Flare Launches New Way For XRP Investors To Earn Flare Network has launched earnXRP, a new onchain yield product built with Upshift Finance and Clearstar that aims to let XRP holders earn returns while keeping their exposure denominated in XRP. According to the project’s description, earnXRP targets 4% to 10% returns by deploying wrapped XRP…
The 7 Largest Publicly Traded Ethereum Treasury Firms Publicly traded companies are increasingly adopting crypto treasury strategies that extend beyond Bitcoin and into other major digital assets, led by Ethereum. Data from StrategicETHReserve.xyz shows public entities with Ethereum treasuries collectively hold more than 6.7 million ETH, valued at about $20 billion, representing over 5.5% of…
Crypto Bills Shouldn’t Be Bitcoin or Bust, Says Indiana Lawmaker Indiana State Rep. Kyle Pierce said a cryptocurrency bill he introduced earlier this month was drafted to be intentionally broad, aiming to support the wider digital asset market rather than elevating any single token. In comments to Decrypt, the Republican lawmaker said the approach was…
The Year in Bitcoin 2025: Breaking Records as Governments and Wall Street Took Interest Bitcoin’s 2025 was defined less by a single price trend than by a shift in who drove the market. While headlines focused on sharp rallies and reversals, the year’s lasting story was unprecedented institutional participation alongside major U.S. policy moves and…
Vanguard Opens the Door to Crypto ETFs, Coinbase Challenges State Actions, and ETF Flows Signal Caution Several threads shaping crypto markets in late 2025 converged this week: broader access to crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through major brokerage platforms, new legal action by Coinbase against multiple US states, and fresh reminders that institutional participation can expand…
XRP ETF net assets cross $1.25 billion milestone, but price action remains muted Institutional demand for XRP exposure continued to build through exchange-traded funds, even as XRP’s spot price stayed range-bound. In recent sessions, investors added $8.19 million to XRP ETF products, lifting total ETF-held net assets to roughly $1.25 billion, according to several widely…
How Pudgy Penguins Landed the Las Vegas Sphere—After Dogwifhat Couldn’t The Las Vegas Sphere is currently displaying animations of Pudgy Penguins, bringing the crypto-native brand’s cartoon characters to one of the most prominent digital billboards in the U.S. The campaign runs for about seven days and was planned over several months, according to details shared…
Bitcoin will be ‘top performer’ in 2026 after lagging this year, VanEck says VanEck says Bitcoin could rebound in 2026 after a difficult period of relative performance in 2025, pointing to a widening gap between crypto and large-cap tech stocks. In the asset manager’s recently published 2026 outlook, David Schassler, VanEck’s head of multi-asset solutions,…
Gold nears a 50-year threshold as bitcoin drifts back toward key support Gold is approaching a historically significant level when measured against the U.S. money supply, while bitcoin is retracing toward a closely watched technical floor—highlighting a widening gap between how investors are treating the two assets in the current market. On a ratio basis…
Bitcoin Has Entered A Bear Market, And This Data Backs It Up Bitcoin is showing multiple signs consistent with a shift into a bear market, according to recent analysis from CryptoQuant and commentary from verified contributors on the platform. A key signal cited by analysts is Bitcoin’s Combined Market Index (also referred to as BCMI),…
Prediction Markets Had Their Breakout Year in 2025 — and There Was No Going Back Prediction markets moved decisively into the mainstream in 2025, shifting from a niche crypto experiment into a fast-growing financial product category with multibillion-dollar activity. Platforms that let users trade on the outcome of real-world events—ranging from elections and economic data…
‘Most important tokenholder rights debate’: Aave faces identity crisis Aave, one of decentralized finance’s biggest lending protocols, is facing a sharp internal split over who should control the project’s brand and related assets — a dispute that is escalating a broader clash between the Aave DAO and Aave Labs, the company led by founder Stani…
The Year in Bitcoin 2025: Breaking Records as Governments, Wall Street Take Interest Bitcoin’s 2025 was defined by a striking contradiction: a market that became more institutional and policy-linked than ever, while still delivering extreme volatility and operational stress across parts of the ecosystem. On price alone, the year produced a new all-time high before…
‘Bitcoin Senator’ Cynthia Lummis Will Not Run for Reelection Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), one of Congress’s most prominent advocates for Bitcoin and digital-asset policy, said she will not seek reelection when her term ends. Lummis has served in the U.S. Senate since 2021 and would have faced voters again in 2026. In explaining her decision,…
Dogecoin loses $0.13 floor as derivatives positioning signals bigger swings ahead Dogecoin (DOGE) fell below the $0.13 level Tuesday after a bout of heavy selling in the spot market coincided with a sharp increase in derivatives activity. The combination points to traders bracing for wider short-term price swings rather than positioning for an immediate rebound….
Vanguard Opens the Door to Crypto ETFs as Saylor Faces Fresh Scrutiny and ETF Flows Turn Choppy Crypto’s institutional era is expanding in uneven ways, with new access points for traditional investors arriving at the same time as renewed debate around bitcoin risk, corporate crypto strategies, and the durability of the ETF bid. On the…
XRP weakens after losing support, with $1.85 next in focus XRP slipped below key short-term support levels on Wednesday after sellers repeatedly emerged near the $1.90 area, keeping price action compressed and shifting market attention toward $1.85. At press time, XRP was trading around $1.85, down 1.25% over the past 24 hours. The move placed…
Ethereum Fails To Surpass $3,000: Predictions For The Final Days Of The Year Ethereum (ETH) continues to trade below the $3,000 level after repeated attempts to reclaim the round-number threshold failed on the daily chart. The move keeps ETH in a technically fragile position heading into the final days of the year, with analysts focused…
XRP ETF net assets cross $1.25 billion milestone, but price-action muted Institutional demand for XRP exposure continued to build through exchange-traded funds, with investors adding $8.19 million in recent sessions. The latest increase pushed total net assets held across spot XRP ETFs to roughly $1.25 billion, according to data cited from SoSoValue. The milestone, highlighted…
Stablecoins take center stage as market hits record size and on-chain data points to caution Stablecoins continued to cement their role as crypto’s most widely used product in 2025, as new data and industry commentary pointed to growing mainstream adoption alongside a more risk-aware market structure. Total stablecoin market capitalization reached a record $310 billion,…
