Layer‑2 Solutions and DeFi Tokens Propel Crypto Market Higher as Fed‑Rate Anxiety Diminishes
The cryptocurrency market experienced a noticeable uplift this week, driven primarily by strong performances from Layer‑2 scaling solutions and decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens. Two of the most prominent Layer‑2 networks, Starknet and Arbitrum, posted impressive gains of more than 17 percent each, signaling renewed investor confidence in the technologies that aim to make blockchain transaction…
Sept. 18, 2026, 10:33 a.m.