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Solana surpassed Base in x402 on-chain transactions for the first time on Sunday. On-chain data revealed that Solana recorded 518,400 x402 payments while Base recorded 505,000 payments on the x402 protocol. Transactions in agent-to-agent services recorded the most payments at $548,500, followed by transactions in infrastructure and utilities at $267,100. Transactions in AI-generated services were the lowest at $14,200. Coinbase facilitates over 50% of all x402 payments x402 is doing $600m in annualized payment volume >50% is going through the Coinbase facilitator, but there are several others hot on its heels The beauty of this being an open standard is…

Ethereum price failed to clear the $3,160 resistance and dipped again. ETH is now consolidating and might make another attempt to surpass $3,200. Ethereum started a downside correction below $3,180 and $3,150. The price is trading below $3,120 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support at $3,085 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it stays above the $3,080 zone. Ethereum Price Starts Consolidation Ethereum price failed to surpass $3,150 and trimmed gains, like Bitcoin. ETH price declined below $3,120…

Federal Reserve chairman contender Kevin Hassett has once again repeated that the central bank will stay independent even if he ends up as chair. He said he would hear President Trump out because the president has “very strong and well-founded views,” but the rate path would still come from the Federal Open Market Committee. He also said Trump’s opinions would not override the votes of the policymakers who set the federal funds rate. He made that point after Trump said he “should have a role” in speaking to whoever is running the central bank. Hassett explained that he already talks…

Banks are fighting stablecoin rewards to protect a secret $360 billion revenue machine. When Coinbase chief policy officer Faryar Shirzad posted a thread on Jan. 8 warning that stablecoin rewards “remain under debate” as Congress marks up market structure legislation, he attached numbers that banking groups would rather keep quiet. US banks earn $176 billion annually on roughly $3 trillion they park at the Federal Reserve, and they collect another $187 billion from card swipe fees, nearly $1,400 per household. That’s over $360 billion in revenue from payments and deposits alone, and stablecoins with competitive yields threaten both streams at…

Pundi AI, a decentralised protocol that aims at turning AI training data into community-owned assets, has declared a strategic partnership with 4AI, a decentralised marketplace of AI agents built on BNB Chain. The collaboration seeks to help address one of the most significant issues in decentralised AI access to high quality, transparent and auditable data to train and deploy AI agents. Pundi AI is excited to collaborate with @4aibsc, the leading AI marketplace on @BNBCHAIN.Together, we are growing the AI ecosystem on BNBChain and unlocking new possibilities for builders and users.https://t.co/JtfgRMTP5D — Pundi AI (@PundiAI) January 14, 2026 Addressing the…

Reece Merrick, Ripple Senior Executive Officer and Managing Director, Middle East & Africa, reacts to Coinbase’s UAE expansion. “Welcome to the party,” Merrick said in response to the Coinbase CEO, who informed of the company’s move in the UAE. Coinbase is the largest U.S.-based crypto exchange with over 120 million users and boasts of over 245,000 ecosystem partners across more than 100 countries of the world. In a recent tweet, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said of having wrapped up a great trip in the UAE, with a presence at Abu Dhabi Finance Week. Welcome to the party @brian_armstrong I’ve been…

Crypto entrepreneur Jake Claver has filed a $30 million defamation lawsuit against XRP influencer Zach Rector, accusing him of running an online smear campaign that harmed his reputation and business. The lawsuit was filed on January 9, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, according to court records. Claver is the founder and chief executive of Digital Ascension Group and Digital Wealth Partners. Claver alleges that Rector published false and misleading statements in late December across X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, and other platforms, accusing him of fraud, dishonesty, and misleading investors. Lawsuit Targets December Videos…

Table of Contents What Yields Are Available?Why Does This Matter for BNB Chain?What Comes Next?Frequently Asked Questions Lista DAO launched open access to its Real-World Asset platform on January 12, 2026, making it the first native RWA offering on BNB Chain. Users can now deposit USDT and earn yields from tokenized traditional finance products without leaving the BNB ecosystem. The platform moved from whitelisted beta to full public access after testing since late November 2025. The launch connects BNB Chain users to institutional-grade returns backed by established funds. Lista partnered with Centrifuge for asset tokenization and Chainlink for price feeds,…

The Ethereum (ETH) price is trading with a bullish bias, holding well above the support provided by a longstanding ascending trendline. While a critical resistance holds on the 4-hour timeframe, positive ETH ETF flows on Monday inspire hope. Over $5 Million Ethereum ETF Inflows on Monday Fuels ETH Price Surge The Ethereum price continues to show strength, at least on the 4-hour timeframe, drawing tailwinds from over $5 million in ETF inflows on Monday. Data on SoSoValue shows that on January 12, spot Ethereum ETFs reported a total net inflow of $5.042 million. With this, they effectively ended a 3-day…

In its new report for 2026, cryptocurrency asset management company Hashdex shared noteworthy predictions about the key themes shaping the crypto market in the coming period. According to the report, stablecoins, tokenization, and AI-themed crypto projects will be the main drivers of the market. According to Hashdex’s predictions, the total market capitalization of stablecoins will double by 2026. The company states that this growth will stem from increased adoption, particularly due to the speed and cost advantages they provide in cross-border payments. It also suggests that this process could reshape the dynamics of demand for the US dollar, while strengthening…