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December’s losses were spread across 26 incidents, showing fewer large-scale breaches rather than a total absence of attacks.

Although monetary losses declined, users still lost tens of millions of dollars to common cybersecurity exploits like address poisoning scams. The total losses from hacks and cybersecurity exploits in the crypto industry amounted to about $76 million in December, a 60% decrease from November’s $194.2 million in losses, according to blockchain security company PeckShield. There were 26 major crypto exploits in December, PeckShield said in an X post, with one user losing $50 million in an address poisoning scams, a type of attack where the threat actor sends small amounts of cryptocurrency from a wallet that closely resembles a legitimate wallet address, betting that the intended victim won’t notice the discrepancy.   Typically, the first and last four characters of the addresses match, with the attacker hoping that the victim will accidentally send funds to the fraudulent address by selecting the poisoned address from their transaction history without closely examining the entire string. Read more

Bitcoin Hyper has raised nearly $30 million in its public presale for a Layer-2 Bitcoin protocol that enables smart contract functionality and DeFi access, with over 1.35 billion tokens staked at 39% APY ahead of its planned early 2026 exchange debut. The post Best Altcoins To Buy On New Year’s Eve That Could 100x in 2026 – 31 December 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

With the market showing renewed optimism as New Year's Day approaches, we pick the best crypto to buy today. The post Best Crypto To Buy On New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2025 – XRP, BTC, ETH appeared first on Cryptonews.

Stuck near $88,700, traders wait for a catalyst, this Bitcoin price prediction asks whether ETF inflows can reignite momentum. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Price Trading Sideways on 31 December 2025, Could ETF Inflows Reverse the Trend? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Bitcoin price slump at the end of the year hasn’t discouraged Michael Saylor’s Strategy from buying over 22,000 BTC in December alone. Bitcoin’s price continued to fall as 2025 neared its end, declining 4% in December. Despite a slump in markets, Strategy capped off the year with massive Bitcoin buys. In December alone, the software company turned Bitcoin investment vehicle picked up over 22,000 Bitcoin (BTC). In the US, prediction markets are inking deals with major media outlets and scoring approvals from major federal agencies. However, in 11 states, gambling and gaming regulators are taking legal action against platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. Watchdogs state that such markets constitute a form of gambling, a claim the companies themselves dispute. Read more

Arkham data shows wallets associated with the Official Trump meme team pulling about $94 million in USDC from TRUMP liquidity pools in December and routing the funds to Coinbase. Onchain analysts tracking the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin on Solana have flagged large transfers from wallets labeled as parts of the “Official Trump Meme” cluster moving about $94 million in USDC from TRUMP liquidity pools over the past month.  The most recent movement, highlighted by blockchain data platform Arkham, involved 33 million USDC (USDC) being withdrawn from liquidity on Tuesday and sent to an entity labeled Fireblocks, which then routed funds to wallets labeled as belonging to Coinbase.  Public Solana records on Solscan corroborate the large USDC outflows from TRUMP‑linked wallets. Read more

Bitcoin Hyper has raised $29.6 million in its presale for a Layer-2 network that leverages the Solana Virtual Machine to deliver over 65,000 transactions per second on Bitcoin's blockchain, positioning for a Q1 2026 listing as the crypto market cap recovers to $2.98 trillion heading into the new year. The post Best Meme Coins To Buy Before New Year That Could 100x in 2026 – 30 December 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

With the market getting ready for a big breakout, here's the best crypto to buy before 2026. The post Best Crypto To Buy Before 2026, 30 December 2025 – XRP, BTC, ETH appeared first on Cryptonews.

