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Research & Opinion
Memecoin Market Cratered More Than 60% in 2025: Report
Dogecoin and Shiba Inu still account for the bulk of memecoin market capitalization.

Markets
Crypto Markets Edge Lower After US Jobs Miss Expectations
Bitcoin slipped under $91,000, while Ethereum and Solana dropped 1.5%.

Blockchains
Polygon Leads Altcoin Surge With 15% Rally
POL, formerly MATIC, is soaring after the Polygon CEO shared the chain’s vision for its Open Money Stack.

Hacks
Truebit Hack Wipes Out TRU in First Major Exploit of 2026
Security experts warned that most hacked projects never fully recover after major attacks.
Podcast
How Stablecoins Are Rewiring Global Payments | Borderless CPO Alex Garn
In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, Chris Storaker sits down with Alex Garn, Chief Product Officer at Borderless, to unpack how stablecoins are quietly transforming cross-border payments — and what it actually takes to move money at scale across jurisdictions.

Blockchains
Optimism Foundation Proposes Using 50% of Revenue for Buybacks
The vote will begin on Jan 22, and OP buybacks will begin in February if the measure passes.

Markets
White Whale Memecoin Surges Past $100 Million Valuation
The White Whale memecoin marks the first pumpfun token to surpass a $100 million market capitalization in almost a year.

Markets
Bitcoin Extends Selloff as Investors Turn Cautious
Bitcoin and Ether edge lower as more macroeconomic data points to a cooling job market.

Blockchains
Zcash Plunges 20% After Entire Core Team Exits Amid Dispute
The former CEO pointed to governance changes at Bootstrap, the Zcash-linked nonprofit.

CeFi
Crypto Derivatives Market Reset After Oct. 10 Crash: BitMEX
The Oct. 10–11 crash exposed weaknesses in exchange risk systems.





