The manifesto warns that convenience-driven centralization threatens Ethereum’s core trustless principles. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has revealed the new “Trustless Manifesto,” designed to encourage decentralization, self-custody, and verifiability on the network. Co-authored by Ethereum Foundation (EF) researchers Yoav Weiss and Marissa, the initiative is based on the principle that Ethereum was not created to make finance efficient, but was made so people could coordinate without trust in intermediaries. Hidden Centralization Risks The team argues that a protocol begins to compromise its core identity the moment a centralized part, like…
Day: November 15, 2025
American Fast Food Chain Steak ‘n Shake Is Coming to El Salvador
Steak ‘n Shake, a fast food restaurant company in the United States that accepts Bitcoin (BTC), announced on Saturday that it is expanding into El Salvador. “We were honored to be in Bitcoin Country,” the company said in an X post following Steak ‘n Shake’s participation in the country’s Bitcoin Histórico event on Wednesday and Thursday. Steak ‘n Shake started accepting BTC for payment at its stores in May, and the company’s chief operations officer, Dan Edwards, told Cointelegraph that the goal is to have BTC accepted at all of…
Crypto’s Long-Term Fundamentals ‘Have Never Been Stronger’ — Bitwise CEO
The crypto market’s long-term fundamentals look promising, despite the shakeup in October and November that has left asset prices down and investor sentiment to crater, according to Hunter Horsley, CEO of investment firm Bitwise. Horsley said the four-year market cycle is dead, replaced by a more mature market structure and changed dynamics due to the pro-crypto regulatory pivot in the US. He said in a Friday X post: “Since the launch of the Bitcoin ETFs and new administration, we’ve entered a new market structure: new players, new dynamics, new reasons…
Crypto Wealth Isn’t Determined by How Hard You HODL – It’s About How Smart You Work (Op-Ed)
How can investors maximize their profits in this digital age? For most of human history, wealth generation has meant building a vault – first physical, then digital – and filling it with assets that appreciate over time. While that definition still holds weight, it’s rapidly ceding ground to more dynamic strategies that reward action rather than inaction. This is particularly true in crypto, where for the first decade and a half, stockpiling BTC and sitting on your hands paid off handsomely. But now that crypto’s price discovery phase is…
How Blockchain Tech and DATs Are Decentralizing Scientific Research
Biomedical and scientific companies are turning to blockchain technology and crypto treasury strategies to fund research, overhauling traditional capital formation and research funding structures that can delay life-saving cures by decades. Portage Biotech, a biomedical technology company, pivoted to become a Toncoin (TON) treasury company in September, earning operating revenues from staking to secure the network and investing in Telegram ecosystem projects, including games and mini-apps. The company will funnel some of the revenue generated from the operating business and the capital appreciation of TON to fund cancer research, AlphaTON…
What’s Next for BTC After Tanking to $94K?
Bitcoin has extended its decline into the $94K–$96K macro demand region after a failed retest of the broken trendline. The market now sits at an important decision point, and the next reaction from this zone will determine whether the current move develops into a larger accumulation phase or unfolds into a further correction. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, BTC remains under both the 100-day and 200-day moving averages, with each now positioned as layered resistance above the market. The rejection from the 100-day MA…
Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index Plunges to 9-Month Low: Ultimate Buy The Dip Signal?
It’s safe to say that the overall narrative in the cryptocurrency markets has changed significantly in just over a month, and this is evident from the popular Fear and Greed Index. The question now asked by several analysts is whether this is the moment where people can build generational wealth if they act properly. Deep in Fear Territory It was just over a month ago. The so-called ‘Uptober’ had just started, and bitcoin’s price was on the rise as it tapped a fresh all-time high of over $126,000. Everything seemed…
Why He’s Not Selling Now and When He’ll Buy More
Here’s what Kiyosaki is waiting for before he buys more BTC. The author of numerous bestsellers, such as Rich Dad, Poor Dad, is unfazed by bitcoin’s most recent crash that drove it south to a six-month low of $94,000. Instead, his approach will be more cautious, in which he remains on the sidelines for now, but plans to buy more soon. Not Selling With bitcoin’s growth over the past several years came the inevitable increase in the number of people who tend to comment on its moves, especially when…
Crypto Presale Fatigue Sets In While XRP Tundra Offers Real Utility Through Proven Staking Yields
The crypto market has entered a phase of heavy presale saturation. After two years of near-constant token launches, investor fatigue is rising sharply as fewer projects reach full deployment. Many presales that gained rapid early momentum never delivered functioning products, creating a cycle where speculation outpaced actual utility. This shift is now shaping how capital flows across early-stage ecosystems. Against this backdrop, XRP Tundra has continued gaining traction through a markedly different approach. With staking activation scheduled for January 2026 and a fully verified dual-token distribution model, the project appeals…
If Quantum Computing Breaks Through, What Happens to Satoshi’s Bitcoin?
Why Satoshi’s wallet is a prime quantum target Satoshi’s 1.1-million-BTC wallet is increasingly viewed as a potential quantum vulnerability as researchers assess how advancing computing power could affect early Bitcoin addresses. Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated 1.1 million Bitcoin (BTC) is often described as the crypto world’s ultimate “lost treasure.” It sits on the blockchain like a dormant volcano, a digital ghost ship that has not seen an onchain transaction since its creation. This massive stash, worth approximately $67 billion-$124 billion at current market rates, has become a legend. But for a…