Author: Kryptonews

Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov said a recently launched stablecoin pegged to the country’s fiat currency has been listed on cryptocurrency exchange Binance.In a Wednesday X post, Japarov said Kyrgyzstan’s KGST stablecoin, pegged to the som, would contribute to the development of cross-border payments and deepen the country’s ties to the crypto ecosystem. Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao wrote on social media that “many more” nation-backed stablecoins would be coming to the exchange. Source: Sadyr ZhaparovZhao began advising the central Asian nation in April as part of an agreement to provide technical expertise and consulting services.The mountainous, landlocked country with a…

If 2024 was the year of the crypto reawakening, 2025 was the year the plumbing finally got permitted.This year, the emerging industry entered January with tentative optimism and exited December with federal statutes.As a result, the narrative shifted definitively from “crypto as a casino” to “crypto as capital markets infrastructure.”During this period, volumes moved on-chain, policy moved into the White House, and major asset managers moved past their hesitation, as evidenced most starkly by Vanguard’s reversal earlier this month, which allowed crypto ETFs on its platform.However, in a year defined by record-breaking flows and legislative victories, not everyone shared the…

In today’s rapidly evolving macroeconomic climate—marked by fiat currency devaluation, surging inflation, and sky-high valuations in traditional tech sectors—Metaplanet Inc.’s recent approval to issue dividend-paying shares to overseas institutional investors is far more than a routine corporate update; it’s a strategic signal worth dissecting. For vigilant observers in the cryptocurrency and digital asset space, this move offers far-reaching implications that go beyond the headlines and surface-level market commentary.Metaplanet, a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company once exclusively focused on Web3 development and blockchain innovation, is not just pivoting—it’s transforming itself into Asia’s closest counterpart to MicroStrategy. Metaplanet’s aggressive Bitcoin acquisition strategy signals…

For years, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has advocated for privacy in the crypto space. Buterin argues that onboarding users alone is not enough, cautioning that widespread use of “walled gardens” would undermine the core purpose of decentralized systems.“The goal is not to onboard people to Ethereum. The goal is to onboard people to openness and self-sovereignty,” he recently wrote on a X post. Source: Vitalik ButerinButerin is one of crypto’s most prominent advocates for privacy as an industry’s core value, emphasizing individual protection from state and corporate surveillance and arguing that decentralization helps disperse power away from a few dominant actors.This…

Each December, we remember the art-world figures we have lost in the past year. This year, our list includes the famous and the not-so-famous, insiders and outsiders, those who had long careers and those whose lives were cut tragically short. Below, a look back at some of the most notable artists, dealers, curators, art writers, and collectors who died in 2025. Read more of our “2025: Year in Review” coverage here. Alonzo Davis Image Credit: Courtesy Parrasch Heijnen, Los Angeles. Alonzo Davis, who founded one of the first Black-owned galleries in the United States, died in January at age 82.…

Network NewsAAVE COMMUNITY SPLIT: Aave’s community members and participants have become sharply divided in recent weeks over control of the protocol’s brand and related assets, intensifying an ongoing dispute over the relationship between the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and Aave Labs, the centralized developer firm that builds much of Aave’s technology. The debate has drawn outsized attention because it cuts to a central question facing many of crypto’s largest protocols: the tension between decentralized governance and the centralized teams that often drive execution. As protocols scale and brands accrue value, questions around who ultimately controls those assets, token holders or…

Key takeaways:$30.3B in Bitcoin options will expire at year-end, with most call (buy) bets placed well above the $89,000 to $94,000 price range.Bearish strategies stay favored unless BTC breaks $94,000 as prices above $88,000 have erased over half of put (sell) option bets.As the year-end Bitcoin (BTC) options expiry approaches, bulls are increasingly skeptical about a turnaround in BTC price. A total of $30.3 billion in open interest hinges on Bitcoin’s 8:00 am UTC price on Friday, which will determine whether bears remain in control after a five-week consolidation near $89,000. Dec. 26 BTC call options open interest at Deribit,…

A press release published on Christmas Eve claimed that Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, had launched a new platform offering tokenized gold and silver trading. However, it is “fake,” a Circle spokesperson told CoinDesk.The platform, launched under the name CircleMetals, was promoted through a press release distributed on Dec. 24, a date when many U.S. businesses are closed or operating at limited capacity, and response times are slower.The release described a new service enabling 24/7 swaps between USDC and purported gold (GLDC) and silver (SILC) tokens, supposedly backed by COMEX-linked liquidity. Oddly, it prompted users to swap on…

Bitcoin trades near $87K as call option interest hits cycle lows, put demand rises, and on-chain data shows continued accumulation by large holders. Bitcoin (BTC) remains stuck in a tight range, with options data and on-chain activity showing a shift in how the market is positioned. Holiday conditions have thinned liquidity, and recent data points to cautious trading in derivatives while long-term holders continue to add. Options Data Shows Shift in Market Positioning CME options data shows that Bitcoin call option open interest peaked in December 2024, close to recent price highs above $90,000. Since then, call interest has…

Ether (ETH) has been unable to sustain prices above $3,400 for the past 40 days, raising concerns among traders that bears may remain in control for longer. Key takeaways:$6B in Ether options will expire on Dec. 26, with call (buy) bets outnumbering put (sell) instruments by 2.2 times.Bears hold the advantage unless ETH price breaks $3,100.The $6 billion ETH options expiry on Dec. 26 could add further pressure, as bulls had anticipated year-end prices of $4,000 or higher before the 28% crash in November.Ether’s price at 8:00 am UTC on Friday will determine whether bears retain control, despite call (buy)…