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Crypto Briefing

John Zettler: 2026 will be the year of DeFi vaults, infrastructure is primed for explosive growth, and liquidity preferences are key to optimizing yield | Empire

John Zettler: 2026 will be the year of DeFi vaults...

1 month ago 34

Sana Ebrahimi: Iran prioritizes Islamic doctrine over citizen welfare, the regime’s dependency on Russia and China undermines its revolutionary ideals, and systemic gender apartheid persists | Bankless

Sana Ebrahimi: Iran prioritizes Islamic doctrine o...

1 month ago 55

Mike Cagney: Bitcoin’s stability rivals gold and silver, Tether’s shift to gold signals market confidence, and DeFi is reshaping trading dynamics | The Wolf Of All Streets

Mike Cagney: Bitcoin’s stability rivals gold and s...

1 month ago 43

Marek Olszewski: Celo’s mobile wallet revolutionizes peer-to-peer payments, stablecoins cut transaction fees, and Minipay drives user growth in emerging markets | Bankless

Marek Olszewski: Celo’s mobile wallet revolutioniz...

1 month ago 37

Laura Walter: Privacy coins complicate audits, 2025 will be a challenging year for crypto taxes, and new IRS requirements demand wallet-by-wallet accounting | Unchained

Laura Walter: Privacy coins complicate audits, 202...

1 month ago 34

Griff Green: The DAO hack ignited Ethereum’s security industry, $200 million in unclaimed funds remain, and why crypto operates as a push tool | Unchained

Griff Green: The DAO hack ignited Ethereum’s secur...

1 month ago 43

Ryan Watkins: Long-term Bitcoin holders are selling, the crypto market is in a “twilight zone”, and low expectations could lead to positive surprises | Unchained

Ryan Watkins: Long-term Bitcoin holders are sellin...

1 month ago 50

Evgeny Gaevoy: Wintermute’s unique liquidity model drives market making, retail investors struggle with late entries, and the rise of derivatives enhances institutional safety | Unchained

Evgeny Gaevoy: Wintermute’s unique liquidity model...

1 month ago 38

Zac Prince: Bitcoin trading has shifted to ETFs and options, regulatory changes will reshape crypto by 2025, and yield generation faces significant challenges | The Wolf Of All Streets

Zac Prince: Bitcoin trading has shifted to ETFs an...

1 month ago 55

Mike Belshe: Regulatory changes will triple the digital asset market, why going public is essential for crypto firms, and the challenges of crypto accounting | Empire

Mike Belshe: Regulatory changes will triple the di...

1 month ago 38

Josh Kale: Companies must acquire intelligence, energy, capital, and labor to dominate capitalism, why wattage may become the new currency, and the implications of AI on labor markets | Bankless

Josh Kale: Companies must acquire intelligence, en...

1 month ago 22

Michael Nadeau: Crypto bear market is here, Bitcoin’s fair value is $65,000, and the Fed’s policies could hinder recovery | Bankless

Michael Nadeau: Crypto bear market is here, Bitcoi...

1 month ago 38

Vladimir Novakovski: DeFi must match traditional finance’s performance, the importance of verifiability in trading, and Ethereum’s role in future financial opportunities | Empire

Vladimir Novakovski: DeFi must match traditional f...

1 month ago 37

Satya Nadella: The evolution of coding tools to autonomous agents, why macro delegation and micro stealing are vital for productivity, and the need for a new metaphor in the AI age | All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

Satya Nadella: The evolution of coding tools to au...

1 month ago 54

Steve Sosnick: Bitcoin’s transition to a risk asset, why gold is a better safe haven now, and the impact of central bank independence on market stability | Unchained

Steve Sosnick: Bitcoin’s transition to a risk asse...

1 month ago 29

Zooko Wilcox-O’Hearn: Crypto risks mirroring the Linux movement’s decline, user experience is crucial for mass adoption, and funding has advanced zero-knowledge proofs | Bankless

Zooko Wilcox-O’Hearn: Crypto risks mirroring the L...

1 month ago 37

John Zettler: 2026 will be pivotal for DeFi vaults, traditional asset managers will struggle to compete, and liquidity is fundamentally tied to yield | Empire

John Zettler: 2026 will be pivotal for DeFi vaults...

1 month ago 25

Sana Ebrahimi: Iran’s regime prioritizes Islamic doctrine over citizen welfare, the reality of gender apartheid, and the propaganda tactics suppressing dissent | Bankless

Sana Ebrahimi: Iran’s regime prioritizes Islamic d...

1 month ago 50

Mike Cagney: Bitcoin’s stability rivals gold and silver, Tether’s shift to gold signals market confidence, and capital is rotating from crypto to precious metals | The Wolf Of All Streets

Mike Cagney: Bitcoin’s stability rivals gold and s...

