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Cryptocurrency data analytics firm Nansen has announced the launch of NX8, a new crypto index that tracks major Layer 1 blockchains. According to the official announcement, the NX8 Index will include Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), BNB Chain, Tron (TRX), Hyperliquid (HYPE), Avalanche (AVAX), and Sui (SUI). Nansen stated that the NX8 Index is the first product launched under the Joint Venture Protocol, which Nansen designed to support teams developing infrastructure for on-chain financial markets. The NX8 index will be issued by OpenDelta and developed in a strategic partnership with Nansen. Instead of focusing on a single network, NX8…

Despite broad market weakness and waves of forced liquidations across crypto, DeFi’s total value locked (TVL) has proven surprisingly resilient — a signal that traders are still attempting to generate yields despite bearish sentiment flooding the crypto market. Over the past week crypto majors BTC, $ETH, XRP and SOL fell to multi-year lows, with $ETH now losing 21% of its value over the past seven days alone. But that drop off didn’t translate into outflows from DeFi protocols. Total value locked fell from $120 billion to $105 billion, a 12% downturn as it outperformed the market. The 12% drop off…

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the largest corporate holder of ether $ETH$3,027.68, secured investor approval to increase the number of authorized shares, giving the company greater flexibility to raise capital. The measure, Proposal 2 at Bitmine’s annual stockholder meeting on Jan. 15, passed with 81% of votes cast in favor, the company said in a Tuesday press release. The proposal does not mean issuing new stock immediately, but instead raises the ceiling on how many shares the company can issue in the future. BMNR is lower by 8% on Tuesday alongside a sharp decline in the price of $ETH to just…

Coinbase has integrated the Jupiter exchange directly into its on-chain stack, enabling the trading of Solana-based assets on the platform. Users under the new integration can deploy existing Coinbase balances and payment methods to trade Solana tokens from a self-custodial wallet. According to the Kobeissi Letter, Coinbase is now using Jupiter’s on-chain technology to provide instant access to Solana-native assets rather than the slow, manual process of listing tokens on a centralized order book. Jupiter will act as the execution engine, aggregating liquidity across Solana DEXs, settling trades on-chain, and optimizing trading routes. Meanwhile, Coinbase will provide the distribution, on-…

Nansen, the blockchain analytics firm, today launched NX8, a tokenized index product offering diversified exposure to eight major Layer-1 blockchains. The index includes BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB, TRON, HYPE, AVAX, and SUI. Developed in partnership with OpenDelta, NX8 tracks leading blockchain networks powering crypto use cases from stablecoins and DeFi to real-world assets and derivatives. Nansen describes the included networks as “clear winners” in terms of usage, network effects, and long-term fundamentals. The index is issued by OpenDelta and follows methodology provided by GMCI. Nansen’s analytics, based on over 500 million labeled addresses, inform the index construction and periodic rebalancing.…

The Flare blockchain has introduced lending and borrowing for $XRP-linked assets through an integration with Morpho, a crypto lending protocol that runs across multiple Ethereum compatible chains. The update lets users lend and borrow with FXRP, a version of $XRP designed for use on Flare, the team behind the blockchain said on Monday. Flare pitched the move as a step toward giving $XRP holders more ways to earn yield and use their tokens beyond holding or trading. For years, $XRP has had fewer decentralized finance (DeFi) options than tokens built on smart contract networks. Flare has been trying to change…

French Carrefour franchise based Express has started giving 20 % off to shoppers paying their grocery bill with Bitcoin, per posts circulated on X formerly known as Twitter and local reporting. The action attracted worldwide attention due to the fact that Carrefour is among the largest grocery groups of the world with over 14,000 stores in over 40 countries. Source: X Local news and posts near the store explain that it is possible to use Bitcoin to checkout using the Lightning Network, a payment system that is built to support faster and cheaper Bitcoin transactions. Cases of similar systems also…

In 2025, crypto tokens listed on major exchanges largely struggled to maintain positive price performance, with weakness observed regardless of the listing venue. This performance has fueled debate over whether the traditional buy-and-hold strategy still works in today’s crypto environment. Binance, Coinbase, or DEXs: 2025 Listings Struggled Across the Board According to data from CryptoRank, between January 1 and December 31, 2025, Binance listed 100 tokens, with 93 of them trading in the red. The median return on investment (ROI) for Binance-listed tokens stood at 0.22x. This indicated that the typical newly listed altcoin lost a significant portion of its…

Mastercard (MA) is considering making a strategic investment in blockchain infrastructure firm Zerohash after acquisition talks collapsed when the crypto company opted to remain independent, according to a person familiar with the matter. Fortune reported in October that the payment processor was in late stage talks to buy Zerohash, and could pay as much as $2 billion for the firm, which provides custody, settlement and fiat on-/off-ramps so that fintech companies and brokerages can offer digital assets without building the plumbing themselves. Those talks have ended, according to three people who spoke on condition of anonymity as the matter is…

Bybit, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, is plotting a move into the crypto neobank sector with a new product that lets customers hold and move fiat currencies like U.S. dollars and euros. The “MyBank” service will go live in February, subject to regulatory approval, and will allow users to send and receive 18 fiat currencies using International Bank Account Numbers (IBANs), Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing the firm’s CEO Ben Zhou. Crypto neobanks has helped digital asset firms separate themselves from traditional financial platforms (TradFi) with services such as payments. Various crypto neobanks are currently competing for dominance,…