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Bitwise’s filings span DeFi, layer-1s, privacy coins, and AI-linked tokens, signaling a broad bet on altcoin demand. Asset manager Bitwise has submitted filings for 11 new single-asset cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This batch targets major altcoins, including Aave (AAVE), Uniswap (UNI), and Sui (SUI), signaling a direct challenge to current regulatory boundaries that have largely confined ETF approvals to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and, more recently, Solana and XRP. Bitwise Pushes Deeper Into Altcoin ETFs According to the filings, the proposed products will sit under the Bitwise Funds Trust and trade on NYSE Arca…

BitMine Stakes $451M in ETH, Seeks 5% Supply BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc., the largest publicly traded holder of Ethereum, has made a bold move into on-chain staking by depositing 154,176 ETH—valued at approximately $451 million—into Ethereum’s proof-of-stake network on December 27. This strategic pivot signals a maturing approach to digital asset management, shifting from volatile trading and lending to generating steady yields through the protocol’s native rewards mechanism, even as the firm navigates $3.5 billion in unrealized losses on its holdings. The Mechanics of BitMine’s Staking Entry The deployment unfolded in two tranches: first, 74,880 ETH worth about $219 million,…

People have been debating the meaning of the term “indie game” for years. What is an indie game? On paper, Hades 2 and Hollow Knight Silksong are both indie games, as they’re games self-published by developers that are not connected to a larger publisher.But they’re also both huge sequels to huge games—essentially guaranteed success, to some degree, unless things go spectacularly wrong. (They didn’t.) Compare that to something like Blue Prince, an original puzzle game that barely anyone had heard of before it hit storefronts this spring.There are other games that seem to better fit the indie designation, like Clair…

A proposed 5% tax on billionaires’ wealth in California has drawn a strong response from crypto executives, who argue it would trigger an exodus of entrepreneurs and capital flight, and would be wasted anyway.The ballot initiative, known as the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act, proposes a 5% tax on net wealth above $1 billion to help fund the health care system and state assistance programs, according to the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West union.As the proposed wealth tax is partly assessed against unrealized gains, some billionaires may need to sell stock or parts of their businesses to raise funds to pay…

Bitcoin miners produced block 929,699 on Dec. 27. What if that was the signal for a New Year’s moment, rather than our traditional calendar?The pitch is that block height, the ordered count of blocks every full node can verify, can act as a calendar layer for a market that trades and settles across jurisdictions.For argument’s sake, we’ll use Bitcoin Block Explorer and the last observed chain tip in this snapshot at height 929,699, timestamped Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:47:19 UTC, with a mempool around 5,324 transactions at the time of the page’s update.The same source listed difficulty near 148.26T.According to…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has claimed Bitcoin provides healthy competition for the US dollar, which in turn pressures policymakers to maintain fiscal discipline and helps preserve the US dollar’s dominance.“[Bitcoin] provides a check and balance on the dollar in the sense of if there’s too much deficit spending or inflation in the US, people will flee to Bitcoin in times of uncertainty,” Armstrong argued in an interview on Tetragrammation with Rick Rubin on Thursday.“It might be okay to have 2-3% inflation if the economy is growing at 2-3% but if inflation outstrips the growth of the economy, you’ll eventually lose…

As a trader, knowing the best crypto staking platforms saves you from wasting time, locking funds in low yield pools, or trusting platforms that don’t deliver on rewards or security. With so many options promising high returns, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or make a costly mistake. The right choice can help you grow passive income steadily, while the wrong one can eat into your profits or limit flexibility when the market shifts.In this review, we will explain the best staking platforms to use in 2025, how they compare on rewards, ease of use, and safety, and which ones make…

Ethereum price started a decent upward move above $2,900. ETH is now showing positive signs and might eye more gains above $3,000. Ethereum started a recovery wave above the $2,920 zone. The price is trading above $2,950 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bullish trend line forming with support at $2,930 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it settles above the $3,000 zone. Ethereum Price Eyes More Gains Ethereum price managed to stay above the $2,880 pivot level and started a recovery wave, like Bitcoin.…

Cryptocurrency derivatives trading volume surged to almost $85.7 trillion in 2025, averaging about $264.5 billion a day, according to a report by liquidation data tracker CoinGlass.Binance led the market with roughly $25.09 trillion in cumulative derivatives volume, or about 29.3% of global trading, meaning nearly $30 of every $100 traded ran through the exchange, CoinGlass said. OKX, Bybit and Bitget followed, each posting $8.2 trillion to $10.8 trillion in yearly volume. These four exchanges accounted for about 62.3% of total market share.CoinGlass said institutional pathways expanded through spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs), options and compliant futures, helping drive a structural rise…

Bitcoin’s loss of a key long-term support could lead to deeper losses if bulls fail to reclaim control soon. Bitcoin’s (BTC) attempt to push above $90,000 remained unsuccessful this week. The crypto asset is once again under technical pressure after slipping below an important long-term trend indicator, prompting fresh downside warnings from market analysts. 50% Drop Could Be Next? Crypto analyst Ali Martinez said that every time Bitcoin has lost its 50-week simple moving average (SMA) in past cycles, the asset has gone on to record an average decline of around 54%. Based on current price levels, Martinez observed that…