The FTC and 11 states are accusing Walmart of, shall we say, “misleading” drivers about how much they’d be raking in when they were zooming around delivering groceries and gadgets from the world’s biggest retailer. Apparently, these drivers expected big bucks and instead got, well, less than that.
Bitcoin, ever the star of this grand spectacle, traded with a flourish between $72,700 and $73,000, having gained a modest 5.5% in 24 hours. Tens of billions of dollars were added to its already prodigious market value, which now stands at over $1.45 trillion. One wonders if it will ever tire of such extravagance.
BTC has jumped from a 24-hour low of $67,515 to as high as $73,394, representing an 8.7% increase.
On the daily, ETH is refusing to come out of its rut-stuck below the 100‑day and 200‑day moving averages that are both doing the little slide. The chart is basically a trending downwards roller coaster named “Bearish Boulevard.” The price is still nudging around a descending channel that looks a bit like the shape of a very tired avocado.
The data, extracted from the digital abyss of growthepie.com, reveals Base Chain leading with 30.54 Mgas/s, followed by Polygon PoS at 24.74 Mgas/s. Polygon, that overachiever, boasts a 189% rise in six months and 271% in three years. OP Mainnet, Arbitrum One, and Ethereum’s mainnet trail behind, while Ink, Unichain, and Scroll post gains so absurd they could only be described as Dostoevskian-+216%, +276%, and +575%, respectively. Numbers, like the human condition, are both impressive and meaningless.
It all started with a spike in transaction volume-a good old-fashioned surge of activity. A 400% surge, to be exact. Which, I’m sure, was just enough to make anyone in crypto giddy with excitement. According to the XRP payment volume chart, the ledger processed a whopping 1.5 billion XRP during this wild uptick. It was like everyone remembered XRP existed and decided to throw money at it for a hot second.
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Leading this financial fandango was Bitcoin, that enigmatic prima donna, breaching the $71,000 threshold with a 5% leap in mere hours. A mere $70 billion was added to its coffers, as if plucked from the ether by some alchemist’s wand. Ethereum, not to be outdone, pirouetted past $2,050, its 5.6% ascent a testament to its enduring allure. Even XRP, the oft-overlooked chorus member, joined the ensemble, trading near $1.40, its modest gains a reminder that even the supporting cast deserves a curtain call.
Binance is working to expand its legal approvals throughout Asia in 2026. They plan to secure 5 new licenses this year, potentially bringing the total number of countries where they operate legally to over 20. This reflects Binance’s increased commitment to following regulations and growing in a structured way within important markets.
Well, shut my mouth and call me astonished! Polymarket, that bastion of bold predictions, has tucked its tail between its legs and archived its nuclear detonation market quicker than a politician dodges a hard question. The move came hot on the heels of a now-deleted post on X, which boldly proclaimed a 22% chance of a nuclear kaboom before the ball drops on New Year’s. Naturally, the public reacted with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer to a piñata.