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The Ethereum blockchain recorded its strongest operational year in history in 2025, processing record transaction volumes and securing the vast majority of the DeFi market.However, the crypto asset that powers the network failed to mirror that growth, posting double-digit losses for the year.According to CryptoSlate’s data, ETH is trading down 10% year-to-date at under $3000. Its performance against Bitcoin, the flagship digital asset, has also lagged, with the ETH/BTC ratio falling 6% since the start of the year.This divergence highlights a fundamental shift in the economics of the world’s most widely used commercial blockchain.Ethereum Daily Transactions (Source: YChart)While network utility…

In brief Citadel and other TradFi giants are signaling they may sue to block crypto’s new regulatory wins, setting up a major 2026 showdown. Wall Street is increasingly split: some firms see crypto as a threat, while others are embracing blockchain. The emerging conflict is expected to peak during SEC and CFTC rulemaking next year. This year vaulted the crypto industry to unprecedented heights of political influence. But could that new position of power pose unexpected consequences—and attract new enemies—in 2026?At the start of every new year, Decrypt consults its handy Crypto Crystal Ball to divine what trends are likely to…

Russia is preparing to escalate its crackdown on unregistered cryptocurrency mining, proposing criminal penalties that include forced labor and prison sentences, little more than a year after formally legalizing the industry. The Ministry of Justice on Monday published draft amendments to the Criminal Code that would reclassify many forms of illegal crypto mining from an administrative offense into a criminal one.  The proposal comes amid widespread noncompliance with the regulatory framework that took effect in 2024, following President Vladimir Putin’s signing of mining legislation last summer. Although mining was legalized to bring the fast-growing sector out of the shadows, authorities…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Dogecoin, ASTER, and HYPE are among the tokens that have significant token unlocks over the next week. This comes amid the crypto market downtrend, with these unlocks likely to add more selling pressure on these tokens.  Dogecoin, ASTER, And HYPE Set For Large Token Unlocks Tokenomist data shows that Dogecoin has a token linear unlock of 95.06 million DOGE ($11.89 million) from December 20 to January 5, 2026. Meanwhile, ASTER has a token linear unlock of 10.28 million tokens ($7.44 million), also during a similar period as…

This year’s defining security event was not a sophisticated DeFi exploit or a novel protocol failure, but the $1.46 billion theft from Bybit, a top-tier centralized exchange.That single event, attributed to sophisticated state-sponsored actors, rewrote the narrative of the year. It proved that while the frequency of attacks has dropped, the severity of the damage has escalated to systemic levels. Related ReadingByBit suffers $1.5 billion Ethereum heist in cold wallet breachThe sophisticated attack exploited ByBit’s Ethereum cold wallet, but all other systems are reportedly unaffected. Feb 21, 2025 · Oluwapelumi Adejumo Data from blockchain security firm SlowMist paints a picture…

>>>> gd2md-html alert: inline image link in generated source and store images to your server. NOTE: Images in exported zip file from Google Docs may not appear in the same order as they do in your doc. Please check the images!—–>Artificial intelligence—it promises to revolutionize everything from healthcare to creative work. That might be true some day. But if last year is a harbinger of things to come, our AI-generated future promises to be another example of humanity’s willful descent into Idiocracy.Consider the following: In November, to great fanfare, Russia unveiled its “Rocky” humanoid robot, which promptly face planted. Google’s…

It started the way these things often do: a screenshot, a red circle, a big number, and a timeline that makes your stomach do a tiny flip.On Dec. 29, the Federal Reserve’s overnight repo line item jumped to $16 billion after printing close to zero on most days.It then slid back to $2.0 billion the very next day. You can see it directly on FRED, under the New York Fed’s temporary open market operations series.Overnight repo rate (Source: FRED via Barchart)If you only look at the spike, it’s easy to tell yourself a dramatic story: banks are desperate, the Fed…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Mysten Labs co-founder and chief product officer Adeniyi Abiodun said Sui will add “private transactions” in 2026, framing privacy as a prerequisite for scaling on-chain payments to mainstream users while still staying inside regulatory guardrails. In a post on X, Abiodun wrote: “Private transactions are coming to Sui Network in 2026. More on this soon!!” Sui’s official account amplified the tease in a reply, writing: “Private transactions on Sui. 2026 is going to be exciting no doubt.” Private Transactions Are Coming To SUI In 2026 In a…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure According to market reports, BitMine Immersion Technologies acquired roughly $97.6 million worth of Ethereum on Tuesday, buying about 32,938 ETH as investors trimmed positions near the end of the year. The buy came while prices were subdued, a time some analysts say creates chances for large holders to add to treasuries. BitMine Adds Millions Of Ether BitMine’s move was followed by additional activity tied to staking. Reports show the company also staked about 118,944 ETH as part of a plan to earn yield on its holdings. Those…

2025 was supposed to be crypto’s maturation year, with regulatory clarity, institutional adoption, and infrastructure built to last. In fact, the foundation for all these topics was laid down.Yet, it also delivered a master class in how quickly narratives collapse when opacity meets price discovery.Tokens that launched with maximum hype, extracted maximum fees, and then revealed the side deals, dilution schedules, and empty promises that had been there all along.What links Movement’s market-maker scandal to KindlyMD’s 99% equity drawdown isn’t bad luck or bear-market timing. It’s the same playbook: sell the dream to retail, negotiate different terms with insiders, and…