Crypto mining and trading is now legal in Turkmenistan after a new law signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedow in late November took effect on Thursday. Implementation of the new laws could see the Central Asian country’s economy expand beyond its heavy reliance on natural gas exports by tapping surplus energy for crypto mining, following the … Read more
APT$1.8658 fell 2.4% to $1.69 on below-average volume, significantly underperforming the broader crypto market. The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk 20 index (CD20), was 0.5% higher at publication time. This relative weakness against major cryptocurrencies signals selective investor caution toward APT, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed that the token declined … Read more
Strategy (MSTR) shares have declined for six consecutive months for the first time since the firm adopted bitcoin as a treasury asset in August 2020, according to a performance table shared Thursday by crypto analyst Chris Millas. In a Jan. 1 post on X, Millas highlighted the rare streak and attached a chart showing Strategy’s … Read more
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin used a New Year’s message on Thursday to reflect on a year of major technical progress — and to argue that the network’s real test lies in fulfilling its original mission, not in chasing the latest crypto narratives. In his New Year’s post on X, Buterin said Ethereum made meaningful progress … Read more
The total losses from hacks and cybersecurity exploits in the crypto industry amounted to about $76 million in December, a 60% decrease from November’s $194.2 million in losses, according to blockchain security company PeckShield. There were 26 major crypto exploits in December, PeckShield said in an X post, with one user losing $50 million in … Read more
The Flow Foundation is continuing to implement a remediation plan in response to a $3.9 million exploit of the blockchain on Saturday, flagging concerns about large token movements on a centralized exchange. In a Thursday X post, Flow said it had made “significant progress” in its recovery plan, now entering phase two and expected to … Read more
The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December 2025 policy meeting show officials paying close attention to a risk that rarely drives headlines but can rattle markets quickly: whether the financial system could quietly run short of cash even if interest rates barely move. Released on Dec. 30, the minutes from the Dec. 9–10 Federal Open … Read more
Key takeaways: Covered calls gained traction as cash-and-carry returns collapsed, but data shows they are not structurally suppressing Bitcoin’s price. Stable put-to-call ratios and rising put demand suggest hedging and yield strategies coexist with bullish positioning. As Bitcoin (BTC) price entered a downtrend in November, traders began forming theories about why institutional inflows and corporate … Read more
Vitalik Buterin, one of the co-founders of the Ethereum blockchain, said decentralization applications (DApps) could mitigate failures in internet infrastructure, such as when internet services provider Cloudflare experienced a massive outage in November. In a Thursday X post, Buterin said Ethereum needed to do more to achieve its mission of “[building] the world computer that … Read more
2025 didn’t unfold the way many cryptocurrency investors expected. Although Bitcoin (BTC) peaked almost precisely in line with its historical four-year cycle, the long-anticipated blow-off top never materialized. Notably, Bitcoin’s gains failed to cascade into the broader market, leaving hopes for a full-fledged altcoin season largely unfulfilled. As a result, 2026 opens under a cloud … Read more