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According to ChainCatcher, Dune Analytics data shows that USDC transaction activity has experienced explosive growth. Across 49 queried networks, monthly USDC transaction volume increased from 31 million in July 2024 to 613 million in January 2026, marking a 20-fold increase in such digital currency transfers within just 18 months. Polygon and Base together handled 68% of USDC transactions, thanks to their low fees, fast settlement times, and optimization for daily financial processes. Polygon has broken records, with daily USDC transaction volume exceeding 12 million, surpassing Solana to become the top USDC chain. In January, Base processed USDC transactions totaling $5.3 trillion. USDC issuer Circle has expanded native support to 30 blockchains and enhanced its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP), which has facilitated over $126 billion in seamless transfers. Integration with traditional financial giants such as Visa, Stripe, and Shopify has also played a key role.

ChainCatcher reported that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that the synergy between FOCIL (Fork Choice Enforced Inclusion List) and AA (Account Abstraction, EIP-8141) will significantly enhance Ethereum's censorship resistance.

According to Odaily, the chief legal officer of a certain exchange, paulgrewal.eth, posted on X stating that a U.S. court pointed out in a related ruling that ordinary users might consider Kalshi's products to be "similar to sports betting, or even indistinguishable." However, the court emphasized that this perception does not change its legal nature, because "a game lasting three hours, and the Titans winning that game, both constitute the occurrence of an event." The related contracts are still classified as "swaps," and by law fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). paulgrewal.eth believes that this ruling means that even if a product is similar in form or experience to sports betting, as long as its structure meets the definition of a swap and it is traded on a regulated exchange, it remains subject to the CFTC regulatory framework.