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Crypto in 2025: The Big Reset Year (In a Good Way)
If 2024 was the year crypto got invited into the building, 2025 was the year it had to follow the building’s rules—while still shipping serious tech upgrades. 1) The U.S. Put Stablecoins on a Federal Rulebook: The GENIUS Act The biggest “grown-up moment” of 2025 was the U.S. passing the GENIUS Act, a federal framework…
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Bitcoin in Late-2025: The Leverage Reset, ETF Flow Reality, and What Serious Researchers Track
Why Bitcoin became the #1 “researched” crypto topic this week Bitcoin tends to dominate attention when three things happen at once: That exact mix showed up in mid-December 2025. For example, a widely cited market snapshot reported Bitcoin down sharply intraday and trading around $85,507 during a broader derivatives unwind that totaled about $592 million…
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Stablecoins After the U.S. GENIUS Act: Compliance, Reserve Rules, and Global Pushback
Stablecoins are supposed to be the “boring” part of crypto: digital dollars that don’t do drama. Then the U.S. passed the GENIUS Act in July 2025, and suddenly stablecoins got something they’ve never had at the federal level—one clear rulebook (and yes, it comes with homework). Paul Hastings+1 Think of the GENIUS Act as turning…
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Bitcoin’s Late-2025 Reset: Two Scoreboards, One Story
By late 2025, Bitcoin stopped acting like a party that never ends and started acting like… a market. After hitting record highs in October 2025, Bitcoin pulled back sharply and spent weeks trying to find its footing. MarketWatch+1 To understand what happened, it helps to watch two scoreboards at the same time: When those two…
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Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade: What Changed and Why It Matters
Ethereum’s Fusaka network upgrade (also referred to as Fulu-Osaka) is a major protocol milestone focused on scaling, node sustainability, and better UX—especially for a rollup-centric Ethereum. The name reflects a combined upgrade: “Fulu” for the consensus layer and “Osaka” for the execution layer. When did Fusaka activate? The Fusaka upgrade activated on Ethereum mainnet at…
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What Is XRP? A Primer on Ripple’s Unique Asset
XRP is the native digital currency of the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a blockchain created in 2012 by Jed McCaleb, Arthur Britto, and David Schwartz. It uses a consensus protocol powered by independent validators rather than Proof-of-Work (PoW) or Proof-of-Stake (PoS), enabling transactions to settle within 3–5 seconds. Designed explicitly for fast, low-cost cross-border payments, XRP’s…
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The Future of Stablecoins: Regulation, Innovation, and Global Impact
Introduction Stablecoins have become the beating heart of the digital asset economy. Pegged to the value of fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar or the euro, these digital tokens provide price stability in a volatile crypto landscape. In 2025, stablecoins are no longer a niche financial product—they are a central pillar of the emerging Web3…
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Ethereum’s Rise in 2025: ETF Inflows, Upgrades & What Lies Ahead
Introduction Ethereum has entered a new era in 2025. With the successful launch of multiple Ethereum ETFs, institutional inflows are surging. At the same time, protocol upgrades are driving performance, scalability, and usability. While Bitcoin remains the headline-grabber due to its all-time high chase, Ethereum is quietly positioning itself as the dominant smart contract platform…
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AI Meets Crypto: How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Blockchain in 2025
Introduction The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology is one of the most compelling developments of 2025. While each field has evolved on its own over the past decade, recent breakthroughs have brought them together in powerful ways—unlocking smarter applications, automated trading, enhanced security, and even more dangerous scams. AI is no longer…
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Ripple vs. SEC in 2025: How the Case Shapes XRP’s Future
Introduction Few legal battles in the crypto world have drawn as much attention—or lasted as long—as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Ripple Labs. Since the SEC filed its initial complaint in 2020, alleging that XRP is a security, the Ripple lawsuit has become the central legal precedent shaping the regulatory framework of…
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