Crypto

Crypto derivatives trading surged to $86 trillion in 2025, averaging $265 billion per day, as Binance captured almost 30% of global volume, CoinGlass reported. Cryptocurrency derivatives trading volume surged to almost $85.7 trillion in 2025, averaging about $264.5 billion a day, according to a report by liquidation data tracker CoinGlass. Binance led the market with roughly $25.09 trillion in cumulative derivatives volume, or about 29.3% of global trading, meaning nearly $30 of every $100 traded ran through the exchange, CoinGlass said. OKX, Bybit and Bitget followed, each posting $8.2 trillion to $10.8 trillion in yearly volume. These four exchanges accounted for about 62.3% of total market share. Read more

Zhao urged the blockchain industry to adopt new security measures, including scam address blacklist, after an investor lost $50 million to an address poisoning scheme. Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao proposed additional security measures to “eradicate” address poisoning, including wallet warnings and blacklists of suspicious accounts. "All wallets should simply check if a receiving address is a 'poison address,' and block the user. This is a blockchain query," Zhao wrote in a Wednesday blog post. Address poisoning is a form of phishing in which scammers trick victims into sending crypto to illicit wallets by first sending them small transactions. Unsuspecting users often copy and paste the attacker’s address from their wallet history. Read more

Layer 1 blockchain tokens experienced severe depreciation in 2025, with Solana falling 35.9% and Avalanche dropping over 67%, as markets punished protocols lacking credible revenue streams despite robust developer activity across major ecosystems. The post L1 Tokens Crushed in 2025 as SOL, AVAX Drop Over 65%: Report appeared first on Cryptonews.

Market data showed shrinking participation across NFTs, with fewer buyers, sellers and transactions signaling fading speculative interest. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) extended their year-end slide in December, with total market valuations falling to their lowest level in 2025. According to data from CoinGecko, the overall valuation of the NFT sector fell to $2.5 billion in December. This represented a 72% decline from a peak of $9.2 billion in January.  The decline came as NFT sales activity remained subdued following a weak November performance. In December, weekly NFT sales failed to surpass $70 million during the first three weeks of the month, falling below November’s pace.  Read more

Bitcoin trades near $87K as gold hits $4,500 and silver breaks records. Technicals suggest consolidation, with BTC eyeing a breakout toward $94K. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Gold and Silver Price Surge Could Send BTC Higher – Is a Crypto Bull Run Days Away?  appeared first on Cryptonews.

2025 delivered a brutal lesson in market structure for Bitcoin. The year began with political momentum and drifted into a summer of aggressive policy signals. Yet, it snapped into one of the sharpest boom-to-bust sequences in the asset’s history. By December, the price had round-tripped, leaving the asset flat for the year. But the flat […] The post Bitcoin’s 2025 review: The “violent transformation” hidden behind the year’s deceptively flat price chart appeared first on CryptoSlate.

ZEC is next in line in terms of daily gains.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced $825 million in outflows across eight consecutive trading days as institutional investors executed tax loss harvesting strategies, while Asian buyers emerged as primary accumulation force amid geographic capital flow reversal. The post “Tax Loss Harvesting” Drives $825M Outflow From Bitcoin ETFs This Week: Analyst appeared first on Cryptonews.

AI-focused crypto tokens have lost about 75% of their value year over year, erasing roughly $53 billion from the market. The post AI Tokens Shed 75% in a Year, Wiping Out $53B in Market Value: Report appeared first on Cryptonews.

Moscow Exchange and St. Petersburg Exchange announced preparation for regulated cryptocurrency trading following Russia's legislative deadline of July 2026, with qualified investors gaining unrestricted access while retail traders face annual purchase caps of approximately $3,800. The post Russia’s Top Stock Exchanges Ready to Launch Crypto Trading by 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP is below $1.90 as of now, despite the minor market recovery over the past 24 hours.

Binance exchange data showed that Bitcoin flash crashed to about $24,111 on the BTC/USD1 trading pair, rebounding back quickly to $87,000. The post Bitcoin Triggers Sharp Flash Crash to $24K on Binance USD1 Pair appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto dealmaking hit a record $8.6 billion in 2025 as regulatory easing in the US revived investor and institutional interest. The post Crypto Industry Logs Record $8.6B in Deals in 2025 Amid Trump-Era Optimism appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin ETF performance remained negative on Christmas Eve as a short final US trading session produced another $175 million in net outflows. Bitcoin (BTC) institutional outflows continued into Christmas as the US gained the title of biggest BTC seller. Key points: Bitcoin ETF netflows stay negative for Christmas Eve as the institutional investment vehicles lose another $175 million. Read more

The biggest single-day exit came from BlackRock’s IBIT, which saw $91.37 million leave the fund. Grayscale’s GBTC followed with a $24.62 million outflow.

CZ says address poisoning can be eradicated after a trader lost $50 million to the scam.

XRP remains in a $1.85–$1.91 range, with strong selling near $1.90 and consistent bids near $1.86, suggesting a potential decisive break ahead.

Elon Musk’s US growth forecast has reignited Bitcoin optimism as traders look for signs of improving liquidity and risk appetite. The post Bitcoin Bulls Eye Rebound after Elon Musk Predicts US Economic Surge appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto hackers took social engineering to a whole other level this year, and advances in artificial intelligence mean scams are about to get even harder to detect. The majority of crypto exploits in the coming year won’t be caused by a zero-day bug in your favorite protocol, say crypto security experts. It’s going to be caused by you.  That’s because 2025 has shown that the majority of hacks don’t start with malicious code; they begin with a conversation, Nick Percoco, chief security officer of crypto exchange Kraken, told Cointelegraph.  From January to early December 2025, data from Chainalysis shows that the crypto industry witnessed over $3.4 billion in theft, with the February compromise of Bybit accounting for nearly half of that total.  Read more

Elon Musk added that “triple-digit” economic growth could even be possible by 2030; however, some Bitcoiners worry about a 2026 bear market. The Bitcoin community is hopeful for the cryptocurrency to again rally after billionaire Elon Musk predicted that the US economy could experience significant growth by December 2026 at the earliest. “Double-digit growth is coming within 12 to 18 months,” Musk said in an X post on Tuesday, “If applied intelligence is proxy for economic growth, which it should be, triple-digit is possible in ~5 years.” Bitcoiners often look to macroeconomic signals, from growth forecasts to central bank policy, as clues for how broader economic trends could impact Bitcoin’s (BTC) price.  Read more