Early trust formations signal possible expansion beyond Bitcoin and Ether products Digital asset manager Grayscale has taken a preliminary step toward broadening its product range by registering Delaware statutory trusts connected to potential investment vehicles based on BNB and HYPE. While the move does not confirm the launch of new exchange-traded funds, it reflects growing interest in expanding institutional crypto exposure beyond established assets. State records show that the trusts were registered in Delaware on Thursday, with CSC Delaware Trust Company named as the registered agent. Such registrations are commonly used by asset managers as administrative groundwork ahead of possible…
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Rising Institutional Adoption and Economic Uncertainty Driving Growth Stablecoins are on track to become a cornerstone of global finance, with payment flows projected to hit $56.6 trillion by 2030, Bloomberg Intelligence reports. From $2.9 trillion in 2025, this implies a staggering 81% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next five years, highlighting the growing reliance on digital dollars for both institutional and individual use. Tether (USDT) remains the most widely used stablecoin for everyday payments, business transactions, and savings, while Circle’s USDC dominates decentralized finance platforms. In 2025, USDC transaction volume reached $18.3 trillion, surpassing USDT’s $13.3 trillion, though…
Ethereum founder warns that prosecuting privacy software threatens basic digital rights Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has publicly spoken out against the criminal prosecution of Roman Storm, a developer behind the crypto privacy tool Tornado Cash, arguing that the case represents a dangerous precedent for treating software development as a crime. Buterin said these protections were neither new nor extreme; Storm is awaiting sentencing in the United States after being convicted in August on a money-transmitting conspiracy charge, which carries a possible sentence of up to five years in prison. Prosecutors argue that Tornado Cash was used to launder more than…
Market Maturity Drives Liquidity Toward Compliant, High-Trust Platforms The global crypto market entered 2026 showing clear signs of trading consolidation, as activity increasingly concentrates around platforms offering deep liquidity, compliance, and infrastructure stability. New 2025 data reveals a shift in user behavior, where reliability now outweighs rapid expansion or speculative features. By the end of 2025, binance reported $34 trillion in total trading volume across spot and derivatives, alongside over 300 million registered users. This data reflects a broader market trend: crypto trading is no longer fragmenting, but instead gravitating toward fewer, more established venues capable of operating under stress.…
Investor Caution Returns After Brief January Rebound in Crypto ETFs U.S spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs have recorded over $1 billion in combined outflows, signaling a cautious start to 2026 after a short-lived rebound in early January. The pullback highlights fragile investor sentiment following heightened volatility that carried over from late 2025. Data shows that spot Bitcoin ETFs shed approximately $1.13 billion between Tuesday and Thursday, effectively erasing $1.17 billion in inflows recorded on Jan. 2 and earlier in the week. Similarly, spot Ether ETFs saw around $258 million in outflows after modest inflows at the start of the year.These…
Landmark decision classifies custodial Bitcoin as a legal object of seizure under criminal law South Korea’s Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling confirming that Bitcoin held on centralized exchanges can be seized by authorities, marking a major development in the country’s digital asset enforcement framework. The decision brings legal clarity to how exchange-custodied cryptocurrency is treated in criminal investigations. In a ruling dated Dec. 11, 2025, the court upheld the seizure of 55.6 Bitcoin stored in a domestic exchange account linked to a money laundering investigation. The court determined that Bitcoin qualifies as an “object of seizure” under the…
October 2025 Sell-Off Exposed Fragile Arbitrage Strategies and Reshaped Market Making The sharp crypto market crash in October marked a turning point for professional traders, signaling the collapse of the long-standing model of low-risk, high-yield arbitrage. The event wiped out billions in value and fundamentally altered how liquidity providers and market makers operate across digital asset markets. Between October 10 and 11, the crypto market lost nearly $20 billion in value, triggering what many describe as the most destructive event for sophisticated market makers in recent history. Automated deleveraging systems, designed to protect exchanges during extreme volatility, instead created a…
Three-day Bitcoin ETF outflow streak signals cautious investor sentiment as BTC price drops below $90,000 Bitcoin ETFs started 2026 with strong optimism, attracting over $1 billion in net inflows during the first two trading days. However, the surge proved short-lived, with a three-day outflow streak of $1.128 billion nearly erasing early gains, signaling a shift in investor sentiment. The recent ETF trends underline a lack of conviction buying among institutional investors. While early inflows suggested renewed risk appetite, the subsequent outflows reflect cautious positioning and rotation within portfolios rather than long-term confidence. Bitcoin prices mirrored this cautious sentiment, falling from…
How Bitcoin and Alternative Networks Could Still Function Without Full Connectivity As nationwide protests spread across Iran following worsening economic conditions and the Iranian rial hitting record lows against the US dollar, the government has imposed a near-total internet shutdown. This has raised a critical question for millions of Iranians: can cryptocurrency still work without internet access? Crypto Adoption in Iran During Economic Crisis Iran already has a significant crypto user base, with an estimated seven million users. Between January and July 2025, roughly $3.7 billion in crypto flows were tracked in the country. For many citizens, digital assets have…
Older Smart Contract Vulnerability Leads to Massive Token Collapse Truebit’s TRU token suffered a near-total collapse, plunging 99.9% after an exploit drained approximately 8,535 ether ($26.6 million) from the protocol’s reserves. The attack highlights the persistent risks posed by older smart contracts and legacy code within Ethereum-based protocols. Truebit said in X post; The attacker exploited a five-year-old smart contract flaw, where the minting function returned a purchase price of zero for large token buys. This allowed repeated purchases of TRU at no cost, followed by immediate sales into the bonding-curve reserve to extract ether. The exploit involved buy-and-sell loops…