BlackRock ends 2025 with roughly 771,000 BTC in its spot ETF as Larry Fink outlines conditions for $700,000 bitcoin BlackRock closed out 2025 with its spot bitcoin ETF holding roughly 771,000 BTC, underscoring how quickly institutional vehicles have become a major conduit for bitcoin exposure. The accumulation coincides with comments from BlackRock CEO Larry Fink,…
Year in Prediction Markets: From Regulatory “Sinkhole” to Multi-Billion Dollar Business Prediction markets moved from a niche corner of crypto and fintech into a large-scale business over the past year, with weekly trading volume surpassing $2 billion across major platforms including Polymarket and Kalshi. The growth followed a notable change in the U.S. regulatory posture…
Coinbase Ventures Maps Crypto’s Biggest Bets for 2026 Coinbase Ventures has outlined the sectors it believes will shape crypto’s next growth phase in 2026, pointing to a market that is moving from broad narratives toward a smaller set of high-activity categories. In its end-of-year outlook, the firm highlighted four major pillars: real-world asset (RWA) trading,…
The Grisliest Bitcoin and Crypto Wrench Attacks That Grabbed Headlines in 2025 As Bitcoin’s price climbed in 2025, a growing number of so-called wrench attacks—physical assaults intended to coerce victims into handing over access to their crypto—also made headlines. Wrench attacks are distinct from most crypto crime narratives because they do not rely on hacking,…
Why Pudgy Penguins Turned to This Toy Veteran to Reach the Masses Pudgy Penguins, the NFT-born brand that has increasingly leaned into consumer products, brought in toy industry veteran Steve Starobinsky in March to refine its approach to consumer packaged goods. Starobinsky described the brand’s current moment with a vivid analogy: like an island at…
Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein credits Trump’s First Step Act for early prison release Ilya Lichtenstein, the Russian-U.S. national who confessed to hacking crypto exchange Bitfinex and stealing nearly 120,000 bitcoin, said he is being released from prison earlier than expected and credited the bipartisan First Step Act for his shortened time behind bars. In a…
Turkmenistan legalizes crypto mining and exchanges to boost the economy Turkmenistan has officially legalized cryptocurrency mining and regulated crypto exchanges, marking a notable policy shift for one of the world’s most isolated and tightly controlled economies. The new framework, known as the Law on Virtual Assets, came into effect on January 1, 2026. It establishes…
Emerge’s 2025 Tech Trend of the Year: Quantum Computing Stopped Being Background Noise For much of crypto’s history, a common assumption has shaped how researchers and builders prioritize security work: quantum computers were too noisy, too fragile, and too immature to pose a practical threat to real-world cryptography. In 2025, that comfort weakened. The shift…
2025 Became “The Year of the Ninja” in Video Games, Led by a Resurgent Ninja Gaiden Across reviews, platform roundups, and year-end lists, a consistent theme emerged in 2025: ninja and samurai games dominated the action release calendar. Commentators repeatedly described 2025 as “the year of the ninja,” pointing to a cluster of high-profile launches…
Bitcoin Whales Woke Up in 2025 and Moved Billions in BTC—Here’s Why A large Bitcoin “whale” moved a massive stash of BTC in 2025, cashing in on nearly $9 billion worth of coins at the time. Large whale sales can sometimes rattle markets because they increase near-term supply and raise concerns about downward price pressure….
Coinbase’s Base faces builder backlash over creator coin push Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network Base is facing growing criticism from developers and traders over its increasing focus on creator coins, a narrative closely associated with NFT platform Zora. Builders say the emphasis is coming at the expense of established Base-native projects that helped build the ecosystem…
Internet Computer climbs back to $3 as short-term momentum improves Internet Computer (ICP) moved back above $3, extending a short-term rebound as trading activity picked up and price consolidated near a key psychological level. The move matters primarily because round numbers such as $3 often act as widely watched reference points in crypto markets. When…
Charles Hoskinson draws a line between hashing and lattice-based cryptography as Cardano expands its focus Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has weighed in on a technical debate that often gets muddled in crypto discussions: what cryptographic hashes are for, what they are not for, and how that differs from newer post-quantum approaches such as lattice-based cryptography….
Dogecoin Price Could Rally To All-Time Highs If It Breaks This Resistance Level Crypto analyst Bitcoinsensus raised the possibility of a Dogecoin price rally to $0.75, outlining a technical setup that the analyst believes could support a large move if a key resistance level is cleared. According to the analyst, Dogecoin could potentially rally as…
The US lawmaker trying to make crypto mainstream in the USA Trump Media and Technology Group said Wednesday it plans to distribute a new digital token to its shareholders, marking another step in the company’s push into digital assets as political support for crypto grows in Washington. The company’s announcement comes amid a broader shift…
Internet Computer climbs back to $3 as short-term momentum improves Internet Computer (ICP) moved back above $3 in January 2026, extending a short-term rebound as broader crypto market momentum improved. The move was accompanied by an uptick in trading activity, with ICP consolidating around the $3 level. That price point has served as a key…
Bitcoin’s squeeze sets stage for major price swing Bitcoin has spent the first days of 2026 in an unusually tight trading range, with prices hovering between $85,000 and $90,000 over the past two weeks. At the time of the latest observations, bitcoin was trading around $89,416, after opening the year near $87,500. Market watchers say…
Emerge’s 2025 Story of the Year: How the AI Race Fractured the Global Tech Order In 2025, artificial intelligence moved from being mostly a product feature on screens to becoming a force that shaped policy decisions, trade relationships, and market behavior. AI systems increasingly influenced how people and businesses find information online, effectively reshaping the…
Tether adds nearly $800 million in bitcoin, bringing holdings above 96,000 BTC Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, has increased its bitcoin reserves after adding 8,888 BTC in the final quarter of 2025. The transfer was worth roughly $780 million at prevailing prices, lifting Tether’s total bitcoin holdings to 96,185 BTC, valued at about…
Emerge’s 2025 Story of the Year: How the AI Race Fractured the Global Tech Order In 2025, artificial intelligence moved from being mostly a consumer-facing feature to becoming a force that shaped national policy, global trade relations, and stock market behavior. The shift marked a year in which AI’s influence expanded well beyond apps and…
