Day: December 22, 2025

Hyperliquid lists rival Lighter’s LIT token for pre-market trading

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Key Takeaways Hyperliquid has listed the LIT token for pre-market trading. Lighter’s rapid growth since its October mainnet launch has positioned it as a serious challenger to Hyperliquid. Share this article Hyperliquid has added LIT, the native token of rival perpetual exchange Lighter, to its pre-market contract trading platform. Lighter is a zero-knowledge rollup-based perpetual derivatives DEX built on Ethereum Layer 2. The platform launched its public mainnet on October 1, 2025, following a private beta that began in January. Since launch, it has become one of the most active…

Kalshi launches research arm as debut study shows 40% outperformance over Wall Street

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Key Takeaways Kalshi Research aims to support academic forecasting by sharing proprietary prediction market data. Kalshi’s inflation market forecasts outperformed Wall Street consensus by 40% in the debut study. Share this article Prediction market platform Kalshi launched Kalshi Research today, a new division aimed at supporting academic study of forecasting markets by providing researchers access to its proprietary internal data. The company operates what it calls the world’s largest repository of regulated prediction market data and aims to position itself as a research hub similar to OpenAI or Anthropic. The…

Which Meme Coin Will Be the Top Performer in 2026? 4 AIs Provide Surprising Winner

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Some of the answers may shock you. The meme coin sector was booming at the start of 2025, but the hype faded in the following months, leading to massive price plunges for most. We have yet to see whether 2026 will see a resurgence, so we asked four of the most widely used AI-powered chatbots which meme coin has the best chance of becoming the top performer. PEPE to Shine Again? ChatGPT estimated that the frog-themed PEPE is best-positioned to deliver the biggest gains next year, citing its strong…

Tether-backed QVAC unveils Genesis II, boosting world’s largest synthetic AI education dataset

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Key Takeaways QVAC, Tether Data’s AI research division, released QVAC Genesis II, adding 107 billion tokens to what is now the largest public educational synthetic dataset for AI pre‑training. Independent evaluations show models trained on Genesis II data deliver stronger reasoning accuracy and clearer answers than prior synthetic sets. Share this article Tether Data’s AI division QVAC has released Genesis II, adding 107 billion tokens to its open-source synthetic dataset for AI pre-training. The full dataset now spans 148 billion tokens across 19 education-focused domains, making it the largest of…

Bitcoin cost-basis heatmap shows $85K as strong support zone

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Key Takeaways Roughly 976,000 BTC were acquired at the $85K level, totaling $83 billion. Cost-basis heatmap reveals heavy concentration of demand at this zone. Share this article Bitcoin’s cost-basis heatmap shows $85,000 as one of the strongest support levels in the current cycle, with nearly 976,000 BTC, worth about $83 billion, acquired around this price, according to on-chain data. This demand cluster marks a key zone where buyers stepped in with size. The cost-basis heatmap reflects wallet-level acquisition data, highlighting the price points where the most BTC was purchased. High-volume…

CFTC, SEC chairs are Crypto Regulation ‘Dream Team‘

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US President Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar has signaled that the White House may have all the pieces in place for digital asset regulation following the confirmation of Michael Selig to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In a Monday X post, David Sacks said the US was at a “critical juncture” for crypto regulation, and that Selig and Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins made up a “dream team to define clear regulatory guidelines.” Sacks’ comments were in response to Selig saying that the US Congress was…

Double Bottom or Double Top? Why XRP Is at a ‘Make-or-Break’ Moment

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XRP is trading above $1.9 after reclaiming support, with analysts divided on whether it will rally to $2.5 or fall toward $0.8. XRP is holding above $1.9 after bouncing from key support near $1.8. The move follows a brief dip below that level, which was quickly reversed. It has since reclaimed the zone, drawing attention to a possible short-term shift in trend. Support Zone Holds as RSI Rebounds Analyst Niels flagged a potential double bottom around the $1.8 level. XRP tested the area twice, with the second move briefly…

Aster launches new buyback program, directing up to 80% of daily fees to $ASTER purchases

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Key Takeaways Aster DEX will allocate up to 80% of daily fees to $ASTER through its Stage 5 buyback program starting Dec 23. The program includes automatic buybacks and strategic reserves aimed at strengthening $ASTER tokenomics. Share this article Aster DEX will launch its Stage 5 buyback program on Dec 23, allocating up to 80% of daily fees to $ASTER, the platform’s native token. The decentralized exchange will direct 40% of daily fees toward automatic buybacks of $ASTER. An additional 20% to 40% will be held in a strategic reserve,…

How U.S. Banks Are Quietly Preparing for an Onchain Future

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Key takeaways US banks are prioritizing tokenized versions of familiar products, including deposits, funds and custody, rather than launching new crypto-native assets. Most onchain bank activity is taking place in wholesale payments, settlement and infrastructure, largely out of public view. Regulators are increasingly allowing crypto-related banking activities, but only within tightly supervised and risk-managed frameworks. Public blockchains such as Ethereum are being tested by major banks, but exclusively through controlled and compliant product structures. US banks are not racing to issue speculative crypto products. Instead, they are methodically rebuilding core…

ETHZilla reduces ETH stash to 69,800 after $74M sale tied to debt payoff

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Key Takeaways ETHZilla sold 24,291 ETH for $74.5M to help redeem outstanding senior secured convertible notes. After the sale, the company holds about 69,800 ETH on its balance sheet. Share this article ETHZilla Corporation sold approximately 24,291 ETH for about $74.5 million, according to its Dec. 19 Form 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The average price on the sales was roughly $3,068 per ETH. The company currently holds about 69,800 ETH on its balance sheet following the transaction. The sale is tied to the planned early…