U.S. crypto regulation advanced sharply in 2025 as Congress set stablecoin rules, embraced regulated digital finance and accelerated market structure efforts, marking a broad legislative push that brought long-sought clarity to digital assets. Crypto Legislation Hits Critical Mass in 2025 With Stablecoins Settled and Market Structure in Motion The year 2025 marked a pivotal shift […]
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2025 EOY Report: Blockchain of the Year
2025 was a defining year for Web3, marked by widespread enterprise adoption and a major shift toward real‑world asset tokenization. Despite the global rise of artificial intelligence, crypto adoption in the U.S. accelerated sharply after the Trump administration rolled back prior regulatory barriers, helping blockchain maintain strong momentum. 2025 proved to be another watershed moment […]
Read MoreXRP ETFs’ 2025 Launch: Rapid Inflows and a Strong Institutional Debut
XRP spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) launched in mid-November and quickly amassed over $1.1 billion in inflows. Consistent weekly demand and rising assets positioned the products as a serious contender heading into 2026. Capital, Liquidity, and Conviction: XRP ETFs in 2025 XRP ETFs entered U.S. markets late in 2025, but they wasted no time making an […]
Read MoreJPMorgan Freezes Accounts From ‘High Risk’ Stablecoin Startups Kontigo and Blindpay
The actions would have been taken due to the high risk linked to lending services to these startups. Blindpay, one of the stablecoin startups affected, operates in Latin American countries, while Kontigo is focused on the Venezuelan market. JPMorgan Freezes Accounts From Stablecoin Startups Kontigo and Blindpay Stablecoin neobanks are once again under scrutiny by […]
Read MoreFrom Terahash to Petahash: Inside 2025’s Most Powerful Bitcoin Mining Rigs
The evolution of bitcoin mining machines in 2025 came down to an unyielding chase for leaner energy use paired with massive gains in computational muscle, all centered on the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) market. What follows is a rundown of the top five bitcoin mining machines as the year wraps up and the industry rolls […]
Read MoreThe $87K Standoff: Bitcoin Coils Tightly Before Its Next Explosion
Bitcoin’s price as of Dec. 27, 2025, is a cool $87,382, holding a market cap of $1.74 trillion and logging $30.6 billion in 24-hour trading volume. The digital heavyweight floated between $86,673 and $88,965 in a tight intraday range, while the market exhibited signs of tightening ahead of a probable breakout. Indicators across multiple timeframes—from […]
Read MoreFidelity Macro Analyst: Bitcoin Might Take a ‘Year off’ in 2026
Jurrien Timmer, Director of Global Macro at Fidelity Investments, believes that 2026 might be a gap year for bitcoin, even with the current tailwinds. Trimmer states that bitcoin might take a year off as part of its classic 4-year cycle. Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer: Winter Might Be Upon Us, 2026 Might Be a ‘Year Off’ for […]
Read MoreThe Leverage Tinderbox: How Geopolitics and Open Interest Fueled the Largest Wipeouts Ever
The start of Trump’s second administration in January 2025 fueled optimism in crypto markets, driving bitcoin to record highs, but each time the euphoria quickly gave way to volatility. The sharp corrections wiped out billions in leveraged positions and left 1.6 million traders liquidated on Oct. 10 alone. The Reality Check: Volatility and the Deleveraging […]
Read MoreExpert; Bitcoin ‘Crash’ to $24K Was Just a Binance Liquidity Wick
A viral social media scare suggested bitcoin had crashed to $24,000 on Christmas, but the event was actually a localized “flash crash” limited to a single, illiquid trading pair ( BTC/USD1) on Binance. The Anatomy of a Phantom Crash While much of the crypto world celebrated Christmas, a viral X post of bitcoin “crashing” to […]
Read MoreCoinbase 2026 Outlook Sees Crypto Entering Finance Core in ‘Extraordinary and Transformative’ Shift
Coinbase Institutional’s 2026 Crypto Market Outlook frames the industry at a pivotal transition, with policy clarity, institutional participation, and infrastructure convergence positioning digital assets to integrate deeper into the financial core over the coming year. Coinbase 2026 Crypto Market Outlook Sees Regulatory Clarity Reshaping Institutional Strategy, Risk, and Compliance Coinbase Institutional, the research arm of […]
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