Latest Crypto News
Crypto's closest ally in Congress, Sen. Lummis, is retiring next year
The most tireless advocate of digital assets issues in the U.S. Senate said she's grown too tired to keep at it, leaving her Republican seat in play next year.

SBF's cohorts at FTX take last SEC hit, Ellison banned from company roles for decade
Three of Sam Bankman-Fried's top lieutenants atop the former FTX empire — Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh — agreed to consent judgments.

Bitcoin gets 'base case' price target of $143,000 at Citigroup
The Wall Street bank said its bitcoin forecast relies on further crypto ETF inflows and a continued rally in traditional equity markets.

Bitcoin battles $89,000 price ceiling as bulls try to break U.S. sell pattern
Bitcoin bulls are putting up a fight on Friday to break this week's choppy action that has capped all advances at around $90,000.

Foundation behind restaking protocol EigenLayer plans bigger rewards for active users
An Incentives Committee would direct programmatic token emissions, focusing allocations on participants that secure AVSs and contribute to the EigenCloud ecosystem.

Polkadot's DOT holds steady with token unchanged over 24 hours
DOT has support in the $1.72-$1.74 zone.

Federal Reserve moves toward narrower, crypto-driven take on master accounts
The U.S. central bank has been mulling the idea of a "skinny" version of master accounts for firms that want payments access without the deeper Fed demands.

Citi is still a believer in crypto stocks despite bitcoin being rocked to end the year
Circle remains the bank's top pick in the sector, with Bullish and Coinbase following.

Most Influential 2025's Honorable Mentions
The crypto industry is ever-growing and ever-changing. It would be difficult to summarize it in 50 names. Here are a few final individuals and entities we wanted to make note of this year.

Most Influential: Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz K. Stańczak
The Ethereum Foundation’s new leaders hope to bring in a new era for the second-largest cryptocurrency.

Most Influential: Luke Dashjr
The veteran Bitcoin developer is at the forefront of one of the most hotly-discussed debates in crypto — what the original blockchain network should be used for.

Most Influential: Jeff Yan
Jeff Yan, founder of Hyperliquid, has quietly built a $308 billion volume DEX with over half a million users, influencing DeFi while avoiding public attention.

Most Influential: The Solana Developers
Solana’s 2025 has proven that its builders and its culture continue to keep its ecosystem in crypto’s cultural zeitgeist.

DraftKings enters prediction markets with CFTC-approved app for real-world events
The sports-betting giant enters the growing world of event contracts with CFTC-registered DraftKings Predictions in 38 states.

Wall Street bank JPMorgan says stablecoin market could grow to $600 billion by 2028
The bank said stablecoin growth is still mostly driven by crypto trading, and rising payments use may boost velocity more than supply.

