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Conversations about Bitcoin’s price drop should include the impact of crypto treasury companies, which have contributed to the decline, argues Omid Malekan, a blockchain author and adjunct professor at Columbia Business School.“Any analysis of why crypto prices continue to fall needs to include DATs [digital asset treasuries],” Malekan said in an X post on Tuesday. “In aggregate they turned out to be a mass extraction and exit event — a reason for prices to go down.”He added that there are a few companies that have tried to “create sustainable value. But I can count them on one hand.”Analysts have blamed…

The co-creator of the Ethereum-scaling solution ZKsync has proposed a major overhaul of its governance token, arguing it should prioritize “economic utility.”In a post on Tuesday to the ZKsync forum, Alex Gluchowski argued that while its ZKsync (ZK) governance token was effective in the project’s early stages as the “architecture and adoption path were still forming,” the network has since rapidly evolved. He said it now hosts an ecosystem of interconnected zero-knowledge chains, and it is important that ZKsync’s token captures network value and drives further ecosystem adoption. “The goal is to align usage with value, make decentralization economically sustainable, and ensure…

Key takeawaysXRP ETF talk has moved from Crypto Twitter to Wall Street trading desks.Analysts say the first few months of inflows could top $1 billion.SEC rule changes have streamlined spot crypto fund listings.Approval isn’t guaranteed, but momentum is building fast.Talk of a spot XRP (XRP) exchange-traded fund (ETF) has shifted from Crypto Twitter to real trading desks.Two factors are driving it. First, ETF specialists Nate Geraci and Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan say the market is underestimating demand for a spot XRP ETF. Geraci has warned that investors are “severely” underestimating the flows, and Hougan has said the fund…

Decentralized finance platform Stream Finance says it has paused deposits and withdrawals after an external fund manager overseeing its funds found a $93 million loss in its assets. The Stream Finance team said in an X post on Monday that the fund manager reported the loss on Sunday and the project has since hired lawyers from Perkins Coie to investigate the incident.“We are actively withdrawing all liquid assets and expect this process to be completed in the near term,” it said. “We will provide periodic updates as additional information becomes available.”Source: Stream Finance While Stream Finance investigates the problem, the platform…

Opinion by: Danor Cohen, co-founder and chief technology officer of KerberusIn 2025, crypto risk is a torrent. AI is turbocharging scams. Deepfake pitches, voice clones, synthetic support agents — all of these are no longer fringe tools but frontline weapons. Last year, crypto scams likely hit a record high. Crypto fraud revenues reached at least $9.9 billion, partly driven by generative AI-enabled methods.Meanwhile, in 2025, more than $2.17 billion has been stolen — and that’s just in the first half of the year. Personal-wallet compromises now account for nearly 23% of stolen-fund cases.Still, the industry essentially responds with the same…

In two weeks, we open the doors to the first-ever Ethereum World’s Fair at La Rural in Buenos Aires. This year isn’t about someday. It’s about now. On Ethereum today you can pay, play, vote, save, borrow, lend, and chat, all onchain — and at Devconnect you’ll experience that shift hands-on, IRL.Buenos Aires is the right backdrop for this moment: a city where crypto is part of daily life and where builders are ready to show what’s live. Below is your guide to what’s inside the fairgrounds, how to plan your week, and what to do before you arrive. Inside…

WazirX hack fallout: User challenges $9,400 XRP account freeze The case began when Rhutikumari, an XRP (XRP) holder, filed a petition against WazirX after the exchange froze her account containing 3,532.30 XRP worth approximately $9,400. The dispute stemmed from WazirX’s response to a July 2024 hack that led to the theft of about $235 million in assets.To manage the losses, WazirX proposed a controversial “socialization of losses” plan, which would distribute the financial impact proportionally across all user accounts. Rhutikumari challenged the plan, arguing that it infringed on her ownership rights.In its defense, WazirX argued that the dispute was governed…

Key takeawaysMastercard is in talks to buy Zero Hash, following earlier interest in BVNK, in a push toward 24/7 stablecoin settlement.The deals could give Mastercard a turnkey onchain payments stack, accelerating its move from pilot to production.Stablecoin-based settlement would let banks and merchants transact continuously, bypassing batch cutoffs and weekend delays.Yet operational, compliance and liquidity challenges mean a hybrid phase will likely persist before full 24/7 adoption.Mastercard is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire crypto infrastructure provider Zero Hash for between $1.5 billion and $2 billion after earlier exploring a similarly sized deal for stablecoin platform BVNK.Rather than building every…

October tested crypto markets as BTC and ETH held firm while most altcoins dropped over 80% amid volatility. Whales raised BTC and ETH allocations to 50.1%, added $2.8 billion in stablecoins, and shifted about 300,000 BTC as support moved to $108,000. Summary October was a wild month for crypto as Bitcoin hit $126,000 before dropping 13% in a day and closing around $115,000, while Ethereum stayed near $4,600 and most altcoins lost over 80%. Professionals pulled back from risky bets, raising BTC and ETH allocations from 48.2% to 50.1%, stablecoins from 19.8% to 20.5% with $2.8 billion inflows, and trimmed…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Volatility observed around Ethereum is intensifying as the price faces a potential downward retest of the key $3,500 mark. ETH’s downside trend is taking place amid several bullish developments, such as massive accumulation by treasury companies, raising questions about its price stability and whether institutional demand could diminish. Treasuries Contrasts With Flat Ethereum’s Price Performance The foray of the Ethereum treasury strategy has been a historical and remarkable one, with prominent corporations in the crypto and financial landscape heavily buying the leading altcoin in large portions. An…