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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Ethereum Foundation has published a step-by-step plan to let Ethereum’s main chain validate blocks using zkEVM proofs, reducing the need for validators to re-run every computation themselves. The proposal, shared via X on Jan. 15 by Tomasz K. Stańczak, Co-Executive Director at the Ethereum Foundation, lays out the engineering work needed across Ethereum’s execution and consensus clients, plus new proving infrastructure and security processes. zkEVM on L1 – the planhttps://t.co/KLz7PoH6q9 — Tomasz K. Stańczak (@tkstanczak) January 15, 2026 Ethereum L1 Moves Toward zk Proof-Based Validation Already…

Key NotesNEAR Intents processed 15.7 million swaps worth more than $10 billion in nominal value, generating $17 million in fee revenue.The protocol was, reportedly, the “fastest-growing cross-chain infrastructure” in 2025 and received a privacy award for the Zcash integration.NEAR Intents continue to receive positive support and recognition from key opinion leaders like Cake Wallet’s founder Vik Sharma, Helius Labs CEO Mert, and other developers. . NEAR Intents—an intent-based, chain abstraction stack developed by the team behind NEAR Protocol—was reportedly the fastest-growing cross-chain protocol in 2025. Its growth continues in 2026, now reaching $10 billion in all-time volume powered by consistent…

Something unusual is happening in the crypto casino world. A platform is giving away an asset that most people assumed would never leave private hands.Spartans  has announced a giveaway featuring the MANSORY Jesko Spartans Edition. This is not a raffle for store credit or a chance at some branded merchandise. This is a hypercar worth millions—a vehicle so exclusive that owning one typically requires connections that money alone cannot provide.The giveaway is live now. And according to Spartans.com, it will never happen again.A Different Kind of PrizeCasino promotions tend to follow predictable patterns. Cash prizes. Electronics. Maybe a vacation package.…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally above $97,000 was supported by surging inflows to the spot Bitcoin ETFs, and one analyst says that the demand must continue for BTC to break through the $100,000 barrier.Key takeaways:US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.8 billion in weekly net inflows, the strongest since early October 2025.Total net assets under spot ETFs remain 24% below their Q4 2025 peak. Long-term supply-demand dynamics continue to favor ETFs, as institutional investor access is expected to expand in 2026.Bitcoin ETF are only one part of the pictureUS spot Bitcoin ETFs logged $1.8 billion in net inflows this week, marking the largest…

Cryptocurrency markets posted a broad recovery this week, led by gains in major coins, even as investor attention remained focused on the uncertainty of pending US crypto legislation.Bitcoin (BTC) rose over 5% during the past week to top the $95,000 mark, while Ether (ETH) pumped by around 6.6% on developments related to the top Ethereum treasury companies.US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) also returned with a bang, with the funds logging four consecutive days of net positive inflows of around $1.7 billion in total, according to Farside Investors.Despite the price recovery, market sentiment was shaped by developments in Washington. US…

The deal followed Riot announcing last week that it sold more than $160 million of its Bitcoin holdings as part of a strategy shift, to broaden use of its data centers.Shares of Riot Platforms jumped more than 11% after the crypto miner said it sold Bitcoin to help finance a land acquisition in Texas.In a Friday notice, Riot said the $96 million deal for 200 acres of land in Rockdale, Texas was funded entirely by the sale of about 1,080 Bitcoin (BTC). The miner also signed a data center lease and services agreement with semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD),…

While leading privacy coins such as Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), and Dash (DASH) have already reached multi-billion-dollar market capitalizations and posted strong gains, capital flows appear to be shifting toward lower-cap privacy coins.January recorded notable accumulation activity in several mid- to low-cap altcoins. This may reflect whales’ positioning ahead of expectations that the privacy coin narrative will continue to attract capital in 2026.Sponsored Sponsored1. Horizen (ZEN)Horizen is a privacy layer protocol built on Base, Ethereum’s Layer 2 network.Horizen aims to deliver privacy while remaining compliant with regulations. The protocol enables institutions, enterprises, and users to conduct transactions and computations on-chain…

Ether (ETH) traded at $3,310, up 11% year-to-date, as renewed ETF buying and record onchain activity placed it on a path toward $4,500 over the next few weeks.Key takeaways:Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $474.6 million in inflows over four days, outpacing new supply amid a surge in institutional buying. Ethereum network activity exploded, with active addresses rising to a 28-month high. Traders expect ETH to rally to $4,500 as long as key support levels hold.Ethereum ETFs attract nearly $500 millionEther has seen a sharp increase in demand from institutional investors that have recently increased their ETH exposure through spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs).Data…

The Trump administration is eyeing a Washington, D.C. park for its “National Garden of American Heroes,” according to two sources speaking anonymously to the Washington Post. West Potomac Park is south of the National Mall, near memorials to Martin Luther King Jr. and president Franklin D. Roosevelt.  Just what part of the park is under review for the placement of the sculpture garden is not clear. The Post notes that if he wants to use the southern tip of the park, which is near the Jefferson Memorial, the president would likely have to seek an exemption under the Commemorative Works…

Bitcoin (BTC) slipped into its deepest undervaluation against gold (XAU) on Friday, reviving expectations of a potential capital rotation away from the precious metal and back into cryptocurrency markets in 2026.Key takeaways:Bitcoin is at a record undervaluation versus gold, a level historically linked to major BTC bottoms.Past gold-led cycles favor a bullish outlook for BTC price in 2026.Bitcoin will “massively outperform gold” in 2026The undervalued reading came from the BTC–XAU ratio’s Z-score, a metric that measures how far the current ratio deviates from its long-term average. BTC/XAU Z-score and its standard deviation bands. Source: JV_IndicatorsA reading below −2 indicated that…