Month: December 2025

Ethereum tops blockchains in net inflows as 2025 wraps up: Artemis

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Key Takeaways Ethereum leads in net inflows among blockchains as 2025 concludes, showing its dominant position in the DeFi and blockchain space. Hyperliquid emerges as a key player, ranking second in net inflows. Share this article Ethereum is on track to finish 2025 with the highest net inflows among all blockchains, according to data from on-chain analytics platform Artemis. The network has seen roughly $64.5 billion in inflows and $60.3 billion in outflows, leaving it with a net inflow of about $4.2 billion year-to-date. Ethereum leads all blockchains in year-end…

The Bybit Hack Made Kim Jong Un Crypto’s Most Influential in 2025

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Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit suffered a $1.4 billion hack in February 2025 that exposed structural weaknesses in custody systems long considered industry standards, such as cold storage and multisignature wallets. At the time, the exploit was the largest known hack in crypto history, though that distinction was later eclipsed by findings that Chinese mining pool LuBian lost $3.5 billion in 2020. “The [Bybit] hack showed that cold storage and multisig labels are meaningless if the approval flow, transaction visibility, or signer environment can be manipulated,” said Ishai Shoham, head of product…

Neo co-founders escalate public feud over treasury control and transparency

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Key Takeaways Erik Zhang and Da Hongfei, co-founders of Neo, have been locked in a dispute over the financial management of the Neo Foundation. Zhang accused Hongfei of failing to honor commitments related to public financial disclosures and suggested a leadership role change. Share this article Erik Zhang and Da Hongfei, co-founders of Neo, an open-source, community-driven blockchain platform, have engaged in a public dispute over financial transparency and control of the Neo Foundation’s assets. In a statement on X on Wednesday, Zhang accused Hongfei of failing to issue promised…

Will It Be $100K or $75K?

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Bitcoin nears the end of a 6-week triangle pattern, with traders watching for a breakout toward $100K or a drop to the $70K–$75K range. Bitcoin (BTC) is nearing the end of a six-week consolidation phase. The asset has been moving within a tight symmetrical triangle, and traders are now watching for a breakout or breakdown. As of press time, it is trading at around $88,500, showing a slight rise over the last 24 hours. Price Structure Signals Pressure Build-Up For the past month and a half, Bitcoin has been…

XRP Sees 80% Spike In Major Metric, Why This Matters For Price Appreciation

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XRP has recorded a notable surge in one of its most closely watched derivative indicators, which brings attention to how traders are positioning around the asset. Data shows that open interest tied to XRP derivatives jumped by about 80% within a very short four-hour window in the recent trading day, pointing to a sudden influx of leveraged activity.  Moves of this magnitude rarely happen in isolation and often point to growing tension beneath the surface of price action, especially when they occur without a clean breakout on the chart. A…

Perpetuals DEX Volume Hit $7.9T in 2025 as Onchain Trading Scales

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Perpetuals decentralized exchanges are closing 2025 with cumulative trading volume reaching $12.09 trillion, up from $4.1 trillion at the start of the year.  DefiLlama data shows that about $7.9 trillion of this lifetime total volume was generated in 2025. This means that 65% of all perp DEX trading volume occurred in a single calendar year. This concentration highlights how rapidly onchain derivatives scaled in 2025.  In December alone, perpetuals trading volume reached $1 trillion, carrying momentum that started in October, when monthly volumes first reached $1 trillion.  The increase reflects…

MemeCore (M) Explodes by 11% Daily, Bitcoin (BTC) Eyes $90K: Market Watch

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CC is once again among the top performers as well. Bitcoin’s rather dull price actions continued in the past 24 hours, but the asset still managed to recover around two grand and now sits close to $89,000. Most larger-cap altcoins are quite sluggish as well, with ETH standing below $3,000 and XRP beneath the $1.90 resistance. BTC to End 2025 in Red? The primary cryptocurrency has traded sideways for most of December. Its upper boundary was situated at $94,500 earlier this month, while the latter was around $84,500. Both…

Make-or-Break BTC Charts to Watch in 2026

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Key takeaways: Bitcoin is consolidating as gold leads, a pattern seen before past BTC rallies. $84,000–$85,000 and the 100-week EMA are key levels to watch. Bitcoin (BTC) failed to rise above the $90,000 mark in December, with sharp rejections toward the $85,000-87,000 area on each attempt. BTC/USD hourly chart. Source: TradingView The sideways price action followed a sharp pullback of more than 30% from Bitcoin’s October all-time high above the $126,000 mark. Bitcoin’s consolidation resembled pauses seen in previous four-year cycle downtrends, when its price often moved sideways for extended…

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF posts $143 million inflow on renewed demand

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Key Takeaways BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF received an inflow of $143 million, highlighting renewed interest from institutional investors. BlackRock is leveraging its position as the world’s largest asset manager to increase client access to Bitcoin. Share this article BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), drew over $143 million in new capital on Tuesday, breaking a run of outflows since December 23 that had reached $449 million and signaling renewed institutional demand for the leading digital asset. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has facilitated growing client access to Bitcoin…

$150K BTC or Bear Market Ahead?

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Looking to 2026, Bitcoin (BTC) forecasts clash with historical chart patterns and evolving market realities, as traditional finance plays a bigger role in the cryptocurrency space. Key takeaways: Standard Chartered and Bernstein forecast Bitcoin to hit $150,000 in 2026, revising down earlier higher targets due to slower ETF inflows.  Grayscale predicts a new BTC all-time high in H1/2026, driven by institutional adoption ending the traditional four-year cycle. Technical point to a potentially deep drawdown to $40,000-$70,000 if historical patterns repeat. Expert outlooks for Bitcoin price going into 2026 The post-2024…