Summary Bitdeer reports 71 EH/s under management, including 55.2 EH/s self-mining, potentially topping MARA’s 61.7 EH/s energized hashrate and equal to ~6% of global Bitcoin hashrate. SEAL04-1 chips deliver roughly 6–7 J/TH efficiency at chip level, helping Bitdeer boost December BTC production 339% year-over-year to 636 BTC while phasing out third-party rigs. Bitdeer pivots sites toward…
Altcoins face 55% futures OI drop, shrinking rally windows and stagnant liquidity as Wintermute and Pantera say risk capital is rotating back to Bitcoin and Ethereum majors. Summary Wintermute reports low-cap altcoins now only trend up for ~20 days on average in 2025, versus 40–60 days in prior cycles, as speculative flows thin out. Open interest…
Ripple’s 2025-2026 acquisitions and custody stack aim to turn XRP and RLUSD into institutional-grade infrastructure, but adoption hinges on verifiable flows and real deployments. Summary Engineer claims Ripple has assembled a “Wall Street kit” spanning Ripple Payments, GTreasury, Ripple Prime, and institutional XRP custody. Stack is pitched at pensions, banks, and corporates needing regulated custody, treasury…
Pakistan inks an MoU with Trump-linked World Liberty to trial USD1 dollar stablecoin in its payments stack as regulators formalize crypto rules and explore a Bitcoin reserve. Summary Pakistan signs an MoU with SC Financial/World Liberty to explore USD1 stablecoin for cross-border payments with the central bank and finance ministry. Deal follows Pakistan’s creation of PVARA…
Ethereum is seeing a surge in new user activity even as ETH price action remains largely range-bound. Summary Ethereum is averaging about 327,000 new wallets per day, with a single-day peak of nearly 394,000, the highest on record. Lower fees after the Fusaka upgrade and record stablecoin usage have encouraged user onboarding. Wallet growth is…
21Shares lists its BOLD Bitcoin–gold ETP on the LSE, using risk‑weighted rebalancing that has outperformed BTC, gold and a static 50/50 mix since 2017. Summary 21Shares listed its physically backed BOLD Bitcoin–gold ETP on the LSE after the FCA lifted restrictions on BTC ETPs for professional investors. BOLD uses monthly inverse‑volatility rebalancing, trimming the stronger…
The bipartisan Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act would exempt non-custodial crypto developers from money transmitter rules, aiming to cut legal risk and keep builders in the U.S. Summary Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden introduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act to clarify that non-custodial developers are not money transmitters. The bill protects activities like writing code,…
Fidelity’s Parth Gargava says Bitcoin could be shifting into a supercycle, with ETF demand, friendlier U.S. policy and market maturation muting the classic boom‑bust halving pattern. Summary Fidelity Labs’ Parth Gargava argues Bitcoin may be transitioning from its historic four-year halving cycle into a “supercycle” of longer highs and shallower drawdowns. Gargava cites three drivers:…
Kazakhstan blocked access to over 1,100 unlicensed crypto platforms as it tightens enforcement, steering activity toward licensed exchanges to support its hub ambitions. Summary Financial authorities in Kazakhstan have blocked more than 1,100 online platforms offering crypto exchange services over the past year. The move fits a broader framework that freezes funds, shuts illegal OTC…
December’s $910B “capitulation” crushed high‑beta gamblers, while pro desks rotated to cash, BTC, ETH and select privacy/AI plays, according to Finestel. Summary December’s “capitulation” erased about $910B in crypto value as BTC slid from a $94k bull trap to ~$88k and ETH dropped 7.8% amid thin liquidity and spiking vol, according to a new report…
