December 13, 2025
Crypto

Are we watching Changpeng Zhao pull a Musk move with Aster?

Is Changpeng Zhao’s role in Aster’s story revealing how public reputation continues to drive market exposure? Summary Changpeng Zhao personally bought Aster, triggering a sharp price rally and renewed discussion on individual influence in decentralized markets. Zhao’s Aster posts mirror Musk’s Dogecoin effect, where social visibility and credibility repeatedly fueled short-term token momentum. YZi Labs’

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Ethereum

Security alert [12/19/2016]: Ethereum.org Forums Database Compromised

On December 16, we were made aware that someone had recently gained unauthorized access to a database from forum.ethereum.org. We immediately launched a thorough investigation to determine the origin, nature, and scope of this incident. Here is what we know: The information that was recently accessed is a database backup from April 2016 and contained

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Bitcoin

Bitfinex Alpha | Market Stabilises, but Momentum Remains Tentative

21 Oct Bitfinex Alpha | Market Stabilises, but Momentum Remains Tentative Posted at 09:11h in Bitfinex Alpha by Maria Lobusova Subscribeto Bitfinex Alpha! Want to receive Alpha from Bitfinex every week? Subscribe Following the historic $19 billion market liquidation event on October 10th, crypto markets have stabilised within narrower ranges. Bitcoin continues to defend its

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Crypto

Crypto market sinks, but these altcoins are bucking the trend

The crypto market is down sharply today, but a few alts are defying the sell-off. Summary ICP price broke past key resistance at $4.45–$4.70 after a volume-backed breakout from a descending triangle; 4H trend remains bullish with higher highs and higher lows. ZEC is trading within an ascending channel, supported by the 55 EMA near

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Ethereum

December Roundup | Ethereum Foundation Blog

December marks a month of continued progress in the Ethereum ecosystem. Research on proof of stake and sharding continues after the research team’s workshop in Singapore in November, the light client slowly keeps getting better, Whisper and Swarm keep moving forward, and discussions on protocol economics and community governance continue to mature. First, privacy technologies on Ethereum,

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Lithosphere News Releases

Imagen Network Collaborates with xAI to Unlock Multimodal Creation in Web3 Ecosystems

Imagen Community companions with xAI to merge decentralized innovation and superior multimodal intelligence, empowering creators throughout Web3. November 04, 2025 5:19 AM EST | Supply: Kaj Labs London, United Kingdom–(Newsfile Corp. – November 4, 2025) – Imagen Network (IMAGE) has introduced a brand new collaboration with xAI, integrating superior multimodal intelligence into its decentralized

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Crypto

Exchanges must adopt circuit breakers, and this is how

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Crypto plummeted in October, with the chaos leading to cascading liquidations that wiped out more than $19 billion worth of leveraged positions and, more importantly, over 1.6 million retail accounts, exposing the

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Bitcoin

Trump Denies Knowing Binance Crypto Uncle Changpeng Zhao – Top Signal?

Trump’s on-air denial of knowing Binance founder Changpeng Zhao “CZ” after pardoning him is stirring debate in Washington and across crypto markets. In a “60 Minutes” interview that aired on Sunday, President Donald Trump said he does not know Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the Binance founder he pardoned last month.  He defended the move as a response

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Ethereum

Strategy IPO redefines corporate Bitcoin strategy with euro-denominated offering

The company will issue 3.5 million STRE shares, each priced at €100 ($115). Investors will receive a 10% annual dividend, paid quarterly beginning 31 December. Strategy currently holds 641,205 BTC, valued at approximately $47.49 billion. Strategy, the crypto treasury company known for its methodical accumulation of Bitcoin, has unveiled plans for a euro-denominated perpetual stock

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Crypto

Samourai Wallet founders risk five-year term after pleading guilty to laundering charges

Samourai Wallet founders could be looking at a five-year prison term as U.S. prosecutors have pushed for maximum sentencing for their alleged roles in operating a crypto mixing service used to launder hundreds of millions in illicit funds. Summary Samourai Wallet founders can face a five-year prison term for their roles in operating an unlicensed

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