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The Core Blockchain By The Numbers
Network’s daily transactions: 51.2K (-6.9%)
Total unique addresses: 69.24M (+0.15%)
ERC-20 daily tokens transferred: 19.4K (-34.9%)
Total CORE delegated: 261.5M (+8.55%)
Total BTC staked: 2,724 (-10.63%)
These metrics are accurate at the time of publication. The percentage change is over a 14-day period.
Inside The Network
🔸What we’re watching: The Core blockchain’s cumulative DEX volume reached $1.27 billion in 2025, up 88% from $675 million at the beginning of the year.
🔸Why it matters: The rise in DEX volume suggests the network’s DeFi rails are being used more frequently and for everyday purchases, reinforcing Core’s position in the Bitcoin DeFi (BTCfi) ecosystem.
Sustained growth in DEX volume signals improving liquidity depth and lower execution friction. These conditions are especially important for institutions, asset managers and enterprises, which require predictable execution, scalable infrastructure, and confidence that markets can absorb larger transaction sizes.
DEX activity also spurs network volume and user activity, which in turn tend to attract more developers and protocols. This creates a flywheel where deeper liquidity leads to better products, which in turn draw more users and capital.
🔸The bigger picture: Higher DEX volume is key as Core shifts toward BTCfi products like liquid staking tokens and powering a Bitcoin-focused native neobank, enabling smoother capital flows and more efficient market access. The network is aligning activity with long-term utility so that increased economic usage contributes to revenue generation, with plans to deploy capital to initiatives such as CORE token buybacks.
Ecosystem highlights
B14g integrated Ledger to its Core-powered bitcoin staking platform
Element’s Core blockchain wallet is back online, so users can now retrieve unsaved seed phrases
ASX Mountain View Apartment NFTs’ floor price rose 131% to 81 CORE tokens in December
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Delve into the Core community
NFTMining has added $1,000 worth of Blockz tokens to its NFT rewards platform
Core hosted an X space to discuss goals for 2026 with ecosystem projects: ASX, B14g, Blockz, Myth Games, Gunnies
Colend’s Core lending protocol saw TVL rise 25% to $24.8M throughout December
ArcherSwap, an NFT and gaming asset trading platform on Core, removed 40K of its cPUMP token from circulating supply
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