The Plomin Hard Fork marks Cardano’s transition to a fully self-governing blockchain, enabling ADA holders to vote on key decisions through on-chain voting, delegated representatives (DReps), and a community-controlled treasury. Cardano is focusing on major scalability upgrades, including Hydra Layer 2 scaling, ZK-rollups, and Ouroboros Peras, which significantly reduce transaction… Listen ⇢

El Salvador has voted to scale back its radically pro-Bitcoin legislation after agreeing to a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in December 2024, Reuters reports. The deal involved El Salvador making a basket of financial reforms in exchange for a $1.4 billion loan from the IMF’s Extended Fund… Listen ⇢

XRP reached a new all-time high of $3.41 on January 16. However, it has remained rangebound since then, facing resistance at $3.27 and finding support at $2.94.  While this sideways movement indicates a relative balance between buying and selling pressures, on-chain data suggests that a downside breakout may be on… Listen ⇢

South Korea will soon ramp up its crackdown on crypto-related crimes by turning its specialized task force into a permanent investigative unit. The South Korean Ministry of Justice plans to amend the Enforcement Decree of the Prosecutor’s Office Act, allowing the Joint Investigation Department (JIU) for Virtual Asset to become… Listen ⇢

Top American crypto exchange Kraken has announced a new staking product for customers in the U.S.—nearly two years after regulators sued the company for offering a similar service. “The staking product that we launched is distinct from the one we settled with the SEC in February 2023,” a Kraken spokesperson… Listen ⇢

Dogecoin is gradually rebounding after dipping to a 2025 low earlier this week—but leading meme coins on Solana are seeing massively larger gains, with some high-cap coins rising by as much as 30% over the last day. DOGE is up about 4% over the last day, per data from CoinGecko,… Listen ⇢

Uniswap (UNI) is showing signs of recovery, regaining some of last week’s losses, but all eyes are on 1Fuel (OFT) and Near Protocol (NEAR) as these players shake up the DeFi space. Near Protocol continues its climb challenging Uniswap’s position with its scalable blockchain solutions. 1Fuel is in its presale… Listen ⇢

Websites selling official Donald Trump-themed merchandise have begun accepting Official Trump (TRUMP) payments. Customers can use the president’s official Solana-based meme coin to purchase Trump-inspired wares such as watches, perfumes and sneakers. The TRUMP payments are processed through Solana Pay, a free-to-use payments framework built on the Solana network. The… Listen ⇢

The crypto market has been hit with yet another bearish wave, and it’s more than just profit-taking this time. Tokens have reacted to the Federal Reserve’s news on rolling out new currency in the US, and it’s taking its toll on crypto coins. Ripple is one of the less affected… Listen ⇢