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The global crypto market feels like it stands at a major turning point. Recent signals out of Washington suggest the rules of the game may change in favour of digital-assets innovation, opening a pathway for dramatic growth in the crypto market. With a sweeping market structure bill in play, momentum is building for a far larger valuation than many expected. Now industry observers argue that the bitcoin valuation story could morph into a broader crypto market surge. The convergence of regulation, technology and institutional money may mean the crypto market is positioning for a leap toward $20 trillion. 🇺🇸 WHITE…

On December 24, the EU confirmed that the release of its new transparency regulation will only apply to digital assets and will take effect on January 1, 2026. Additionally, it will impact the current method used to examine cryptocurrency activities across the EU. The EU report also highlighted that the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC8), the new regulation, expands the existing EU system for partnering on tax issues to include crypto assets and related services. Under these regulations, firms responsible for offering crypto-related services, such as exchanges and brokers, are required to collect and report comprehensive data regarding all their…

Lit Protocol, a decentralized key management and programmable authority network, is excited to announce certain changes in decentralized authorities that revolutionize the whole scenario. The hidden purpose of this innovation is to enhance the working of decentralized authorities in daily life, which helps humans in many aspects by giving full control to users over their assets. https://t.co/Q6TMHUhzbD — Lit Protocol 🔑 (@LitProtocol) December 23, 2025 Certain changes are being made in the system; in 2025, the new system will help boost the real production infrastructure for users’ benefits. In this advanced system, the whole focus will be on performance, reliability,…

NFT mania is a distant memory in 2025. It was an era—back in 2021 and early 2022—when Beeple sold a jpeg for $69.3 million, CryptoPunks were going for tens of millions, and celebrities kept aping into the Bored Ape Yacht Club. The cumulative NFT market cap has dropped 99% from its 2023 all-time high of $184 billion to just $487 million, per CoinMarketCap. In what is now a comparatively barren wasteland, NFT marketplaces have been forced to adapt, with titans of the sector like OpenSea and Magic Eden expanding their offerings to include tokens that are fully fungible. “The move…

Ethereum (ETH) founder Vitalik Buterin has explained how the blockchain prevents denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Buterin’s explanation comes as a response to a question from a user who expressed frustration with the contract size limit on Ethereum. Network stability depends on data efficiency According to Buterin, the limit on Ethereum exists as a safeguard to prevent DoS attacks. Notably, very large contracts are expensive to store in nodes, transmit or process. Thus, if there is no limit, a malicious attacker could easily deploy huge contracts that deliberately slow down the network. Once the network is destabilized, it could give the attacker…

Hong Kong lawmaker Johnny Ng has publicly backed the city’s latest move to strengthen regulation of crypto trading and custody services. His comments followed the launch of a new consultation by the government aimed at expanding oversight of digital asset activities. 本人歡迎香港特區政府財經事務及庫務局就推動數字資產交易有新發展！特區政府宣佈就數字資產交易及托管服務的立法建議正式進行諮詢，代表進一步釐清相關數字資產監管活動，也回應了市場的需求和想法。… — Johnny Ng 吴杰庄 (@Johnny_nkc) December 25, 2025 Johnny Ng said the initiative marks clear progress in defining how crypto and digital asset services should operate under Hong Kong law. He added that the framework responds to market demand while improving safeguards for the public. Consultation Targets Trading and Custody Services The consultation was jointly released by the…

Setnism.AI, a renowned AI-led Web3 automation entity, has partnered with Metya, a popular Web3 social platform. The partnership endeavors to merge PayFi and DatingFi with the integration of AI to advance Web3 innovation. As Sentism.AI’s official X announcement, the collaboration is set to bring together on-chain automation, decentralized social architecture, and cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI). As a result, the consumers can anticipate significant advancement in transactions and interaction within the Web3 ecosystem. Metya 🤝 SentismAIWe’re excited to announce our partnership with @metyacom , the largest AI-driven Web3 social platform pioneering DatingFi + PayFi.Metya merges social interaction with real-world payment utility,…

Key Highlights: Aave DAO vote has sparked debate on power and balance between Aave Labs and AAVE token holders. Kulechov promises clarity on economic alignment and governance. Strong DAO revenues and ecosystem growth reinforces Aave’s long-term confidence. After a controversial community vote on the Aave platform, Aave founder Stani Kulechov spoke out about the situation. Kulechov also stated that this conflict is a good sign as it reflects that the people care and that decentralized governance is working. He also acknowledged token holder concerns and promised more transparency about how Aave Labs and AAVE holders are economically connected. The recent…

On-chain tracker Lookonchain documented that whale account 0xa339 made a fast and strong liquidation of a large leveraged Ethereum hold. In a matter of about 20 minutes, the whale sold 5,306 ETH valued at a total of $15.76 million at an average price of 2,970 to completely pay all outstanding loans in Aave. Aave Loans Repaid In A Single Sweep It sold off roughly 15.7 million in debt directly, eliminating liquidation risk in the process. Upon the settlement of debts, the whale reclaimed the remaining 24,700 ETH. These are worth 74.41 million dollars off Aave, and thus the position closed…

YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) announced an investment in AI-powered digital heritage project Funes. Funes aims to permanently preserve the cultural and architectural heritage of human civilization in the digital environment by creating the world’s largest open 3D architectural model archive. YZi Labs argued that this investment strengthens the company’s “AI-culture-real-world data infrastructure” strategy. Funes uses community-sourced photogrammetry and computer vision technologies to record human-made structures, from temples and castles to monasteries and modern buildings, in high-accuracy 3D. In an era of rapid digital growth, physical structures built over centuries are increasingly disappearing. Funes was founded to preserve these lost…