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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Community Advocates for Quantum-Resistant BIP-360 Upgrade Amid Intensifying Debate

Bitcoin’s Taproot usage is declining, signaling wider concerns around its quantum future, as the leading cryptographers race to solve the quantum threat in 2026.

2025-12-19T01:24:37ZMike Rose
Bitcoin

Kraken-Backed xStocks Expands to TON Wallet, Reaching Almost Every Global Market

The rollout provides Telegram users with access to tokenized US stocks via a self-custodial wallet, but it will not be available in the US at launch.

2025-12-19T01:24:13ZMike Rose
Markets

NYSE Parent Company Negotiates Investment in Cryptocurrency Firm MoonPay, According to Reports

The discussions follow Intercontinental Exchange's $2 billion investment in prediction platform Polymarket in October.

2025-12-19T00:22:50ZJose Moringa
Markets

Synthetix Makes a Comeback to Ethereum Mainnet After Three Years Promising a Fresh Start

Synthetix founder Kain Warwick expects other perpetual decentralized exchanges to follow Synthetix back to Ethereum, which is faster than ever.

2025-12-19T00:22:31ZJose Moringa
Markets

XRP's Recognition Boosts ETFs to Surpass $1 Billion in Assets, Says Executive

XRP has a “number of reasons” that are attracting traditional investor dollars, which has helped to push XRP ETFs over $1 billion in assets, says CF Benchmarks CEO Sui Chung.

2025-12-19T00:22:04ZJose Moringa
Technology

The Resilience of Cypherpunk Values in an Era of Change

The values that are baked into the foundations of crypto — privacy, self-sovereignty, decentralization — are eroding, and we’re running out of time to address the problem.

2025-12-18T23:20:40ZMike Rose
Altcoins

Solana Struggles to Keep Pace with Altcoin Market: Is the Era of Its Dominance Coming to an End?

SOL falls behind multiple altcoin competitors as its onchain activity, fee and DApp revenues slump. Cointelegraph explains why.

2025-12-18T23:20:12ZMike Rose
News

Senate Markup for Crypto CLARITY Act Scheduled for January, According to Sacks

White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks said the CLARITY Act will reach the Senate next month for debate and amendment before a full vote.

2025-12-18T23:19:44ZMike Rose
Markets

US Federal Reserve Highlights Cyclical Patterns of Dollar Dominance in Global Debt Markets

A recent study by the US Federal Reserve argues that despite periodic challenges, a lack of credible alternatives has kept the dollar at the center of global bond markets.

2025-12-18T22:19:18ZJose Moringa
News

Coinbase Welcomes Former UK Chancellor George Osborne as Chair of New Advisory Council

Osborne began advising Coinbase in 2024 and has been critical of the UK government's lack of robust digital asset regulations.

2025-12-18T22:18:36ZMike Rose
Markets

JPMorgan Maintains Stance Against a Trillion-Dollar Stablecoin Market by 2028: Key Reasons Behind Their Outlook

JPMorgan said stablecoin demand remains primarily driven by crypto trading activity, while growing use in payments may not materially increase supply.

2025-12-18T22:18:12ZJose Moringa
Markets

Crypto Losses Approach $3.4 Billion as Hackers Target Major Operations

Three major incidents accounted for the majority of crypto losses in 2025, while upgraded security across DeFi protocols managed to keep hackers at bay, according to Chainalysis.

2025-12-18T21:17:14ZJose Moringa