Silver rising into the global Top 3 assets by market capitalization, above Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft, is not just a price story. It is a signal that investors are repricing physical, strategically useful resources relative to technology and financial claims – and that the world is quietly preparing for a decade where security, energy and resilience matter as much as innovation.
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Billion-dollar wallets rarely trade for small moves. When megawhales add leverage around key macro events or rotate from Bitcoin into Ethereum, they are expressing multi-month views on risk, liquidity, and narrative. The challenge for individual investors is not to copy those trades blindly, but to understand what they signal – and what they do not.
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Sberbank has issued its first loan secured by Bitcoin mined by Intelion Data, using an in-house custody product. Beyond the headline, the deal illustrates how traditional banks are cautiously learning to price, store, and lend against digital assets – and what that could mean for the global mining sector.
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For the first time in six months, more ETH is lining up to be staked than to be withdrawn. With roughly 745,000 ETH queued for staking and only 360,000 ETH awaiting exit, the balance of incentives is turning again. Historically, similar flips in the staking flow have preceded strong uptrends in ETH. This time, the move is being reinforced by large institutions quietly locking in positions.
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After a malicious browser extension update led to around 7 million USD in digital assets being drained from desktop users, Trust Wallet has opened a formal program to reimburse affected customers in full. Beyond the headline of 100% compensation, the case highlights how supply-chain risk, browser extensions and seed-phrase handling are becoming central issues for self-custody tools.
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Hyperliquid’s team unstake, Uniswap’s historic UNI burn, Bitmine staking 342,560 ETH, silver overtaking Nvidia by market cap, and Kazakhstan’s KZTE pilot all point to the same story: capital is rotating, governance is being tested, and crypto is being pulled deeper into the global macro and regulatory conversation.
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Indian authorities have arrested a former Coinbase customer support worker in connection with a data leak that affected almost 70,000 users and cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars. Beyond the headline, the case highlights how insider risk, global outsourcing and incident disclosure are becoming central questions for the crypto industry.
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Late 2025 has turned into one of the toughest periods ever for Bitcoin miners. Profitability has dropped close to multi-year lows, forcing even industry leader Bitmain to slash ASIC prices and bundle once-premium machines into discount packages. This article explains what is happening behind the scenes, why hashprice has fallen so far, and what the mining squeeze means for the long-term health of the Bitcoin network.
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A new Visa survey suggests that artificial intelligence and digital currencies are no longer niche toys for tech enthusiasts. Nearly half of U.S. shoppers already use AI tools when buying gifts and more than a quarter would be happy to receive crypto as a holiday present, with Gen Z leading the charge. This article unpacks what those numbers actually mean for payments, stablecoins and the future of consumer finance.
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Coinbase Institutional argues that by 2026, digital assets will revolve less around short-lived hype and more around three structural pillars: perpetual futures, prediction markets, and stablecoin-based payments. Instead of asking which narrative will pump next, investors will have to understand how these pillars generate real demand and cash flows.
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The Federal Reserve is injecting liquidity through two main channels at the end of 2025: permanent purchases of short-term Treasuries and temporary repo operations to smooth year-end funding stress. This article explains how these tools actually work, why they are not a repeat of pandemic-era quantitative easing, and why they still create a mild tailwind for risk assets such as Bitcoin.
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The U.S. Department of Education has rejected roughly 328,000 applications for income-driven repayment plans, leaving hundreds of thousands of borrowers facing higher monthly payments just as wage garnishment resumes. This is not only a personal finance story—it is a macro story about consumption, risk, and how one segment of debt can ripple through the broader economy.
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A live benchmark pitting dozens of AI models against each other in Bitcoin derivatives has produced an uncomfortable result: almost all of them are deep in the red. Rather than laughing at the drawdowns, it is more useful to ask what these numbers say about AI, market structure, and how humans should (and should not) use machine intelligence in trading.
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BNB Chain’s Fermi hardfork will cut block times to 450 ms, pushing the network deeper into the ultra-low-latency race just as macro fears over the U.S. dollar, new tax rules in Japan, and fresh stablecoin issuance reshape the investment landscape. This review unpacks how today’s headlines fit together: faster infrastructure, stricter regulation, and a renewed debate over whether Bitcoin can truly act as “Gold 2.0”.
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Western Union is developing a stablecoin-based prepaid card and its own Solana-based token, USDPT, to help people in high-inflation economies preserve purchasing power. Beyond another corporate token, this move shows how legacy payment networks and public blockchains may quietly reshape everyday money flows.
