The lowdown on how the switchover to ZK-proofs is expected to work this year as part of Ethereum’s plan to scale to 10,000 TPS.

Once a barometer of retail hype, memecoins are closing the year with shrinking liquidity, weaker participation and fading speculative momentum.

From hacks and macro shocks to stablecoin regulation and market-structure upgrades, 2025 reshaped how crypto operates and what mainstream adoption really means.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino warned that an AI sector correction could spill over into crypto markets in 2026, with some analysts projecting BTC to drop to as low as $65,000.

From McDonald’s to municipal taxes, Lugano is proving that Bitcoin adoption is not about predicting the future; it is about building the infrastructure to handle it today.

The malicious Trust Wallet extension has also been exporting users’ personal information, pointing to potential insider activity, according to cybersecurity company SlowMist.

Bitcoin simmered below resistance but teased a bullish breakout as the Asia trading session accompanied new all-time highs for gold and silver.

The failed vote highlights deeper tensions over token value capture, governance power and whether DAO structures can effectively manage protocol identity.

James Howells, who accidentally had his hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin thrown away, offered his advice to industry newcomers, veterans and skeptics in 2026.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is hovering at levels lower than during the shock FTX collapse in late 2022, despite Bitcoin trading at roughly five times the price.

If Ether manages to reclaim its all-time high in 2026, it may just be a “bull trap,” says crypto analyst Ben Cowen.

Grok makes X more truth-friendly as it often challenges users’ assumptions instead of confirming them, says Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.

Bitcoiners wanting to focus on short-term factors should be “fairly methodical and mathematical,” says Strategy CEO Phong Le.

The non-fungible token project owned by Luca Netz appeared on the Sphere’s exterior screens, with the animated display going live on Christmas Eve.

Headlines move crypto fast, but liquidity decides what lasts. Data from ETFs, stablecoins and onchain flows shows what really drives prices.

Prediction markets are moving into crypto’s mainstream as Crypto.com’s in-house market maker raises fairness questions and Coinbase doubles down on growth.

DTCC’s move to bring US Treasurys onchain highlights growing institutional momentum behind tokenized real-world assets.

Post-halving stress is reshaping Bitcoin mining. As margins compress, miners turn to AI, HPC and consolidation to survive heading into 2026.

The cheap network fees are a boon for traders but could signal long-term fundamental issues with Ethereum's revenue generation model.

Large, long-term crypto and Bitcoin investors continue to sell into the market, keeping asset prices from hitting a blow-off top.

Investors saw the announcement as a positive catalyst for crypto markets, but the proposed stimulus hinges on a Supreme Court ruling.

Explore how the Condorcet paradox exposes the limits of perfect fairness in blockchain consensus.

Bitcoin traders focused on the weekly close amid flat BTC price action and warned that the whole bull market could end with a bad result.

Ledger is weighing a New York listing after revenues hit triple-digit millions in 2025, driven by record crypto hacks and growing demand for cold storage wallets.

Robert Kiyosaki predicts Bitcoin will reach $250,000 and gold $27,000 by 2026, saying he’s buying hard assets amid a looming crash.

Zero-knowledge proofs replace shared observation with shared verification, enabling accountability without revealing sensitive information. Regulators must embrace privacy as infrastructure.

Italian banks have endorsed the ECB’s digital euro project but called for implementation costs to be spread out over several years.

Bitcoin is entering a much more “mature era” that is healthy for the asset and will see attention returning, according to Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn.

A crypto analyst said Bitcoin’s dominance chart has “looked bearish for weeks” and altcoin season could be on the horizon.

BTC has been glued to its fair value since March 2024 and is getting ready to spring higher, according to author and analyst Adam Livingston.