Lighter Tokenomics Split DeFi Community After LIT Reveal

Lighter, one of the fastest-growing perpetual decentralized exchanges (DEXs), drew mixed reactions in the decentralized finance (DeFi) community after unveiling the tokenomics of its new Lighter Infrastructure Token (LIT). Under its structure, 50% of LIT’s supply is reserved for the ecosystem, while the remaining 50% is allocated to the team and investors, with a one-year…

Trust Wallet Faces False Reimbursement Claims Following $7M Hack

Trust Wallet has moved into a verification phase after a Christmas Day exploit involving its browser extension; while thousands of wallets have been identified, the company has received far more reimbursement claims than expected. On Monday, Trust Wallet CEO Eowyn Chen said the company had identified 2,596 wallet addresses tied to the compromised extension. Still,…

$11B Bitcoin Whale Cashes Out $330M ETH, Opens $748M Long BTC, ETH, SOL

The $11 billion Bitcoin whale who correctly predicted the $19 billion October market crash is betting on the price appreciation of the top cryptocurrencies, signaling a potential market recovery. After cashing out $330 million in Ether (ETH), the whale opened three leveraged long positions worth a cumulative $748 million, betting on price increases of Bitcoin…

Gold and Bonds Take the Lead

Key takeaways: Bitcoin failed to break $90,000 again as investors favored gold and bonds. S&P 500 record highs and lower interest rates have reduced Bitcoin’s appeal as a hedge compared to traditional equities. BTC price recovery stalls at $90,000 Bitcoin (BTC) faced strong rejection near $90,000 on Monday, triggering nearly $100 million in liquidations across…

Waters Demands Oversight Hearing For SEC’s Crypto Stance

US Representative Maxine Waters has called for a hearing with Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Paul Atkins, highlighting concerns over the agency’s dismissal of crypto cases, and nine other points of contention.   In a letter on Sunday to French Hill, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Waters argued that a hearing was well overdue…

Silver overtakes bitcoin on volatility as year-end trading thins

Bitcoin BTC$87,350.49 and silver are sending sharply different signals to markets as the year closes, with volatility data showing traders actively repricing one asset while leaving the other stuck in neutral. Over the past month, bitcoin’s annualized 30-day realized volatility has steadily compressed into the mid-40s, reflecting a market that remains range-bound and short on…

These 3 Cryptos Came Back From Dead In 2025

Crypto markets got more institutional and more regulated in 2025, but the familiar “altcoin season” many traders expected never fully arrived. Bitcoin (BTC) hit fresh highs earlier in the cycle, yet much of the rest of the market lagged. Bitcoin was down approximately 7% year-to-date after an early-October sell-off, while the total market capitalization of…

Tech Giant to Launch Crypto Wallet, Fintech L1s to Bomb in 2026

A Big Tech company will integrate a crypto wallet in 2026, and more Fortune 100 companies will start their own blockchains, crypto VC firm Dragonfly’s managing partner Haseeb Qureshi has predicted. He also tipped that fintechs launching L1s to compete with public chains like Ethereum and Solana will fail to attract enough users. In a…

Tech Giant to Launch Crypto Wallet, Fintech L1s to Bomb in 2026

A Big Tech company will integrate a crypto wallet in 2026, and more Fortune 100 companies will start their own blockchains, crypto VC firm Dragonfly’s managing partner Haseeb Qureshi has predicted. He also tipped that fintechs launching L1s to compete with public chains like Ethereum and Solana will fail to attract enough users. In a…

Iranians Protest Against Dramatic Currency Collapse

Protests erupted across Iran’s capital of Tehran on Monday as the rial hit record lows against the US dollar, a currency collapse that locals blame on the central bank’s poor fiscal policies as they watch the value of their life savings evaporate. While there’s no single solution to the economic hardship that Iranians are facing,…