Day: December 28, 2025

A widening gap between VC pricing and public market caps signals a reset after narrative-driven optimism cooled. Crypto venture capital firms poured billions into early-stage tokens during 2025’s risk-on rebound, but many of those bets are now trading far below their headline fundraising values. The growing gap between private funding numbers and public market caps highlights a market reset after narrative-driven optimism cooled. Data recently shared by CryptoRank shows dozens of well-funded projects losing hundreds of millions, and in some cases nearly all, of their implied value once tokens…

AMLBot data shows USDT issuer Tether’s freezes were roughly 30 times larger than USDC by value and address count. A new on-chain study published by the AMLBot team shows that Tether has frozen more than $3.29 billion in USDT across the Ethereum and Tron blockchains between 2023 and 2025, blacklisting 7,268 addresses in the process. The findings highlighted a sharp contrast with Circle’s USDC, which froze $109 million across just 372 addresses during the same period, pointing to two very different enforcement philosophies shaping the stablecoin market. Two Distinct…

Headline highs masked a fractured market where selective capital thrived while most tokens stayed stuck in a deep chill. Bitcoin (BTC) reached a new all-time high above $126,000 in October, yet at the time of writing, it was trading near $88,000. This significant retreat highlights a deeper truth: headline highs have masked a deeply fractured market where most cryptocurrencies have been left in a prolonged chill. A Stark Divergence in Performance Analytics platform SoSoValue’s recent review of the 2024-2025 period quantified this split with a clear experiment. What would…

Fed is ending QT, Trump is calling for a massive rate reduction, and more. In hindsight, 2025 was already an incredible year for (almost) all investment assets. Unless there’s enhanced volatility in the few remaining days of 2025, the S&P 500 is about to close with an 18% surge, the Nasdaq Composite with a 22% increase, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average with a 15% jump. And then, there are the precious metals. The two largest – gold and silver – had their best year to date, with multiple…

Bitcoin entered 2025 with high expectations and delivered a mix of progress, setbacks, and market turbulence that reshaped sentiment around the asset. 2025 has been a very eventful year for the Bitcoin network and BTC as an asset. The ecosystem recorded notable growth and expansion, alongside rising adoption from traditional finance entities. But it hasn’t been a smooth ride. As the year unfolded, Bitcoin experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly, from major wins and institutional adoption to setbacks, controversies, and unresolved challenges. The Good Shortly after U.S.…

Both metals have become the go-to assets for investors lately. Almost all financial assets have had a year to remember and are about to close it well in the green. This is particularly true for the two most prominent precious metals, as both have seen their best year to date. At the same time, the largest cryptocurrency is on its way to end 2025 with a modest loss, despite its surge to a new all-time high just a few months ago. So, how do these different asset classes compare…