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What Leading Research Expects for Crypto in 2026

As 2025 concludes, leading research institutions have released their outlooks for 2026. This piece distills key insights from firms including 21Shares, Grayscale, a16z Crypto, Greenfield Capital, and Four Pillars Research.

Dec 26, 2025

Redrawing the Lines of Power: 10 Figures Defining Crypto 2025

2025 marked the moment crypto stopped fighting the system and became part of it, as institutional capital, regulation, and infrastructure absorbed the industry into global finance. As 2025 draws to a close, we’ve curated a list of the year's top ten figures to review how they shaped the trajectory of the crypto industry.

Dec 26, 2025

x402 V2 Release: When AI Agents Gain Credit Access, Which Projects Will Be Revalued?

x402 V2 quietly upgrades AI payments from a simple on-chain demo into a credit-based, multi-chain settlement layer, effectively giving AI agents balance sheets, credit, and real-world purchasing power. This marks a shift in the AI narrative from smarter models to AI as economic entities, positioning identity, credit, verification, and compute infrastructure as the real long-term winners of AgentFi.

Dec 25, 2025

Before a $1.5 Trillion IPO, Elon Musk Came Close to Losing It All

From a near-bankrupt startup mocked by aerospace giants to a $800B company on the brink of a record-breaking IPO, SpaceX’s story is ultimately about one thing: Elon Musk’s refusal to accept the industry’s assumptions about cost, failure, and possibility.

Dec 25, 2025

What We Lived Through in Crypto: 2025, Month by Month

A complete recap of the 2025 crypto market from January to December.

Dec 25, 2025

From Game Distribution to AI Economy: How XWorld Rewrites Value Distribution with Web3

XWorld is redefining digital value distribution by combining proven Web2 business models with Web3 incentives, aligning users, projects, and platforms through a scalable Use to Earn framework.

Dec 23, 2025

Markets Bet on Do Kwon's Prison Term as Sentencing Day Arrives

Do Kwon’s sentencing has become the crypto market’s latest volatility engine. LUNA’s explosive volume shows that even a founder’s prison term can be monetized.

Dec 11, 2025

FOMC Week Playbook: The Dot Plot, Powell’s Message, and What Really Matters for Markets

This week’s FOMC is less about the rate cut itself and more about how the Fed frames the path ahead under heightened uncertainty. With expectations already priced in, market reactions will hinge on guidance, not action.

Dec 09, 2025

HashKey Unveiled: Who Controls Hong Kong's Crypto Gateway

Hong Kong's largest crypto platform HashKey is heading to IPO with strong market dominance but faces challenges with crypto-linked revenue volatility and ongoing profitability concerns.

Dec 04, 2025

Istanbul Blockchain Week returns in June 2026 amid surging crypto adoption in Türkiye

Join the Web3 community June 2-3 in Istanbul—Eurasia's crypto hub—for networking, innovation, and insights at Turkey's premier blockchain event where global leaders shape the future of digital finance!

Dec 03, 2025

What Japan’s 1% Yield Means for Bitcoin, Gold, and Global Liquidity

With Japan’s bond yields rising to 1% for the first time in 16 years, the yen carry trade begins to unwind, triggering potential capital repatriation, global risk-asset volatility, and a major shift in liquidity conditions.

Dec 02, 2025

Vitalik Donated $760,000 to Two Little-Known Messaging Apps. Here's Why.

Vitalik Buterin’s donation to Session and SimpleX highlights growing concerns over privacy in digital communication and signals support for more radical, decentralized alternatives. His move underscores both the potential and the challenges facing next-generation encrypted messaging.

Nov 28, 2025

Race for the Fed Chair: How Trump's Pick Could Make or Break Crypto's Next Bull Run

Trump's Fed Chair pick, likely the dovish and crypto-friendly Kevin Hassett, could make or break crypto's next bull run.

Nov 27, 2025

Kimchi Premium vs. State Hackers: Inside the North–South Korea Cyber War on Korean Exchanges

South Korea’s crypto market has become a prime target for state-backed hackers, with exchanges like Upbit repeatedly breached despite strict regulations. This investigation traces eight years of attacks, their geopolitical roots, and how stolen crypto is funding North Korea’s weapons program.

Nov 27, 2025

From Collapse to Catalyst: Korea’s Crypto Reset and the Next Growth Wave

Korea isn’t leaving crypto; it’s leveling up. The market is shedding speculation and rebuilding around regulation, stablecoins, and institutional rails, setting the stage for a stronger, utility-driven next wave once catalysts like a Bitcoin ETF and clear FX rules arrive.

Nov 27, 2025