The sale came just days before Tether-backed video streaming site Rumble announced its $767 million agreement to acquire Northern Data.

The acquisition expands Hilbert's systematic trading toolkit as institutional demand for quant-driven crypto exposure continues to grow.

The 16 works were donated to the museum by a coordinated community effort which included the founders of Larva Labs and Art Blocks.

The Hong Kong Insurance Authority is proposing rules that would steer insurance capital toward cryptocurrencies, according to Bloomberg.

Aave DAO unrest has intensified after Aave Labs unilaterally escalated a high-stake proposal on brand-asset ownership to a Snapshot vote.

Global crypto products recorded their first outflows in four weeks as Washington pushed key policy discussions to next year, per CoinShares.

Three entities — Upshift, Clearstar, and Flare — have jointly launched earnXRP, a new product that allows users to earn yield denominated in XRP.

Strategy has paused its streak of bitcoin purchases, instead adding $748 million to its USD reserve, bringing the fund to $2.19 billion

The deal follows Coinbase’s recent rollout of prediction markets on its platform and is expected to close in January.

JPMorgan is assessing whether to offer cryptocurrency trading to institutional clients, including potential spot and derivatives services.

2025 pushed DeFi further along its maturity curve, with discernible credit cycles, growing institutional inflows, and increasingly robust trading venues.

The lease pushes operating cost risk to the tenant while securing long-dated, backstopped cash flows, improving earnings visibility.

Smaller ETH treasury firms face tighter constraints, with lower ether prices and debt obligations reducing room to keep accumulating.

The bank aims to service technology companies working with virtual currencies, artificial intelligence, defense, and manufacturing.

TD Cowen said the added cash strengthens Strategy’s ability to operate through a “prolonged crypto winter” by improving liquidity.

Sun has been blacklisted despite using his resources to accumulate $175 million worth of Trump-backed token projects.

Ghana said it will explore asset-backed digital settlement instruments in 2026, such as gold-backed stablecoins.

VanEck analysts said bitcoin has historically been more likely to post positive returns following periods of declining mining activity.

BitMine officially holds 4,066,062 ETH, which puts the treasury value at around $12 billion at current prices.

Analysts warn that a record year-end options expiry is now the dominant volatility driver, as bitcoin traded under $90,000 while gold surged.

2025 has been the year that the Layer 2 narrative bifurcated: most new launches have become ghost towns shortly after airdrop farming cycles, while only a