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Grayscale has issued the first staking-reward cash distribution from a U.S.-listed, spot crypto ETP. ETHE has paid $0.083178 per share, about $9.4M total, for rewards earned Oct. 6-Dec. 31, 2025. Grayscale has sold accrued ETH rewards so the fund’s Ether holdings stay intact. The post Grayscale Issues First US Ethereum ETF Staking Payout – $9.4M Cash, Yield War Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Hayes emphasizes that cheaper oil could indirectly lift crypto by allowing looser fiscal policy and credit growth.

Solana has capped 2025 across apps, assets and infrastructure, with $2.39B in app revenue, $1.4B in network REV and $1.5T in DEX volume. Stablecoin supply has ended at $14.8B, while Solana-linked ETPs have taken in $1.02B inflows and staked SOL has reached 421M. The post Solana’s App Revenue Hits $2.4B as DEX Volume Tops $1.5T appeared first on Cryptonews.

Tokyo bond traders have a new number burned into their screens this week, 3.5%. For most of the past two decades, Japan’s long end was the place the world went to forget about interest rates. If you were a pension fund trying to match liabilities, a bank trying to park liquidity, or a global macro […] The post Bitcoin faces a “liquidity drain” danger zone as Japan’s 30-year yield breaks a historic record appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The agreement with Bitcoin Depot comes amid growing national scrutiny of crypto kiosks tied to fraud targeting older Americans.

Uniswap (UNI) joined Sui (SUI) as a top performer, up 3.3% from Monday.

Trading activity was more than double the token's 30-day average, signaling heightened investor participation.

Ethereum trades near $3,200 as ETF inflows remain steady, with analysts watching $3,250 resistance and support levels around $3,000.

Despite high trading volumes, PumpSwap's fee generation remains modest, with $2.98 million in fees recorded on Monday.

Bitcoin feels like a room full of people holding their breath. On paper, the ingredients are there. Spot ETFs are pulling attention back to Bitcoin, big daily flow numbers are again hitting the tape, and macro risk appetite is alive. Yet the chart looks like it is waiting for permission. Bitcoin was around $93,822 on […] The post Bitcoin is swallowing billions in ETF cash again, but a specific “market wrapper” is killing the price breakout appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Real estate is a fun new sector for the prediction market space—but how exactly will people use these markets?

Telegram’s H1 2025 revenue climbed 65% to $870 million, while Toncoin write-downs and $500 million in frozen bonds have added pressure. Update (Jan. 6, 1:20 pm UTC): This article has been updated with a statement from Telegram. Cryptocurrency-friendly messenger Telegram boosted its operating revenue in 2025 as it explores a potential initial public offering (IPO). Telegram’s revenues hit $870 million in the first half of 2025, up 65% from $525 million a year earlier, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing unaudited financial statements. Read more

Ripple’s XRP has shown a notable improvement in short-term structure, with buyers stepping in aggressively after an extended corrective phase. Recent price action suggests a shift from passive consolidation into active recovery, although key overhead resistance levels remain in play. Ripple Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, XRP has reacted strongly from […]

The investment banking giant’s filings for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs follow an uptick in investor demand for regulated crypto investment vehicles, driven by the new year’s “clean-slate” effect. Update Jan. 6, 12:57 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include a paragraph on Morgan Stanley’s prior involvement with cryptocurrency funds. US investment bank Morgan Stanley has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch two cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), one tied to Bitcoin and the other to Solana, as Wall Street firms push deeper into regulated digital-asset products. The proposed Morgan Stanley Bitcoin (BTC) Trust and the Morgan Stanley Solana (SOL) Trust will function as “passive investment” vehicles that hold and track the performance of the underlying tokens, according to Tuesday’s filings with the SEC. Read more

Bitcoin has staged an impressive recovery, climbing back above $93K despite an environment filled with geopolitical tension. With rising global uncertainty, BTC’s resilience highlights its growing appeal as a hedge or alternative asset. At the same time, liquidation pressure is fading, and technicals show signs of renewed bullish momentum. The current price action is now […]

USDC grew faster than USDT for the second consecutive year, driven by increased demand for regulated digital dollars.

Ethereum's daily transactions hit a record 2.02M driven by RWA tokenization, yet prediction markets show traders are more bullish on gold.

The banking giant has been a long-term BTC supporter.

Your day-ahead look for Jan. 6, 2026

Polymarket updated its documentation to show taker-only fees on short-term crypto markets, with proceeds redistributed to market makers as liquidity rebates. Prediction market platform Polymarket updated its documentation to show that 15-minute crypto up/down markets now carry taker fees, marking a departure from its long-standing zero-fee trading model. According to the newly updated “Trading Fees” and “Maker Rebates Program” sections of the site’s documentation, the prediction markets platform has enabled taker-only fees on 15-minute crypto markets to fund liquidity incentives for market makers. Fees collected from takers are redistributed daily in USDC (USDC) stablecoin to liquidity providers, rather than retained by the protocol. The change applies only to these short-duration crypto markets, while the vast majority of Polymarket’s markets remain without fees. Read more