Gate Insights and Crypto Market Analysis

In brief The Base network is ditching the open-source Optimism tech stack in favor of its own, unified technology. As part of the change, the network will seek to double its hard-forks to six per year, with narrower focuses in each. The Ethereum scaling network will ultimately require n

_Trump’s 2025 crypto policies sparked a revolution while his family earned $800M. Democrats call it corruption. Republicans see innovation. What’s the truth?_ Donald Trump’s 2025 presidency transformed American cryptocurrency policy. But did it enrich his family at taxpayers’ expense? Gary

Something strange is happening in crypto right now. TRON is quietly generating massive revenue, yet it still doesn’t get mentioned in the same breath as Ethereum. That disconnect is exactly what aixbt highlighted this week, and the numbers are hard to ignore. Aixbt posted that TRON (TRX) gener

DeFi is experiencing exponential growth and new users have been coming into the ecosystem since February 2026. Ethereum remains a dominant force, though it’s currently running at peak capacity. Meanwhile, Solana’s new decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have started to carve out a significant portion

Bitcoin traded flat near $66,000 on Feb. 18, showing little momentum despite sharp intraday swings. The day’s debate centered on comments from Cryptoquant’s CEO, Ki Young Ju, who questioned whether dormant coins — including Satoshi Nakamoto’s 1.1 million bitcoins — should ever be frozen at the

The Federal Reserve meeting minutes show that inflation targets remain unclear, and market expectations for rate cuts and policies may differ. OpenAI launches a cryptocurrency security assessment system, and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority increases its Bitcoin holdings. Goldman Sachs CEO and the Trump family express bullish views on Bitcoin, indicating sustained institutional interest. Owlto Finance introduces a privacy mode to reduce cross-chain transfer risks. Bitcoin price recently retreated to 65,972.1 USDT.

_Bridge moves closer to national trust status after OCC approval, advancing regulated stablecoin custody and reserve services._ Bridge has secured conditional approval to organize a federally chartered national trust bank. Approval marks a notable step for stablecoin infrastructure in the

Ethereum's proof-of-stake contract now holds over 50% of the total ETH supply, with 80.9 million tokens valued at $160.4 billion. Despite price struggles around $2,000, anticipation grows for BlackRock's new Ether ETF.

ARB is trading at $0.1174, which is 5.9 percentage points higher in the past 24 hours and the resistance is 0.1176. The nearest support is at $0.1101 and the much wider triangle support is at $0.107. ARB was up 1.7% relative to Bitcoin, and at the same session, it reached 0.051686

Standard Chartered has slashed its end-of-year prediction for XRP from $8 to $2.8 amid a wider market selloff. Prediction for Bitcoin has dropped to $100,000, with Ethereum and Solana down to $4,000 and $135. In the past 30 days, the crypto market has shed nearly $900 billion in overall mark

XRP is trading in a narrow band of between $1.45 and $1.61 after falling by 7.0 per cent in a single day. XRP was up 5.1 percent versus Bitcoin and traded at 0.00002174 BTC even though the USD pair was weak. EGRAG CRYPTO emphasizes that it is a Bitcoin fractal comparison, which is

SHIB was trading at $0.056973 with a 9.2 percent price increase per day but within a specific range. The immediate support was  at $0.056382, and the resistance was $0.057215. The 30-minute

JUP climbed 3% as Jupiter rolled out native SOL staking collateral, targeting Solana’s estimated $30 billion staking pool. Total Value Locked on Jupiter increased to $2.14 billion, the first sign of new short-term user activity and price growth. Jupiter (JUP) went up nearly 3% on Tuesday, in

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) continues to face selling pressure as it tries to defend a key zone around $67,000, with bears pressing at every incline. The $65,118 support remains a focal point for downside risk, while the upside faces hurdles near $72,000 and $74,508. The longer-term picture is

The Graph has published a detailed technical roadmap for 2026 that lays out an ambitious plan to transform the protocol from an indexing-focused network into a modular, multi-service data backbone for the on-chain economy. The document, which follows the rollout of the Horizon upgrade in