
Ripple CTO’s ‘50-year Bitcoin’ joke has a point: Here’s the deeper lesson on crypto evolution
The “50-year Bitcoin” joke reveals crypto’s split tempo, where the base layer ossifies while L2s and edge systems innovate rapidly.

How Square’s new Bitcoin payments could change how merchants accept money online
Square’s new Bitcoin payments may redefine how merchants accept money online with faster settlement, lower costs and greater financial control.

Can Zcash’s rise revive the Bitcoin OP_CAT discussion?
As prominent cryptocurrency figures advocate for privacy protocols like Zcash, could the Bitcoin ecosystem revisit the reactivation of Bitcoin opcode

UK central bank still ‘disproportionately cautious’ about stablecoins
Some crypto industry observers believe that the Bank of England’s new proposed regulations for stablecoins are unnecessarily restrictive.

Uniswap revives ICO-style token launches with new onchain auction system
Uniswap launched Continuous Clearing Auctions, a new onchain token sale mechanism designed to offer transparent price discovery, debuting with Aztec’s

Alibaba weighs deposit token as China clamps down on stablecoins: Report
Alibaba’s global e-commerce arm is reportedly developing a bank-backed deposit token for cross-border payments as Beijing tightens its crackdown on

Proof of reserves is crypto’s key to rebuilding trust and transparency
Transparency through proof of reserves is essential for restoring and maintaining trust in crypto exchanges, ensuring security through independent audits

XRP ETF debut outshines all 2025 launches with $250M inflows, record volume
Canary Capital’s XRP ETF outperformed all 900 ETF launches of 2025, inspiring a bullish rotation among the industry’s most successful

Chainalysis says pig-butchering is becoming national security threat
Pig-butchering scams are expanding into a transnational crime model, blending trafficking and crypto laundering on a massive scale.

Cathie Wood’s ARK bags $46M of Circle stock as price dips below $90
Cathie Wood’s investment company, ARK Invest, is back to buying Circle, making its first purchases since selling 1.7 million shares

Bitcoin ETFs bleed $866M in second-worst day on record, but some analysts still bullish
Bitcoin ETFs saw $866 million in outflows as the US shutdown ended, pushing BTC to a six-month low and raising

Aave to offer zero-fee stablecoin ramps in Europe after MiCA approval
Aave said compliant, audited payment pathways are crucial for onboarding new users to decentralized finance.

US regulator mulls guidance for tokenized deposit insurance, stablecoins
Acting FDIC Chair Travis Hill said the agency is also working on a regime for stablecoin issuance and expects to

Crypto exchange Kraken boss says they aren’t racing to go public in US
Speculation that Kraken was planning to go public has been circulating since mid-2024, with one report suggesting it would do

Bitcoin can win US voters regardless of political lean, survey finds
Bitcoin’s ability to boost financial inclusion, allow transactions without government interference, and strengthen the energy grid means it can align

Chrome Web Store’s No. 4 crypto wallet can steal user seed phrases
A malicious “Safery: Ethereum Wallet” extension is currently live on the Chrome Web Store, using a crafty backdoor to exfiltrate

Stay calm: Bitcoin whales are selling, but it’s no ‘sudden exodus’
Analysts at Glassnode argue that the recent wave of Bitcoin whale sales is a typical part of a late-stage crypto

Ban on rewards tied to stablecoin payments is un-American: Coinbase
Coinbase Institute has criticized banking groups for asking regulators to prevent merchant rewards for stablecoin customers, arguing the request has

Bitfarms plunges 18% after plan to wind down Bitcoin mining ops
Bitfarms said it plans to shift its Bitcoin mining sites over the next two years and convert them to power

3 reasons why Bitcoin and risk markets sold off: Is a recovery on the horizon?
Bitcoin’s recent weakness mirrors broader economic uncertainty, as unreliable economic data and shifting expectations on US growth and policy cloud

Threshold: Upgraded bridge to funnel $500B institutional BTC into DeFi
Threshold has introduced upgrades to its tBTC bridge, which it claims will better position the $500 billion worth of Bitcoin

MoonPay launches enterprise stablecoin suite with M0, taps ex-Paxos leaders
The move pushes MoonPay deeper into stablecoin infrastructure, giving issuers a ready-made stack for launching fully backed digital dollars across

XRP ETF launches with strong trading volume, but prices fall flat
The XRP ETF launch is on track to be one of the hottest crypto ETF launches in 2025, but asset

Cash App to unlock stablecoin transactions ’soon’
Reports suggested that the feature unlocked by the financial transaction app could roll out in early 2026.

