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The tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market will continue to grow in 2026, fueled by adoption in emerging market economies, according to Jesse Knutson, head of operations at crypto exchange Bitfinex. Emerging market economies experience “friction” in capital formation and attracting foreign investment, Knutson told CointelegraphTokenizing real-world assets, the process of representing physical or traditional assets on blockchain networks, fixes this by enabling onchain capital formation and bypassing traditional financial intermediaries, he said. Kunston added:“Emerging markets also tend to ‘leapfrog’ infrastructure that holds back developed markets, adopting digital rails, including stablecoin settlement, faster than markets with entrenched legacy plumbing.” The total value…

Alvin Lang Dec 27, 2025 11:59 AAVE price prediction suggests 14-17% upside to $179-$183 range within 5 days, supported by whale accumulation and oversold RSI conditions at $156.87. Aave (AAVE) is showing signs of potential recovery after trading in a consolidation phase near the $156.87 level. Despite bearish momentum indicators, several factors point toward a short-term bounce that could deliver meaningful gains for positioned traders. AAVE Price Prediction Summary • AAVE short-term target (5-7 days): $179.04 (+14.1%) based on CoinCodex technical analysis • Aave medium-term forecast (January 2026): $182.90-$190 range (+16-21%) • Key…

Key NotesAnalysts warn that failure of Ethereum price to reclaim this zone could lead to $2,800.Large investors have significantly increased ETH holdings.One whale buying $130.7 million worth of Ethereum over three weeks. . Along with BTC $87 459 24h volatility: 1.3% Market cap: $1.75 T Vol. 24h: $31.22 B , the ETH $2 927 24h volatility: 1.3% Market cap: $353.09 B Vol. 24h: $12.66 B price has also shown 1.4% gains on December 26 and is eyeing a breakout past $3,000 resistance. Market experts believe that sailing past this would open the gates for its rally to the all-time highs…

In brief Bitcoin whales started selling this year, some after a decade or more of holding BTC. The biggest sale from a Satoshi-era investor tallied $9 billion worth of Bitcoin. The sales have started to put downward pressure on the leading cryptocurrency’s price. This was the year the Bitcoin whales woke up. As the price of the leading cryptocurrency soared to new heights, longtime holders started making moves to the tune of billions of dollars.Selling from O.G. “HODLers” began after the leading cryptocurrency finally hit the mythical $100,000 mark for the first time in December 2024. Whales then briefly slowed…

Bitmine deposited 74,880 ETH worth approximately $219 million into Ethereum’s Proof-of-Stake protocol, marking the company’s first staking operation. The move comes as the largest Ethereum (ETH) treasury company seeks yield generation from its 4.066 million ETH holdings. According to EmberCN monitoring, the deposit occurred on December 27. At an estimated 3.12% annual percentage yield, staking the entire treasury would generate roughly 126,800 ETH per year. Based on Ethereum’s current price, the annual staking rewards would be worth approximately $371 million. Ember CN’s X post regarding Ethereum staking First staking deployment from 4M+ Ethereum treasury The 74,880 ETH deposit is Bitmine’s…

A lot happened in policy tied to crypto this year. Congress passed — and the president signed — the first major piece of crypto legislation in U.S. history this year. Federal regulators have dramatically scaled back their enforcement actions against crypto companies while announcing more rulemaking efforts aimed at bolstering the industry. Companies themselves have felt more emboldened to launch new products and services in the U.S.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions.The narrativeLast year, CoinDesk’s policy team explained what we’d be looking…

Trust Wallet’s Chrome extension shipped a malicious update in December, exfiltrating wallet data and draining roughly $7 million from hundreds of accounts before the company pushed a fix.The compromised version 2.68 was live for days, auto-updating in the background, the way browser extensions are designed to. Users who followed every standard self-custody rule, such as never sharing their seed phrase, checking URLs, and using reputable wallets, still lost funds.The attack targeted the browser layer, not the blockchain, and it exposed a persistent trade-off that the industry has spent years trying to ignore: browser-extension wallets are always-on hot wallets sitting in…

Altcoin investors may close 2025 without seeing profits in their portfolios. However, many analysts remain optimistic despite the altcoin market capitalization (TOTAL2) dropping 30% from this year’s peak.What makes analysts believe the altcoin bear market may be entering its final phase? The following points highlight the key reasons.Sponsored Why Altcoins Are in a Phase of OpportunityFirst, CryptoQuant data shows that only about 3% of altcoins on Binance trade above the 200-day moving average. This level marks a historical low.CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost attributes a lack of liquidity and defensive investor sentiment as the primary causes. Investors currently prioritize capital preservation over…

Dogecoin edged down to $0.123 while Shiba Inu slipped to $0.000007165, with both tokens failing to sustain rebounds during U.S. hours as bitcoin’s attempted bounce faded and ether stayed heavy — a setup that kept meme coins pinned to technical levels rather than narrative catalysts.News backgroundMeme coins continued to trade like high-beta proxies for broader risk appetite as large-cap crypto remained choppy into year-end. Bitcoin’s rebound attempts haven’t shown consistent follow-through during U.S. hours, and that lack of momentum has kept speculative corners of the market under pressure.Ether’s muted tape has also mattered. With ETH struggling to regain traction, flows…

XRP slipped to $1.86 as traders continued to sell into rallies, even as spot ETF demand stayed steady and total ETF-held assets climbed to $1.25 billion — a gap that suggests the market is still digesting supply at key technical levels.News backgroundInstitutional appetite for XRP exposure continued to build through exchange-traded funds, with investors adding $8.19 million in recent sessions. That pushed total ETF-held net assets to $1.25 billion, reinforcing the idea that professional investors are building positions through regulated vehicles rather than chasing spot momentum.The flow trend fits a broader pattern in institutional crypto allocation: portfolio managers increasingly prefer…