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Year-end analysis of over 20,000 transactions shows institutional influence and stablecoin dominance reshaping instant exchange patterns.Instant cryptocurrency exchange platform ChangeHero has released its 2025 year-end transaction analysis, revealing significant shifts in user behavior that mirror broader institutional adoption and the continued dominance of cost-efficient blockchain networks.Out of all processed transactions in 2025, 10 most reoccurring pairs accounted for 21,530 completed instant swaps throughout 2025, with an average transaction value in the sample equal to 0.023 BTC, reflecting activity patterns that align with the year’s major market developments including Bitcoin’s volatile journey to new all-time highs above $126,000 in October before…

Total crypto market value jumped toward $3.25 trillion before gains cooled, with bitcoin steady above $96,000 and mixed performance across majors.

Key Takeaways Silver surged to a new all-time high amid Fed turmoil and supply shocks. China’s export curbs and a weaker dollar intensified buying pressure. Despite overbought signals, the broader trend remains upward. Silver (XAG) has not stopped running to a new record high, and obviously, crypto can’t keep up. On Monday, Jan. 12, the precious metal rallied to a new all-time high of $86.22. Around the same period, the Bitcoin (BTC) price and most altcoins in the top 10 struggled to record gains. However, Silver’s price increased by 6% on the same days. This rally marks a staggering 180%…

A spokesperson for former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has refuted accusations that he moved money or profited from the NYC Token, which launched on Monday and plummeted 80% in the first hour of launch. “To be absolutely clear: Eric Adams did not move investor funds. Eric Adams did not profit from the launch of the NYC Token. No funds were removed from the NYC Token,” Todd Shapiro, a spokesperson for Adams, said in a statement shared to X on Wednesday.Accusations of a potential rug-pull spread after the NYC Token fell over 80% shortly after launch, with crypto analysts alleging…

The agreement signals Pakistan’s growing interest in stablecoins as complements to its digital currency and payments strategy. Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with a firm linked to World Liberty Financial (WLF) to explore the use of its USD1 stablecoin. The agreement represents one of the first publicly announced collaborations involving WLF, and it comes as ties between Pakistan and the United States show signs of warming. Details From the Agreement According to a Reuters report, the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority signed the agreement with SC Financial Technologies, an entity affiliated with WLF. The regulator explained that the…

Blockchain infrastructure firm Global Settlement Network has announced a pilot to tokenize water treatment sites in Jakarta, aiming to eventually scale it out to the rest of Southeast Asia over the next 12 months with $200 million in tokenized assets.Real-world asset tokenization involves minting financial and other tangible assets on the blockchain to increase investor accessibility and trading opportunities.The initial pilot targets eight government-contracted water treatment sites in Jakarta for tokenization, aiming to raise up to $35 million for upgrading the facilities and expanding the water network in the area, according to a statement on Wednesday.As part of the initiatives’…

George Town, British Virgin Islands, January 14th, 2026, Chainwire Human Trader ProMint Claims Championship as AI Demonstrates Superior Risk Control Aster, the high-performance and privacy-focused on-chain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, has announced the final results of its “Human vs AI” live trading competition. Conducted over a two-week period under highly volatile market conditions, the event highlighted a clear contrast between discretionary human trading and AI-driven strategies. While individual human trader ProMint secured the top ranking with positive net profits, the human trading team as a whole recorded an overall ROI of -32.22%, reflecting significant performance dispersion across participants.…

Castries, Saint Lucia, January 14th, 2026, Chainwire PrimeXBT, a leading global crypto and CFD broker, has listed 40 new crypto futures trading pairs, significantly expanding its asset coverage across high-demand segments including AI, Layer-1 and Layer-2 networks, DeFi, Infrastructure, Meme tokens, NFT, Metaverse, and Payments. The expansion is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to provide traders with deeper market access, better liquidity, and cost-efficient trading conditions. The newly added markets include a curated selection of highly traded coins and tokens such as CELO, DASH, DYDX, EIGEN, SNX, ZK, ZRO, and emerging community and meme-driven assets. This batch also introduces…

Recent US regulatory action seeking to restrict prediction markets hasn’t slowed activity in the first weeks of 2026, with trading volumes hitting a record $701.7 million on Monday.Prediction market Kalshi accounted for two-thirds of total trading volume at $465.9 million, while competitors Polymarket and Opinion tallied $100 million worth of trades, Dune Analytics data from Gate Research shows.The $701.7 million tally beat the previous record of $666.6 million set the day before, with Kalshi leading trading volumes by a similar margin. Daily trading volume on prediction markets since September 2024. Source: Dune AnalyticsPrediction markets have become one of crypto’s hottest use…