1 month ago 39

Marek Olszewski: Celo simplifies crypto with phone numbers as identifiers, cheaper fees than Solana, and a focus on peer-to-peer payments | Bankless

Marek Olszewski: Celo simplifies crypto with phone...

1 month ago 46

Laura Walter: Using privacy coins complicates tax audits, 2025 will be a challenging year for crypto reporting, and the IRS’s new wallet-by-wallet method reduces tax flexibility | Unchained

Laura Walter: Using privacy coins complicates tax ...

1 month ago 28

Bitcoin drops below $74K, erasing post-Trump rally gains

Bitcoin drops below $74K, erasing post-Trump rally...

1 month ago 20

Texas Blockchain Council, Chainlink Labs collaborate on secure digital infrastructure

Texas Blockchain Council, Chainlink Labs collabora...

1 month ago 31

Grayscale replaces ADA with BNB in latest GLDC fund rebalance

Grayscale replaces ADA with BNB in latest GLDC fun...

1 month ago 20

Ondo expands RWA push with equity perps, day one IPO access, and MetaMask rollout

Ondo expands RWA push with equity perps, day one I...

1 month ago 27

Crypto.com launches OG prediction markets app as exchanges push deeper into event trading

Crypto.com launches OG prediction markets app as e...

1 month ago 24

Elon Musk’s xAI seeks crypto experts to train next-gen AI models

Elon Musk’s xAI seeks crypto experts to train next...

1 month ago 25

Alphabet stock hits $350 record as investors brace for Q4 earnings

Alphabet stock hits $350 record as investors brace...

1 month ago 25

Galaxy posts $482 million net loss in Q4 2025, shares drop 13%

Galaxy posts $482 million net loss in Q4 2025, sha...

1 month ago 23

Pharos Network unveils $10 million program for DeFi and real-world assets

Pharos Network unveils $10 million program for DeF...

1 month ago 27

Arbitrum issues security alert after DAO X account compromise

Arbitrum issues security alert after DAO X account...

1 month ago 26

Nansen debuts NX8 index tracking BTC, ETH, SOL, HYPE and other L1 leaders

Nansen debuts NX8 index tracking BTC, ETH, SOL, HY...

1 month ago 29

Solana, XRP, and TRON futures to debut on Russia’s largest stock exchange

Solana, XRP, and TRON futures to debut on Russia’s...

1 month ago 20

French police raid X’s Paris offices, summon Elon Musk over platform abuse allegations

French police raid X’s Paris offices, summon Elon ...

1 month ago 22

Elon Musk says SpaceX may put Dogecoin on the moon next year

Elon Musk says SpaceX may put Dogecoin on the moon...

1 month ago 29

Google Cloud teams up with telecom giant Liberty Global to deploy Gemini AI across Europe

Google Cloud teams up with telecom giant Liberty G...

1 month ago 22

Bitcoin supply in loss signals early bear market conditions: CryptoQuant

Bitcoin supply in loss signals early bear market c...

1 month ago 25

SpaceX acquires xAI as Musk pitches orbital data centers ahead of $1 trillion IPO

SpaceX acquires xAI as Musk pitches orbital data c...

1 month ago 41

Robinhood stock sinks 10% to 7-month low as crypto correction deepens

Robinhood stock sinks 10% to 7-month low as crypto...

1 month ago 22

Trump announces India trade deal lowering tariffs to 18% as equities bounce on Monday

Trump announces India trade deal lowering tariffs ...

1 month ago 33

Tether integrates USDT and Tether Gold into Opera’s MiniPay wallet

Tether integrates USDT and Tether Gold into Opera’...

1 month ago 34

BitMine continues ETH accumulation with 41K buy as unrealized losses top $6B

BitMine continues ETH accumulation with 41K buy as...

1 month ago 29

Cboe plans to bring back binary options to compete with prediction markets

Cboe plans to bring back binary options to compete...

1 month ago 21

Hyperliquid introduces outcome trading via HIP-4 as HYPE jumps over 10%

Hyperliquid introduces outcome trading via HIP-4 a...

1 month ago 21

BlackRock sends over $670M in Bitcoin, Ethereum to Coinbase

BlackRock sends over $670M in Bitcoin, Ethereum to...

1 month ago 23

Binance SAFU Fund buys 1,315 Bitcoin worth over $100 million

Binance SAFU Fund buys 1,315 Bitcoin worth over $1...

1 month ago 22

Justin Sun plans to add up to $100M in Bitcoin to Tron’s holdings

Justin Sun plans to add up to $100M in Bitcoin to ...

1 month ago 25

Strategy buys 855 more Bitcoin at around $88K

Strategy buys 855 more Bitcoin at around $88K

1 month ago 21

Elon Musk in advanced discussions to unite SpaceX and xAI

Elon Musk in advanced discussions to unite SpaceX ...

1 month ago 25

White House to meet with crypto firms and banks on stablecoin yield this afternoon

White House to meet with crypto firms and banks on...

1 month ago 27