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Bitcoin just missed its $95k Boxing Day record, triggering signal that demands immediate attention

Bitcoin just missed its $95k Boxing Day record, triggering signal that demands immediate attention

Every Boxing Day, I make the same cup of tea, check the same price chart, and ask the same question: What story is Bitcoin telling this year? Line up the December

XRPL flips to quantum-safe signatures; 2,420-byte proofs replace elliptic curves

XRPL flips to quantum-safe signatures; 2,420-byte proofs replace elliptic curves

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is ending the year with major technological developments after a year that saw it gain significant adoption and milestones. On Dec. 24, Denis

10 tokens that defined the memecoin hall of shame with 2025’s wildest trades

10 tokens that defined the memecoin hall of shame with 2025’s wildest trades

The year opened with a sitting president launching his own token three days before inauguration and closed with researchers proving that one of the year's “comeback

10 stories that rewired digital finance in 2025 – the year crypto became infrastructure

10 stories that rewired digital finance in 2025 – the year crypto became infrastructure

This year opened with Bitcoin (BTC) proponents expecting a clean rally, driven by halving narratives, spot ETF momentum, and a Fed pivot all stacked neatly in their

Bitcoin’s 2025 review: The “violent transformation” hidden behind the year’s deceptively flat price chart

Bitcoin’s 2025 review: The “violent transformation” hidden behind the year’s deceptively flat price chart

2025 delivered a brutal lesson in market structure for Bitcoin. The year began with political momentum and drifted into a summer of aggressive policy signals. Yet

The top 12 crypto winners of 2025: who got it right this year?

The top 12 crypto winners of 2025: who got it right this year?

If 2024 was the year of the crypto reawakening, 2025 was the year the plumbing finally got permitted. This year, the emerging industry entered January with tentative

Bitcoiners waiting for a “Bukele moment” in Chile are ignoring a $229 billion signal that matters more

Bitcoiners waiting for a “Bukele moment” in Chile are ignoring a $229 billion signal that matters more

Chile has made a hard pivot. In a decisive Dec. 14 runoff, José Antonio Kast, a conservative former congressman and leader of the Republican Party, won the presidency

Metaplanet stopped buying Bitcoin for months, concealing a ruthless arbitrage strategy that puts retail to shame

Metaplanet stopped buying Bitcoin for months, concealing a ruthless arbitrage strategy that puts retail to shame

Over the past quarter, the most notable market signal from Japan-based Metaplanet was not a single Bitcoin purchase, but a pause. The Tokyo-listed firm, which spent

Crypto insiders stopped buying new tokens 2 years ago, creating a liquidity trap that’s crushing retail buyers

Crypto insiders stopped buying new tokens 2 years ago, creating a liquidity trap that’s crushing retail buyers

More than 80% of the tokens launched this year are trading underwater, marking a definitive shift in the market's appetite for venture-backed cryptocurrency projects

Something broke for crypto in October, data shows how the market changed

Something broke for crypto in October, data shows how the market changed

Two months after Trump’s tariff headline detonated a historic liquidation cascade, Bitcoin is still stuck in a different kind of market, one with less leverage,