Governance Without Alignment: A Critical Look at World Liberty Financial – Ideology Over Incentives?
A detailed critique titled “Governance Without Alignment” highlighted major concerns with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the Trump family-backed DeFi project. The analysis points out that while WLFI promotes symbolic governance…
South Korea Seeks to Cap Ownership Structure of Crypto Exchanges – Major Shake-Up for Upbit, Bithumb & Others.
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) proposed sweeping changes under the upcoming Phase Two Virtual Asset Law (also referred to as the Digital Asset Framework Act), classifying major crypto exchanges…
No Hype, Big Gains: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Becomes 2025’s Best Major Performer.
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has quietly emerged as the standout among major Layer-1 assets, delivering nearly 40% year-to-date gains while many rivals — including Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, and others — sit…
Vitalik Buterin Argues for Human-Centric AI Lab Charter – Calls for Ethical Alignment in AI Development.
On December 29, 2025, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a detailed blog post advocating for a new kind of AI research lab explicitly governed by a human-centric charter. In the…
70% of Polymarket Traders Are Losing Money – Extreme Profit Concentration Revealed in New Data.
A bombshell on-chain analysis published on December 29, 2025, by blockchain researcher defioasis.eth exposed stark realities on Polymarket: out of over 1.7 million unique trading addresses, approximately 70% have realized…
Iranian Currency Collapse around 1.4 million Rial to USD As Citizens Protests – Shows Urgent Need for Bitcoin: Bitwise CEO
On December 29, 2025, widespread protests erupted across Tehran and other Iranian cities as the Iranian rial plunged to a record low of around 1.4 million to the US dollar,…
Coinbase Users Lose $2 Million to Fake Support Scam – ZachXBT Exposes Canadian Threat Actor.
On December 29, 2025, blockchain investigator ZachXBT dropped a bombshell exposé on X, revealing a sophisticated Coinbase support impersonation scam that allegedly drained over $2 million in cryptocurrency from victims…
Ethereum Staking Entry Queue Surpasses Exit Queue – Bullish On-Chain Signal After 6 Months.
Ethereum’s validator dynamics have flipped in a major way: the staking entry queue now significantly exceeds the exit queue for the first time in six months, signaling renewed confidence, reduced…
Hyperliquid Labs Unstakes ~$31.2M Worth of HYPE Tokens for Team – Vesting Clarity Amid Market Chatter.
Hyperliquid co-founder Iliensinc announced via Discord that Hyperliquid Labs has unstaked 1.2 million HYPE tokens (valued at approximately $31.2 million based on recent prices around $26 per token) in preparation…
Crypto Leaders Oppose California’s Proposed 5% Wealth Tax on Billionaires – Fears of Capital Flight & Innovation Drain.
In late December 2025, a controversial ballot initiative known as the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act has ignited fierce opposition from crypto and tech leaders. Backed by the Service Employees International…