2026-01-11 23:21:36

This week, the crypto market is experiencing a flurry of active events. First, let's look at the public chain ecosystem—Polygon will officially launch its open monetary stack vision on January 13th, marking an important infrastructure upgrade. Solana is preparing for a privacy hackathon, starting on January 12th, indicating that the ecosystem is deepening its exploration of privacy applications. There are also several cross-chain integration actions, with Thorchain about to integrate Solana, which means users will be able to achieve more convenient native cross-chain trading flows.

On January 14th, BNB Chain will undergo a Fermi hard fork, mainly to improve transaction final confirmation speed. This performance optimization directly impacts user experience. On the ecosystem project side, Huma Finance's community call is scheduled for January 12th, and FOGO, a SVM Layer 1 platform, released token-related news on January 13th. Additionally, the Supernova network scalability upgrade vote for MultiversX will end on January 18th, and the Zama community event kicks off on January 15th.

From a macro perspective, two things to watch are—next week, the U.S. Senate will vote on the Cryptocurrency Market Structure Act, which could influence the overall policy environment; U.S. CPI data will be released on January 13th, often triggering market volatility. Furthermore, on January 14th, the U.S. Supreme Court may rule on Trump's tariffs policy, a decision that typically causes chain reactions across all asset markets.

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LonelyAnchorman

· 33m ago

Polygon is about to stir things up again, but I still believe in Solana's move towards privacy. Cross-chain integration is the real necessity. BNB's Fermi hard fork is basically just to gain speed; performance optimization is an endless pursuit. The key is to keep an eye on policy developments in the US. Once CPI and tariff rulings are announced, the entire market will shake accordingly.

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SellTheBounce

· 7h ago

No matter how fancy the technology is, in the end, all policies can overturn everything with a single statement. Projects that are optimistic about all die, while those that are pessimistic tend to survive the longest. This is the market.

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BlockchainBard

· 19h ago

With so many events happening in quick succession, it feels like we're being led by the rhythm, but Polygon's recent moves still have some substance.

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OffchainWinner

· 01-13 16:29

This week has been full of events, and I feel like next week will be another round of hustle. Polygon's open monetary stack sounds quite promising, but I wonder if the implementation will hold up. Thorchain integrating Solana? Will cross-chain liquidity really become user-friendly, or just continue to be a headache? The key to BNB's Fermi fork still depends on whether the confirmation speed can truly improve, otherwise it's just talk. By the way, keep a close eye on CPI that day, as it usually triggers a sell-off. The Senate vote is the same; policy-related shocks are the most painful.

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ChainMaskedRider

· 01-11 23:51

The pile-up of events is overwhelming. The BNB Fermi hard fork feels like the main event; whether transaction speeds are maximized or not all depends on this move.

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OnchainUndercover

· 01-11 23:37

The events are too dense; I can't keep up with the pace... Polygon, Solana, BNB, all doing things within a week. Who are they trying to outdo?

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CryptoGoldmine

· 01-11 23:36

The real opportunities lie in those chains with performance optimizations. Underlying improvements like BNB's Fermi hard fork are often underestimated by the market. From the perspective of TPS improvement, there is still ROI potential. The infrastructure race between Polygon and Solana is quite interesting, but I personally prefer projects that can turn yields into tangible results; having vision alone is not enough. Be cautious during the weeks of Senate voting and CPI data releases. Historical data shows that such time windows are often good opportunities for low-cost entry, but the prerequisite is having sufficient capital reserves. The integration of Thorchain with Solana is worth paying attention to, as cross-chain liquidity improvements directly impact the space for arbitrage based on computing power.

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MidnightGenesis

· 01-11 23:30

Monitoring shows that on the day of the Fermi hard fork, BNB Chain's gas will have fluctuations. Notably, the CPI release time coincides with the Supreme Court ruling, and on-chain data may fluctuate wildly. From the code perspective, the deployment logic of Thorchain-Solana integration is quite interesting; late-night deployments often hide details. Based on past experience, markets tend to react in advance to such policy expectations, but the real alpha lies in observing the movements of large addresses, not just listening to official statements. Polygon's open monetary stack upgrade? It sounds grand, but the actual impact depends on on-chain data. Unsurprisingly, there will be some dumpings during those days. The interesting part is that so many events are clustered in the same week. It's unclear whether it's a coincidence or a carefully planned arrangement.

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