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A16z has predicted a major 2026 pivot as stablecoins surge, AI agents multiply, and on-chain finance challenges outdated banking infrastructure.

After three years of development, Firedancer went live on Solana mainnet in December 2024, having already produced 50,000 blocks across 100 days of testing on a handful of validators. The milestone, announced Dec. 12 by Solana's official account, marks more than a performance upgrade. It represents the network's first real attempt to eliminate the architectural […] The post Firedancer is live, but Solana is violating the one safety rule Ethereum treats as non-negotiable appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Memecoins were never about memes, jokes, or financial nihilism; it is the underlying technology and its implications that are promising. 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: However, that value did not flow back to participants and mostly remained trapped by large, centralized platforms, he added. Read more

The Binance executive believes the market could be moving toward less pronounced cycles as crypto becomes a more stable and mature asset class.

XRP's slump has failed to deter whales, who are actively buying as taker CVD turns positive.

Members of the Aave DAO clashed with Aave Labs, with some arguing that the company was not acting in the best interests of token holders. 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 the DAO was not consulted before the fees were routed, and argued that the fees belong to the DAO. Read more

Cardano has made a significant integration this week that fundamentally alters its approach to market infrastructure. Under the network’s newly operational Pentad and Intersect governance structure, the steering committee authorized the implementation of Pyth Network’s low-latency oracle stack. While the decision may appear to be a routine technical upgrade on the surface, it represents a […] The post Cardano now has institutional-grade infrastructure, but a glaring $40 million liquidity gap threatens to stall growth appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A public debate exposed deep divides over whether using technology to defeat aging and death would save humanity or erase it.

Bitcoin Depot’s Scott Buchanan argues that crypto ATM operators must continually strengthen their safeguards and make things safer and more transparent for users — protective actions that not only benefit individual crypto users but also bolster the market’s integrity and support its long-term growth.

From petrodollars to ETFs, oil-rich investors are entering Bitcoin via regulated rails, deepening liquidity while reshaping market structure. In 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. Read more

The decline in exchange deposits and downward price pressure also comes as large investors and short-term holders realize their losses.

Spot trading volumes are cooling, and investor enthusiasm is fading amid a lack of structural growth drivers, analysts wrote in a new report.

The protocol automates yield generation by rebalancing capital across DeFi protocols, factoring in risk, and offers access to various assets.

Bitcoin traders braced for a major move “around the corner” after days of BTC price action sticking to a tight range around $90,000. Bitcoin (BTC) eroded $90,000 support into Sunday’s weekly close as predictions saw BTC price volatility next. Key points: Bitcoin is seen breaking its sideways trading range as volatility hits “extreme” lows. Read more

As institutions are laying the groundwork for wider crypto adoption from the top down, it’s being met by rising interest from football fans from the ground up.

Bitcoin dipped below $89,000 on Sunday as low liquidity, altcoin weakness and imminent U.S. and global data releases kept traders cautious.

Why some AIs are bullish while others are not on XRP in the next few weeks?

Solana spot ETFs have recorded $674 million in net inflows across seven consecutive trading days, with Bitwise commanding $608.81 million as analysts anticipate a breakout above the $180 resistance level. The post Solana Price Prediction: Analysts See $180 Breakout as Spot ETF Inflows Reach $674M appeared first on Cryptonews.

The case highlights a growing trend of physical attacks aimed at extracting access to crypto wallets, known as "wrench attacks."

Crypto and stock performance since January 2024 suggests that the new “altcoin trading” is just stock trading. The S&P 500 returned roughly 25% in 2024 and 17.5% in 2025, compounding to approximately 47% over two years. The Nasdaq-100 delivered 25.9% and 18.1% over the same period, for a cumulative gain near 49%. The CoinDesk 80 […] The post Small-cap crypto tokens just hit a humiliating four-year low, proving the “Alt Season” thesis is officially dead appeared first on CryptoSlate.