The Year in Crypto ETFs 2025: Bitcoin, Ethereum Thrive as XRP and More Join the Party Crypto exchange-traded funds expanded their footprint on Wall Street in 2025, with products tied to Bitcoin and Ethereum continuing to set the pace while newer offerings widened investor access to other major digital assets. Alongside the growth in established…
Bitcoin Cycle Defined by Demand, Not Price: CryptoQuant Head Says CryptoQuant’s head of research, Julio Moreno, is urging market watchers to rethink how they define a Bitcoin cycle, arguing that demand—not price performance—should be the primary lens. In a post on X and in comments made on the Milk Road show, Moreno said that “most…
TikTok Users Claim They’ve ‘Unredacted’ the Epstein Files After Latest DOJ Release The U.S. Justice Department’s release of a third batch of documents on Dec. 23 quickly sparked a wave of posts across social media, with some TikTok users and other accounts claiming they had found a way to reveal information hidden by redactions. According…
The Best Performing Bitcoin and Crypto Stocks of 2025 Crypto markets ended 2025 with a split personality: digital assets struggled to hold onto early-year momentum, while a select group of crypto-linked equities and mining-adjacent plays posted standout gains. The year also highlighted how quickly narratives can shift—from pure bitcoin exposure to infrastructure, AI compute, and…
Bitcoin’s squeeze sets stage for major price swing Bitcoin has entered a period of relative stability, with price action tightening into what technical analysts often describe as a “squeeze.” The setup reflects declining volatility and a narrower trading range, conditions that can signal that the market is building toward a larger move. The squeeze referenced…
TikTok Users Claim They’ve ‘Unredacted’ the Epstein Files After DOJ Release A new wave of viral posts swept across TikTok and other social platforms after the U.S. Department of Justice released a third batch of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein on Dec. 23. Users claimed they had discovered a simple “hack” that could reveal text…
Charles Hoskinson highlights the gap between hash functions and lattice-based cryptography Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson drew attention to a common point of confusion in security discussions: the difference between cryptographic hash functions and other tools that may look “hash-like” but do not meet the same security requirements. The distinction matters because not every function that…
XRP ETFs approach $1.25B in assets as token price slips; CFTC clears regulated spot trading on U.S. futures exchanges XRP traded lower at $1.86, even as demand for U.S.-listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) remained steady. The divergence highlights a market dynamic where institutional buying through ETFs is continuing while traders sell into rallies, suggesting…
Indie game releases in 2025 highlight how “independent” can include both blockbuster sequels and small-scale surprises A roundup of 2025 indie games is drawing attention to a growing tension in how “indie” is defined in games media: some of the most prominent titles that fit the label are also among the industry’s most anticipated sequels….
Creator Capital Markets: How Pump.fun Changed Streaming in 2025 Pump.fun, a Solana-based memecoin creation platform, became one of crypto’s most consequential creator-economy experiments in 2025 by popularizing what it described as “creator capital markets”—the idea that viewers can fund their favorite creators while taking a stake in the future of their content through a crypto…
XRP and Solana volatility in 2025 was twice as bumpy as Bitcoin’s Bitcoin’s price swings have become noticeably calmer in 2025, but that stability has not carried across the broader crypto market. Over the past year, trading in XRP (around $1.87) and Solana (around $126) has been roughly twice as volatile as trading in Bitcoin…
The Year in XRP 2025: New Highs After 7 Years as Ripple’s SEC Case Finally Ends XRP posted its strongest year in years in 2025, fueled by a mix of market momentum and a long-awaited legal resolution for Ripple Labs. After being largely range-bound amid regulatory uncertainty, the token reached a fresh peak and then…
Emerge’s 2025 Tech Trend of the Year: Quantum Computing Stopped Being Background Noise For years, cryptographers and many in the crypto industry have leaned on a familiar reassurance: quantum computers were still too noisy, too fragile, and too immature to pose practical problems for modern cryptography. In 2025, that stance weakened. The shift highlighted by…
The Best Co-Op Games of 2025 to Play With Your Pals A wave of end-of-year lists and roundups is highlighting how strong 2025 was for cooperative and multiplayer games, spanning online shooters, indie surprises, and a renewed interest in local co-op. Across publications and creators, the shared message is clear: co-op play remained a major…
David Beckham-backed Prenetics ditches bitcoin purchase Prenetics, a health-sciences company backed and co-founded by English football icon David Beckham, said it won’t allocate any existing or new capital for the purpose of buying additional bitcoin. The move marks a clear shift from the company’s earlier approach. Prenetics began buying Bitcoin earlier this year, joining a…
$1.6 Trillion Asset Manager Franklin Templeton Highlights XRP, Explains Rationale for Deeper Focus Franklin Templeton, which manages more than $1.6 trillion in assets, is publicly sharpening its focus on XRP and the XRP Ledger (XRPL) as institutional interest in the token continues to expand. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the California-based firm…
Bitcoin’s record year hits a sharp reversal as $1tn is wiped from the crypto market A bitcoin logo is displayed at a conference in Hong Kong on Aug. 28, 2025. The image captured a high point in a year when bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies surged for months before the market abruptly turned. After strong gains…
Winklevoss-backed Cypherpunk buys $28 million of zcash, now owns 1.7% of supply Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) said it has added $28 million worth of zcash (ZEC) to its balance sheet, increasing its stake to roughly 1.76% of Zcash’s circulating supply. In a Tuesday press release, the Nasdaq-listed company said it purchased 56,418 ZEC at an average…
Michael Saylor-led firm adds $109 million in Bitcoin as “White Whale” market cap jumps Crypto markets were slightly lower on the day as a fresh Bitcoin purchase and a sharp move in a smaller token drew attention. Bitcoin traded around $87,000 (down 1%), while Bitcoin dominance held at 59.0%. Ether was at $2,953 (down 3%),…
Bitcoin Whales Woke Up in 2025 and Moved Billions in BTC—Here’s Why Bitcoin’s run to six figures in 2025 helped trigger a wave of activity from some of the network’s oldest and largest holders. Blockchain data tracked large transfers from long-dormant wallets—some inactive for 10 to 14 years—as Bitcoin surged past $100,000 and later reached…
