Ethereum open interest has dropped by 50 percent since August as institutions liquidate. Alphractal market data depict significant deleveraging among exchanges, which is an indicator of a market reset. There has been a seismic change in Ethereum derivatives. Open interest is down about 50 per cent since August, and this...
Lawmakers Push IRS: Major Crypto Tax Shake-Up
The US legislators require the IRS to reconsider crypto staking tax regulations by 2026. There is a possibility that the end of double taxation is at hand, following the bipartisan push in Washington. The IRS has been challenged to reform crypto staking tax regulations by eighteen bipartisan House legislators. They...
Beyond Growth Metrics: How the Next Crypto Cycle Will Measure Exchanges by Trust and Resilience
By the time 2025 arrived, the crypto market had largely moved past its fixation on headline growth. User numbers, trading volumes, geographic expansion – these figures still matter, but they no longer impress on their own. For many market participants, especially those who lived through multiple boom-and-bust cycles, growth without...
$10M Aave Civil War: DAO Moves to Seize Control From Labs
Aave DAO clashes with Aave Labs over revenue, brand control, and protocol ownership in what may be DeFi’s most explosive conflict yet. Aave is tearing itself apart. And the crypto world is watching closely. According to @obsrvgmi on X, the protocol faces a civil war. Two sides are battling for...
iCrypto Awards 2026: The People’s Choice
A Global Celebration of Blockchain Innovation and Community Power Dubai, UAE – December 2026: The global crypto community is about to witness a groundbreaking celebration of innovation, transparency, and true community spirit with the launch of iCrypto Awards: People’s Choice 2026, the world’s first blockchain and crypto awards determined entirely...
Japan’s Bitcoin Giant Launches Dividend Shares
The biggest Bitcoin holder in Japan, Metaplanet, has sanctioned institutional investor dividend-paying preferred shares. Get to know the Class A and Class B share structures. On Monday, all five capital restructuring plans were approved by the shareholders of Metaplanet. Japan, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin in the country, paved...
Gold Leads As Bitcoin Follows In Liquidity Cycle Predicting $450K BTC
Gold leads Bitcoin in the liquidity cycle. As global liquidity rises, Bitcoin may follow, with some analysts predicting a $450K price target. Gold has reached a new all-time high (ATH), with Bitcoin likely to follow in the coming months. According to the liquidity cycle theory, gold typically leads Bitcoin during...
Peter Thiel-Backed ETHZilla Cuts ETH Holdings After Debt Redemption
ETHZilla sells $74.5 million in ETH holdings to redeem debt, shifts focus toward real-world asset tokenization, and reduces crypto treasury emphasis. ETHZilla has reduced its ether holdings following a major debt repayment move. The Peter Thiel-backed firm had a large sale of Eth in holdings. Moreover, the sale represents a...
Grayscale Launches Chainlink Trust ETF $GLNK With Zero Fees
Grayscale launches the Chainlink Trust ETF $GLNK with zero fees, expanding institutional access to LINK through traditional brokerage accounts. Grayscale has expanded its crypto ETF lineup with a new Chainlink product. The firm started the Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF. Moreover, the fund starts with zero fees. As a result, traditional...
Flare Launches earnXRP to Expand On-Chain Yield Opportunities for XRP Holders
Flare, Upshift, and Clearstar launch earnXRP, an on-chain XRP-denominated yield product aimed at expanding XRPFi liquidity. Flare has introduced earnXRP as XRP seeks deeper integration with decentralized finance. The launch shows an increasing interest in the XRPFi. Additionally, it focuses on idle XRP balances. For this reason, developers are trying...