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mETH Protocol launches a Buffer Pool using Aave’s ETH market to process ETH redemptions in about 24 hours, aiming to unlock institutional demand for liquid restaking. Summary mETH Protocol adds a Buffer Pool that routes ETH into Aave, targeting 24-hour redemption processing versus Ethereum’s 5–20+ day native exit queues.​ The upgrade uses dual liquidity paths for smaller and institutional-sized redemptions, allocating about 20% of TVL to Aave to blend staking and lending yields.​ Backed by custodians and validators like Fireblocks, Anchorage, Kraken Staked, and Mantle, mETH integrates with EigenLayer, Symbiotic, and 40+ DeFi platforms. mETH Protocol, an Ethereum liquid restaking…

Bitcoin and Ethereum options worth billions expire Dec. 20, with max pain clusters and BTC put skew setting the stage for short‑term volatility.​ Summary Options data shows Friday’s expiry concentrates BTC and ETH open interest around clear max pain levels that often act as near‑term magnets.​ Bitcoin’s structure leans heavier to puts, signaling stronger demand for downside protection versus calls ahead of settlement.​ Ethereum’s put/call ratio looks more balanced, implying less aggressive hedging and softer downside bias than in Bitcoin. A significant volume of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) options contracts is scheduled to expire Friday, with substantial notional value…

Ethereum price could be poised for significant upside as it forms a bullish reversal setup, as inflows into spot Ethereum ETFs return after a week of downturn. Summary Ethereum price is down 8% from its weekly high. Exchange balances have hit an all-time low amid accumulation by DATs. A multi-year inverse head and shoulders is forming on the weekly chart. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) was trading at $3,113 at last check on Dec. 15 morning Asian time, down 8% since last Thursday and 37.1% from its all-time high reached in August this year. The downtrend was led…

Memecoins are not dead because the market is down and the narrative has faded, according to president of payment infrastructure company MoonPay, Keith A. Grossman, who said that memecoins will be back but in a different form.The real innovation of memecoins is that attention can be tokenized easily and at low costs through blockchain technology, democratizing access to the attention economy, Grossman said. He continued:“Before crypto, attention could only be monetized by platforms, brands and a small group of influencers. Everyone else generated value and gave it away for free. Likes, trends, inside jokes and communities created massive economic value.”…

A dispute between the Aave decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), which governs the Aave decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, and Aave Labs, the main development company for Aave products, over fees from the recently announced integration with decentralized exchange aggregator CoW Swap, continues to flare up.The issue was raised by pseudonymous Aave DAO member EzR3aL, who said that the fees generated by crypto asset swaps using CoW Swap were going to a different onchain address, not the treasury of the Aave decentralized autonomous organization.Instead, the fees are going to a private address controlled by Aave Labs. EzR3aL raised several questions, including why…

Prysm developers released a post-mortem analysis explaining the December 4 Fusaka mainnet incident that threatened Ethereum network stability. Summary A Prysm bug after Fusaka caused validator participation to drop to 75%. The network missed 41 epochs and lost roughly 382 ETH in proof rewards. Ethereum avoided finality loss thanks to client diversity and rapid fixes. The consensus client suffered resource exhaustion from expensive state recomputation when processing specific attestations, causing validators to face severe operational problems. The bug surfaced immediately after Fusaka activated at epoch 411392 on December 4, 2025, at 21:49 UTC. The network missed 41 epochs as validator…

Key takeawaysIn 2025, oil-linked capital from the Gulf, including sovereign wealth funds, family offices and private banking networks, has emerged as a significant influence on Bitcoin’s liquidity dynamics.These investors are entering Bitcoin primarily through regulated channels, including spot ETFs.Abu Dhabi has become a focal point for this shift, supported by large pools of sovereign-linked capital and the Abu Dhabi Global Market, which serves as a regulated hub for global asset managers and crypto market intermediaries.Oil-rich investors cite diversification, long-term portfolio construction, generational demand within private wealth and opportunities to build supporting financial infrastructure as key drivers of this interest.Since Bitcoin…

Standard Chartered and Coinbase have expanded their partnership to build crypto infrastructure for institutional clients. As part of the partnership, the duo will explore offerings across trading, prime services, custody, staking and lending, the British multinational bank announced on Friday. “We aim to explore how the two organisations can support secure, transparent and interoperable solutions that meet the highest standards of security and compliance,” Margaret Harwood-Jones, global head of financing and securities services at Standard Chartered, said. The two firms said the partnership combines Standard Chartered’s cross-border banking and custody expertise with Coinbase’s institutional crypto platform. The goal is to…

Key takeawaysHashKey is aiming to become Hong Kong’s first fully crypto-native IPO by listing 240.57 million shares under the city’s virtual asset regulatory regime.The business extends beyond a spot exchange by combining trading, custody, institutional staking, asset management and tokenization into a single regulated platform.Revenue is growing, but the company is still incurring losses as it invests heavily in technology, compliance and market expansion.Most IPO proceeds are expected to fund infrastructure and international growth, positioning the listing as a long-term bet on regulated digital asset markets.HashKey wants to become the first crypto exchange that Hong Kong investors can buy on…

Key takeawaysTwenty One Capital’s NYSE debut saw a nearly 20% drop, signaling cautious investor sentiment toward Bitcoin-heavy public listings.XXI traded close to its net asset value, suggesting the market did not assign a meaningful premium beyond the value of the firm’s Bitcoin holdings.The decline reflected broader market pressures, including Bitcoin volatility, fading enthusiasm for SPAC-backed listings and weakening mNAV premiums.The muted reaction suggests investors may now expect Bitcoin-focused firms to show clear, durable revenue models rather than relying primarily on large BTC holdings.The public debut of Twenty One Capital, a closely watched Bitcoin-focused company, on the New York Stock Exchange…