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MarketsWhy Bitcoin’s Slide in 2025 May Be Driven More by Corporate Balance Sheets Than Retail Traders

Why Bitcoin’s Slide in 2025 May Be Driven More by Corporate Balance Sheets Than Retail Traders

When Bitcoin begins a meaningful pull-back, most observers point to macro-factors or investor sentiment. But in 2025 a different culprit is emerging: corporate digital-asset treasuries. These balance-sheet strategies, once heralded as a sign of institutional adoption, are now acting as a drag on price

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MarketsWhy Is Barron Trump Being Accused of ‘Insider Trading’?

Why Is Barron Trump Being Accused of ‘Insider Trading’?

Crypto Short Ahead of China-Tariff Decision Sparks Row A controversial crypto trade has ignited a wave of insider-trading allegations: in early October 2025, a massive short position on Bitcoin reportedly generated between $160-200 million in profit just before President Donald Trump’s announcement

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ProtocolsEthereum Still Needs VCs: says Joseph Lubin

Ethereum Still Needs VCs: says Joseph Lubin

Why the Co‑Founder of Ethereum Thinks Value Extraction by Firms Like Paradigm Isn’t the End of the World When you hear a founder of a major crypto network declare that “the main goal of VCs … is to suck as much value as possible from the ecosystem”, you might expect a blaze of criticism. But […]

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BusinessWhy the Polygon (MATIC) CEO Is Re‑thinking His Loyalty to Ethereum

Why the Polygon (MATIC) CEO Is Re‑thinking His Loyalty to Ethereum

When a leading layer-2 solution begins openly questioning its allegiance to the blockchain it’s built alongside, the ripple effects go far beyond hot-air on X. That’s exactly what happened when Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder and CEO of Polygon, declared he’s “questioning his loyalty” to Ethereum. His com

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MarketsRobinhood Moves to Tokenize Wall Street: Nearly 500 U.S. Stocks and ETFs Now on Arbitrum

Robinhood Moves to Tokenize Wall Street: Nearly 500 U.S. Stocks and ETFs Now on Arbitrum

Robinhood is once again redefining the line between traditional finance and blockchain innovation. The retail brokerage powerhouse has quietly expanded its tokenization efforts, now offering digital versions of nearly 500 U.S. stocks and ETFs on the Arbitrum blockchain. This marks a significant acce

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ProtocolsEthereum’s Developer Magnetism: 16,000 New Devs in 9 Months Signals Momentum, But Question Marks Loom

Ethereum’s Developer Magnetism: 16,000 New Devs in 9 Months Signals Momentum, But Question Marks Loom

In the high-stakes arena of blockchain platforms, traction often comes down to one metric: how many developers are building. A recent report suggests that Ethereum’s ecosystem has bucked industry inertia, drawing over 16,000 new developers between January and September of this year. But behind the h

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ProtocolsSony’s Big Bet: Entering the Crypto‑Banking Arena

Sony’s Big Bet: Entering the Crypto‑Banking Arena

When a household name like Sony quietly files for a U.S. crypto banking charter, it’s worth paying attention. That’s exactly what’s happening now: Sony Bank, via its subsidiary Connectia Trust, is applying to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national banking charter to

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ProtocolsWhen a “Stable” Dollar Wobbles: The USDe Flash Glitch That Shook Binance

When a “Stable” Dollar Wobbles: The USDe Flash Glitch That Shook Binance

In early October, a seismic tremor rattled the foundations of the so-called “synthetic dollar” ecosystem. On Binance, USDe, Ethena’s algorithmic token designed to mirror the U.S. dollar, briefly deviated to as low as $0.65, before recovering to parity. The event, though short-lived, has exposed unsett

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RegulationBhutan Bets on Blockchain: National ID Migrates to Ethereum

Bhutan Bets on Blockchain: National ID Migrates to Ethereum

From the Himalayan peaks of Bhutan comes a bold experiment in digital governance. The small kingdom, best known for pioneering the concept of “Gross National Happiness”, is now staking its identity infrastructure on Ethereum. This move places Bhutan among the world’s earliest adopters of a self-sovere

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ProtocolsEthereum’s Bold Step into Privacy: Inside the New “Privacy Cluster”

Ethereum’s Bold Step into Privacy: Inside the New “Privacy Cluster”

In an era where digital surveillance and data harvesting loom ever larger, Ethereum is charting a bold new course. The Ethereum Foundation recently revealed it is forming a specialized “Privacy Cluster” team, a group of 47 industry experts focused squarely on embedding privacy features into Ethereum’

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DeFiEthereum’s Withdrawal Delay Jam: A Quiet Risk to the DeFi Engine

Ethereum’s Withdrawal Delay Jam: A Quiet Risk to the DeFi Engine

When Ethereum launched its staking withdrawal mechanism, many saw it as a milestone, staking finally offered a path to liquidity without entirely sacrificing security. But as the withdrawal queue swells to over 2.44 million ETH, worth more than $10 billion, average delay times now run ~42 days, provoki

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ProtocolsWhen Wall Street and Crypto Cross Paths: S&P’s Bold New Index Pushes Boundaries

When Wall Street and Crypto Cross Paths: S&P’s Bold New Index Pushes Boundaries

In a financial world where the lines between traditional markets and digital assets are blurring, S&P Global has made a striking move: it’s launching the S&P Digital Markets 50 Index, a hybrid benchmark that blends cryptocurrencies and blockchain-linked equities into a single measure. This developme

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