Finance
Hyperliquid Labs, the team behind the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, is preparing for its first significant distribution of HYPE tokens to core contributors. The move marks an important milestone for the project following the launch of its native token late last year. In a message shared on Discord over the weekend,
Markets
The global crypto investment market had another difficult week, with digital asset exchange-traded products posting heavy losses even as a handful of altcoin funds attracted fresh capital. According to new data from CoinShares, crypto ETPs recorded $446 million in net outflows over the past week, marking the second consecutive weekly
Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade: A Clear Guide for Users and Builders Ethereum doesn’t stand still. Every major upgrade is part of a long-term effort to make the network faster, more scalable, and easier to use without sacrificing decentralization. The Fusaka upgrade, which went live on Ethereum mainnet on December 3,
Finance
Bitmine Immersion Technologies is continuing its rapid expansion in the Ethereum market, adding another 44,463 ether to its treasury over the past week and bringing its total holdings to a level that now represents about 3.41% of Ethereum’s circulating supply. The update, disclosed by the company on
Finance
Strategy, the bitcoin-focused treasury company led by founder Michael Saylor, has resumed its cryptocurrency purchases after a short pause, adding another 1,229 bitcoin to its balance sheet in late December. According to a regulatory filing submitted Monday, the company bought the bitcoin between Dec. 22 and Dec. 28 for
AI
Amazon has a long history of turning emerging technologies into operating standards. Just as Amazon Web Services helped define modern cloud computing, the company’s growing use of artificial intelligence may become its next lasting legacy. In 2025, Amazon is moving beyond basic automation and chatbots toward agentic AI systems
DeFi
Blockchain technology is moving out of the spotlight and into the background of global finance. In 2025, stablecoins, regulated decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, tokenized assets, and AI-powered smart contracts are increasingly acting as invisible infrastructure that connects traditional finance to everyday business activity. Rather than disrupting financial systems outright, these
DeFi
The Flow blockchain is moving to restore operations after a $3.9 million exploit exposed a vulnerability in its execution layer, prompting a rapid response that evolved under pressure from developers, bridge operators, and ecosystem partners. The incident occurred on December 27, when an attacker exploited the execution layer to
Security
North Korea has intensified its cyber campaign against the global cryptocurrency industry, making 2025 the most costly year on record for digital asset theft linked to the country. Security researchers say the surge reflects a sustained and increasingly sophisticated effort by Pyongyang to generate revenue as international sanctions tighten. According
Markets
Bitcoin surged past the $90,000 mark late Sunday, offering a late-year boost for crypto markets, though analysts say the move reflects technical dynamics more than a fundamental shift in sentiment. The world’s largest cryptocurrency climbed as high as $90,200, rising about 2.8% over 24 hours before
Markets
Uniswap’s UNI token climbed sharply after the decentralized exchange removed a significant portion of its token supply, signaling a major shift in how the protocol captures and distributes value. Uniswap recently completed a burn of 100 million UNI tokens, permanently removing roughly $596 million worth of tokens from circulation.
Politics
China is taking a major step to boost the use of its digital currency by allowing banks to pay interest on digital yuan holdings, marking a significant shift in the country’s long-running central bank digital currency project. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced that the digital yuan,