Polymarket’s Evolution: From DeFi Startup to ICE-Backed Global Platform

Polymarket, a blockchain-based prediction platform, has received a $2 billion investment from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), marking a pivotal step in merging traditional finance (TradFi) with decentralized markets. Inside ICE’s Polymarket Deal: A Turning Point for Crypto Prediction Platforms Polymarket, a decentralized prediction market built on the Polygon blockchain, is entering a new phase of growth … Read more

Bitcoin’s Bollinger Bands Hit Record Squeeze: What It Signals and How to Use It

Bitcoin’s weekly Bollinger Bands have coiled to their tightest levels on record—quiet like a library, tense like a drawstring—often a prelude to a forceful move when volatility snaps back. When the Bands Whisper: Bitcoin’s Tightest Weekly Squeeze, Decoded Bitcoin.com News has already published explainers on oscillators and moving averages; consider this your next step in … Read more

2025’s Perp DEX Wars: New Money, New Tech, No off-Switch

Perpetual futures have become crypto’s main event, and the perp DEX wars—led by Hyperliquid, Aster, GMX, DYdX, ApeX, Drift, Jupiter, EdgeX, and Sunperp—are where the action won’t quit. From Order Books to Onchain: Inside 2025’s Perp DEX Dogfight Perpetuals are derivatives without an expiry; funding payments between longs and shorts keep contract prices tethered to … Read more

Solana’s Meme Coin Launchpads Explained: Tools, Tradeoffs, and Today’s Numbers

Solana’s meme-token launchpads recorded heavy activity in the past day, with Pump.fun leading issuance and trading while a growing roster of rivals continued to attract consistent use. What a Meme Coin Launchpad Is — and Why Solana Hosts so Many A meme coin launchpad is a web app that lets anyone create and list a … Read more

Ethereum by the Numbers: Network Fees Stay Low as Onchain Use Holds Steady

As August winds down, readings on Ethereum’s supply, fees, throughput, holders and overall price point to a week with positive net issuance, steady onchain use, and relatively low transaction costs. Ethereum Under the Hood Blockchair’s supply trajectory data indicates Ethereum’s circulating amount has flattened since the 2022 transition to proof-of-stake (PoS) and sits in the … Read more

Data Shows Sustained Slide in Lightning Network Capacity, Channels Through 2025

Lightning Network data reveals a clear pullback in both capacity and channel count over the past year. As activity thins out, the network is showing stronger pockets of centralization—clustered around a handful of node operators, specific server hosts, and dominant geographic hubs. Lightning Network Contracts: Data Reveals 30%+ Drop in BTC Capacity The most visible … Read more

What Is a Blockchain Reorg and Why It Matters

Blockchain reorganizations, where networks discard recent blocks to follow a longer chain, have exposed weaknesses in proof-of-work (PoW) systems, highlighted by Monero’s August 2025 ordeal and earlier disruptions across other blockchains. Decoding Chain Reorgs A blockchain reorganization, or reorg, happens when a chain of blocks is abandoned in favor of a competing version with greater … Read more

2025 YTD: Fewer Bitcoin Transfers, Far Lower Fee Share Versus 2024

Bitcoin’s daily transaction pace has cooled in 2025 after a blistering run last year. Data covering Jan. 1, 2017, through Aug. 23, 2025, shows that 2025’s year-to-date throughput trails 2024’s full-year average by roughly one-quarter, and miners’ fee share of rewards is hovering near the low end of the nine-year span. Bitcoin’s Busiest Days Cluster … Read more

What Is a Crypto Sniper? Inside the High-Speed Traders Dominating Meme Coin Launches

In the high-stakes world of cryptocurrency launches, “snipers” use automated bots to buy new tokens within milliseconds of their debut, aiming to secure massive profits before most investors even know a token exists. Inside a Crypto Sniper’s Playbook In the frenetic arena of cryptocurrency, a new type of player operates at speeds imperceptible to the … Read more

USDf Explained: The Synthetic Stablecoin Climbing the Ranks

With the stablecoin economy now valued at $276.8 billion, the sector has experienced striking growth—and one token has muscled its way into the top ten. In recent times, Falcon Finance’s synthetic stablecoin USDf has crossed the $1 billion mark in market capitalization, securing its place as the ninth-largest fiat-pegged token by value. USDf Unpacked: How … Read more