According to metrics, the tally of ETH burned from fees has sailed past the 6 million mark, meaning that as of Dec. 7’s exchange rates, more than $18 billion in value has effectively gone up in smoke since the London hard fork on Aug. 5, 2021. ETH Bonfire Surpasses 6M ETH Since 2021’s London Upgrade […]
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No Santa Rally? Bitcoin Derivatives Markets Hint at a Cold December
Bitcoin slid under $88,000 on Sunday morning, putting the market squarely in “so much for the Santa Rally” territory. With derivatives traders scrambling for footing and open interest wobbling across major venues, bitcoin is signaling that December may be more coal than candy canes. Bitcoin’s December Stumble Sends Derivatives Markets Scrambling Bitcoin’s drop under $88,000 […]
Read MoreBitcoin Price Watch: Bulls Stall Below $90K While Bears Lick Their Chops
Bitcoin price is rangebound today between $88,990 to $89,473 over the last hour, perched just below the psychological $90K marker as traders wrangle over its next move. With a market capitalization of $1.78 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $21.62 billion, the coin remains the heavyweight champ of crypto—though its footing looks increasingly cautious. […]
Read MoreWhy Bitcoin Isn’t a Digital Tulip — and Why It Will Never Be
Recent opinion pieces have drawn parallels between bitcoin and tulips because of the speculative frenzy surrounding the latter in the 1600s. I explain why those comparisons are unfair and why analyzing bitcoin solely as a store of value misses the point entirely. Bitcoin Is Not a Digital Tulip, Even if the NGU Thesis Has Stalled […]
Read MoreCentral Bank of Argentina Mulls Allowing Banks to Offer Crypto Services
According to local media, the central bank is examining the possibility of issuing a new ruleset to allow banks to enter the cryptocurrency business. Local analysts say this would open the door for more people to use crypto and stablecoins. Report: Central Bank of Argentina Mulls Opening Banks to Crypto The Facts The Central Bank […]
Read MoreReal-World Asset Market Cools off With a 1.09% Pullback This Month
Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) slipped slightly this month, with total distributed value falling 1.09% as $268 million quietly exited the sector since the first of November. Worldwide RWA Value Eases Lower Tokenized RWAs—onchain versions of traditional financial (TradFi) instruments like treasuries, commodities, private credit, public equity, and corporate debt—continued expanding in breadth even as total […]
Read MoreObscura Hardfork: Privacy, Scalability, and Network Resilience
This content is provided by a sponsor. The Beldex blockchain upgraded to Obscura at block height 4939540, on December 7, 2025. Obscura strengthens a core pillar of privacy-preserving blockchains: delivering strong privacy while ensuring transaction processing remains efficient and scalable. To address this, the upgrade introduces Bulletproofs++, a more compact zero-knowledge range-proof system designed to […]
Read MoreIs Crypto a Security? Part II: Utility Tokens
Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. Is Crypto a Security? Part II: Utility Tokens The opinion editorial below was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. Since the early years of the […]
Read MoreDEA Veteran Accused of Betrayal, Laundering Cartel Drug Proceeds via Crypto
A former high-ranking Drug Enforcement Administration official has been indicted in Manhattan for allegedly conspiring to launder millions of dollars for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Accusations of Financial and Material Support A former senior Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent who once oversaw the agency’s financial operations has been indicted for conspiring to launder millions […]
Read MorePakistan Charts Crypto Overhaul With Binance Shaping New Framework
Pakistan presses ahead with a national digital asset framework as leaders and major crypto executives align on building a secure, transparent ecosystem to advance regulation, innovation, and financial inclusion. Pakistan Advances National Digital Asset Overhaul Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance shared on social media platform X on Dec. 5 that it hosted a consultative meeting on […]
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