Ether’s chance of turning bullish before 2025 ends depends on 4 critical factors
Ether’s struggle to reclaim $4,000 is the result of weakening onchain activity, a decline in fees, and competition from Solana,

WBTC expands to Hedera as Bitcoin liquidity flows into new DeFi rails
Wrapped Bitcoin’s move to Hedera brings tokenized BTC and increased liquidation to the network’s growing decentralized finance ecosystem.

US SEC, CFTC operations set to resume after 43-day government shutdown
According to the agencies’ operations plans, staff are expected to return to work the day after the “enactment of appropriations

UFC taps Polymarket to add betting signals for live fight coverage
Polymarket’s onchain prediction data and fan-sentiment feeds will be integrated across UFC events, creating a new interactive layer for viewers.

Bitcoin, Ethereum now operate in ‘different monetary’ universes: Data
Bitcoin is turning into a savings-focused asset while Ethereum is becoming a high-velocity utility engine, a split that some analysts

UK risks falling behind US, EU without GBP stablecoin: Fintech exec
The British pound needs digital rails to remain competitive with the dollar and euro as the world shifts to onchain

BNY launches money market fund to hold reserves for US stablecoin issuers
Built to align with the GENIUS Act, the new fund provides a regulated vehicle for holding stablecoin reserves in cash

Bitcoin falls to $98K as futures liquidations soar: Should bulls expect a bounce?
Bitcoin data forecast the drop to $98,000 as key supports failed to generate hefty buying from bulls, and futures traders

21Shares launches crypto index ETFs under SEC’s Act 40
21Shares’ new crypto index ETFs utilize the stricter 1940 Act framework, marking a shift toward traditional fund oversight for diversified

The most important crypto moments of the year
The most influential crypto events of 2025 included sweeping regulatory moves, ecosystem expansion and the rise of new onchain trends.

Asset manager Grayscale files for US IPO
The registration statement was made public about four months after the asset manager had filed confidentially for an initial public

Last US penny minted shows why savers need Bitcoin
The last US penny, which is valued at $0.01, costs about 3.7 times its face value to mint, as inflation

What happens if the Fed cuts rates before Christmas Eve?
A pre-Christmas Fed rate cut could boost spending, shift bond yields, lift risk assets and increase demand for crypto.

Czech National Bank tests Bitcoin, crypto reserve with historic $1M buy
The Czech National Bank invested $1 million to test a crypto reserve that includes Bitcoin, a stablecoin and tokenized bank

Crypto most ‘fearful’ since March as Bitcoin eyes one-year lows versus gold
Bitcoin and crypto market sentiment hit seven-month lows, with the BTC price still above $100,000, while gold and silver received

Acurast raises $11M to turn smartphones into confidential compute nodes
Acurast raised $11 million to launch a smartphone-based confidential compute network that claims tamper-resistant execution on consumer phones.

Ethereum whale stacks $1.3B in ETH, fueling $4K recovery hopes
Unknown whales continue to increase their Ethereum exposure as technical indicators suggest a short-term ETH price rally to $4,000.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov free to leave France as travel ban lifted: Report
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is now free to travel after French authorities fully lifted the ban on his travel, although

Why crypto’s infrastructure hasn’t caught up with its ideals
Distributed cloud projects aim to reduce blockchain’s heavy dependence on centralized providers like AWS.

