a16z crypto outlined why privacy could become crypto’s most important moat in 2026 and why it could shape the next adoption phase.
Barclays has made its first stablecoin startup investment, backing Ubyx as banks push into regulated digital payments.
Solana saw $1.4 billion in REV, a controversial measure of user-generated value, while driving down average network fees.
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The move comes amid a rapid period of growth for the now-dominant onchain perps platform Lighter, including its native LIT token launch.
Gold’s rally has widened performance gaps across major assets, with bullion outperforming both U.S. equities and crypto markets over the year.
The former CFTC commissioner joins SUI Group’s board after his chair nomination was withdrawn, marking a shift back to the private sector.
The pilot aims to capture most of the electricity consumed by liquid-cooled mining servers and recycle it into a closed-loop heating system.
Kontigo reimbursed 1,005 users $340,905 after a breach, as CEO Jesus Castillo confirmed his own account was affected by the incident.
A hacker who compromised a multisignature wallet has now laundered more than $19 million worth of ETH through Tornado Cash since December.
Ethereum's staking queues flipped as exits fell to zero and institutional inflows pushed entry demand to its highest level since November.
Lighter previously said it would allocate its revenues between growth initiatives and token buybacks, depending on market conditions.
Although there were spikes of NFT trading activity in 2025, the market as a whole has failed to recover to its pandemic-era highs.
JupUSD is an Ethena whitelabel stablecoin backed primarily by BlackRock's tokenized USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund.
Polymarket will offer a new suite of housing-related prediction markets via an integration with onchain real estate platform Parcl.
The acquisition adds staking as a new business line under a newly launched infrastructure solutions division at The Tie.
Starknet faces its second major outage since the Grinta aupgrade, halting block production for hours amid ongoing investigation.
The latest data exposure comes nearly six years after a leak that involved over 270,000 Ledger customers occurred in 2020.
Email activity, number of unique developers, and number of lines of code changes all increased in 2025 compared to declines in prior years.
Crypto VCs told The Block they expect disciplined activity to persist in 2026, with a higher bar for new investments.
The bill would bar federal employees from trading prediction market contracts tied to government policy when they possess material non-public information.
Industry insiders expect deal momentum to continue into 2026, driven by consolidation, targeted acquisitions, and a still-open IPO window.
Aave founder Stani Kulechov says Aave Labs may share non-protocol revenue with AAVE token holders amid governance debate.
The network's number of new and active addresses also soared to multi-year highs on the last day of the year.
This signals a shift in one of the world's most controlled economies, which has been largely dependent on its natural gas resources.
Total losses have reached about $107,000, and ZachXBT cautioned that the figure is likely to increase as the attack unfolds.
Ethereum co-founder Buterin said developers need to focus on the mission of building the infrastructure for a free and open internet.
Crypto security experts recommend that high-risk and visible holders split up their funds, maintain a low profile, and come up with a game plan.
More than 200 new DATs are estimated to have launched in 2025, pushing the value of crypto held by companies beyond $100 billion.
Crypto thefts topped $2.2 billion in 2025, on par with last year’s total, as attackers exploited a range of blockchain vulnerabilities.