Author: Kryptonews

The Guggenheim Museum will this year new launch a new art prize. Titled the Jack Galef Visual Arts Award, the $50,000 prize is being endowed by the estate of Jack Galef and will be given out biennially to an artist working in sculpture, installation, and related mediums. The prize’s first winner is Catherine Telford Keogh, whose sculptures consider the past lives of found materials and the connections between the environment and the global economy. “Being the first artist recognized by this honor is something I carry with care and don’t take for granted,” she said in an email to ARTnews.…

mETH Protocol launches a Buffer Pool using Aave’s ETH market to process ETH redemptions in about 24 hours, aiming to unlock institutional demand for liquid restaking. Summary mETH Protocol adds a Buffer Pool that routes ETH into Aave, targeting 24-hour redemption processing versus Ethereum’s 5–20+ day native exit queues.​ The upgrade uses dual liquidity paths for smaller and institutional-sized redemptions, allocating about 20% of TVL to Aave to blend staking and lending yields.​ Backed by custodians and validators like Fireblocks, Anchorage, Kraken Staked, and Mantle, mETH integrates with EigenLayer, Symbiotic, and 40+ DeFi platforms. mETH Protocol, an Ethereum liquid restaking…

The U.S. launch is live now, with international availability expected soon. The new debit card allows users to spend their crypto directly. With Phantom Cash, users can link their wallet to a debit card that works anywhere Apple Pay and Google Pay are accepted. Identity verification unlocks not only the debit card but also seamless on- and off-ramps for converting crypto to fiat and direct bank transfers. Expanding Crypto Payments The Phantom Cash debit card is part of a growing trend of crypto wallets enabling direct spending. Unlike traditional crypto cards that require preloading funds or navigating multiple apps, Phantom…

Bear markets have a way of clarifying what matters. Narrative-driven and over-owned majors bleed first, while anything tied to real adoption, fees, and solving genuine problems starts to stand out.Now investors are debating Chainlink vs. Digitap ($TAP) and which is a better altcoin to buy at the current levels. Chainlink is trading around $13-$14 and represents an institutional plumbing bet. Digitap operates as a PayFi application with an active product and ongoing token sale, reporting over $2.3 million raised to date.The key question for 2026 is which projects offer the cleanest path to durable demand. Chainlink is a leading altcoin…

A weekend sell-off in a Nasdaq 100–linked perpetual futures market on EdgeX triggered roughly $13 million in liquidations, highlighting the risks of trading equity-index perps when underlying traditional markets are closed.On Saturday, a newly created wallet began executing a six-hour time-weighted average price (TWAP) order to short 398 XYZ100 contracts, worth roughly $10 million, according to onchain data from Hypurrscan. The sell pressure pushed the price of XYZ100 down more than 3.5% within minutes, triggering a cascade of liquidations.Liquidations refer to the automatic closure of a leveraged position by a broker or exchange and happens when a trader’s losses have…

Tokenized stocks and commodities reached peak valuations, on a mix of increasing token supply and growing market prices. Stocks and commodities are still the smallest class in tokenized RWAs, but have been growing actively in the past months.  Tokenized stocks and commodities reached peak valuations, based on Token Terminal data. Asset tokenization remains one of the growth narratives in 2025, with more platforms seeking to add their own standard of stocks.  Tokenized commodities reached $3.7B in December, mostly based on the performance of gold. Tokenized stocks hover around $808M. Tokenized commodities mostly rely on Tether’s gold-backed tokens for their growth. Tether…

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon faces the possibility of an additional trial and lengthy prison term in South Korea following his 15-year sentence from a Manhattan federal court for orchestrating the $40 billion TerraUSD collapse. According to The Korea Times, the 34-year-old Korean national could apply to be transferred to his home country after serving half his US term, where prosecutors are seeking a sentence exceeding 30 years for violations of capital markets laws.US District Judge Paul Engelmayer delivered the sentence last week, rejecting both the prosecution’s 12-year recommendation and the defense’s five-year request.“In the history of federal prosecutions, there…

Have you ever wondered which of the best meme coins could become the next big meme coin in 2025? We know how fast this market moves and how tough it can be to separate real potential from hype. When you understand which projects are gaining real traction, you become a more confident investor who can spot opportunities before the crowd. In this guide, we discuss the benefits, risks, and key factors that shape the future of meme coins so you can make smarter decisions. You’ll see which tokens stand out, what drives their value, and how to navigate this fast-moving space…

The U.K. government plans to extend existing financial regulation to cover crypto companies as of October 2027 and legislation for the process will be introduced into parliament on Monday.The bill will be little changed from draft legislation published in April, which laid out the framework for crypto exchanges and stablecoin issuance, a Treasury spokesperson said, according to Reuters. In extending existing financial services rules to crypto, the U.K. would be emulating the approach of the U.S., in contrast to the European Union (EU), which introduced a regime, the Markets in Crypto Assets regulations, specifically for the industry.Last month, the Bank…

Key Highlights: Long-term Bitcoin holders sell covered calls. BTC dips by 0.7% today, December 15, 2025. BTC is struggling at $90,000 and is currently eyeing $88,000 as the support. Market analyst Jeff Park has pointed out that long-term holders (LTHs) sell covered call options. Covered calls are commonly used by experienced Bitcoin (BTC) holders who already own large BTC positions. By selling call options, they earn premium income while agreeing to sell their Bitcoin at a predefined price if the market rises above that level. This strategy is used when investors are expecting limited upside or sideways price action, rather…