The launch of EDU Chain will have a long-lasting impact on the native token, which gained over 11% in the past 24 hours to trade about 60 cents on Friday, January, 17.

The launch of EDU Chain on Arbitrum could significantly enhance educational transparency and data ownership, fostering innovation in edtech. The post Open Campus' EDU Chain goes live on Arbitrum, aiming to revolutionize education with blockchain appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

EDU chain will support educational apps and onchain education with tamper-proof credentials and developer incentives.

London, United Kingdom, 15th January 2025, Chainwire

DeFi giant Lido on Wednesday announced a significant development in association with Deutsche Borse's crypto arm, Crypto Finance AG. It essentially underscores the mission of Lido to expand the access of staked ETH to institutional investors.

Pop star Zayn Malik had the Last of Us-themed birthday cake for his birthday. He shared the eerie Clicker cake with his fans on social media.

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly plummeted below $90,000 on Monday, ringing alarm bells among investors as markets panicked. However, it quickly rebounded from this level to reach $92,500 and then climbed to its current level of $95,400.

PancakeSwap has now burnt a total of 8.9 million CAKE as it looks to enhance ecosystem valuation.

PancakeSwap, the multi-chain decentralized exchange, has successfully burned 9 million of the native token CAKE. The DEX platform, available across multiple chains, including BNB Chain, Ethereum, Aptos, Base, Arbitrum, and Linea, announced the token burn on Jan. 13.

Animecoin is set to launch its ANIME token with a focus on community distribution.

The Animecoin project is a collaboration between the Arbitrum, Azuki and Weeb3 that aims to support the growth of anime culture via Web3.

Cryptocurrency prices fell last week as global investors embraced a risk-off sentiment as American bond yields rose. Bitcoin remained below $95,000, while meme coins like Dogwifhat (WIF), Popcat (POPCAT), and Bonk (BONK) were among the top laggards.

The post-election rally sparked by Donald Trump's November 5 US presidential victory has significantly cooled, leading the broader market into a consolidation phase since early 2025.

The post-election rally sparked by Donald Trump's November 5 US presidential victory has significantly cooled, leading the broader market into a consolidation phase since early 2025.

Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution Arbitrum has proposed a new challenge resolution protocol called BoLD (Bounded Liquidity Delay) to boost its ecosystem.

SUI surpassed Arbitrum in DEX volume, but it remains stuck in a no-trade zone, awaiting a breakout.

Synthetix has announced that it will transition its perpetual markets on the Arbitrum network to a close-only mode.

The Arbitrum DAO has opened an important vote on a proposal that could significantly enhance the security and decentralization of the Arbitrum ecosystem. The proposal seeks to transition both Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova to the Bounded Liquidity Delay (Bold) protocol, a major upgrade that promises to improve network security and ensure greater transparency.

“BoLD will eventually replace the current, permissioned fraud proof mechanism that powers Arbitrum chains today,” said Arbitrum.

The BoLD upgrade enables anyone to participate in securing the network, removing centralized validator restrictions.

TL;DR Arbitrum DAO is considering adopting the BoLD protocol to improve validation and security on the Arbitrum One and Nova networks. BoLD would replace the current validator model with a permissionless one, enabling open and decentralized participation.

The move is part of a strategic pivot by Synthetix to consolidate its operations and focus on Coinbase's Base network.

If Arbitrum DAO's proposal is approved, BoLD will be implemented on its ecosystem chains — One and Nova — in February 2025.

Ira Auerbach will head Offchain Labs' Tandem division, bringing traditional finance expertise to the Ethereum scaling project.

Offchain Labs has hired Ira Auerbach, former head of digital assets at Nasdaq, to lead Tandem, its partner studio and venture capital arm.

Raredex is now live on the Arbitrium blockchain. This marks a significant shift in accessibility to an asset class, which had been long reserved for institutional investors until now.

