Jameson Lopp’s wrench attack data shows physical assaults on crypto holders surging in 2025, forcing a reckoning over whether self‑custody is worth the physical risk.

Bitcoin led the $716 million of inflows to crypto ETPs last week, while Chainlink saw record gains, accounting for more than 50% of its AUM.

A Santa rally for Bitcoin and risk assets remained in the cards as the markets prepared for the last Fed interest-rate decision of 2025.

CoinShares said tokenized RWAs jumped 229% in 2025, led by US Treasurys, and it expects dollar-yield demand to keep driving onchain growth into 2026.

Bybit plans deeper USDC adoption for trading and payments, with the stablecoin “already embedded” across its ecosystem.

ETH’s price rising to $3,000 drove whales to open 136,433 ETH long bets, as technical indicators suggest a short-term ETH price rally toward $4,000.

Coinbase has reopened India app registrations, with local fiat on-ramps planned for 2026 following a rocky exit more than two years ago.

Binance’s international operations and liquidity will now be supervised end-to-end by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority in the financial free zone in Abu Dhabi.

Decentralized messengers shift security beyond encryption by reducing metadata, limiting data requests and preparing for post-quantum threats.

ZKsync says the first Ethereum zero-knowledge rollup blockchain will have an “orderly sunset” next year, as it has served its purpose.

Bitcoin is holding a critical Fibonacci support level, but analysts warned that a break could trigger losses down to April lows of $76,000.

The digital bank now offers BTC, ETH, SOL and more via a secure app integration with US fintech firm Alpaca.

It was only last month when Jack Mallers, CEO of Bitcoin payments company Strike, accused JPMorgan of closing his personal accounts without explanation.

Robinhood acquired an Indonesian brokerage and digital asset trading firm to access a market with 17 million crypto investors.

Cryptocurrency and blockchain did not receive a mention in Donald Trump’s national security priorities, despite the president’s desire for the US to become a hub for crypto.

Buterin proposed a system akin to prediction markets for gas fees, to provide Ethereum users with a means to hedge against future network fee volatility. 

Bittensor’s first token halving is scheduled for Dec. 14, reducing TAO issuance by half as the AI-focused network adopts a Bitcoin-style fixed supply model.

The asset manager’s EPXC fund tokenizes a cash-secured put-writing strategy, signaling deeper integration between traditional market products and blockchain.

Crypto venture funding was weak in November, with only a few major raises driving totals, as overall deal activity reached one of its lowest points this year.

Bitcoin saw snap downside toward the weekly close with $87,000 back on the radar ahead of an important Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.