Author: Kryptonews

Bitwise Funds Trust filed registration statements with the SEC on December 30 for eleven strategy-based exchange-traded funds targeting major blockchain protocols, marking one of the largest single-day crypto ETF filings in industry history.The funds, expected to become effective 75 days after filing, will trade on NYSE Arca and offer exposure to governance, utility, and native tokens through a hybrid investment structure combining direct holdings with European exchange-traded products.The filing arrives as asset managers race to capture market share following the SEC’s October 2025 introduction of generic listing standards for crypto ETFs, which eliminated case-by-case approval requirements and accelerated product launches…

Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH), a digital asset treasury firm backed by the Winklevoss twins, said it bought $28 million worth of privacy coin zcash ZEC$524.91, taking its overall holdings to 290,062 ZEC ($152 million).The Nasdaq-listed company said in a Tuesday press release that it purchased 56,418 tokens at an average price of $514.02 per token, and now holds roughly 1.76% of zcash’s circulating supply. The firm’s cost average is $334.41, making it one of very few digital asset treasury companies that are in the black following a broad crypto market correction since October. ZEC has bucked that trend, and has risen…

Global semiconductor tensions sharpen as China presses the Netherlands to reverse a chip company takeover while accelerating efforts to build up its own domestic semiconductor industry. China called on the Netherlands on Wednesday to fix what it described as serious errors in handling a Dutch-Chinese semiconductor company, demanding immediate action to protect worldwide chip manufacturing operations. China demands the Netherlands correct the Nexperia takeover The Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued a sharp response after Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Vincent Karremans defended his government’s decision to seize control of Nexperia. A ministry spokesperson said China has told the Netherlands multiple times…

Lighter, a decentralized exchange (DEX) that offers perpetual futures trading, carried out one of the biggest token giveaways in crypto history, even as critics continued to question how the project split its token supply.Lighter airdropped a total of $675 million worth of Lighter Infrastructure Tokens (LIT) to early participants on Tuesday, according to blockchain data visualization platform Bubblemaps. “$675M airdropped to early participants. $30M withdrawn from Lighter (only),” wrote Bubblemaps in a Tuesday X post.The $675 million total makes the Lighter airdrop the 10th largest airdrop by US dollar value in cryptocurrency history, according to crypto data aggregator CoinGecko. Source:…

Global family offices increased their exposure to cryptocurrencies in 2025, with a growing number entering the market for the first time. Key Takeaways: Family offices expanded crypto exposure in 2025, with many making first-time allocations. Bitcoin and Ether remain the main entry points as improved infrastructure offsets limited in-house expertise. Market volatility and weak prices are tempering expectations for broader adoption in 2026. However, sharp price swings and weak recent performance are raising doubts about how far that momentum can carry into 2026, according to a report by Financial News.“Family offices moved from ‘crypto experimenters’ to structured allocators [in 2025],…

The non-fungible token (NFT) market expanded in total supply, but saw significantly lower sales in 2025 compared with previous years. CryptoSlam data shows that the total number of NFTs in circulation climbed to more than 1.34 billion this year, marking a 25% increase from the one billion supply in 2024. The increased supply came in parallel with falling sales. According to CryptoSlam data, NFT sales reached about $5.63 billion in 2025, down by about 37% from the $8.9 billion recorded last year. Average sale prices also declined year-on-year, slipping to $96 from $124. The divergence highlights a market where supply growth outpaced demand.…

For over a decade, the crypto market has been dominated by a paradox: We trade decentralized assets on centralized platforms (CEXs) that operate as “Black Boxes.” Users deposit funds, place orders, and blindly trust that the exchange will match them fairly. However, history from Mt. Gox to FTX has repeatedly proven that “Don’t trust, Verify” is the only true standard.First generation DEXs (like Uniswap) solved the custody problem but failed on performance and slippage. Enter Lighter (Lighter.xyz). Backed by industry giants like a16z and Paradigm, Lighter promises to end the “Black Box” era by bringing Nasdaq level speed to Ethereum…

The Uniswap price shows a short-term consolidation trend resonating within the $6.5 and $4 horizontal levels. Uniswap treasury burned 100 million UNI valued near $596 million. A flatish trend in exponential moving averages (20, 50, 100 and 200) accentuates a sideways trend in price UNI, the native cryptocurrency of the decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Uniswap, is down 3.75% on Monday, December 29th to reach $6% trading. The downtick follows a notable surge in market selling pressure as Bitcoin shows another reversal from the $90,000 mark. Despite sluggish market trend, Uniswap foundation recently approved its fee burning proposal,  Uniswap Burns 100M Tokens…

Crypto fund manager Bitwise has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch 11 new single‑token “strategy” crypto exchange‑traded funds (ETFs), extending the company’s crypto ETF footprint deeper into the altcoin market.The proposed funds would offer targeted exposure to assets including Aave (AAVE), Uniswap (UNI), Zcash (ZEC), Bittensor (TAO), Sui (SUI), and Near (NEAR), among others, giving investors a regulated route into tokens that so far have mostly traded on crypto exchanges.According to the filing, each product is designed as a “Strategy ETF” rather than a plain spot vehicle, following a rules‑based playbook for how it…

Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is considering a new move into crypto finance. The bank says it is exploring the idea of issuing ruble loans backed by cryptocurrency. The comments were shared by Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov in an interview with local media. According to Popov, Sberbank is still in the early stages. Crypto regulation in Russia is not fully formed yet, but the bank says it is ready to work closely with regulators to build the right legal and technical framework. If progress continues, Sberbank hopes to announce its first crypto-backed loan deals in the near future. If launched, the…