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Despite reaching $126,000, Bitcoin’s late-year sell-off led to its first post-halving annual loss. Bitcoin closed out 2025 with a rare annual loss. This was the first time in history that the world’s largest cryptocurrency ended a post-halving year in the red. After the April 2024 halving, which traditionally sets the stage for strong gains in the following 12-18 months, BTC rallied to a new all-time high above $126,000 in October before reversing sharply in the final months of the year. ETFs, Macro Pressure, and a Broken Cycle According to market data, Bitcoin finished 2025 lower than where it started, as…

Artificial intelligence in 2025 was less about flashy demos and more about hard questions. What actually works? What breaks in unexpected ways? And what are the environmental and economic costs of scaling these systems further?It was a year in which generative AI slipped from novelty into routine use. Many people got accustomed to using AI tools on the job, getting their answers from AI search, and confiding in chatbots, for better or for worse. It was a year in which the tech giants hyped up their AI agents, and the general public seemed generally uninterested in using them. AI slop…

Altcoins like ETH and SOL are seeing more than a 50% drop in weekly volume compared with last year’s holidays. As 2025 draws to a close, cryptocurrency trading activity has fallen to its quietest point this year. Bitcoin (BTC) and major altcoins are experiencing their lowest two-week trading volume since December 2024, with weekly activity for assets like Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) down more than 50% compared to last year’s holiday period. Holiday Lull Drags Volumes to Yearly Lows Data shared by Santiment on X on December 30 showed trading volume sliding steadily through the final weeks of 2025,…

When Google released its newest AI image model Nano Banana Pro (aka Gemini 3 Pro Image) in November, it reset expectations for the entire field. For the first time, uses of an image model could use natural language to generate dense, text-heavy infographics, slides, and other enterprise-grade visuals without spelling errors. But that leap forward came with a familiar tradeoff. Gemini 3 Pro Image is deeply proprietary, tightly bound to Google’s cloud stack, and priced for premium usage. For enterprises that need predictable costs, deployment sovereignty, or regional localization, the model raised the bar without offering many viable alternatives.Alibaba’s Qwen…

On 30 December 2025, Bitwise Asset Management announced submitting applications to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for 11 new “strategy” exchange-traded funds (ETFs).  Bitwise’s filings target an array of altcoins, including DeFi leaders like AAVE and UNI, privacy coin ZEC, AI-focused TAO, and others such as CC, ENA, HYPE, NEAR, STRK, SUI, and TRX. Each ETF employs a hybrid approach, blending direct token holdings with ETPs and derivatives to deliver targeted exposure, all while navigating regulatory constraints. Notably, in July 2025, the company scored wins with its Bitwise Crypto Index Fund (BIT) conversion to spot and expedited BTC…

Coinbase has warned that a renewed push in Washington to restrict how stablecoins can reward users could weaken the United States’ position in digital payments at a time when China is actively upgrading its own state-backed digital currency to make it more attractive.Faryar Shirzad, Coinbase’s chief policy officer, raised the concern in a post on X, arguing that restrictions around rewards could reduce the appeal of dollar-backed stablecoins overseas. For those who misunderstand what’s at stake in the debate on offering rewards on US-issued stablecoins under the GENIUS Act, a sobering and timely announcement from the People’s Bank of China…

Russia has proposed a new draft bill seeking to crack down on unregistered cryptocurrency miners in the country, following concerns from the finance minister about illegal mining activity.Russia’s Ministry of Justice has proposed imposing penalties of up to 1.5 million rubles (about $19,000) and up to two years of forced labor for illegal cryptocurrency mining, according to new draft amendments to the Criminal Code, published on Monday.For crypto mining activities involving outsized profits, the maximum sentence could reach up to five years in prison, 480 hours of forced labor, and a fine of up to 2.5 million rubles.Illegal cryptocurrency mining…

Crypto markets got more institutional and more regulated in 2025, but the familiar “altcoin season” many traders expected never fully arrived.Bitcoin (BTC) hit fresh highs earlier in the cycle, yet much of the rest of the market lagged. Bitcoin was down approximately 7% year-to-date after an early-October sell-off, while the total market capitalization of altcoins declined by more than 46% from its 2025 peak, according to TradingView data. BTC and others, year-to-date chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewEven so, a handful of tokens managed to outperform during a year defined by selective risk taking and heavy scrutiny. XRP (XRP) drew fresh momentum from…

Most breaches involved failures in customer due diligence and identity verification processes. The action coincides with reports of a potential majority acquisition by Mirae Asset. The case reinforces stricter regulatory expectations across South Korea’s crypto sector. South Korea’s year-end move against Korbit marks a decisive moment for the country’s digital asset industry, as regulators signal that gaps in compliance will carry real consequences. On December 31, the Financial Intelligence Unit closed an on-site investigation into one of the country’s longest-operating exchanges with a significant financial penalty and management-level sanctions. The action, based on findings from an October inspection, places renewed…

Key Takeaways KuCoin has introduced KIA, an AI assistant for its users. KIA helps users by providing market insights through a conversational AI interface. Share this article Global crypto exchange KuCoin announced today that it has completed the deployment of KIA, a crypto-native AI designed to simplify the crypto experience for users, enabling them to navigate the market more efficiently.KuCoin CEO BC Wong said in a statement that the company has always believed technology can empower people and change the world, and that KIA represents that vision. “By building our own crypto-native AI from the ground up, we are creating…