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Stablecoins ended 2025 on a high note, with peak address activity. Ethereum-based stablecoins showed activity signaling a cycle peak, far surpassing previous activity spikes. Stablecoins on Ethereum reached peak activity at the end of 2025. Activity levels at the end of the year were not an anomaly; instead, they extended a trend of steep growth over the past few months. Active addresses moved to new record levels on several occasions in 2025. In the past days of 2025, around 593K daily active users moved stablecoins. The year saw stablecoins behave in ways not seen during previous market cycles, both in…

Pundi AI has declared a strategic partnership with GAEA Labs, a pioneer of verifiable emotional artificial intelligence, as a major step towards more human aligned AI systems. The collaboration is aimed at uniting the decentralized AI data infrastructure and quantifiable emotional intelligence, which is one of the most complicated problems in the contemporary development of AI. We are excited to collaborate with @aigaealabs 🤝Exploring how emotional intelligence and verifiable AI data can build more human-aligned AI agents. https://t.co/uX38aPWZrc — Pundi AI (@PundiAI) January 5, 2026 The capability to comprehend the moods of the human being is no longer an option…

The Ethereum price aims to avoid a pullback by holding crucial support levels and breaking resistance. Notably, as the new year begins, Ethereum (ETH) starts the year with a 0.0% change over the last 24 hours, trading at $2,974. The price has remained confined within the range of $2,959 to $3,012, signaling some consolidation as Ethereum struggles to break through resistance near $3,000. In the broader context, Ethereum has posted a 1.0% increase over the past 7 days and a more encouraging 4.8% gain in the last 14 days. However, the 1-day performance shows a flat trend, reflecting a lack…

Amplify ETFs, a fund provider with over $16 billion in assets under management, has brought to market two new ETFs that give investors targeted exposure to companies and cryptocurrencies behind stablecoins and tokenized assets. The Amplify Stablecoin Technology ETF (STBQ) offers exposure to payments companies, crypto infrastructure providers and platforms facilitating stablecoin-based trading. It tracks the MarketVector Stablecoin Technology Index, which includes equities and crypto assets such as DeFi protocols and stablecoin-adjacent tokens. Amplify’s website shows the fund currently has 24 holdings, the largest of which are spot crypto ETFs offering exposure to XRP, SOL, ETH, and LINK. The Amplify…

Introduction Bitcoin ($BTC), Ethereum ($ETH), Solana ($SOL) and other cryptocurrencies are digital currencies, and the process of their storage and transactions is similar to that of fiat currencies. When one holder sends Bitcoin to another, they need a public address as well as a private key. Just as sharing your bank account number does not pose any risk but sharing your ATM PIN does, sharing your public address of a digital wallet is harmless, but sharing your private keys or seed phrases is not. To sign a $BTC transaction, most common algorithm is ECDSA, but Schnorr Signatures algorithm is also…

Ethereum price has moved sideways since late December 2025, struggling to establish a clear trend. ETH has repeatedly tested resistance without confirmation. Despite muted price action, sentiment across several investor cohorts has improved, suggesting consolidation may be nearing an end as market confidence slowly rebuilds. Ethereum Holders Smile As 2026 Rolls In Ethereum ETFs closed 2025 on a constructive note after a volatile December. Spot ETH ETFs recorded combined inflows of $67 million, reversing nearly two weeks of steady outflows. This shift indicates renewed institutional interest following a period of risk aversion driven by macroeconomic uncertainty. The inflows suggest macro…

Among the top 10 BTC mining stocks, eight are preparing to end the year with significant net gains. The companies got a boost with a pivot to AI and the transformation of previous mining projects. BTC mining stocks are outperforming, despite the overall crypto market weakness. Toward the end of 2025, the top 10 BTC mining companies are mostly in the green, with significant yearly gains. As Cryptopolitan reported previously, BTC mining stocks had limited short-term volatility. The sector as a whole outperformed BTC and the overall crypto market growth. BTC mining stocks rise on AI data center promises Among…

NFT Paris and RWA Paris 2026 were canceled by their organizers. The events stopped after running for four years following the late 2025 market crash. The organizers of NFT Paris and RWA Paris 2026 canceled the events, citing the pressures of the crypto market crash. The meetup was held for four years in a row, even during the 2022-2023 bear market. In 2025, as crypto sentiment shifted, older narratives like NFTs were affected deeply. NFTs remain near all-time lows in terms of activity and interest. RWA Paris was also canceled, despite the rising popularity of RWA ‘The market collapse hit…

Key Takeaways Total ETH staked by Bitmine now stands at 461,504. Bitmine continues to work with three staking providers as it moves toward the launch of its MAVAN. Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the Ethereum treasury giant led by Thomas “Tom” Lee, has boosted its staking activity following its latest disclosure. Data tracked by Onchain Lens shows that Bitmine now has 461,504 ETH staked, valued at approximately $1.4 billion. Bitmine (@BitMNR) has further staked 118,944 $ETH, valued at $352.16M. In total, they have staked 461,504 $ETH, worth $1.37B. Also, a newly created wallet received 32,938 $ETH, worth $97.8M, from #FalconX. It likely…

Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council and a strong contender for the Fed chairmanship following the end of Jerome Powell’s term, made noteworthy assessments regarding the current outlook for the US economy. Hassett painted an optimistic picture regarding growth, employment, inflation, and monetary policy. Hassett stated that the strong growth in the US economy is based on a combination of falling prices and rising incomes, and that this combination supports economic activity. Arguing that people are quite optimistic about income growth, Hassett said that this optimism translates into a greater willingness to spend, thus boosting growth…