Metaplanet’s Bitcoin treasury strategy is drawing attention as currency dynamics begin to play a larger role in corporate BTC accumulation. Summary Yen-denominated financing reduces the real cost of Bitcoin exposure for Japanese treasury firms. Currency depreciation creates a compounding effect when Bitcoin rises against fiat. The dynamic highlights growing divergence in treasury outcomes across regions….
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Crypto has never suffered from a lack of noise: ICO boom, DeFi summer, NFTs, FTX and Terra collapse, etc. For more than a decade, the industry has relied on volume — louder…
Crypto phishing losses plunged 83% to $83.85 million in 2025 from $494 million the previous year, according to a Scam Sniffer report. Summary Signature phishing losses fell to $83.9M in 2025, down sharply from $494M in 2024. Victim count dropped 68% as large phishing cases over $1M became far less common. Losses peaked during Q3…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin declared that the blockchain has solved the trilemma through a combination of ZK-EVMs reaching production-grade performance and PeerDAS running live on mainnet. Summary Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum now achieves bandwidth, consensus, and decentralization. ZK-EVMs reach production grade, with mainnet adoption starting in 2026. PeerDAS live on Ethereum removes historical bandwidth constraints….
In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, the Bitfinex exchange hacker secured early prison release through criminal justice reform legislation, BitMine Immersion’s chairman requested shareholder approval for massive authorized share expansion, and South Korean traders transferred over $110 billion to foreign platforms amid domestic regulatory constraints. Summary Bitfinex hacker gained early release under US…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. When Bitcoin (BTC) first entered the world, it did so with an air of finality, as if a long-standing intellectual riddle had been resolved. Here, at last, was a monetary system that…
Despite their reputation for volatility, crypto markets spend most of their time ranging, as liquidity cycles, leverage resets, and value discovery limit sustained trends. Summary Market auction theory favors value discovery over constant trends. Leverage cycles repeatedly halt sustained directional moves. Institutional activity reinforces range-bound market behavior. Crypto markets are often associated with explosive rallies…
Bear markets strip away speculation, allowing utility tokens with real demand, strong development, and sustainable economics to survive while hype-driven tokens fade. Summary Hype-driven altcoins collapse as speculative capital exits. Utility creates consistent, non-speculative demand during downturns. Strong development and tokenomics drive long-term survivability. Bear markets are often described as periods of destruction for the…
Bitcoin corrections are becoming shorter but more aggressive as leverage, derivatives, and institutional participation compress market reactions and accelerate liquidity-driven moves. Summary Leverage and derivatives accelerate downside liquidations. Liquidity clears faster, compressing correction duration. Institutional participation stabilizes price more quickly. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price behavior has evolved significantly over recent market cycles. While early corrections were…
Stablecoins quietly drive crypto market movements by controlling liquidity flows, enabling leverage, and acting as the primary bridge between capital inflows and price action. Summary Stablecoins act as the primary source of deployable crypto liquidity. Rising stablecoin supply fuels leverage and volatility. Flat or declining inflows often lead to range-bound markets. Stablecoins rarely dominate headlines,…