Circle enters world’s largest financial market with onchain FX engine
Circle is seeking to improve FX market infrastructure by offering institutions deeper global liquidity access with fewer intermediaries and reduced

OKX adds decentralized trading for US users as DEX volumes hit record high
The crypto exchange enabled decentralized trading for US users, integrating DEX access and self-custody wallets as onchain volumes reach record

Bitcoin’s second-largest whale accumulation fails to push BTC past $106K
Bitcoin whales doubled down on their BTC purchases, but long-term holder selling and resistance above $106,000 curtailed a potential recovery

Singapore warns unregulated stablecoins pose systemic risk as new rules near
The Monetary Authority of Singapore says only fully regulated, reserve-backed stablecoins will qualify as settlement assets as Singapore prepares legislation

Metaplanet’s Bitcoin gains fall 39% as October crash pressures corporate treasuries
The October market crash has pressured Corporate Bitcoin treasuries, as Bitcoin fell under the average acquisition cost basis of multiple

Emory University ups stake in Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF to $52M
Since disclosing its initial $15 million investment in Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF last year, Emory University has increased its

Scammers posed as Australian police to steal crypto, authorities warn
Scammers in Australia impersonated police using the government’s ReportCyber system to legitimize their calls and trick victims into handing over
Taiwan premier promises Bitcoin reserve assessment report by end of 2025
Taiwan is exploring the creation of a national Bitcoin Reserve comprising seized coins, much like the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Trader torches $3M to punch a $5M hole in Hyperliquid’s vault
A community member called the $3 million wipeout “performance art,” saying that only in crypto do villains torch millions purely

Community expects the first US spot XRP ETF to launch on Thursday
Analysts suggest Canary Capital’s spot XRP ETF could go live even as formal approval by the SEC is still technically

Tokyo exchange operator eyes crackdown on Bitcoin-holding firms after DAT rout
Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said JPX’s concerns are with companies that feature poor approvals and insisted the critique doesn’t apply

Canary Capital files for MOG ETF, boosting the little-known memecoin
The memecoin Mog Coin saw a slight lift in its price on Wednesday after Canary Capital filed to launch an

BitFuFu Q3 revenue doubles as rising Bitcoin prices boost miner demand
The average cost of Bitcoin during Q3 last year was $61,000, in contrast to $114,500, according to BitFuFu, which led

US shutdown ends, crypto progress continues as Trump signs bill
US President Donald Trump signed the bill ending the record 43-day government shutdown and resuming federal operations.

Vitalik Buterin champions decentralization in ‘Trustless Manifesto’
Vitalik Buterin and two other Ethereum leaders have written a “Trustless Manifesto” to call on builders to never sacrifice decentralization

Sour crypto mood could fuel an ‘unexpected rally’ this month: Santiment
Crypto market sentiment remains fearful as the broader market continues to slump, but that could be a good thing, as

Tokenization demand is no longer tied to Bitcoin: Galaxy executive
Galaxy tokenization head Thomas Cowan says interest in tokenization is now “independent of the price of Bitcoin” as institutions have

Funding bill set to reopen US government heads to Trump’s desk
The House passed a funding bill to end the longest US government shutdown in history, which had previously delayed crypto

Bitwise’s exec says 2026 will be crypto’s real bull year, here’s why
With crypto markets failing to meaningfully rally toward the end of 2025, this only sets up 2026 for more upside,

3 reasons Bitcoin struggles to overcome each new overhead resistance level
Bitcoin’s momentum loss continues as long-term holders add to market selling pressure, and rising US dollar strength leads investors to

Bitcoin’s 4-year cycle is broken, and this time, data proves it
Data shows that BTC’s “average annual returns have gradually declined, with no peaks at all in the last cycle, confirming

IBM claims major leap toward quantum computers with new chips
IBM targets quantum advantage by 2026 and fault-tolerant systems by 2029 with new processors and faster error correction, advancing the

Bitcoin Depot enters Hong Kong as part of Asian expansion
The largest Bitcoin ATM operator in North America is expanding to Hong Kong, citing growing global demand for cash-to-crypto access.

Bitdeer in flames: Ohio mining facility fire extends stock sell-off
The incident at the Massillon, Ohio, facility followed the company’s Q3 earnings report on Monday, showing a net loss of

Altcoin index metric hints at early revival: Is the next rally close?
New data shows stable altcoin speculation despite Bitcoin’s price drop, hinting at early signs of risk re-entry and a more

Prosecutors request February or March retrial for MEV bot brothers
After a jury deadlocked on a verdict for two brothers accused of perpetrating a $25 million exploit on Ethereum, prosecutors

XStocks hits $10B in volume 4 months after launch as tokenized stocks gain traction
Backed and Kraken’s xStocks sees rapid growth as investor interest in blockchain-based equities accelerates despite regulatory uncertainty.

