Crypto Enters ‘New Era’: a16z

Crypto’s future is starting to look more like a global financial system and less like a speculative playground, according to Andreessen Horowitz. In its State of Crypto 2025 report, a16z analysts argue that the industry has entered a new era shaped by infrastructure upgrades, regulatory clarity and deeper ties with traditional finance. Among the most…

DeepSeek, Qwen, Overtake ChatGPT, Grok In Autonomous AI Crypto Trading

Chinese artificial intelligence models are outperforming their United States counterparts in cryptocurrency trading, according to data from blockchain analytics platform CoinGlass, as competition between leading generative AI chatbots intensifies. AI chatbots DeepSeek and Qwen3 Max, both developed in China, led the ongoing crypto trading experiment on Wednesday, with the former being the only AI model…

How to Find Coins Before They Get Listed on Binance or Coinbase

Key takeaways Monitor X, Reddit and Discord for early hype; use tools like LunarCrush to filter noise. Scout for IDOs and DEXs with DexScreener for volume spikes signaling listing potential. Track holder growth and buys via block explorers like Etherscan and research platforms like Arkham for onchain insights. Study Binance’s Innovation Zone and Launchpad and…

Open Banking Will Keep America At The Forefront Of Financial Innovation

Opinion by: Senator Cynthia Lummis  When people think of digital assets and financial innovation, they often picture Silicon Valley or Wall Street.  Wyoming, with its vast open spaces, unique economy and remote communities, however, makes a compelling case for why digital assets, fintech and open banking are so important.  The US Congress passed Section 1033 of…

‘Insider’ Whale Moves $588M in Bitcoin, Sparking BTC Drop Fears

Key takeaways: Bitcoin risks testing $100,000 after breaking a key support level of a bear flag. The so-called “insider” whale moved 5,252 BTC ($588 million) to exchanges and opened a new $234 million short. Bitcoin (BTC) is showing signs of technical weakness after breaking below a key short-term support level, coinciding with large BTC transfers…

Bitcoin Whales Abandon Self-Custody for ETFs Amid Tax Advantages

Bitcoin’s self-custody era may be coming to an end as wealthy holders increasingly transfer their assets into regulated exchange-traded funds (ETFs) amid tax incentives and improving institutional infrastructure. In a Wednesday post on X, Martin Hiesboeck, head of blockchain and crypto research at crypto financial services platform Uphold, said the movement of large Bitcoin (BTC)…

Bitcoin To $1M As New Japan PM Orders Economic Stimulus: Arthur Hayes

Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, announced a package of economic stimulus measures on Tuesday to ease the impact of inflation on households. The move, some crypto observers say, could drive more capital into Bitcoin. The stimulus measures include subsidies for electricity and gas charges, as well as regional grants to ease price pressure and…

Why Most Crypto Cities Fail

While there have been multiple attempts over the years at building “crypto cities” — special zones that rely on blockchain technology to function —most experiments have failed, and crypto executives think they know why.  One of the more recent high-profile projects was Akon City, the brainchild of Senegalese-American singer Akon. Announced in 2018, it was…

SharpLink adds 19K ETH as corporate treasuries buy the dip

SharpLink Gaming has expanded its Ether treasury to 859,853 ETH, worth about $3.5 billion, following a $76.5 million capital raise completed on Friday.  The company announced the acquisition of an additional 19,271 ETH at an average cost of $3,892 per Ether (ETH) in a press release on Tuesday. SharpLink earned 5,671 ETH in staking rewards…

Crypto Growth Accelerates Driven by Multiple Global Trends

Improving crypto regulatory clarity has triggered a 125% surge in global retail crypto transactions for two years in a row, according to TRM Labs.  Worldwide retail crypto transactions rose by more than 125% between January and September 2025, echoing similar growth seen in 2024, according to the blockchain intelligence firm in its Crypto Adoption and…