🚨CITADEL, DTCC AND ICE BACK LAYERZERO’S $ZRO ‘ZERO’ BLOCKCHAIN IN INSTITUTIONAL ON-CHAIN PUSH
Citadel Securities, DTCC and Intercontinental Exchange have partnered with LayerZero to back Zero, a new permissionless blockchain targeting institutional trading, clearing and tokenization at scale.
Citadel has made a strategic investment in $ZRO with the network claiming up to 2M TPS via a heterogeneous design, ahead of a planned Fall 2026 launch.
🔥UPDATE: TOM LEE’S BITMINE STAKES ANOTHER 140,400 $ETH
Tom Lee-backed $BMNR has staked an additional 140,400 ETH ($282M) in the past 5hrs, bringing total staked holdings to 2.97M $ETH ($6.01B), about 68.7% of its total $ETH position.
🧐 When in doubt, remember to zoom out. Comments related to being bearish or 'selling off' have still dominated the normally bullish or 'buying the dip' narratives that we saw after previous crashes.
🌎 With a volatile and unpredictable geopolitical landscape, social media is mostly revealing that they do not trust the Bitcoin bounce that has mildly brought prices back up ~+10% since its drop to $60K last week.
😱 When FUD is the dominant path that traders are leaning toward, prices have a much higher probability of continuing to rise. Only if we begin to see FOMO again (which typically won't happen unless there's a further major bounce), will we advise that retail may be sending prices further down. Source -Santiment
📈PREDICTION MARKETS SURGE BUT VOLUME MAY BE INFLATED
#CertiK says prediction market volume jumped from $15.8B in 2024 to $63.5B in 2025, with liquidity clustering around #Kalshi , #Polymarket , and Opinion.
The firm notes research suggesting up to 60% of Polymarket’s activity during incentive periods may have been wash trading.
$HOOD reported Q4 revenue of $1.28B (vs. $1.35B est.), up 27% YoY, but missed expectations as crypto revenue fell 38% YoY to $221M and Net income dropped 33% to $605M.
Shares slid 6.5% after-hours to $80, even as transaction revenue rose to $776M and the firm highlighted momentum in prediction markets and launched its Ethereum L2 “Robinhood Chain.”
🔥 #Binance coin - $BNB is trading near 620 and the ecosystem momentum is undeniable. The Binance Chain continues to expand with growing DeFi participation infrastructure upgrades and community driven initiatives that enhance utility and engagement. $BNB remains deeply integrated into one of the most active crypto ecosystems in the world which keeps demand organic and consistent. Network improvements and ecosystem incentives are drawing builders and liquidity back into focus as trading activity remains elevated. BNB operates at the intersection of utility governance and adoption which gives it a unique positioning in the market. Market participants are paying attention as on chain activity remains strong and ecosystem growth continues to compound. The narrative around BNB is shifting from exchange token to full scale ecosystem engine. Surge incoming for BNB 🚀