US-listed XRP ETFs continued to draw steady inflows through December, even as Bitcoin and Ether funds posted sharp monthly outflows. Spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States continued to attract capital through December, extending their inflow streak to 29 consecutive days despite choppy market conditions. According to data from SoSoValue, spot XRP (XRP) ETFs recorded $8.44 million in net inflows on Monday, pushing cumulative inflows to $1.15 billion since they launched. Total net assets stood at about $1.24 billion, even as XRP prices and broader crypto markets faced selling pressure during the month. “XRP inflows are a function of regulatory clarity and steady accumulation into a less crowded trade, than BTC/ETH,” Vincent Liu, chief investment officer at Kronos Research, told Cointelegraph, adding that XRP’s cross-border settlement use case “offers differentiated exposure that continues to attract longer-horizon capital.” Read more

XRP, Solana, and Ethereum are attracting attention as leading altcoin candidates heading into 2026, with technical analysis showing XRP eyeing $3.49 resistance, Solana holding the $115-$132 demand zone, and Ethereum maintaining support above $3,000 as JPMorgan's model estimates Bitcoin's fair value near $170,000. The post Best Crypto To Buy Before 2026, 29 December 2025 – XRP, SOL, ETH appeared first on Cryptonews.

With the market getting closer to a big breakout, here's the best altcoin to buy before New Year's that could 100x in 2026. The post Best Altcoin To Buy Before New Year’s Eve That Could 100x in 2026 – 29 December 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The crypto market is slightly lower today, with total market capitalisation slipping by 0.5% over the past 24 hours to $3.04 trillion, remaining just above the $3 trillion level. The post Why Is Crypto Down Today? – December 29, 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Onchain data shows activity holding up on Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum and Avalanche even as fee revenue declines across the crypto sector. Several of the biggest blockchain networks handled more transactions in December even as user fees fell, a sign that recent scaling upgrades are increasing capacity and easing competition for block space, according to data compiled by Nansen. Data from Nansen showed that Bitcoin, Tron, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, Avalanche and The Open Network (TON) recorded month-over-month increases in transactions, while fee revenue declined sharply across the same period.  Ethereum transactions increased by 16% despite a 57% decline in fee revenue. Polygon showed a similar divergence, with transaction counts jumping 82% while fees dropped 47%. Arbitrum and Avalanche also showed a very notable transactions-up, fees-down pattern. Read more

As the holiday spirit settles in and many traders take time off from their investment portfolios, a rare opportunity has emerged on Christmas Eve, December 26, 2025.A new hope is building that it will be the bullish year the market has been waiting for.XRP, Solana, and Cardano are all sitting on clean pullbacks and have […] The post Best Crypto to Buy Now 26 December – XRP, Solana, Cardano appeared first on Cryptonews.

The crypto market is up today, with total cryptocurrency market capitalization rising by around 1%, now standing at approximately $3.07 trillion. The post Why Is Crypto Up Today? – December 26, 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Each passing day brings the market closer to the end of the altcoin bear phase, but it is also one less day to accumulate high quality crypto coins at cheaper prices.As we go into the year, new hope is building that it will be the bullish year the market has been waiting for.XRP, Dogecoin, and […] The post Best Crypto to Buy Now 25 December – XRP, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu appeared first on Cryptonews.

The crypto market is slightly higher today, with total cryptocurrency market capitalization up by around 0.7%. The post Why Is Crypto Up Today? – December 25, 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The cryptocurrency market has struggled to make any real headway this Christmas Eve, with its total capitalization sticking to the same $3.024 trillion level as yesterday.This figure represents a 2% gain since Friday, yet the market as a whole has also plunged by 30% since reaching a record cap of $4.379 trillion on October 7, […] The post Best Coin To Buy This Christmas Eve That Could 100x in 2026 – 24 December 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Major cryptocurrencies including XRP, Solana, and Ethereum are trading at significant discounts from recent highs, with XRP 51% below peak, Solana down 50%, and Ethereum off 40% as thinning holiday liquidity creates potential accumulation zones ahead of 2026. The post Best Crypto To Buy This Christmas Eve, 24 December 2025 – XRP, SOL, ETH appeared first on Cryptonews.