Hyperliquid Validators Vote to Exclude Inaccessible HYPE From Supply

The Hyper Foundation proposed a validator vote to formally recognize HYPE tokens held in the Hyperliquid protocol’s Assistance Fund system address as permanently inaccessible, excluding them from the asset’s circulating and total supply.  According to the foundation, the Assistance Fund is a protocol-level mechanism embedded in the layer-1 network’s execution. It automatically converts trading fees…

Hyperliquid Validators Vote to Exclude Inaccessible HYPE From Supply

The Hyper Foundation proposed a validator vote to formally recognize HYPE tokens held in the Hyperliquid protocol’s Assistance Fund system address as permanently inaccessible, excluding them from the asset’s circulating and total supply.  According to the foundation, the Assistance Fund is a protocol-level mechanism embedded in the layer-1 network’s execution. It automatically converts trading fees…

Buterin Proposes Onchain Solution to X’s Centralized Control

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is calling for social media platforms to use cryptography and blockchain tools to make their content-ranking systems more transparent and verifiable. In a Monday X post, Buterin argued that X should use zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) and blockchain to prove the fairness of the algorithm that determines the reach of content on…

SEC Lawsuit Puts Shima Capital’s Future in Question After Wind-Down Email

Screenshots of an internal email outlining plans to wind down Shima Capital have surfaced online, days after the US Securities and Exchange Commission sued the crypto venture firm and its founder over allegations of investor fraud. On Nov. 25, the SEC charged Shima Capital Management LLC and its founder, Yida Gao, with making false and…

Bitcoin Sub 50K Possible if Quantum Security Fix Not Deployed by 2028

Charles Edwards, the founder of quantitative Bitcoin and digital asset fund Capriole, warns that Bitcoin could head well under $50,000 if it isn’t quantum-resistant by 2028. Quantum computing’s potential threat to the crypto industry has long been debated and is considered an upcoming inflection point. More advanced computers that could break encryption have been theorized…

3 Data Signals Show XRP Demand Collapse in December

XRP (XRP) is facing renewed downside pressure as derivatives activity and onchain positioning continue to weaken across December. These signals point to a market still in risk-off mode, even as price hovers near a key technical support around $2.00. Key takeaways: XRP futures taker buy volume on Binance has decreased by 95.7% since July, indicating…

Over 100 Crypto ETPs Could Launch In 2026: Bitwise

More than 100 crypto exchange-traded products could launch in quick succession in 2026, following recent guidance from the US securities regulator that drastically reduced the processing times for new funds, according to a Bitwise researcher. “From here we are going to accelerate forward at ridiculous speed,” Bitwise researcher Ryan Rasmussen said during an interview with…

Aave Shared Its 2026 Roadmap, Targeting Protocol Scaling, RWA Growth

Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov has unveiled his decentralized protocol’s “master plan” for 2026, shortly after revealing the US Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its four-year investigation into the platform.  In a post to X on Tuesday, Kulechov said despite 2025 marking the most “successful year” for the platform to date, he still…

JPMorgan Launches Tokenized Money Market Fund On Ethereum

JPMorgan, one of the world’s biggest banks, is advancing its presence in tokenized finance by launching its first money market fund through its $4 trillion asset management arm. The fund, My OnChain Net Yield Fund, will trade under the ticker MONY and is available on the public Ethereum blockchain, JPMorgan said in an announcement shared…

SEC Ends Probe into Aave After Four Years, Says CEO

Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, said the US Securities and Exchange Commission ended a four-year investigation into the decentralized finance platform.  In a Tuesday X post, Kulechov provided an Aug. 12 letter from the SEC saying that the agency did “not intend to recommend an enforcement action” against Aave. The text of the…