On Wednesday, the Sui blockchain is grappling with a mainnet outage tied to a consensus malfunction impacting validators networkwide, bringing block production to a standstill and leaving transactions frozen in place. So far, the chain has been offline for nearly three hours, after going down just before 10 a.m. Eastern time.

Bitcoin surged past $97,000 on Jan. 14, driven by the U.S. Supreme Court’s deferment of a crucial tariff ruling, record ETF inflows, and mounting macroeconomic friction.

New capital entered crypto in 2025, but it largely stayed locked in major assets like bitcoin and ether. A Wintermute report shows how ETFs, options markets, and shifting retail behavior reshaped market structure.

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On Wednesday, after Tuesday’s pullback, U.S. stocks are moving lower across the board, with red ink splashed over every major index. Equities aren’t keeping pace with precious metals— gold and silver are still on a tear—while the crypto economy added 3.66% in the past day, climbing to $3.29 trillion.

Over the last hour, the price of XRP clocked in at $2.14 to $2.17 on Jan. 14, 2026, flashing signs of resilience in a market still grappling with volatility. With a market capitalization of $130 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $5.16 billion, XRP stayed lively within a tight intraday price range of $2.08 to $2.18. Notably, XRP/KRW trading volume surged, capturing nearly 13% of South Korea’s crypto market activity.

This week, gold and silver prices continue their upward march, with gold touching $4,640 per ounce and silver notching a lifetime high of $92. Precious metals have benefited from powerful tailwinds driven by geopolitical strains, the recent probe into the Federal Reserve and concerns over its independence, alongside outsized demand meeting persistent global supply shortages.

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Bitcoin’s price sits at $94,925 to $95,051 over the last hour, with the market cap standing tall at $1.89 trillion and a brisk 24-hour trading volume of $68.71 billion. The intraday action has been anything but dull, with prices ping-ponging between $91,820 and $96,474. Whether this move is the prelude to a breakout or just a breather in bull territory is the million-satoshi question.

Crypto ETFs delivered a second straight day of synchronized gains as bitcoin posted its strongest inflow of 2026 so far. Ether, XRP, and solana funds followed suit, underscoring a sharp rebound in investor confidence.

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Animoca Brands acquires Somo to integrate its collectibles and gaming ecosystem into Animoca’s global Web3 network.

Bitcoin surged past $96,000 on Jan. 13, lifting its market cap above $1.9 trillion and the broader crypto economy to $3.33 trillion. The rally was driven by record ETF inflows of $753.8 million, with Fidelity and Blackrock leading.

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Salad.com has partnered with Golem Network to test whether decentralized Web3 infrastructure can support Salad’s large-scale commercial workloads.