Raredex.io's new exchange allows trading of tokenized rare earth metals on the Arbitrum blockchain. With blockchain technology enabling fractional ownership and secure storage, investors can access this once-exclusive market with traceable ownership of real-world assets. The post Raredex.io Launches Live Exchange for Tokenized Rare Earth Metals on Arbitrum appeared first on Cryptonews.

Orange Finance locked its vaults and warned users not to attempt deposits or withdrawals, after a hacker gained access to its admin multisig wallet. An estimated $840,000 have been lost from stolen stablecoins and WETH.

The Lotte Group, a South Korean giant with a portfolio ranging from retail to technology, is expanding its presence in the blockchain sector by collaborating with Arbitrum, Ethereum's layer 2 network.

Arbitrum-based Orange Finance has lost $840,000 after hackers upgraded its contracts and drained funds. Orange Finance, a liquidity management protocol on the Arbitrum network, has been hacked, with losses totaling over $840,000.

South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group has tapped the Ethereum layer 2 network Arbiturm to enhance its artificial intelligence-driven metaverse platform, Lotte Caliverse.

Ethereum Layer-2 network Arbitrum has collaborated with South Korea's Lotte Group to expand its metaverse ambitions.

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Lotte's Caliverse, an AI-driven entertainment experience, is coming to the layer-2 network, allowing web3 users to pay for services with crypto.

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are growing in popularity among crypto users. In the past year, DEXs have generated significant competition for centralized exchanges (CEXs) that currently control trading.

Lido DAO (LDO) has captured the attention of the crypto community recently, as its price action has drives significant bullish potential. After breaking out of a falling wedge pattern, LDO's price trajectory is being closely watched by traders, with key support and resistance levels forming the backbone of its future movement.

Bitcoin (BTC) surged past $100,000 as it continued its upward momentum in the new year. The cryptocurrency went from a low of $98,760 to $102,413 late on January 6 before dropping marginally to its current level of $101,745.

Whales and retail traders are driving ARB higher, defying broader bearish expectations.

Lido DAO's token has broken out of a falling wedge pattern with increasing market participation, showing a 50% recovery from recent lows

LDO's bullish outlook emerges from a falling wedge breakout, supported by strong volume and key support at $1.88.

In October 2024, the volume of ethereum locked into liquid staking platforms surpassed the 14 million ether threshold. However, as of 2025, the total ETH held in these protocols has fallen below the levels recorded at the end of November. As of Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, approximately 13.

The Block's GMCI indices for memecoins and AI tokens ended 2024 as the largest gainers, while gaming and Layer 2 tokens lost value overall.

Arbitrum, a leading Layer 2 solution built on Ethereum, is taking significant strides to reshape the blockchain gaming landscape. With the approval of a $190 million investment through the Gaming Catalyst Program (GCP), Arbitrum is set to support the next generation of blockchain-based games.

Arbitrum (ARB) has been facing persistent bearish momentum, trading at $0.72166, marking a 5.54% drop over the past 24 hours. The recent break below a crucial demand zone has heightened concerns among traders, suggesting that ARB may continue its downward trajectory unless market conditions improve swiftly.

Arbitrum (ARB) displays significant bearishness amid prolonged declines. Faded profitability, dwindled market sentiments, and weak engagements position ARB for more dips. According to IntoTheBlock data, around 1.06 million ARB addresses, representing 80.96% of holders, are “out of the Money.” Meanwhile, 14.24% enjoy returns, while 4.8% (62.6K addresses) remain break-even.

Aerodrome Finance has recently made a major impact in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space by surpassing PancakeSwap in market capitalization. This notable achievement has fueled discussions about the platform's potential to reshape the DeFi landscape and challenge established players like Uniswap.

ARB's bearish momentum persists, with technical and on-chain data signaling further challenges ahead.

Aerodrome Finance flips PancakeSwap, signaling a post-crypto crash power shift in DeFi dominance.