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US inflation came in softer than expected, and the Fed delivered its third consecutive rate cut. The Bank of Japan raised rates for the first time in three decades without triggering a meltdown.
On paper, the macro tape into year-end looks friendlier than it has in months.
As of press time, Bitcoin (BTC) is up 4% since Dec. 18, briefly touching $90,000 again on Dec. 22, only to stall. No...
Ethereum’s transparency has long been one of its greatest strengths, but for many real-world applications, it has also become a structural limitation. From MEV-driven trading inefficiencies to data leakage in DeFi, gaming, and AI-driven workflows, the assumption that everything must be public in order to be verifiable is increasingly being challenged.
TEN Protocol is built around a different...
Solana Mobile has ended software update and security patch support for its Saga smartphone.
The company warned that compatibility with new software or services “cannot be guaranteed,” and that Saga-specific customer support is now limited to general inquiries, according to Solana Mobile’s help-center notice.
Solana Mobile said the change “does not affect Seeker devices,” which will continue to...
Bitcoin’s 2025 was billed as the year of the “supercycle,” powered by record institutional access and a friendlier policy backdrop out of Washington.
However, it is ending very differently.
Into December, the world’s largest digital asset is not pricing in a new paradigm so much as grinding through a performance problem. The rally has faded, spot prices are rolling over, and retail participation...
Over the last few months, oil prices have collapsed below $60 a barrel alongside Bitcoin's slide from $126,000 in October to around $89,000 today.
So, does energy’s slide reflect weaker demand or an inflation break that could impact risk assets like Bitcoin going forward?
Brent closed at $58.92 and WTI at $55.27, the lowest settlements since early 2021.
That move can be read as a macro repricing...
If you’ve ever bought a stock and assumed you “owned it” the moment you hit confirm, you’ve already met the least glamorous part of markets: settlement.
Settlement is the back-end handoff where the system ensures that the buyer’s cash and the seller’s security actually swap places for good, with no take-backs and no missing pieces.
Markets still spend an odd amount of their day waiting for...
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently argued that the launch of TRUMP three days before President Donald Trump's inauguration derailed what would have been a 70-vote Senate majority for the CLARITY Act and turned a unified crypto-policy push into a partisan battle.
In an interview, Hoskinson said that in December 2024, “we were expecting about 70 senators to vote for the CLARITY act and a...
Bitcoin’s “miners are dumping” story is comforting in the way simple stories always are. Price slides, miners run out of oxygen, coins hit exchanges, and the price is shoved around by a single, easy villain.
But miners are not a single actor, and selling pressure isn't just a mood. It's math, contracts, and deadlines. When stress shows up, what matters is not whether miners want to sell, but...
David Sacks announced on Dec. 18 that Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott and Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman confirmed a January 2026 markup for the CLARITY Act.
“We look forward to finishing the job in January!”
The problem: a January markup isn't finishing anything.
It's the opening move in a multi-year pipeline where the most contested questions haven't been resolved, and statutory language...
On Dec. 15, Elizabeth Warren put two names at the top of a letter that signals where she thinks US crypto policy is actually written: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Attorney General Pamela Bondi.
The ask is simple on paper but awkward in practice. Are their departments investigating what she calls “national security risks” tied to decentralized exchanges, and if so, how far does that...