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The global cryptocurrency community continues to mobilize after a petition supporting the Samourai Bitcoin developers crossed 11,000 signatures. Developers, privacy advocates, and Bitcoin users now rally around a shared concern. Many believe authorities target code rather than criminal behavior. This surge in support highlights growing unease around how governments treat open source developers. The case sparked intense debate across social platforms, developer forums, and policy circles. Supporters argue that building software should never qualify as a crime. They see the Samourai Bitcoin developers as builders of neutral tools. These tools empower users to protect their financial privacy. The petition now…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has issued a clear warning to the broader blockchain industry about rushing into post-quantum cryptography upgrades, arguing that premature implementation could degrade network performance and create unintended costs for users and validators. “Post-quantum crypto oftentimes is about 10 times slower, 10 times larger proof sizes, and 10 times more inefficient,” Hoskinson said, noting that adding such systems without adequate hardware support could dramatically reduce throughput. Future quantum attacks pose a significant challenge to the current blockchain system. This has prompted blockchain developers to engage in discussions on how to tackle this issue. Some of these discussions…

Key Notes Ether started the week above $3,000 after a sharp rise in trading activity. Taker Sell Volume points to fading sell-side pressure. A move above $3,200 would signal takeover by the bulls, analyst says. Ether ETH $3 047 24h volatility: 2.1% Market cap: $368.34 B Vol. 24h: $17.29 B has started the week on a positive note after a volatile stretch. On Dec. 22, the cryptocurrency reclaimed the $3,000 level as its trading volume jumped by 100%. Analysts are predicting a relief rally ahead, backed by cooling sell pressure. Data by CryptoQuant suggests that the 30-day moving average of…

Shares of IREN, the bitcoin mining firm turned AI infrastructure player, are higher by more than 500% year-to-date, but that might just be a start, according to one Wall Street bull. Following the company’s third-quarter earnings report last week and its $9.7 billion, five-year deal with Microsoft to deliver 200 megawatts of AI compute at its Childress, Texas site, Cantor Fitzgerald’s Brett Knoblach left his already bullish 2025 targets mostly in place, but said IREN could hit $384 by 2028 from the current $67. With that deal, wrote Knoblach in a Friday note, IREN joins the ranks of large-scale “neocloud”…

A bipartisan duo in the U.S. House of Representatives is circulating a draft bill that would streamline tax rules for investors, traders and developers by explaining how they would handle reporting their taxes on staking, low value transactions and wash sales. Representatives Max Miller of Ohio and Steven Horsford of Nevada unveiled the Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation, and Yields (PARITY) Act on December 20. The proposal aims to modernize the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by eliminating excessive taxation on everyday crypto transactions, addressing “phantom income,” and closing gaps that lawmakers say invite tax abuse. “America’s tax…

Ark of Panda, a decentralized ecosystem that enables people to tokenize RWAs and access the digital economy, today announced a strategic partnership with Duck Chain, a Layer-2 network built on the TON blockchain, designed for high throughput, low costs, and EVM compatibility to simplify Web3 access. The collaboration comes after the platforms engaged in an airdrop program two weeks ago, according to an announcement disclosed today. On-chain data shows that early this month, Ark of Panda launched its airdrop campaign on Duck Chain’s Telegram-focused blockchain infrastructure to target over 30 million Telegram-Star users on the network. Today’s partnership enabled the…

This week, traders enter a holiday-shortened session with fewer catalysts but a handful of meaningful macro data points. The U.S. stock markets will pause early for Christmas, yet the upcoming GDP release, consumer confidence survey, and jobless claims still carry enough weight to influence crypto market. In such low-volume conditions, even small shifts in risk appetite could nudge Ethereum price direction before the year ends. Ethereum Price Prediction: Current Market Structure ETH/USD Daily Chart- TradingView Ethereum price is trading around $3,019, up about 1.3% on the day. The chart shows ETH consolidating near the lower Bollinger Band in early December…

Rumble (NASDAQ: RUM) shares are surging in pre-market trading after the video-sharing platform reported third-quarter results showing sharp improvement in profitability despite a modest dip in revenue. By press time, the stock was trading at $5.89, up 17% in pre-market activity. Even with this rally, Rumble remains down more than 50% year to date, reflecting a volatile 2025 performance. Why Rumble stock is rallying The company reported a net loss of $16.3 million, or $0.06 per share, for the quarter, matching Wall Street expectations and marking a notable improvement from the $31.5 million loss recorded a year earlier. Revenue came…

Pudgy Party delivers a premium mobile gaming experience that the Pudgy Penguins team intends to make one of the franchise’s core pillars moving forward—and it is GG’s 2025 Game of the Year. Mythical Games, the studio behind Pudgy Party and other crypto games like NFL Rivals and FIFA Rivals, said that Pudgy Party has reached 1 million installs since its September release, while maintaining a 4.9-star rating on the Apple App Store. In doing this, Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz told Decrypt that the game has acted as an onboarding tool for the popular crypto-native IP that started as an…

VetKeys (verifiable encrypted threshold keys), has announced the beneficial news for users and developers regarding the security of their data while bringing applications fully on-chain. VetKeys is a cryptographic tool that protects data privacy while bringing the application fully onchain. VetKeys is introduced by DFINITY Foundation for the Internet Computer (IC). The main purpose is to protect the users’ sensitive data and, at the same time, bring applications fully on-chain without trusting third parties or off-chain infrastructure for security. VetKeys transform what’s possible on blockchain.Before: Private communications, sealed auctions, secure data storage required trusted third parties or specialized hardware.Now: These…