Author: James Wilson
Superform’s $4.7M UP token sale on Cookie.fun powers the mainnet launch of audited SuperVaults v2, bringing self-custodial onchain yield to 180k users. Summary Superform closed an oversubscribed public UP token sale on Cookie.fun with $4.7M in commitments, more than double its initial target. The launch of SuperVaults v2 on mainnet combines variable lending rates and Pendle positions in a fully onchain, self-custodial yield strategy audited by yAudit and Spearbit researchers. SuperVaults v2 is the first step in Superform’s Q1 2026 roadmap, which includes a redesigned mobile app, broader chain support, and expanded stablecoin yield products for its 180k active users.…
RWAio says fragmented tokenized RWA markets waste up to $1.3B yearly in fees and price gaps as assets spread across chains like Ethereum and Polygon. Summary RWAio estimates fragmentation costs tokenized RWA markets $600M–$1.3B yearly via fees, slippage, and price gaps. Identical RWAs trade 1%–3% apart across chains and cost 2%–5% to bridge, hurting investor returns. Ethereum holds 52% of tokenized RWAs while Polygon leads bonds with 62%, underscoring multi-chain operational friction. Fragmentation across blockchain networks is costing the tokenized real-world asset market between $600 million and $1.3 billion annually, according to research released by data analytics platform RWAio. The…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The internet scaled because IP created a universal fabric for data. Web3 never got that luxury. Instead, it inherited 1980s-era networking and a patchwork of ad-hoc protocols that slow down and congest the moment you try to run real transactions at scale, let alone billions of AI agents, global settlement layers, or a planetary-scale decentralized physical infrastructure network sensor mesh. We’re long past the point where faster chains or bigger blocks can help. Summary Web3 can’t scale…
Holmes says Hive will keep expanding Paraguay Bitcoin mining and HPC sites despite leverage-driven BTC price volatility and short-term market contagion. Summary Hive raised daily production from 3 to 10 BTC and plans further mining expansion using low-cost Paraguayan hydro power. Management sees Bitcoin mining and HPC as parallel “twin engines,” using BTC cash flows to fund higher-margin computing centers. Paraguay’s surplus electricity and pro-miner policy give utilities steady revenue while Hive builds some of its most powerful data centers there. Hive Digital Technologies continues to expand Bitcoin mining operations despite recent market downturns, according to statements from the company’s…
Dogecoin price has formed a bullish reversal pattern over the past two months, a breakout above which could likely lead to gains of nearly 65% in the coming weeks. Summary Dogecoin price is down 20% over the past month. Whales have increased their Dogecoin holdings over the past month. A falling wedge pattern has formed in the daily chart. According to data from crypto.news, Dogecoin (DOGE) price dropped to a yearly low of $0.124 on Thursday, Dec. 18, morning Asian time, down 20.4% over the past month and 70% below its year-to-date high of $0.414 reached in January. Its market…
China’s renewed Xinjiang crackdown has shut down roughly 400,000 ASICs, cutting Bitcoin hashrate by up to 10% and forcing miners to sell into record-low hashprice. Summary Around 400,000 Xinjiang mining machines have gone offline, slicing roughly 8–10% from Bitcoin’s network hashrate as China enforces fresh restrictions. Analysts say Asian miners and holders started offloading weeks ago, while Luxor data show hashprice at all-time lows and three straight negative difficulty adjustments. Asian exchanges show net spot selling as U.S. venues keep net buying, leaving Bitcoin near the bottom of its late‑November range with miners liquidating coins and hardware. Bitcoin mining operations…
Digital Wealth Partners launched an Arch-powered XRP algo strategy for qualified IRAs, giving wealthy investors tax-advantaged, professionally managed XRP exposure at Anchorage. Summary Digital Wealth Partners unveiled an XRP algorithmic trading strategy for qualified retirement accounts, targeting high-net-worth and accredited investors. The strategy runs as a separately managed account using Arch Public’s quantitative signals, automating trade execution instead of discretionary decisions. Client XRP is custodied at Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered digital asset bank, embedding institutional-grade security into tax-advantaged retirement structures. Digital Wealth Partners (DWP), a U.S.-based registered investment advisory firm focused on digital assets, has introduced an algorithmic trading…
Analyst Kevin Svenson says Monero’s two-year parabolic trend could fuel an 80%+ rally and new all-time highs by mid-2026, backed by strong development activity. Summary Kevin Svenson argues Monero has quietly formed a two-year parabolic uptrend that could drive the privacy coin to new all-time highs around July 2026. Santiment data places Monero among the most active privacy projects on GitHub, signaling sustained developer commitment to the protocol. Svenson’s bullish view stands out against a sluggish wider crypto market, with no broad analyst consensus yet on his upside price target. Cryptocurrency analyst Kevin Svenson has projected that privacy-focused digital asset…
Bitwise forecasts new highs for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana as ETFs absorb more than new supply, stablecoins surge, and tokenization reshapes institutional portfolios by 2026. Summary Bitwise projects Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana will hit new all-time highs as traditional four-year cycles give way to ETF-driven flows and macro factors by 2026. The firm expects ETFs to buy more than 100% of new BTC, ETH, and SOL issuance, while stablecoin growth and tokenization funnel institutional capital on-chain. Bitwise sees crypto equities outperforming tech stocks, forecasts 100+ US crypto ETFs, and predicts Ivy League endowments and on-chain vaults will deepen adoption. Asset…
EE makes Wi-Fi 7 standard on all full-fibre plans, targeting in-home coverage, latency and multi-device performance rather than just headline broadband speeds. Summary EE launches Wi-Fi 7 smart hubs across all full-fibre tiers, from sub-100 Mbps to multi-gigabit, marking the first large-scale UK deployment. Consumer research shows households now prioritise reliable indoor coverage over price or peak speed, so EE pairs Wi-Fi 7 with management and security tools. Redesigned hubs and optional extenders are meant to sit in living spaces, tackling router-driven dissatisfaction and signalling wider Wi-Fi 7 adoption in Europe. British mobile operator EE has launched Wi-Fi 7 smart…