In 2025, Web3 fraud surged to $15.87 billion, far surpassing the $2.5 billion plus lost to traditional hacks. Unlike isolated breaches, losses were spread across millions of transactions, reflecting the rise of “industrialized” crime networks that use address clusters and cross‑platform flows.

Macro guru Luke Gromen says a potential COVID March 2020-style market capitulation could rock bitcoin and financial markets in the near future before any sort of liquidity-driven rally arrives.

In its recent visit to China, Canada’s Prime Minister Mike Carney reached a series of agreements that seek to forge a commercial alliance between the two countries. Canada now seeks to increase its exports to China by 50%, preparing to face what Carney called a new world order.

In 2025, bitcoin reached historic highs but the expected “altseason” never materialized. Analysts point to institutional ETF inflows, diluted capital from thousands of new token launches, and investor preference for utility-driven projects as reasons for the collapse. Wintermute’s review shows altcoin rallies shrank to ~20 days versus 45–60 in prior years.

Strive’s acquisition of Semler vaults the firm into the top tier of corporate bitcoin holders, amassing nearly 12,800 bitcoin as it accelerates an aggressive treasury strategy alongside a growing healthcare business.

Crypto prices are shedding October’s leverage overhang, with Grayscale seeing derivatives stability, easing supply pressure, and strengthening fundamentals that leave the market positioned for upside as regulatory and institutional forces take hold.

XRP steadied after defending key support, signaling easing selling pressure as the token consolidates from recent highs, with technical momentum stabilizing and Ripple ecosystem developments offering a supportive backdrop.

Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree on Friday, legalizing the existence of crypto banks. First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank, Alexander Yegorov, stated that the first institution of this kind might appear in six months.

Bitcoin’s early-week rally stalled as the asset retreated from a near-miss of $98,000 to stabilize around $95,000. The pullback was driven by “technical exhaustion” and a cooling of institutional demand as spot ETF inflows slowed.

Data released by the U.S. Treasury confirms that China’s holdings of U.S. debt fell by $6.1 billion, reaching its lowest exposure levels since 2008. While China remains one of the largest international holders of U.S. debt, it has sold 10% of its holdings since January 2025.

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Momentum across crypto ETFs remained intact as investors kept allocating capital despite mixed fund-level flows. While bitcoin inflows slowed compared to earlier in the week, ether ETFs took center stage, reinforcing confidence in broader digital asset exposure.

Chain-abstraction stablecoin system River (RIVER) has quietly done more than a 10x since Christmas Day, outperforming the digital asset markets.

Crypto wealth platform Nexo signs a multi‑year partnership as the inaugural official digital asset partner of Audi Revolut F1 Team.

Korea University’s Blockchain Research Institute has partnered with Injective, joining its global ecosystem as a validator to strengthen ties between academia and the blockchain industry.