Crypto Markets Rallying to End 2025 Would Have Been a Risk for 2026

Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan is more confident that crypto markets will boom in 2026, particularly as there hasn’t been a late-2025 rally yet. Speaking to Cointelegraph at The Bridge conference in New York City on Wednesday, Hougan said a crypto market rally at the end of 2025 would have fit the four-year cycle…

The longest US Government Shutdown In History Is Set To End

The longest US government shutdown on record is finally set to conclude, with the House of Representatives voting through a contested funding bill on Wednesday.  The bill is now headed to US President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it Wednesday night. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers staunchly debated the bill in the House…

Bitcoin Gains Capped As Supports Turn Into Resistance

Key takeaways: Dormant Bitcoin holders moving large sums to exchanges raises concerns about long-term confidence amid growing concerns about the potential impact of quantum computing. Strong inflows into Bitcoin ETFs failed to lift sentiment, with traders instead rotating toward fast-rising privacy coins, such as ZEC and DCR. Bitcoin (BTC) has repeatedly struggled to maintain prices…

Altcoin Index Hints At Bullish Revival In Q4

Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) 10% decline in October, Capriole Investments’ Altcoin Speculation Index has remained flat around 25%, suggesting that speculative activity in the altcoin market is holding steady rather than collapsing alongside BTC. This relative stability could indicate an early phase of re-entry among market participants, as investors selectively rotate into higher-risk crypto assets despite…

Crypto Markets Rallying to End 2025 Would Have Been a Risk for 2026

Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan is more confident that crypto markets will boom in 2026, particularly as there hasn’t been a late-2025 rally yet. Speaking to Cointelegraph at The Bridge conference in New York City on Wednesday, Hougan said a crypto market rally at the end of 2025 would have fit the four-year cycle…

Zcash (ZEC) Surges, Leap Therapeutics (LPTX) Jumps on Winklevoss-Backed Digital Asset Treasury

Former oncology biotech firm Leap Therapeutics (LPTX), which earlier this month raised $58.9 million in funding led by Winklevoss Capital to pivot to a digital treasury firm, announced the purchase of $50 million of Zcash ZEC$515.20. Alongside, the company is rebranding as Cypherpunk Technologies and will begin trading Thursday with new ticker CYPH, read a…

xStocks Surpasses $10B as Tokenized Stocks Gain Momentum

XStocks, a tokenized equity platform created by real-world asset (RWA) tokenization firm Backed and crypto exchange Kraken, has surpassed $10 billion in total transaction volume just over four months after its launch, signaling a growing appetite for tokenized investment products. The platform debuted earlier this year with more than 60 tokenized equities, including Nvidia, Amazon,…

Prosecutors Request February or March Retrial for MEV Bot Brothers

Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, two brothers indicted for their alleged role in money laundering and fraud involving a $25 million exploit of the Ethereum blockchain, could face a second trial as early as February. In a Monday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, lawyers representing the US government…

Prosecutors Request February or March Retrial for MEV Bot Brothers

Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, two brothers indicted for their alleged role in money laundering and fraud involving a $25 million exploit of the Ethereum blockchain, could face a second trial as early as February. In a Monday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, lawyers representing the US government…

Altcoin Index Hints At Bullish Revival In Q4

Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) 10% decline in October, Capriole Investments’ Altcoin Speculation Index has remained flat around 25%, suggesting that speculative activity in the altcoin market is holding steady rather than collapsing alongside BTC. This relative stability could indicate an early phase of re-entry among market participants, as investors selectively rotate into higher-risk crypto assets despite…