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