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Chinese-listed miner Cango has increased its Bitcoin holdings to 7,419.4 BTC, while firms in Singapore, Japan, the United States and Spain quietly add to their own stacks. This is no longer just a single-company story – it is a slow, distributed shift in how listed companies think about digital assets, energy and balance sheets.
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A controversial idea has surfaced in Russia–Ukraine peace discussions: using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to mine crypto under various joint management models. Beyond the headlines, it reveals how deeply digital assets have entered the language of diplomacy, energy security and macro risk.
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A Christmas-time security incident in Trust Wallet’s browser extension led to around 7 million USD in user losses and raised serious questions about insider risk, software supply chains and what self-custody really means. Binance has pledged full reimbursement, but the deeper lessons go far beyond one wallet.
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The EU’s DAC8 directive, which takes effect on 1 January 2026, marks a turning point: digital assets are moving from the margins of the tax system into the centre. In parallel, the last 24 hours show a market caught between fear and quiet conviction, with CZ urging buyers to step in, Ethereum publishing an ambitious roadmap, Tron perps surging, Uniswap reshaping its tokenomics and silver hitting fresh highs.
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Gold, silver and platinum keep printing new all-time highs while the dollar index trends lower. Many investors see this as a warning about inflation, currency debasement and confidence in the traditional financial system. Crypto, by contrast, has been lagging. Is this hard-asset boom a prelude to a new rotation into Bitcoin in 2026, or a sign that digital assets may face another winter?
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A controversial proposal called “The Cat” would freeze and erase millions of small UTXOs that hold Ordinals and NFT data on Bitcoin. Supporters say it is necessary maintenance; critics call it a direct challenge to the network’s immutability. This article explores what is really at stake.
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Dragonfly partner Rob Hadick argues that Ethereum and Solana are not locked in a zero-sum battle. Instead, they are likely to grow side by side as the universe of tokenized assets expands. This article explains why different design choices, user needs, and regulatory paths almost guarantee a multi-chain future.
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The Federal Reserve’s latest 7-year Treasury purchase, record activity in new Ethereum stablecoins, and fresh moves from major funds and brands together sketch a market where liquidity is quietly rebuilding while risk appetite rotates. We break down what the past 24 hours reveal about leverage, capital flows, and how investors are positioning into 2026.
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Recent headlines have revived an old fear: that quantum computers will soon break Bitcoin’s cryptography and drain the network. Wang Chun, co-founder of F2Pool, calls this narrative a “bubble”, arguing that practical quantum attacks are still decades away – a view echoed by Blockstream’s Adam Back. This article explains why many technical experts share that assessment, what a real quantum transition would look like in practice, and why the right response today is preparation and education, not panic.
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BC Card and a set of crypto-finance partners have completed a pilot that lets foreign visitors pay at Korean merchants using stablecoins as the funding source. Behind the scenes, those tokens are converted into a digital prepaid card that plugs into the existing point-of-sale network. The experiment offers a glimpse of how on-chain money can power everyday spending without forcing merchants—or tourists—to become crypto experts.
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Bybit will begin phasing out services for Japan-based users from 2026, reflecting how one of the world’s most demanding regulatory regimes is reshaping the business model of global exchanges. Beyond a single platform, this move says a lot about the future of regional licensing, investor protection and the balance between growth and compliance.
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After years of resistance, Russia’s central bank is preparing to let individuals access digital assets—within tight limits. A knowledge test, an annual cap of around 3,800 USD, and continued restrictions on using crypto for everyday payments show a familiar pattern: cautious opening, strong control. This article unpacks what the shift really means for retail, institutions and the global regulatory map.
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A new wave of evidence in the class-action lawsuit against Pump.fun and several Solana-related entities shines a harsh light on how block ordering, MEV infrastructure and insider access can tilt supposedly fair launches against retail participants. This analysis explains what the case alleges, why block priority matters more than presale rules, and what it means for the future of on-chain markets.
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The IMF once treated El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment mainly as a source of risk. Four years later, it is quietly acknowledging Bitcoin as an asset class comparable to gold for national statistics, even as it continues to insist on transparency and safeguards. This article unpacks what changed, what did not, and why El Salvador has become a test case for how international institutions deal with digital assets.
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U.S. GDP expanded 4.3% in the third quarter, far above the 3.2% consensus forecast. Strong household spending, resilient corporate profits and supportive fiscal policy have extended the expansion, while President Trump credits tariffs and tax reforms for ushering in a new economic boom. This article dissects the numbers behind the headline, explores how sustainable the current momentum is, and examines what it could mean for markets and digital assets.
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