Bitmine begins staking ETH, deposits $219M into Ethereum PoS contract
Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine has begun staking Ether after depositing nearly $219 million worth of ETH into Ethereum’s proof-of-stake system.
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XRP may trade sideways in 2026 until bullish catalysts emerge: Analysts
The second half of 2026 will provide “more constructive conditions” for XRP to potentially surge, according to Nansen crypto analyst...
Aave founder denies buying tokens to influence failed DAO vote
Stani Kulechov's comments followed an uproar in the Aave community about the relationship between the Aave decentralized autonomous organization and...
Bitcoin crawls to $88K as Aave faces governance drama: Finance Redefined
Cryptocurrency markets experienced a modest recovery this week, but spot Bitcoin ETFs extended a five-day losing streak amid thin year-end...
Crypto ETFs set to explode higher in 2026, analysts say
Regulatory clarity in the United States and the likelihood of falling interest rates will push the crypto ETF market higher...
Memecoins go from Christmas cheer to cold reality, sinking 65% in a year
Once a barometer of retail hype, memecoins are closing the year with shrinking liquidity, weaker participation and fading speculative momentum.
Ethereum unlikely to reach new highs in 2026: Ben Cowen
If Ether manages to reclaim its all-time high in 2026, it may just be a “bull trap,” says crypto analyst...
Crypto derivatives volume explode to $86T in 2025, averaging $265B per day
Crypto derivatives trading surged to $86 trillion in 2025, averaging $265 billion per day, as Binance captured almost 30% of...
Social engineering cost crypto billions in 2025: How to protect yourself
Crypto hackers took social engineering to a whole other level this year, and advances in artificial intelligence mean scams are...
Solana and Ethereum can coexist in tokenization race: Dragonfly VC
Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick says “there’s a lot of room” in crypto for more than one blockchain as networks race to...
Ether price under pressure as $6B in options expiry nears
ETH options data shows investors increasing downside protection as the year-end $6 billion options expry approaches, signaling caution.
Offchain Labs boosts ARB stake as Arbitrum crosses $20B milestone
Offchain Labs increases its ARB holdings, signaling long-term conviction in Arbitrum as governance token prices slump and layer-2 competition intensifies.
70% of Ether positions are ‚long‘ as whale accumulation tightens ETH supply
Whales have accumulated over $2 billion in Ether, as derivatives positioning skewed 70% net long with leverage at record highs....
XRP price below $2: Negative sentiment signals ‘strong rebound’ ahead
XRP social sentiment hits extreme fear levels, a setup that has sparked sharp rebounds in the past, but XRP faces...
Trend Research quietly becomes one of Ethereum’s largest whales with 46K ETH buy
Trend Research’s 46,379 ETH purchase vaults the private company into the top tier of ETH treasuries, behind only SharpLink Gaming...
