2025 EOY Report: Narrative of the Year

2025 was shaped by quieter structural shifts that rewired how crypto actually works, from stablecoins becoming financial infrastructure to traders abandoning old cycle myths and demanding real revenue instead of hype. If 2024 was the year of anticipation, 2025 was the year of structural transformation. The crypto industry has decisively shifted away from the speculative … Read more

From Inauguration Week to Year-End Drift: Trump’s Meme Coin Reviewed

Donald Trump closed 2025 as the first sitting U.S. president to preside over a meme coin experiment that began in spectacle and ended in spreadsheets. President Trump’s Meme Coin Experiment In the days leading up to his Jan. 20, 2025, inauguration, President Trump unveiled official trump (TRUMP) at a flashy “ Crypto Ball” event, marking … Read more

Argentine Analysts Believe Economic ‘Tetherization’ Might Be in 2026’s Congress Roadmap

Martin Yeza, deputy of the new Congress, stated that stablecoins might fulfill a new pivotal role in the country’s payment structure. He considers that allowing the central bank to hold cryptocurrency and state companies to mine crypto would be positive. Local analysts also supported a so-called economic “tetherization.” Argentina’s New Congress Might Give Crypto A … Read more

2025 EOY Report: News Story of the Year

The year 2025 will be chronicled in financial history as the inflection point where digital assets achieved systemic integration into mainstream institutional finance. Government validation arrived via comprehensive stablecoin legislation, the formal declaration of bitcoin as a strategic national reserve asset, and a pivotal political pardon that addressed core ideological tensions between technology and government … Read more

Holiday Options Expiry Raises Short-Term Bitcoin Volatility

As Christmas approaches, crypto markets are seeing thinning liquidity and reduced leverage, increasing the risk of short-term price swings. A massive year-end options expiry may drive volatility, but history suggests any holiday moves are likely to fade in January. Bitcoin Enters Thin Holiday Markets as Options Loom Bitcoin is heading into Christmas week stuck in … Read more

2025 EOY Report: VC of the Year

After a bruising multi-year downturn, 2025 marked a decisive comeback for crypto venture capital, led by a small group of firms shaping regulation, infrastructure, and consumer adoption. Capital flowed again, but more selectively, and the firms that rose to the top were those with long-term conviction, technical depth, and the ability to shape markets beyond … Read more

Canadian Bitcoin Firm Matador Secures $58M Shelf Prospectus Amid Treasury Expansion

Matador Technologies Inc. has secured final approval from the Ontario Securities Commission for a $58.4M short-form base shelf prospectus, enabling flexible capital raises over 25 months. Fortifying the Liquidity Backbone Matador Technologies Inc., a publicly traded bitcoin ( BTC) ecosystem company, has announced a major milestone in its capital markets strategy with the receipt of … Read more

Report: Erebor Secures $350M as Investors Bet on Regulated Crypto Banking

Digital bank Erebor Bank has quietly raised $350 million at a multibillion-dollar valuation, signaling renewed investor appetite for regulated institutions willing to bank crypto, artificial intelligence (AI), and defense-sector firms, according to reporting from Axios citing “multiple sources.” Erebor Raises $350M as It Prepares to Launch Digital-First Bank Erebor’s latest financing reportedly values the digital-first … Read more

Crypto Traders Cry Foul as Bitcoin Lags Behind a Red-Hot Gold, Silver and Stock Market

As 2025 winds down, plenty of chatter is swirling around the idea that bitcoin and other crypto assets have gone their own way, drifting apart from precious metals (PMs) like gold and silver — and even U.S. equities — as stock indexes and PMs notch record highs while crypto prices sit idle, looking oddly pinned … Read more

Fiserv to Implement QR Crypto Payments in Argentina

The Milwaukee-based company that offers payment solutions to millions of customers worldwide will implement QR payments in Argentina through its Clover platform. Fiserv becomes the first company of its kind to reach this milestone in Argentina, allowing customers to pay in crypto and merchants to receive pesos. Fiserv Pioneers Crypto Payments With Clover in Argentina … Read more