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Ethereum price pumped to $3,400 on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Gains came as Bitcoin shot to highs above $97,000 and top altcoins ticked up. ETH staking has shown a strong resurgence, hitting an all-time high. The Ethereum (ETH) token traded to its intraday high just above $3,400 amid a broader crypto market rally. Driven by renewed investor optimism, lower inflation signals, and institutional inflows, the Bitcoin price broke to highs of $97,300. And with risk sentiment likely to propel bulls to the much-desired mark of $100,000, Ethereum mirrored the gains to new intraday highs. Notably, this comes as record staking…

After its recent price breakout, Ethereum (ETH) is facing its next big test and attempting to turn a crucial area into support. Some analysts have suggested that the altcoin is ready to continue its bullish momentum, arguing that the biggest rotation in years is coming. Ethereum Challenges Key Resistance Area On Wednesday, Ethereum broke past a crucial area and retested the $3,400 level for the first time in over a month. The king of altcoins has seen a 6% increase in the daily timeframe, jumping from the $3,100 level to the current levels. Notably, ETH has been hovering between the…

In January 2026, the Ethereum ecosystem recorded a surge in staking activity, with multiple metrics reaching all-time highs. These records may reduce liquid supply and help drive a potential price breakout. Although the ETH price has remained below the $3,500 level for the past two months, analysts believe a breakout could be approaching due to these positive on-chain signals. Nearly 36 Million ETH Staked, Representing Almost 30% of Supply ValidatorQueue data shows that staked ETH has reached 35.9 million, accounting for 29.6% of the total circulating supply. At current prices, this equals more than $119 billion. ETH Staked vs. %…

A new U.S. bank just flipped the script on traditional business payments: N3XT officially launched today, promising instant, programmable B2B payments in U.S. dollars any time of day—or night—leaving old-school banking hours in the dust. Summary N3XT is offering instant, programmable U.S. dollar payments for businesses worldwide, bypassing traditional banking delays. The platform allows clients to automate payments, manage market-driven transactions, and access funds immediately while staying compliant. Led by fintech veterans and backed by top investors including Paradigm and Winklevoss Capital. N3XT opens its doors as a full-reserve, fully regulated narrow bank under a Wyoming Special Purpose Depository Institution…

PGA Tour Rise, an officially licensed mobile golf game, is set to roll out in 2026 via a collaboration between the Skale Network, NODE Foundation, and developer Solis Interactive. The free-to-play game takes the style of an empire-building strategy rather than a typical sports simulation, letting players construct and manage golf operations, compete for resources, and develop courses over time while earning real-world rewards. PGA Tour Rise players can acquire tokenized clubs, balls, and apparel to enhance performance, with buying, selling, and trading capabilities available through an integrated marketplace. Initial mini-games will launch first ahead of the full game later…

As artificial intelligence (AI) grows more powerful, the infrastructure required to run it will reach its limits and those limits could open the door for decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs), said Trevor Harries-Jones, director at the Render Network Foundation. Speaking with TheStreet Roundtable host Jackson Hinkle, Harries-Jones said decentralized GPU networks are not aiming to replace traditional data centers, but rather to complement them by solving some of AI’s most pressing scaling challenges. Harries-Jones says DePIN isn’t about replacing centralized infrastructures In simple words, DePIN lets people around the world share real-world network infrastructure in return for rewards so that…

In a significant on-chain development that captured market attention, addresses linked to Amber Group and the Ethena Foundation deposited approximately $13.2 million worth of Ethereum to leading cryptocurrency exchanges, potentially signaling strategic institutional moves in the evolving 2025 digital asset landscape. According to blockchain analyst The Data Nerd, these transactions occurred approximately seven hours before reporting, coinciding with contrasting activity from Arrington Capital, which withdrew a substantial $18.51 million in ETH from Coinbase. These movements provide valuable insights into institutional cryptocurrency strategies during a period of notable market evolution. Analyzing the Amber Group and Ethena Foundation ETH Transactions The blockchain…

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Hashed says the crypto market is finally shifting from storytelling to structure and that 2026 will be the year digital assets start behaving like an economy rather than a speculative category as stablecoins become global settlement rails and AI agents emerge as autonomous economic participants, reshaping where real investable value lies. In its Protocol Economy 2026…

Bitcoin mining company GoMining has teamed with luxury watchmaker Jacob & Co. to offer a limited-edition watch and Bitcoin miner combo aimed at pairing luxury with mining rewards. The $40,000, 100-piece Epic X GoMining package consists of a Bitcoin-themed luxury watch hand-wound by Jacob & Co. plus a 1,000 terahash (TH) “digital miner.” “The watches created alongside Jacob and Co. will be the first of its kind, so we wanted to work with a partner with an established presence in the luxury marketplace to ensure our customers were provided with the best possible craftsmanship, alongside real Bitcoin mining capacity,” a…

Ethereum is at last regaining and maintaining above the 200-day EMA, something it has been unable to do for the majority of the previous eight months. Technically speaking, this is not a cosmetic detail. The 200 EMA has served as a boundary between long-term trends and dead-cat bounces for ETH. Long-awaited breakthrough Every rally that came close to this level since May 2025 either stalled or was forcefully sold. The price is acting differently this time. Ethereum is currently trading slightly above the 200 EMA in the neighborhood of $3,350 and, above all, showing acceptance rather than rejection. Rather than…