Day: 2 January 2026

Quick Breakdown  Ethereum 2025 upgrades include higher gas limits, zkEVM performance milestones, and improved node software. Vitalik Buterin stresses building “walkaway-proof” decentralized applications beyond finance. 2026 focus will be on scalability, usability, and full decentralization to realize Ethereum’s “world computer” mission.   Ethereum made significant technical strides in 2025, improving ...

Quick Breakdown Solana RWA value reaches record $873.3 million, up 10% in December 2025. RWA token holders climb 18.4% to 126,236, driven by US Treasuries and tokenized stocks. ​Spot Solana ETFs attracts $765 million in inflows since the October approval.   Solana enters 2026 with accelerating institutional adoption as tokenized ...

Quick Breakdown  Lighter launches LIT token with airdrop, sparking DeFi discussion and planned Coinbase listing. Uniswap executes buyback and burn of UNI, while Raydium expands perpetuals markets. Trip.com integrates USDT/USDC payments, highlighting stablecoins’ growing role in real-world transactions.   Crypto markets opened the new year with muted price action as ...

Quick Breakdown Crypto exploits fell 60% month-over-month to $76 million in December 2025, per PeckShield data. A $50 million address poisoning scam dominated losses, with 26 total incidents recorded. Private key leaks caused $27.3 million in damage, highlighting persistent wallet vulnerabilities. ​ Blockchain security firm PeckShield revealed that December 2025 ...

Quick Breakdown  Bithumb identified over $200 million in dormant crypto assets across roughly 2.6 million inactive user accounts. Some inactive holdings date back nearly 12 years, with individual balances reaching as high as $2.8 million. The disclosure highlights significant retail crypto wealth still sitting unused on centralized exchanges.   South ...

Quick Breakdown In 2025, crypto derivatives hit $86 trillion, fueled by institutional adoption, concentrated liquidity hubs, advanced trading strategies, and high volatility, dwarfing spot market activity. Growth was driven by easier institutional access through ETFs and regulated futures, more complex products and strategies, major global events, and active open interest ...