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As artificial intelligence (AI) grows more powerful, the infrastructure required to run it will reach its limits and those limits could open the door for decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs), said Trevor Harries-Jones, director at the Render Network Foundation. Speaking with TheStreet Roundtable host Jackson Hinkle, Harries-Jones said decentralized GPU networks are not aiming to replace traditional data centers, but rather to complement them by solving some of AI’s most pressing scaling challenges. Harries-Jones says DePIN isn’t about replacing centralized infrastructures In simple words, DePIN lets people around the world share real-world network infrastructure in return for rewards so that…

In a significant on-chain development that captured market attention, addresses linked to Amber Group and the Ethena Foundation deposited approximately $13.2 million worth of Ethereum to leading cryptocurrency exchanges, potentially signaling strategic institutional moves in the evolving 2025 digital asset landscape. According to blockchain analyst The Data Nerd, these transactions occurred approximately seven hours before reporting, coinciding with contrasting activity from Arrington Capital, which withdrew a substantial $18.51 million in ETH from Coinbase. These movements provide valuable insights into institutional cryptocurrency strategies during a period of notable market evolution. Analyzing the Amber Group and Ethena Foundation ETH Transactions The blockchain…

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Hashed says the crypto market is finally shifting from storytelling to structure and that 2026 will be the year digital assets start behaving like an economy rather than a speculative category as stablecoins become global settlement rails and AI agents emerge as autonomous economic participants, reshaping where real investable value lies. In its Protocol Economy 2026…

Bitcoin mining company GoMining has teamed with luxury watchmaker Jacob & Co. to offer a limited-edition watch and Bitcoin miner combo aimed at pairing luxury with mining rewards. The $40,000, 100-piece Epic X GoMining package consists of a Bitcoin-themed luxury watch hand-wound by Jacob & Co. plus a 1,000 terahash (TH) “digital miner.” “The watches created alongside Jacob and Co. will be the first of its kind, so we wanted to work with a partner with an established presence in the luxury marketplace to ensure our customers were provided with the best possible craftsmanship, alongside real Bitcoin mining capacity,” a…

Ethereum is at last regaining and maintaining above the 200-day EMA, something it has been unable to do for the majority of the previous eight months. Technically speaking, this is not a cosmetic detail. The 200 EMA has served as a boundary between long-term trends and dead-cat bounces for ETH. Long-awaited breakthrough Every rally that came close to this level since May 2025 either stalled or was forcefully sold. The price is acting differently this time. Ethereum is currently trading slightly above the 200 EMA in the neighborhood of $3,350 and, above all, showing acceptance rather than rejection. Rather than…

Ripple’s expanded push into unified digital asset infrastructure signals a bid to anchor real-time global finance by fusing treasury intelligence, custody, liquidity and settlement into a single enterprise platform. Ripple Broadens Its Institutional Finance Ambitions Growing institutional demand for real-time financial infrastructure is reshaping how companies design digital asset systems. Ripple published on Dec. 4, 2025, in its Insight series that it expanded its plan to deliver an end-to-end platform for managing and moving value across traditional and onchain environments. “Ripple has invested nearly $4 billion into the crypto ecosystem through strategic investments and acquisitions,” the crypto firm stated, adding:…

In a significant development for decentralized finance, Plume Network has announced a groundbreaking integration between its nBASIS Vault and the Gate DEX Wallet, fundamentally transforming how users access regulated real-world asset yields. This strategic partnership, announced on March 15, 2025, eliminates traditional bridging complexities while creating a streamlined pathway to institutional-grade financial products. The integration represents a major step toward mainstream DeFi adoption by combining regulatory compliance with user-friendly accessibility. Plume Blockchain’s Strategic Integration Architecture Plume Network’s integration architecture demonstrates sophisticated blockchain engineering. The platform connects the nBASIS Vault directly with Gate DEX Wallet’s infrastructure. This connection enables seamless asset…

Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins experienced consecutive sharp declines in October and November. While BTC and cryptocurrencies had a rough start to December, they subsequently recovered quickly. However, this rapid market recovery wasn’t reflected in US spot ETFs. While this is reflecting negatively at this point, spot Bitcoin ETFs also saw net outflows of $3.5 billion in November. According to Farside Investors data, spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US saw net outflows of $194.6 million on Thursday, the largest daily outflow in two weeks. BlackRock’s IBIT fund led the Bitcoin ETF outflows with $113 million, followed by Fidelity’s FBTC fund with…

Zetarium, a renowned AI-powered Web3 entity, has commenced an exclusive collaboration with Duck Chain, a blockchain ecosystem for AI-led Web3 apps. The partnership aims to advance AI-powered Web3 experiences on-chain. As Zetarum revealed in its official X announcement, the development is poised to expand consumer adoption by merging cutting-edge AI-led platforms with the comprehensive blockchain infrastructure. Hence, the joint initiative underscores a shared commitment to simplifying complicated on-chain interactions and broadening access to DeFi products. We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with @Duck_Chain Zetarium integrates with DuckChain to boost AI-powered on-chain experiences in Web3, enhancing user adoption via our Prediction…

Ethereum activated the Fusaka upgrade on Dec. 3, 2025, raising the network’s data availability capacity through Blob Parameter Overrides that incrementally expanded blob targets and maximums. Two subsequent adjustments raised the target from 6 blobs per block to 10, then to 14, with a maximum ceiling of 21. The goal was to reduce layer-2 rollup costs by increasing throughput for blob data, the compressed transaction bundles that rollups post to Ethereum for security and finality. Three months into data collection, the results reveal a gap between capacity and utilization. A MigaLabs analysis of over 750,000 slots since Fusaka’s activation shows…