Month: January 2026

Chains with built-in privacy may attract finance, healthcare, and real-world asset projects that cannot operate on fully transparent ledgers. A leading venture capital firm in the digital asset space, a16z crypto, has published a series of forecasts for 2026, arguing that privacy, decentralized communication, and stronger security frameworks will define the next phase of blockchain development. The views shared by the firm’s general partners this week suggest a move away from competing on transaction speed alone and toward building systems that offer genuine user protection and institutional-grade infrastructure. Privacy…

Ethereum’s DeFi TVL surpassed $99B, over nine times larger than the next Layer 1, showing dominant network adoption in decentralized finance. Ethereum reported strong growth across decentralized finance (DeFi) and stablecoin activity in 2025. This was mainly because lower transaction costs and expanding infrastructure contributed to increased usage across the network. DeFi and Stablecoin Activity Increase In a New Year’s post shared via X, the chain revealed that it recorded over $99 billion in total value locked during 2025, according to data from DefiLlama. This figure places Ethereum’s DeFi…

Bitcoin continues to consolidate near the $90k mark as global financial markets remain under pressure. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, growing uncertainty around fiat currency stability in emerging markets, and macro volatility have once again pushed BTC into the spotlight. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, BTC has broken out of its descending channel but is facing resistance near the $95k zone. The rally from the $80k low has been sharp, but it now appears to be cooling down after hitting the key resistance level…

The popular and award-winning cryptocurrency exchange, Toobit, today announced a major suite of upgrades regarding one of its most popular features – Copy Trading. Undoubtedly, the most important highlight of this release is the introduction of customizable leverage, so let’s dive deeper. Toobit’s Copy Trading Feature Receives Major Boost Customizable leverage will allow followers to essentially differentiate their risk profile from the trader they are following (Lead Trader). This means that they will be able to set their own leverage limits, which match their personal capital requirements. Some other key…

Can ADA explode to a new ATH this year? Cardano’s ADA has performed quite well since the start of the year, rising 9% over the past week to almost $0.40. Some analysts think it can post far more substantial gains in the near future as long as it remains above a crucial level. The Next Targets Among the bullish X users is the one using the moniker Crypto Patel. The analyst claimed the asset’s current structure shows a “multi-year symmetrical triangle compression” and a strong demand zone between $0.28…