December 8, 2025
Crypto

Fragmented liquidity is killing crypto — institutions fix it

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. While crypto headlines chase memecoins, L2 scaling breakthroughs, and the latest DeFi yield gimmick, a deeper structural flaw continues to undermine the industry’s credibility: fragmented liquidity. Billions in daily trading volume mask

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 6

Welcome to this week’s eth2 quick update! A handful of new eth2 testnets have come online and last week I had them all running on my laptop. There is still plenty of work to be done, but this is getting real :). tldr; Comprehensive Phase 0 audit to be conducted by Least Authority We are

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Altcoins

Aerodrome price surges 10% after Animoca Brands announces strategic investment

Aerodrome Finance price eyes breakout above $1. This comes after Animoca Brands announced it market-acquired and staked AERO tokens. Market sentiment and the institutional confidence may propel Aerodrome Finance price to $1.34. Aerodrome Finance (AERO) price is up amid bullish momentum. The token gained as web3 and gaming investor Animoca Brands makes a strategic investment,

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Crypto

Visa to add support for four new stablecoins as demand rise

Visa will add support for four new stablecoins on its settlement platform after the payments giant witnessed a spike in demand for stablecoin-linked card services. Summary Visa will add support for four new stablecoins across four different blockchains as part of its expanded settlement platform. The company reported a fourfold rise in stablecoin-linked card spending

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Crypto

BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP steady

Crypto prices today are drifting lower ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy update.  Summary Crypto market cap slips 1.5% to $3.88T as BTC trades near $113,000. Traders anticipate a 0.25% rate cut, with volatility expected post-meeting. Spot BTC and ETH ETFs post strong inflows, showing steady institutional demand. The total market capitalization has slipped

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Ethereum

Ethereum Muir Glacier Upgrade Announcement

The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade at block number 9,200,000, which is predicted to occur on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The exact date is subject to change due to variable block times and timezones. Please upgrade your node before Wednesday, December 30, 2019 to account for the variable block times Ethernodes.org has

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Crypto

Maple Finance ends SYRUP staking and adopts buyback model

Maple Finance is taking a major step toward sustainability as its community backs a proposal to end SYRUP staking and shift to a revenue-driven buyback model. Summary Maple Finance ends SYRUP staking after 91% community approval. 25% of revenue redirected to token buybacks via Syrup Strategic Fund. Governance expands to include all SYRUP and stSYRUP

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Ethereum

The 1.x Files: The State of Stateless Ethereum

In the last edition of The 1.x files, we did a quick re-cap of where the Eth 1.x research initiative came from, what’s at stake, and what some possible solutions are. We ended with the concept of stateless ethereum, and left a more detailed examination of the stateless client for this post. Stateless is the

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Lithosphere News Releases

Imagen Network Adopts Gemini Models to Power Adaptive Community Engagement

Imagen Community leverages Gemini’s multimodal intelligence to reinforce personalization and collaboration throughout decentralized creator ecosystems. October 28, 2025 11:18 PM EDT | Supply: Kaj Labs London, United Kingdom–(Newsfile Corp. – October 28, 2025) – Imagen Network (IMAGE) has built-in Gemini AI fashions into its decentralized platform to ship adaptive, clever engagement for creators and

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