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The new year is barely underway, yet Monday morning already feels like a turning point. Crypto moving back to the center of global finance — and this time, it’s being led by the very institutions that once dismissed it. Cover photo: Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase)
Crypto markets opened 2026 slightly up after months of stagnation. Bitcoin rose about 2% to $89,400, approaching the $90,000 level it hasn’t reliably held since early December. Ethereum climbed 2% back above $3,000, while Solana outperformed with a 3% gain. XRP and Dogecoin also moved higher.
Bitcoin slipped again this week, extending a stretch of subdued price action that has kept the market range-bound for weeks. On the surface, the move looks uneventful—another small dip in an already quiet market. But as Barron’s recently noted, this period of stagnation may be less about weakness and more about transition.
Crypto has always been driven by opinions. They spread on timelines long before capital ever moves. Influence lived in posts, not portfolios, and belief still required translation into action. Creator ETFs change that dynamic. Instead of following someone’s thinking and acting on it later, people can now invest directly in the worldview itself
Tokenized assets have spent years circling decentralized finance. Treasuries arrived first. Stablecoins followed. Now, public equities are stepping in—not as abstractions, but as working financial collateral.
MoonPay is bringing crypto payments closer to everyday use. This week, the company unveiled the MoonPay Commerce App, a shopping app built exclusively for the Solana Seeker mobile phone. The app is designed to make spending crypto feel as natural as using a traditional mobile wallet — whether that’s buying coffee, apparel, digital collectibles, or art
Crypto moves at internet speed, but wallets still expect users to slow down. Most interfaces are built around manual inputs, nested menus, and fragmented tools that force people to constantly switch between charts, social feeds, and dashboards just to keep up. The result is a familiar pattern across the industry. Missed moments. Delayed execution. Decisions driven by FOMO instead of clarity.
On stage at Solana Breakpoint in Abu Dhabi, Abra Founder and CEO Bill Barhydt unveiled AbraFi, a new Solana-native protocol designed to bridge real-world assets with scalable, onchain financial instruments.
Abu Dhabi — At Solana Breakpoint today, Keel — the Solana-native onchain capital allocator backed by Sky (formerly MakerDAO) — unveiled one of the most ambitious RWA liquidity programs Web3 has seen to date: the Tokenization Regatta, an open competition designed to deploy up to $500 million into Solana’s rapidly growing Real-World Asset ecosystem.
Gelephu, Bhutan — Bhutan has officially brought its national gold reserves into the digital age. Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), the country’s flagship innovation district, today unveiled TER, a sovereign-backed digital token fully collateralized by physical gold.
Dubai — As the year comes to a close, Bybit is inviting its global community to unlock a personalized snapshot of their 2025 trading journey.
Mahe, Seychelles — BitMEX has launched a major upgrade to its user experience: a native fiat-to-crypto on-ramp powered by Mercuryo, the global payment infrastructure provider trusted by MetaMask, Ledger, Trust Wallet, PancakeSwap, 1inch, and other leading Web3 platforms.
