Day: 1 December 2025

Quick Breakdown  Elon Musk predicts traditional money may lose relevance as AI and robotics meet human needs. Bitcoin’s proof-of-work ties value to energy, making it a potential store of value in a post-money world. Control over energy could become a key economic factor, reinforcing Bitcoin’s role in the crypto ecosystem. ...

Quick Breakdown  CeFi lending rebounds to nearly $25B in Q3 2025, driven by improved transparency and new entrants such as Tether, Nexo, and Galaxy. Tether dominates with a 60% market share, while uncollateralized lending has nearly vanished due to tighter risk controls. DeFi lending hits a record $41B, pushing the ...

Quick Breakdown  Grayscale plans to launch the first US spot Chainlink ETF this week by converting its existing LINK trust. Analysts expect a massive influx of crypto ETFs, potentially over 100 within six months, as regulatory barriers fall. The product will track LINK’s spot price and include staking rewards, giving ...

Quick Breakdown  Ripple secures MAS approval to expand its regulated payment activities in Singapore. The move strengthens Ripple’s institutional services and follows recent strategic acquisitions. APAC crypto adoption surges, with Singapore positioned as a key growth hub. Ripple secures wider regulatory approval in Singapore Ripple Labs has received fresh approval ...

Quick Breakdown Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov announced the live launch of the Cocoon decentralized confidential-compute network built on $TON. The network’s primary goal is to provide privacy-preserving AI services, serving as a direct alternative to centralized providers such as Amazon and Microsoft. Cocoon allows Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) owners to ...

Quick Breakdown Solana thrives on high-speed transactions, DeFi/NFT adoption, and rapid developer growth, while XRP focuses on cross-border payments and institutional partnerships. Its active daily users, fast TPS, low fees, and venture-backed ecosystem generate more social buzz, liquidity, and developer activity than XRP. Portfolio strategies benefit from balancing attention-driven growth ...

Quick Breakdown Upbit has scheduled the resumption of deposits for December 1 at 1:00 PM KST, following hackers’ theft of $37 million in Solana tokens from hot wallets on November 27.  The platform deleted old addresses, pledged full user compensation from reserves, and froze $8.18 million in stolen assets.  Services ...

Quick Breakdown  Attacker exploited a legacy yETH contract to mint over 235 trillion tokens and drain Balancer pools. At least $3M has moved through Tornado Cash, with more funds still linked to the attacker’s wallets. Yearn says its V2 and V3 vaults remain secure, limiting the impact to outdated infrastructure. ...

Quick Breakdown  Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says S&P’s downgrade overlooked billions in assets, retained earnings, and strong monthly profits. S&P rated USDt’s ability to maintain its dollar peg as “weak,” prompting renewed scrutiny from market observers. Analysts are split: Arthur Hayes warns of risks if gold/BTC falls, while Joseph Ayoub ...

Quick Breakdown  North Korea’s AI development is accelerating and could supercharge state-backed crypto theft, a new INSS report warns. Researchers found Pyongyang using prohibited NVIDIA RTX 2700 GPUs to support facial recognition, voice synthesis, and multi-object tracking projects. Crypto hacks totalled $172.5 million in November 2025, and AI-powered attacks are ...