Author: James Wilson
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. As regulatory clarity and institutional demand grow, XRP is entering 2026 with renewed momentum, driving investor interest toward mining-based cash-flow models. Summary XRP gained strong institutional validation in late 2025, with spot ETFs drawing nearly $1 billion in inflows and reinforcing confidence in its long-term compliance outlook. As holding strategies evolve, platforms like BI DeFi are gaining attention for enabling XRP and other crypto holders to generate daily cash flow through regulated, mining-based infrastructure. BI DeFi operates a compliance-focused…
Ireland fined Coinbase Europe €21.5m after data issues left €173b in transactions unmonitored, with failures undisclosed during its VASP registration and now forcing an exit to Luxembourg. Summary The Central Bank of Ireland fined Coinbase Europe €21.5m after data configuration failures in an outsourced TMS left about 30m transactions, worth roughly €173b, unmonitored between 2021 and 2022. Coinbase Europe did not detect or disclose the issues during its 2022 VASP application, with management only fully briefed in 2023, leading the regulator to brand its oversight of Coinbase Inc. as ineffective. The VASP registration will lapse at end‑2025 as Coinbase Europe relocates…
There are various crypto trading exchanges available in India. So today, we will compare India’s 3 best crypto trading exchanges, i.e., WazirX, CoinDCX, and Bitbns. Summary (TL;DR) The three leading cryptocurrency trading platforms of India are WazirX, CoinDCX, and Bitbns.WazirX is the one with the maximum number of users; whereas, CoinDCX and Bitbns provide various trading options.The mobile apps of CoinDCX and WazirX are way better than the Bitbns app.CoinDCX and WazirX offer a simple and easy-to-use mobile app; however, Bitbns tries to make its mobile app attractive but fails to do so.WazirX and Bitbns charge the highest fees in…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Art on Tezos closed 2025 as a breakout year, marked by major museum partnerships, global art events, and strong institutional and artist adoption across the ecosystem. The Tezos art ecosystem recorded a strong 2025, marked by growing institutional adoption and artist participation, with more than half a million NFTs sold. This year, the Tezos Foundation expanded its partnership with the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI), transforming the museum’s Herbert S. Schlosser Media Wall into a showcase of blockchain-based…
Quantum computers can’t decrypt Bitcoin but could forge signatures from exposed public keys, putting ~6.7m BTC at risk unless wallets migrate to post‑quantum paths before large fault‑tolerant machines arrive. Summary Bitcoin stores no encrypted secrets on‑chain; the critical quantum threat is Shor‑enabled key recovery from exposed public keys, allowing authorization forgery on vulnerable UTXOs. Project Eleven’s Bitcoin Risq List estimates about 6.7m BTC in addresses meeting its public‑key exposure criteria, with Taproot changing but not eliminating the risk if quantum machines scale. Current estimates suggest ~2,330 logical qubits and millions of physical qubits are needed to break 256‑bit ECC, giving time for…
Ethereum price dropped nearly 18% over the past week as U.S. Ether ETFs logged six straight days of outflows that seem to be weighing on investor sentiment. A bearish reversal pattern on the daily chart now flags the risk of more losses ahead. Summary ETH price dropped nearly 18% over the past week. U.S. Ether ETFs recorded $630 million in outflows over a six-day outflow streak. Multiple bearish patterns have formed on the daily chart. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price dropped to an intraday low of $2,781 on Friday, Dec. 19, down 18% from last week’s high…
Crypto lending rates depend on fixed vs variable APRs, when interest starts accruing, and how tightly borrowing costs track LTV, volatility, and actual capital usage. Summary Fixed APR loans lock borrowing costs for a set term but usually charge higher rates to compensate for interest-rate risk, which can be inefficient if market conditions improve. Variable APR loans adjust with liquidity demand, collateral risk, and platform utilization, often starting cheaper but spiking during volatility and requiring active risk management. Platforms such as Clapp use pay-as-you-use credit lines, charging interest only on drawn funds while linking APR to real-time LTV, keeping unused limits at 0% APR.…
Crypto traders debate whether 2025’s drawdown is a new bear market or a late-cycle reset as QE, global rate cuts, and the U.S. CLARITY Act shape the 2026 outlook. Summary Bitcoin slipped from key highs and broke major support as most large-cap coins posted yearly losses, while only privacy plays like Monero, Zcash and BNB stayed green. Macro divergence, from U.S./UK rate cuts to Japan’s hikes and renewed geopolitical risk, weighs on sentiment even as growing stablecoin supply signals latent liquidity. The Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, which could split SEC/CFTC oversight and end “regulation by enforcement,” is set for…
Taiwan’s justice ministry holds seized BTC and stablecoins as lawmakers debate BTC as a reserve asset and regulators advance a strict stablecoin framework. Summary Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice controls 210.45 BTC and about NT$1.3b in seized crypto, mostly dollar-pegged stablecoins plus ETH, BNB, Tron and Livepeer. The disclosure fuels a political fight over treating Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, with lawmaker Ko Ju-Chun urging its inclusion in national reserves. Taiwan’s central bank and FSC are pushing tighter stablecoin rules and a VASP law, with any local stablecoin launch unlikely before late 2026. Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice disclosed that it…
Coinbase sues three U.S. states, arguing prediction markets are CFTC-regulated derivatives, not state-governed gambling, in a key test of federal authority. Summary Coinbase filed lawsuits against Michigan, Illinois, and Connecticut over efforts to block or restrict event-based prediction market products on its platform. The exchange argues these markets are CFTC-regulated derivatives, not gambling, warning that state-level rules would fragment national market structure and hinder innovation. Legal outcomes could set precedent for how prediction markets on crypto, fintech, and traditional venues are supervised across the U.S. financial system. Coinbase has filed lawsuits against regulators in Michigan, Illinois, and Connecticut, challenging state…