Author: Kryptonews

A wave of institutional crypto participation spurred by exchange-traded funds, an easing of regulations in the US, an increase in global liquidity, and a Federal Reserve leadership change are just some of the reasons why analysts think the typical four-year cycle is broken.The four-year cycle, tied to Bitcoin (BTC) halving events, cuts miner rewards in half and reduces the supply of new Bitcoin entering circulation. Historically, this was seen as the catalyst for a predictable pattern: accumulation, a post-halving bull run that peaked around 18 months later, followed by a sharp correction and multi-year bear market.Some analysts note that Bitcoin’s current…

Trust Wallet has launched a wallet verification phase amid attempts to reimburse victims after its Chrome extension was compromised on December 25. The wallet stated that it had received close to 5,000 claims, yet it had identified only 2,596 compromised addresses. Trust Wallet has updated its response strategy to incorporate wallet verification processes amid a rise in claims of compromised wallet addresses. The company has flagged thousands of compromised addresses, yet it claims to have received more claims than initially anticipated. The excessive claims imply that non-victims may have submitted fraudulent claims or that actual victims duplicated their submissions.  Trust…

To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter.The HeadlinesSTITCHED UP. UK ministers will underwrite up to £800 million ($1 billion) of potential damage to the Bayeux Tapestry during its loan to the British Museum next year, making the British taxpayer the ultimate guarantor, the Financial Times reported. The indemnity values the 230-foot-long, nearly 1,000-year-old embroidery at more than twice the price paid for the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction, Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, which sold for $450 million in 2017. The loan was agreed during President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK earlier this year, and the show is expected to be the British…

Bitcoin held near $87,000 on Tuesday, setting a steady tone for crypto as Asian equities took a breather after a seven-day run and investors marked down US tech stocks into year-end.MSCI’s gauge of Asia Pacific shares slipped 0.1% in early trading, and S&P 500 futures edged lower after the US benchmark fell 0.3% on Monday. The Nasdaq 100 dropped 0.5% in that session, with Tesla, Nvidia and Meta among the notable decliners.The softer equity tape arrived alongside another bout of metal volatility. Silver and gold swung after a sharp pullback from fresh all-time highs, as traders booked profits and liquidity…

New rules requiring search engines like Google to verify the age of logged-in users — and filter the content for everyone else — went live in Australia this week.The Australian eSafety Commissioner’s new rules came into force on Dec. 27, with a six-month timeframe for full implementation. They require search engines to verify users’ ages using methods including photo ID, face scanning, credit cards, digital ID, parental consent, AI, or third-party verification. According to regulatory guidance, the highest-level safety filters must be applied by default to accounts suspected of being operated by someone under 18; companies must create a reporting mechanism…

Institutional investors are selling Bitcoin and crypto assets as the year comes to a close. According to a new update from CoinShares, digital asset investment products recorded $446 million in outflows last week That brings the total outflows since the October 10th market crash to $3.2 billion. Bitcoin (BTC) led last week’s withdrawals with $443 million in outflows, while Ethereum (ETH) posted $59.5 million in outflows. In contrast, XRP attracted $70.2 million in inflows, while Solana (SOL) saw $7.5 million in inflows. The United States drove most of the selling, with $460 million in outflows. Switzerland added minor withdrawals of…

Key Highlights: XRP price is up by almost 1.4% today, December 29, 2025. XRP spot ETF saw an inflow of $64 million in the past week. Even though the interest in the altcoins has increased the Altcoin Season Index still remains stagnant at 18 out of 100. XRP spot ETFs saw an inflow of $64 million in the past week from December 22 to 26 as per the data that has been reported by SoSoValue. This value however goes against the $782 million outflow from Bitcoin ETFs, which clearly indicates that the institutional investors are moving money into XRP. The…

An alleged scammer posing as a Coinbase help desk worker has reportedly stolen around $2 million in crypto from users of the exchange, according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT. In a Monday X post, ZachXBT claimed that he had managed to pinpoint the identity of the alleged scammer after cross referencing Telegram group chat screen shots, social media posts and wallet transactions.  ZachXBT alleged that the “Canadian threat actor” had “stolen $2M+ via Coinbase support impersonation social engineering scams in the past year blowing the funds on rare social media usernames, bottle service, & gambling,” The Canadian allegedly deployed social engineering tactics to…

Sberbank, Russia’s second-largest bank, issued the country’s first bitcoin-backed loan to one of its largest bitcoin miners, calling the transaction a pilot and suggesting it was keen to issue more in the future“We believe this product will be relevant not only for cryptocurrency miners, but also for companies that own cryptocurrencies,” the bank said in a statement. It did not disclose the loan amount.The bank said it used its own crypto custody product, Rutoken, to hold the bitcoin used as collateral for the crypto loan. “The loan was secured by digital currency mined by [Intelion Data]. This guarantees the assets’…

Ted Hisokawa Dec 29, 2025 22:17 Explore how athletes like Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece achieve peak performance under pressure, focusing on resilience, adaptability, and avoiding burnout, as discussed in a podcast with Arianna Simpson. Elite athletes Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece recently shared their insights on maintaining peak performance under extreme pressure, as discussed in a podcast hosted by a16z crypto General Partner Arianna Simpson. The conversation delved into the dynamics of resilience, adaptability, and strategies to prevent burnout. Resilience in Extreme Environments Laird Hamilton, a pioneer in big-wave surfing, and Gabby…