Aster Commits Almost 80% of Fees to ASTER Buyback Plan.
The Aster ecosystem has unveiled a major tokenomics update, committing nearly 80% of its generated protocol fees to an aggressive buyback and burn mechanism for the $ASTER token. Announced in…
Russian Officials Say Crypto Mining Is Quietly Boosting the Ruble.
Russian government officials have highlighted how cryptocurrency mining is providing a subtle but meaningful boost to the ruble amid ongoing Western sanctions. In recent statements, representatives from the Ministry of…
2025 Token Launches Struggle as Most Trade Below TGE Prices
The cryptocurrency market in 2025 has proven challenging for new token launches, with fresh data highlighting widespread underperformance. Research from Memento Research reveals that a staggering 84.7% of token generation…
SEC Resolves Civil Cases Against Three Former FTX Executives with Consent Judgments
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has filed proposed final consent judgments against three key former executives involved in the FTX collapse: Caroline Ellison (former CEO of Alameda…
PayPal Coming Back as Nigerians Can Send, Receive and Withdraw Money
When news began circulating that PayPal was once again expanding its engagement with Nigeria, the reaction was not uniform excitement. Instead, it came with hesitation, memory, and unresolved frustration. For…
Metaplanet Launches Sponsored ADR Program for U.S. OTC Trading
On December 19, 2025, Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet Inc. (TSE: 3350) officially launched its Sponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program, enabling its shares to trade on the…
North Korea Stole Over $2B in Crypto in 2025 Despite Fewer Confirmed Attacks: Chainalysis – The Lazarus Evolution.
North Korea’s cyber army just pulled off its most lucrative year yet: state-sponsored hackers, led by the infamous Lazarus Group, siphoned more than $2 billion in cryptocurrency during 2025, Chainalysis…
MetaMask Adds Native Bitcoin Support, Expanding Beyond Ethereum Ecosystem.
As of December 16, 2025, leading Web3 wallet MetaMask has officially rolled out native Bitcoin (BTC) support, a landmark update that allows users to manage the world’s largest cryptocurrency directly…
Crypto.com Partners with ERShares and Signal Markets to Launch Advanced Prediction Market-Intelligence Platform.
As of December 16, 2025, Crypto.com has unveiled a major strategic collaboration with investment firm ERShares and fintech company Signal Markets to develop and launch a groundbreaking global prediction market-intelligence…
The Dawn of Decentralized Equities: Thanks to Perp-DEXs or SEC? – The Tokenized Stock Revolution Ignites.
The walls between Wall Street and blockchain are crumbling fast: tokenized equities—real shares of Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, and thousands more—are exploding on perpetual DEXs like Hyperliquid and dYdX in December…