Layer‑2 and DeFi Tokens Drive Broad Crypto Rally as Post‑Fed Rate‑Hike Anxiety Eases
The cryptocurrency market entered a noticeable upswing this week, propelled primarily by strong performances from prominent layer‑2 scaling solutions and a suite of decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens. Two of the most watched layer‑2 networks, Starknet and Arbitrum, posted gains exceeding 17 percent each, signaling renewed investor confidence in technologies that aim to improve transaction speed,…
Sept. 18, 2026, 10:33 a.m.