Price predictions 11/12: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, LINK, BCH
Bitcoin bulls attempted to initiate a recovery, but were met with heavy selling pressure near $107,000. A similar fate awaited

Skittish risk managers could turn Bitcoin’s institutional boom into a bust, CEO warns
Markus Thielen warns Bitcoin’s institutional rally could reverse as ETF outflows and market fatigue weigh on risk appetite.

Leap Therapeutics surges 170% after $50M Zcash buy with Winklevoss backing
The biotech firm is shifting to a crypto-focused strategy, backed by Winklevoss Capital, and investing $50 million in the Zcash

SEC chair pledges no ‘lax enforcement’ on crypto under market structure
With market structure moving forward in the US Congress to establish clear roles for the SEC and CFTC over digital

Circle plans native token for Arc blockchain as Q3 profit surges
The stablecoin issuer considered stablecoin-denominated gas fees on Arc, but has a long-term goal of shifting to distributed governance.

How Ripple plans to bridge crypto and Wall Street in its $4B expansion
Ripple bundles custody, prime brokerage, treasury and stablecoins so institutions can operate like banks with crypto rails.

Bitcoin falls to $101K despite stocks, gold rallying ahead of vote to end US govt shutdown
Bitcoin fell to new weekly lows at $101,300 as US equities and gold rallied ahead of the key vote to

Franklin Templeton expands Benji tokenization platform to Canton Network
Franklin Templeton has linked its Benji tokenization platform to the Canton Network, expanding institutional access to regulated onchain assets.

Strategy’s Bitcoin dominance slips in October as corporate treasuries expand
Michael Saylor’s company remains a top Bitcoin holder, but its dominance has fallen amid slower accumulation and rising competition.

Bitcoin price boom isn’t guaranteed after US shutdown: Here’s why
The end of Trump’s last US government shutdown back in 2019 saw a boom in crypto markets, but things are

Coinbase will incorporate in Texas, citing ‘legal climate’
The US-based cryptocurrency exchange has not had a brick-and-mortar headquarters since adopting its “remote-first” policy, but maintains offices in San

Ethereum price analysis: ETH ‘seconds away’ from breakout toward $4.4K
Ethereum neared a falling wedge breakout, eyeing a potential rally toward $4,400 by mid-December if the bullish setup is confirmed.

Crypto’s yield gap with TradFi narrows as staking, RWAs surge
Stablecoins, staking tokens and RWAs are bridging crypto’s yield-generation gap, bolstered by the historic approval of the US GENIUS Act

XRP ‘distribution’ phase does not change $30 price target: Analysts
XRP analysts are still confident of a bullish continuation with targets between $10 and $30 for cycle tops, fuelled by

Bybit finds 16 blockchains with power to freeze user funds
After analyzing 166 blockchains, Bybit’s Lazarus Security Lab found 16 networks that can freeze or restrict user funds, raising questions

Bitcoin price hits $105K as analysis eyes ‘massive’ Binance BTC withdrawals
Bitcoin maintained its November pattern of higher lows as it rebounded to $105,000, but traders remained cautious about a potential

Altcoins aren’t dead; long live altcoins
Bitcoin won’t win as a monetary asset while tokens power adoption through incentive layers. Zero-knowledge transport layer security unlocks verifiable

Sonic Labs pivots from speed to survival with business-first strategy
Sonic Labs’ strategic shift aims to bring “measurable, lasting value” for builders, validators and S token holders through upgraded fees,

Kraken co-CEO warns UK rules meant to protect users punish them: FT
Arjun Sethi criticized the UK’s crypto regulations for burdening users with excessive disclaimers, saying they worsen customer experience.

Japan stablecoin issuers could fill central bank’s bond-buying gap: Report
Japan’s first yen stablecoin issuer, JPYC, said growing demand could make stablecoin reserves a new force in the country’s bond