Author: Kryptonews

There is a particular kind of Bitcoin holder who only shows up when the noise gets loud.They are the people who watched 2021 melt into 2022, who kept their keys anyway, who learned to live with the idea that the line on the chart can drop faster than their mood. When the price is ripping higher, they are treated like prophets. When price rolls over, they are treated like villains.Over the past few weeks, the villain story has been everywhere, long-term holders are dumping, the old hands are cashing out, and the cycle is ending. The story makes emotional sense;…

Decentralized applications or dApps are blockchain-based applications that operate without a central authority. Instead of relying on company-owned servers, dApps run on decentralized networks using smart contracts that automatically execute actions based on predefined rules.Fortunately, dApps are no longer limited to crypto-native individuals. In fact, they now power real-world financial services, global payments, digital identity systems, gaming economies, and online communities. Moreover, businesses, creators, and everyday users increasingly adopt dApps seeking transparency, censorship resistance, and greater ownership of their digital assets and data.For this reason, this guide will explore what dApps are, how they work, and how they compare to…

With Congress in recess until the new year, sources familiar with the progress of a digital asset market structure bill are expecting consideration in early 2026.Members of the US Senate Banking Committee are expected to move forward with consideration of a digital asset market structure bill in the second week of January after months of delays.According to reports and people familiar with the matter, the Banking Committee could hold a markup for the Responsible Financial Innovation Act during the second week of January. The event would mark progress on advancing legislation that has been slowed by Democratic lawmakers’ concerns over…

2025 was a big year for privacy onchain. Zcash, one of the original privacy coins, jumped more than 600%, and was one of the year’s biggest success stories. Ethereum and Solana announced major initiatives to bring privacy to their networks. And startups building privacy-preserving tech with zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) continued to gain traction.Influencers like Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Solana infrastructure firm Helius, said it was “Privacy Szn.” And many others said privacy was essential for institutional adoption, as companies generally don’t want to do business on public blockchains with fully transparent ledgers. So, what’s ahead…

The Official $TRUMP Meme Team wallet has recently performed another $USDC transaction. In this respect, the Official $TRUMP Meme Team wallet has transferred a staggering $33M in $USDC to Coinbase. As per the data from Lookonchain, this transfer has raised the total monthly withdrawals of the wallet to $94M. This comes as part of the wide-scale withdrawals getting the attention of traders and analysts. The Official $TRUMP Meme Team wallet withdrew another 33M $USDC from the liquidity pool and deposited it into #Coinbase today.Over the past month, the $TRUMP meme team has withdrawn a total of 94M $USDC from the…

Investment banking company Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has turned more bullish on Bitcoin miner TeraWulf, citing what it sees as a looming shift in the company’s business mix that investors have yet to fully price in.In a Wednesday report, KBW said it upgraded TeraWulf (WULF) to “outperform” from “market perform” and raised the company’s share price target to $24 from $9.50. According to the bank, the reassessment was based on investors “underappreciat[ing] the magnitude of the BTC mining to HPC [high-performance computing] leasing mix shift in 2026-2027 and robust growth catalysts on 646MW net of visible HPC leasing pipeline through 2027.” At…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum is showing slight upward momentum once again, but the price still remains below the $3,000 level. Despite the fluctuating price actions in the past few weeks, certain structures and narratives that bolster the leading altcoin’s value are still holding strong, raising the potential for a major upswing. Rising TVL Reinforces ETH’s Price Foundation In the dynamic cryptocurrency landscape, Ethereum’s Total Value Locked (TVL) is still emerging as a subtle but powerful anchor for the altcoin’s long-term price stability and the growth of its evolving ecosystem. Over…

BitMine’s ETH stockpile swells over $12 billion as aggressive buying continues during holiday slowdown. Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies has continued to aggressively expand its ETH holdings even as prices struggle below $3,000. In fact, blockchain tracker Lookonchain found that the company bought another 32,938 ETH, worth about $97.6 million. Ethereum Stockpile The data also shows BitMine staked an additional 118,944 ETH, which is roughly $352 million. The purchases were executed over a four-hour window on Tuesday and come as crypto markets remain subdued in the final stretch of 2025. The company appears to be using year-end softness…

Trump Media and Technology Group, operator of US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, said Wednesday it plans to roll out a blockchain token for shareholders that entitles them to perks and rewards.The DJT token will be launched in collaboration with crypto exchange Crypto.com, and the distribution to existing shareholders set at a 1:1 ratio, or one token per share owned, according to the announcement from the company.The token “may” include rewards and perks for DJT shareholders, including discounts on the Truth Social media platform, the Truth+ media streaming platform, and prediction market Truth Predict. However, the token is not…

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a new series on the convergence of art and luxury. See all of our reporting on the topic here.Look no further than the auction houses for proof that art and luxury are becoming increasingly intertwined. In 2025, Sotheby’s and Christie’s both softened the blow of sluggish art sales by doubling down on luxury. Handbags, jewels, watches, cars, you name it: these items now account for roughly a third of Sotheby’s total revenue, with private luxury sales soaring 350 percent year on year. Christie’s isn’t far behind, with luxury accounting for a quarter of its overall…