Day: December 10, 2025

Meme Coins Dominate 2025 Again, But AI Agents Are Closing In Fast

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Meme coins lead 2025 with 25% investor interest, while AI agents surge dramatically. In 2025, meme coins have once again topped the list of the most popular crypto narratives, according to the latest report from CoinGecko. The combined interest in the main meme coin category and 35 related trends captured 25.02% of global investor attention, slightly down from 30.67% last year, amid a modest cooling in the speculative frenzy surrounding these tokens. Meme Coins and AI Sweep Investor Interest Within this broader category, the main meme coin narrative led…

BOLTS Launches Quantum-Resilience Pilot On Canton Network To Future-Proof $6T Real-World Assets

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Glencoe, Illinois, USA, 10th December 2025, Chainwire [PRESS RELEASE – Glencoe, Illinois, USA, December 10th, 2025] Today, BOLTS Technologies (BOLTS), a cybersecurity company pioneering crypto-agile and cipher-neutral security infrastructure, announced the launch of a pilot program to explore bringing quantum-resilience on the Canton Network, the public, permissionless blockchain purpose-built for institutional finance. The pilot will explore how BOLTS’ quantum-resilient software product, QFlex, could potentially bring quantum-resistant transaction assurance to Canton Network. QFlex addresses the multi-faceted complexities around fortifying blockchain networks against Q-Day. This refers to the day when a…

Fed Slashes Rates for Third Time in 2025, but Uncertainty Looms

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The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday to a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. However, mixed comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will likely quell a Bitcoin price rally until the rate-cutting cycle resumes in 2026, analysts say. “In the near term, risks to inflation are tilted to the upside and risks to employment to the downside, a challenging situation. There is no risk-free path for policy,” Powell said at Wednesday’s Federal Reserve Open Committee (FOMC) meeting. These comments were not as “hawkish”…

Bitcoin Options Project Sub-$100K Price By Jan 2026, Despite Fed Rate

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Key takeaways: BTC derivatives pricing indicates weak conviction in a move above $100,000, reflecting macroeconomic uncertainty and Bitcoin’s underperformance compared to gold. Despite improved liquidity from Federal Reserve actions, whales remain cautious, signaling skepticism toward a durable Bitcoin breakout. Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives markets are becoming increasingly skeptical that the cryptocurrency can sustain bullish momentum, despite the shift toward an expansionist monetary policy by the US Federal Reserve. Traders remain wary of risk aversion amid uncertain economic conditions and Bitcoin’s continued underperformance relative to gold. Gold/USD (left) vs. Bitcoin/USD (right). Source:…

Surf Raises $15M to Build Crypto-Focused AI Model Backed by Pantera

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Surf, an AI platform built for digital-asset analysis, raised $15 million in a round led by Pantera Capital with participation from Coinbase Ventures and DCG, to expand its AI models and enterprise tools. The company offers a domain-specific model used by exchanges and research companies to analyze onchain activity, market behavior and sentiment. The funding will go toward Surf 2.0, which will introduce more advanced models, broader proprietary data sets and additional agents designed to handle multi-step analytical tasks. Surf said its platform has seen rapid uptake since its launch…

No NPC Society Announces $NONPC 48 Hour Presale

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Hyogo, Japan, 10th December 2025, Chainwire [PRESS RELEASE – Hyogo, Japan, December 10th, 2025] No NPC Society (NONPC), the awakening protocol, has announced the official presale of its native token, $NONPC. The presale will open on December 15th at 12:00 PM (UTC) and run for a strictly limited 48-hour window, opening the first opportunity for early participants to join the project’s decentralized ecosystem. The presale will offer 10% of the supply via the Smithii launch platform, with a 300 SOL softcap, 800 SOL hardcap, and a strict 20 SOL…

GameStop Discloses Weaker Than Expected Q3 Financial Figures

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GameStop missed analyst estimates in the third quarter of 2025, dragging shares down over 4% on Wednesday, as declining core sales and reduced Bitcoin gains weighed on the quarter. The company’s Q3 revenue of $821 million fell short of analyst expectations of $987.29 million, according to Seeking Alpha. GameStop’s Q3 report also shows that it holds 4,710 Bitcoin (BTC), with unrealized losses during the quarter totaling $9 million, though its BTC position remains up $19.4 million for the year. GameStop balance sheet Q3 2025. Source: SEC The company also missed…

Tether Launches Privacy-Focused Health Platform With On-Device AI

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Tether has launched a new platform that aggregates data from multiple wearables and wellness apps into a single, locally processed dashboard, aiming to give users control over their biometric information. The platform, called QVAC Health, aggregates data from fitness trackers, nutrition apps and other wearables into an encrypted dashboard that works offline, using on-device AI and peer-to-peer model downloads to analyze activity, meals, symptoms and medication logs without relying on external servers. The app includes experimental computer-vision tools that can estimate calories and macronutrients from meal photos and can correlate…

X Has Become a Death Star for Hate

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Vitalik claims Musk is “actively tweaking” X’s algorithms arbitrarily. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin criticised Elon Musk’s leadership of X, saying the platform, once viewed as a symbol of free speech, has increasingly shifted into a venue for orchestrated hate campaigns that he believes could undermine the very principles Musk claims to defend. In a series of posts on Tuesday, Buterin said that recent waves of online hostility, particularly attacks targeting Europe, appeared “unhinged” and closer to “a coordinated attempt to delegitimize” than meaningful debate. He pointed to what he…

ChronoForge Shuts Down as Web3 Gaming Faces Market Strain

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ChronoForge, a Web3 game studio developing a multiplayer action RPG centered on onchain asset ownership, is shutting down after months of operating with a drastically reduced team, a closure that underscores the severe financial pressures facing the Web3 gaming sector during the current market downturn. On Wednesday, the studio announced it will cease all services by Dec. 30, citing “many headwinds,” including a funding shortfall that forced the founders to finance development out of pocket since July and reduce staff by 80%. In a statement posted to social media, the…