2026-01-16 11:28:00

Belgium's KBC bank, the country's second-largest financial institution, has made headlines by becoming the first Belgian bank to officially offer Bitcoin trading services to its clients. This marks a significant step in traditional finance's embrace of cryptocurrency.

Meanwhile, Solana's real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem continues its impressive momentum, reaching a new all-time high of $1.15 billion. The growth reflects rising institutional interest in tokenized assets on the blockchain.

On another front, Ethereum continues to demonstrate its network strength, recording a historic milestone of 2.6 million daily transactions. This surge highlights the continued demand for decentralized applications and on-chain activities across the network.

BTC0,57%

SOL1,31%

ETH1,54%

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ForkTrooper

· 01-19 03:22

Are all the Belgian matters settled? Why do I feel like traditional finance is still dragging its feet?

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0xLuckbox

· 01-19 03:22

Traditional finance has compromised; KBC is doing Bitcoin trading. Interesting.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 01-18 08:40

Traditional finance is really bowing down slowly; Bitcoin has entered banks. This is truly the real victory, right?

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MagicBean

· 01-16 11:56

NGL, the opening of Bitcoin trading in Belgium is a real signal that traditional finance is starting to loosen up.

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TommyTeacher

· 01-16 11:53

Belgian major banks open Bitcoin trading, traditional finance really can't turn back Sol ecosystem surpasses 1.15B, institutions are quietly taking profits Ethereum 2.6M daily trading volume... these numbers are a bit outrageous

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Whale_Whisperer

· 01-16 11:51

Traditional finance is starting to play with cryptocurrencies, this is really happening now. Solana's RWA ecosystem hits a new high, institutions are really gradually getting on board. Ethereum's on-chain daily active transactions reach 2.6 million, this is truly the network effect.

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SchrodingerWallet

· 01-16 11:50

Belgian bank is doing BTC trading, traditional finance is really starting to back down ETH daily average trading volume is 2.6 million... this number is a bit scary Sol's RWA has broken 1.15 billion, institutions are really entering the market KBC's move is quite aggressive, are European banks following suit? Solana is on the rise, Bitcoin is no longer a big deal 2.6M daily trading volume, is it about to break the sky? Traditional banks still can't escape, they'll have to surrender sooner or later

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NftDeepBreather

· 01-16 11:48

Traditional finance is really compromising... KBC's move is quite clever.

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DegenTherapist

· 01-16 11:46

ETH's 2.6M daily trading volume is really impressive, but I'm more interested in Solana's RWA breaking 1.1 billion... Is traditional finance finally starting to take it seriously?

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TokenomicsShaman

· 01-16 11:31

Traditional finance is getting serious, and KBC's move was well played. Solana RWA surpasses 1.15B, this is truly institutional entry. Eth has an average of 2.6 million transactions per day? That data is a bit crazy. Mainstream banks are embracing Bitcoin, the breaking moment has arrived. It feels like institutions are gradually shifting towards on-chain assets, quite interesting.

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