approximately $139 billion, up from its original valuation of around $56 billion due…

Washington is about to take a serious swing at crypto’s most stubborn problem: who, exactly, is supposed to police the market when a token trades like a commodity, is sold like a security, and moves through software that insists it isn’t a company at all. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (better known on Capitol Hill and in boardrooms as the CLARITY Act) has already cleared the House, and Senate lawmakers are now lining it up for a January markup that will determine whether the bill becomes a durable rulebook or another ambitious draft that buckles under its…

SunPump, a Tron-based DeFi memecoin launch ecosystem, has announced the launch of the SUN.io V2 Router contract. The deployment of SUN.io V2 Router aims to streamline DeFi trading. As per SunPump’s official social media announcement, the development underscores a landmark move in the platform’s current DeFi infrastructure advancement endeavors. The initiative attempts to deliver 99% power subsidy to improve the user experience. 📢 https://t.co/KFtGKsS4xB V2 Router Updatehttps://t.co/KFtGKsS4xB has completed the updated deployment of the V2 Router contract. Contract interfaces and calling methods remain unchanged, ensuring a smooth, zero-impact transition for both users and developers.Highlights:🔸… pic.twitter.com/UOXjo0pkeN — SunPump (@sunpumpmeme) January 7,…

Ethereum was not created to make finance efficient or apps convenient. It was designed to set people free. That line from the Trustless Manifesto drew criticism when it was published, and Vitalik Buterin repeated it on Jan. 5. The argument: Ethereum’s mission differs fundamentally from the efficiency game DeFi protocols compete in. The goal is not 4.5% yield versus 5.3%, not reducing latency from 473 milliseconds to 368, not trimming signup from three clicks to one. Ethereum’s game is resilience: avoiding total losses when infrastructure collapses, governments turn hostile, or developers disappear. Resilience means keeping 2,000-millisecond latency at 2,000 milliseconds…