On the illustrious date of January 21, from 10:15 to 11:00 CET, Garlinghouse will join a gaggle of other luminaries-including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Standard Chartered’s Bill Winters, and the venerable ECB Governor François Villeroy de Galhau-on a panel whimsically titled “Is Tokenization the Future?” What a question! It’s as if they’re asking, “Is bread the future of toast?” 🍞✨
Trading volume rode up to 797 million over 24 hours, up 150% from the day before, according to CoinGecko. The climb followed a 17% rally on January 13, right on cue before the white paper strutted onto the stage like a bragging professor.
Derivatives are the only game in town, and the traders, oh the traders, they dance to this macabre tune. The price, it soars! XMR, up 81.6% this month, trades above $742, leaving Bitcoin Cash in the dust and nipping at Cardano’s heels. And what drives this madness? No news, no roadmap, no grand integration-just the whims of enthusiasts, flocking to privacy like moths to a flame, while the rest of the market gawks at ETFs and meme coins. 🦇🔥
According to CME, demand for crypto derivatives is “growing faster than a TikTok trend,” fueled by 2025’s “record-breaking” market madness that saw volumes spike higher than a pogo-stick factory. 📈💥 Institutional investors, aka the suits in the room who suddenly care about altcoins, are allegedly drooling over “regulated exposure” to these cryptos. Because obviously, nothing screams “regulation” like coins that sound like they’re named by a random word generator. 🎲🌟
In an announcement that could only evoke the wildest dreams of capitalists and dreamers alike, Bitmine Immersion Technologies has proclaimed a $200 million equity investment in Beast Industries-a media and consumer brand birthed from the mind of the wildly popular YouTube creator, MrBeast. This endeavor appears to be a part of a grander scheme to stretch its influence beyond the confines of mere cryptocurrencies.
On the modern-day pulpit of X, Vlad Tenev, the man with the weight of Robinhood on his shoulders, poured out his sorrow. “Crypto staking,” he lamented, “is like a ripe fruit, ready to be plucked, but the branches are tangled in red tape.” He pointed a finger at the U.S. policy delays, accusing them of holding back not just staking, but tokenized stocks too, while other lands reap the harvest. 🌾
Its native token, XRP, has stood aloof from the market-wide tumult like a sober aunt at a festive picnic, yet a chorus of analysts-armed with charts and the confidence of men who misplace umbrellas but not convictions-prognosticate a coming surge.
After serving us an almost perfect inverse head-and-shoulders formation (think yoga pose gone slightly wonky), DOGE is now flexing its muscles against the last major resistance before a potential +22% rally. 🏋️♂️ The bottom? A cute $0.117. The shoulders? Symmetrical and sassy at $0.138. Now, it’s all about that neckline, honey. If it breaks through, technical projections say we’re headed to the $0.178-$0.186 range. Cha-ching! 💰
Galaxy Digital has completed its first tokenized collateralized loan obligation (CLO), a feat so daring it deserves a standing ovation. Issued on the Avalanche blockchain with a $50 million anchor from Grove, this transaction is less about numbers and more about proving that even the stuffiest corners of finance can learn to waltz. Announced on January 15, it’s the kind of event that makes one wonder if blockchains are finally hosting the party everyone’s been invited to.
Enter our heroes-Layer 2s! These plucky little sidekicks have taken center stage in Ethereum’s scaling saga. Among them, Base has been the belle of the ball this past year. Built on the OP Stack with a sprinkle of magic from Coinbase, Base has secured its spot as one of the most popular L2s, at least in terms of transaction volume and developer enthusiasm. With low fees, high throughput, and EVM compatibility, it’s like a candy store for DeFi protocols and token projects. No more waiting around for the Ethereum mainnet; they’re jumping straight onto Base like kids on a trampoline! 🎉