BitMine plans to launch the MAVAN validator network in early 2026, shifting $12 billion worth of ETH vaults to staking for profit. The company holds 4.11 million ETH, making it the largest public ETH vault. Chairman Thomas Tom Lee estimates that fully staked, annual returns could reach $374 million, with daily earnings exceeding $1 million. Currently, 408,000 ETH have been staked for testing.

Ispolink and Unipoly have partnered to revolutionize the Web3 gaming landscape, utilizing AI for recruitment and integrating Unipoly Coin ($UNP) into Ispolink's ecosystem. This collaboration aims to enhance hiring processes and bridge mainstream gaming with decentralized finance.

On-chain data shows that the value of tokenized RWA on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has increased by an impressive 2,200% in 2025 alone. The real-world asset tokenization theme, championed by BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and the SEC Chair Paul Atkins, dominated discussions across multiple crypto communities t

Written by: Martin December 29, China People's Bank Vice Governor Lu Lei publicly announced that the "Action Plan for Further Strengthening the Digital Renminbi Management Service System and Related Financial Infrastructure Construction" will be officially implemented on January 1, 2026. The digital renminbi will transition from the "Digital Cash" phase to the "Digital Deposit" 2.0 era. The core highlight of this transformation is that the balance of real-name digital renminbi wallets will start earning interest, bringing tangible benefits to users. According to the deployment of the "Action Plan," banking institutions will accrue interest on the balances of first, second, and third-class real-name digital renminbi wallets, with interest rates referencing the bank's current deposit rates. Users do not need to take any additional actions, and the payment experience will remain unaffected. Meanwhile, anonymous fourth-class wallets opened with just a mobile phone number will still retain small payment functions, but their balances will not accrue interest for now, balancing convenience with compliance requirements.

Pi Network is preparing for a major token unlock scheduled for January 2026. Following what community members describe as a stable end to the year. The upcoming release will involve 134 million PI tokens. It is significantly larger than the 8.7 million PI unlocked in late December. Community

2025 proved challenging for the blockchain gaming sector, with funding dropping sharply amid shifting priorities. Delphi Digital reports GameFi projects raised only $232–$427 million this year—down over 55% from 2024's $1 billion and a fraction of 2022's $5.3 billion peak.

Despite Shiba Inu's massive supply and critiques regarding its sustainability, analyst Szymanski believes it could still reach $1 by leveraging market dynamics, belief, and attention, regardless of the challenges presented by its market cap and ecosystem issues.

Coixa launches a public beta on Pi Network, marking the transformation of the Pi ecosystem into an application-oriented blockchain. This mobile-first DEX supports PI token trading, swapping, and liquidity pools, with the PI/USDT trading pair TVL reaching a significant level. Community leaders support early builders, driving Pi from a mining network to a practical feature platform.

Date: Mon, Dec 29, 2025 | 06:36 AM GMT The broader cryptocurrency market has kicked off the final week of 2025 with modest strength, as

A major Zcash (ZEC) investor made a high-conviction move with an $11.5 million leveraged long position on the Hyperliquid derivatives platform, just ahead of a significant price increase. The trade has generated over $1.48 million in unrealized profits, as spotted by on-chain analyst.

a16z multiple long-term investors in American industries, financial services, and enterprise software stated in a video released at the end of 2025 that early in 2025, OpenAI and Google almost simultaneously accelerated their deployment of consumer AI, from models to interface design, with the goal of making it easy for the general public to get started. a16z believes that the consumer AI market has already shown an early structure of "winner-takes-all or dominated by a few leading players," but as demand diversifies, the LLM market is moving toward niche segments, and startups remain key drivers in application and product experience. The starting moment of the year, the consumer AI battle begins Looking back at early 2025, OpenAI and Google almost simultaneously accelerated their investment in the consumer AI market. Whether it was launching new models, updating features, or trying out entirely new user interfaces, the direction was very clear: to enable

The broader cryptocurrency market continues to struggle with uneven and choppy price action, a phase that began after the sharp sell-off on

Cryptocurrency Market Overview BTC (-0.37% | Current Price 87,393 USDT): Bitcoin remains in a narrow range between $86,000 and $90,000, having been repeatedly rejected near $90,000 since mid-December. Recent price movements resemble a consolidation phase after volatility contraction rather than a trend continuation, with both bulls and bears temporarily reaching a stage of balance. Once the price effectively breaks through the critical resistance zone of $90,000–$92,000, upward momentum is expected to re-ignite. From an on-chain perspective, Bitcoin is gradually transitioning from the previous aggressive selling phase to a stabilization phase. Currently, a large number of spot buy orders, mainly from whales, are clustered around the current price level, forming a stark contrast to earlier pullbacks dominated by retail traders and a noticeable absence of large participants. The sustained involvement of spot whales typically indicates longer-term position building, especially common in low-volatility environments.

XRP Shows Contradictory Trends: In December, ETF net inflows reached $424 million, but the price dropped 15%, making it one of the bottom ten. Institutions locked hundreds of millions of coins into cold wallets, reducing circulation and creating a "spring-like" supply mechanism. Retail investor sentiment is pessimistic, but the Canary XRP ETF has raised $300 million, with institutions mechanically increasing holdings. Once the supply black hole encounters renewed demand, prices may rebound sharply.

Grant Cardone Plans to Use Real Estate Cash Flow to Buy Bitcoin – Aiming for the "Next Michael Saylor".