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Markets

Riot Platforms sold $200 million of bitcoin in 2025's last two months

VanEck’s head of digital assets said bitcoin sales and the AI trade are increasingly linked as miners fund infrastructure build-outs.

Riot Platforms’ acquisition of Block Mining makes sense, JPMorgan says. (Sandali Handagama)

Finance

Former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz joins SUI Group board

Quintenz, who previously led policy at a16z crypto, joins the Nasdaq-listed firm as it advances its SUI-focused treasury strategy.

Brian Quintenz (Senate Agriculture Committee, screen capture)

Markets

Liquidity lifts bitcoin, but ‘halving cycle’ fears could limit rally in 2026, says Schwab

Quantitative tightening is over and balance sheets are growing again, but cycle theory and adoption concerns still cloud bitcoin's upside, according to Schwab's Jim Ferraioli.

(Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Markets

Circle's USDC outpaces growth of Tether's USDT for second year running

USDC grew faster than USDT for the second consecutive year, driven by increased demand for regulated digital dollars.

Circle logo on a screen

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Markets

Arthur Hayes' Maelstrom enters 2026 at 'almost maximum risk' betting on altcoins

The fund is betting on a liquidity wave driven by U.S. deficit spending and potential money printing by the Federal Reserve, which Hayes expects to support crypto prices.

Arthur Hayes (CoinDesk)

Markets

Famed Coinbase backer Fred Wilson predicts 2026 UX pivot for crypto

The VC mogul has previously said crypto apps must hide blockchain complexity or risk missing mass-market adoption.

(Noam Galai/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

Markets

Goldman Sachs sees regulation driving next wave of institutional crypto adoption

Regulatory clarity and expanding use cases beyond trading are setting the stage for deeper institutional participation in digital assets, the bank said.

The U.S. Capitol.

Tech

Starknet back online after four-hour outage, warns some transactions may be affected

Downtime can have knock-on effects across decentralized finance and other onchain applications.

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson (Margaux Nijkerk)

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Markets

Goldman Sachs upgrades Coinbase to buy, cuts eToro to neutral

The bank said it is 'selectively constructive' on brokers and crypto companies heading into 2026.

Coinbase

Markets

Ethereum can move beyond Bitcoin-style limits as new scaling tools mature: Vitalik Buterin

PeerDAS is already live on Ethereum's mainnet, while zkEVMs are at an advanced stage, focusing on safety and scalability.

Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk)