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Spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) are one of the biggest narratives and have been a game-changer in the cryptocurrency space in the past two years. With these investment products, people get to participate in the cryptocurrency market without having to directly own the digital assets. Interestingly, one of the biggest winners—that often gets overlooked—has been the issuers, especially as the crypto industry has seen increased institutional adoption since the Bitcoin ETFs launched. According to the firm’s executive, the BTC exchange-traded funds becoming the major source of revenue for BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, was not envisioned. BlackRock’s Bitcoin Funds…

The team behind the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange (DEX) disclosed a 1.75 million HYPE token unlock for its developers and core contributors on Saturday, valued at over $60.4 million at the time of this writing.Saturday’s token unlock was previously announced and is part of HYPE’s vesting schedule, according to pseudonymous Hyperliquid developer iliensinc, who celebrated the first anniversary of Hyperliquid’s historic airdrop and token generation event. He said:“For perspective, about 270 million tokens were fully unlocked on Nov 29, 2024, in the largest airdrop in history, measured in today’s market value at about $9.5 billion. There are no investor unlocks, as…

Denis Dariotis, the 22-year-old founder and CEO of cryptocurrency-focused trading software firm GoQuant, remembers the constraints and pressures of maximizing his trading portfolio while he was still in the third grade at school.“I remember telling my teachers I had to take 10 minutes out of class to check my portfolio when the market opened and closed,” Dariotis said in an interview.The child trading prodigy recalled how a teacher wanted to see his computer screen and what he was trading. But he shut the laptop saying, “No, I’m afraid that’s private” — an interesting presage of the crypto-focused dark pool app…

ETH trading volumes surged from mid-year acceleration to a $599 billion peak. The trading activity of Ethereum (ETH) has remained high throughout 2025. Interestingly, CryptoQuant data now reveals that spot trading volume across exchanges reached $375 billion in November. Meanwhile, exchange-traded fund (ETF) volume climbed to nearly $35 billion. Institutional Money Pours In According to the analysis, Ethereum began the year with significant volatility in monthly trading activity, with total volume fluctuating between roughly $280 billion and $380 billion before accelerating sharply in the middle of the year. That surge eventually led to a peak of more than $599 billion…

The Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty is projected to increase during the next difficulty adjustment scheduled for December 11, as hashprice, a critical metric that measures expected miner profitability per unit of computing power, sits at record lows. Bitcoin’s next mining difficulty adjustment is expected to occur at block 927,360 at about 12:09:34 AM UTC, marginally increasing the difficulty from 149.30 trillion to 149.80 trillion, according to CoinWarz.The most recent adjustment, which occurred on Thursday, decreased the difficulty from 152.2 trillion to 149.3 trillion, resulting in an average blocktime of about 9.97 minutes at the time of this writing, slightly below the 10-minute…

Advanced technologies such as AI or Artificial Intelligence and blockchain are rapidly reshaping the healthcare as well as bioinformatics landscape. Blockchain and AI in healthcare have become a crucial part in solving some major challenges, like diagnostic accuracy, data security, personalized healthcare, and interoperability. Besides, they are also revolutionizing the process of drug development. This combination marks the beginning of a truly digital health revolution, establishing a system that is highly intelligent, secure, and transparent.  In this blog, we will discuss more about this in detail and understand how will blockchain and AI affect healthcare? Let’s explore. Blockchain and AI…

Crypto whales have started making clear moves as December approaches, and their activity reveals where big money expects the next phase of strength to come from. Instead of selling into the late-November volatility, large holders have been increasing exposure across a mix of mid-caps and large-caps. The buying has also appeared while prices were stabilising, which makes the accumulation more meaningful. These patterns give an early look at which assets whales believe can deliver gains in December.Ethena (ENA)Ethena (ENA) stands out as one of the clearest signals of what crypto whales are buying for potential gains in December. The token…

BlackRock’s bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become the firm’s most profitable product line, according to Cristiano Castro, director of business development at BlackRock Brazil.The figure is notable given that the firm manages over 1,400 ETFs globally and is the world’s largest asset manager with more than $13.4 trillion in assets under management.Speaking at the Blockchain Conference in São Paulo to local media, Castro called the development “a big surprise” and said that allocations in the firm’s bitcoin ETFs, including the U.S.-based IBIT and Brazil’s IBIT39, had come close to $100 billion.“When we launched, we were optimistic,” Castro said, “but we…

President Trump and his family face renewed corruption allegations.They come as the value of several Trump-linked crypto ventures plummets.When US President Donald Trump entered office in January, his political opponents were quick to allege his crypto dealings raised conflict of interest concerns.Now, those accusations are mounting. On Tuesday, House Democrats published a new report that they say presents extensive evidence of presidential self-dealing, foreign influence, and obstruction of justice stemming from his crypto conduct.“Donald Trump has turned the Oval Office into the world’s most corrupt crypto startup operation, minting staggering personal fortunes for him and his family in less than…

Disclosure: This is a paid article. Readers should conduct further research prior to taking any actions. Learn more ›The crypto landscape in 2025 looks nothing like the manic ICO days of 2017 or the “DeFi summer” of 2020. Volumes are deeper, spreads are tighter, and regulatory lines, while still blurry, are finally being drawn. Research indicates that execution quality is improving, with improved order‑book depth and tighter spreads in major markets. Yet one debate keeps resurfacing in trading rooms and Telegram channels: should you route your trades through a traditional crypto exchange or a brokerage platform?If you scalp basis points…