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Ontology, a blockchain focused on decentralized identity and trust infrastructure for Web3, is pleased to announce the launch of Ontello Beta, a new app that brings encrypted messages, on-chain identity, and artificial intelligence (AI) agents. The mission behind this launch is to protect users’ identities while bringing their messages fully on-chain in encrypted form under this single app. Today we’re opening the Ontello Beta to our community 🚀A new kind of social + Web3 app bringing private encrypted messaging, on-chain identity, passkey-secured smart wallets, & AI agents into one simple experience.https://t.co/frxNTlJABm@matrixdotorg @ont_did — Ontology – The Trust Layer for Web3…

The week of November 2-8, 2025, saw $1.015 billion in crypto funding across 21 projects, with Ripple Labs’ $500 million strategic round leading. Summary Ripple raised $500M at a $40B valuation, driving weekly crypto funding to $1.01B. Lava followed with $200M as payments and stablecoin infrastructure dominated deals. Canaan, Future Holdings, and Fomo secured key rounds amid rising institutional backing. Payment infrastructure and stablecoin solutions dominated the investment sector this week. Here’s a breakdown of this week’s crypto funding activity as per Cryptofundraising data: Ripple Labs (XRP) Ripple raised $500 million in a strategic round The funds were raised with…

Bybit will discontinue services for residents of Japan and begin rolling out gradual account restrictions to comply with local regulatory requirements. The cryptocurrency exchange will impose phased restrictions beginning in 2026 on customers classified as Japanese residents. Users who were incorrectly classified have been asked to complete identity verifications. “If you’re a resident of Japan, please note that starting from 2026 your account will be subject to gradual restrictions. You’ll receive additional updates on the remediation process in subsequent communications,” the exchange said in an announcement on Monday. Bybit often ranks as the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by daily trading…

A US court is once again being asked to weigh in on maximal extractable value practices after a judge allowed new evidence to be added to a class-action lawsuit tied to a memecoin platform. The judge granted a motion to amend and refile to include new evidence a class-action lawsuit against memecoin launch platform Pump.fun, the maximal extractable value (MEV) infrastructure company Jito Labs, the Solana Foundation, which is the nonprofit organization behind the Solana ecosystem, and others. The motion said over 5,000 pieces of evidence in the form of internal chat logs were submitted by a “confidential informant” in…

Binance has been listing only a small share of new token projects. CEX listings for new tokens are relatively small compared to their total supply, according to recent research. Centralized exchanges only distribute a relatively small part of newly listed tokens. In 2025, Binance received criticism for potentially increasing selling pressure, suggesting the token allocation was too big. Recent research showed most new token listings distributed around 5% of their supply through a centralized exchange, with under 1% for larger projects. Centralized exchanges have also tried to be more transparent on their available supply of new tokens. Binance received relatively…

Polymarket and similar prediction markets brought gambling to non-sports spaces. The “degen” culture of decentralized finance has made some of the bets look really ridiculous. What are the five most absurd bets on Polymarket in 2025? Summary On Polymarket, people bet on everything: from election winners to the weather in London on a particular date. Such a wide spectrum creates space for odd prediction matters. Sometimes the outcomes of these predictions are interpreted controversially, prompting users to demand a review of the results. While some publications treat Polymarket bets as a public sentiment indicator, others argue that excessive cash inflows…

Imagine watching a global race where your country’s brightest innovators are forced to sprint with heavy weights tied to their ankles. This is the stark reality for Japan’s cryptocurrency sector, according to a powerful warning from a top financial leader. Tomoya Asakura, CEO of SBI Global Asset Management, has issued a critical alarm about the nation’s sluggish Japan crypto tax reform, stating it threatens to leave the country in the digital dust. Why is Japan’s Crypto Tax System a Major Roadblock? Currently, Japan treats cryptocurrency profits with a harsh hand. Individual traders face a staggering top tax rate of 55%…

Polymarket airdrop speculation is ramping up after a screenshot emerged of a Polymarket team member saying that a Polymarket Layer 2 network is the prediction market’s “#1 priority.” Polymarket just recorded its three highest-volume days since the U.S. presidential election in November 2024, with $91.7 million in trading volume on Dec. 19 and $92.7 million on Dec. 20. On Dec. 21, Polymarket processed $85.6 million, just above its most recent daily high of $85.07 million on Nov. 9, according to DeFiLlama. Daily Polymarket Volume – DeFiLlama The widely shared screenshot features Polymarket developer Mustafa Aljatery responding to a user who…

Michael Burry, the investor (of “The Big Short” fame) who correctly predicted the 2008 housing crisis, disclosed a $1.1 billion short position against Nvidia and Palantir Technologies through put options on Monday, triggering an immediate sell-off across tech markets this week. Palantir dropped as much as 16% on Tuesday before closing down approximately 8%. The decline came despite the company beating third-quarter earnings estimates and raising its full-year guidance. Nvidia fell between 2% and 4% during the same trading session, while the Nasdaq Composite recorded its largest one-day percentage drop in nearly a month at roughly 2%. Every member of…

The U.S. senators negotiating the crypto market structure bill have rarely been so openly eager to find a bipartisan solution for that legislation. Even as political noise and clashes with President Donald Trump rage around them, lawmakers and staffers have met for an earnest series of talks seeking to hash out the industry’s regulatory destiny in the U.S. Despite this increasingly rare bipartisan exercise and the confidence expressed by some of the leading players, the unresolved details of the legislation are significant, and some of the coming headwinds are out of their hands. After the House of Representatives cleared —…