Perp DEXs almost triple volume in 2025 as onchain derivatives mature
Trading activity concentrated in the second half as Hyperliquid’s early lead faced increasing pressure from Aster and Lighter....
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Trading activity concentrated in the second half as Hyperliquid’s early lead faced increasing pressure from Aster and Lighter....
A prison letter from Keonne Rodriguez has reignited debate over crypto privacy tools, developer liability and executive clemency....
Grayscale said macro pressure and clearer US regulations are setting the stage for crypto’s next bull market in 2026....
Cointelegraph asked 20 crypto executives for their stablecoin predictions in 2026. We identified five key themes… and one stark warning....
Lighter’s LIT token launch sparked debate over insider ownership, while prediction markets and whale trades revealed divided expectations regarding valuation....
Incoming liquidity from the US Fed and bullish technical breakouts are aligning to support a $1,000 price outlook for Zcash....
OpenSea and Magic Eden have evolved throughout the year, now that NFT mania feels like a distant memory. Here's how....
Once a barometer of retail hype, memecoins are closing the year with shrinking liquidity, weaker participation and fading speculative momentum....
US-listed XRP ETFs continued to draw steady inflows through December, even as Bitcoin and Ether funds posted sharp monthly outflows....
Onchain data shows activity holding up on Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Avalanche even as fee revenue declines across the crypto sector....
JPMorgan has reportedly frozen accounts linked to Y Combinator–backed stablecoin startups BlindPay and Kontigo after flagging exposure to sanctioned jurisdictions....
The failed vote highlights deeper tensions over token value capture, governance power and whether DAO structures can effectively manage protocol identity....
Bitcoin and several major altcoins turned down from their overhead resistance levels, signaling that the bears continue to sell on rallies....
Stablecoins exploded in 2025 with new regulations, banking charters, and a $306 billion market cap—but not all issuers had smooth sailing....
According to Coinbase researcher David Duong, decentralized platforms and shifting trader behavior have pushed perpetual futures into a more central market role....
Luke Gromen still backs debasement but is trimming Bitcoin risk as BTC lags gold, trends weaken and quantum headlines weigh on sentiment....
RWA protocols have overtaken decentralized exchanges by total value locked, as tokenized Treasurys, private credit, and commodities become core onchain building blocks....
Some Polymarket users reported that their accounts had been breached and drained, which the prediction market blamed on a third-party provider....
Offchain Labs increases its ARB holdings, signaling long-term conviction in Arbitrum as governance token prices slump and layer-2 competition intensifies....
JPMorgan has launched a tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, highlighting how regulated cash products may integrate into onchain settlement and collateral workflows....