Memecoins go from Christmas cheer to cold reality, sinking 65% in a year
In recent developments, once a barometer of retail hype, memecoins are closing the year with shrinking liquidity, weaker participation and fading speculative momentum. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…
Bitcoin’s 2025 review: The “violent transformation” hidden behind the y…
In recent developments, 2025 delivered a brutal lesson in market structure for Bitcoin. The year began with political momentum and drifted into a summer of aggressive policy signals. Yet, it…
2025 EOY Report: News Story of the Year
In recent developments, the year 2025 will be chronicled in financial history as the inflection point where digital assets achieved systemic integration into mainstream institutional finance. Government validation arrived via…
The Year in Solana 2025: Trump and Wall Street Take Notice
In recent developments, solana opened 2025 with major momentum, thanks to the Trump meme coin and a new all-time high. But the year wasn’t all up and to the right.…
GG Story of the Year 2025: Crypto Gaming Collapses as Funding Dries Up
In recent developments, venture capital funding for crypto gaming all but evaporated this year, causing games to shut shop and players to lose their communities. Looking closer, market participants highlight…
2025 EOY Report: VC of the Year
In recent developments, after a bruising multi-year downturn, 2025 marked a decisive comeback for crypto venture capital, led by a small group of firms shaping regulation, infrastructure, and consumer adoption.…
The Year in Ethereum 2025: Institutions Embrace ETH as the ‘Ivory Tower’ Crum…
In recent developments, this year, global power centers like Wall Street learned to love Ethereum—and Ethereum learned to love them back. The development has drawn attention from traders and analysts…
Emerge’s 2025 ‘Person’ of the Year: Ani the Grok Chatbot
In recent developments, ani’s rise showed how chatbots became partners instead of tools, driving a year of AI intimacy and its human consequences. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…
GG’s 2025 Game of the Year: Pudgy Party
In recent developments, the Pudgy Penguins mobile battle royale, Pudgy Party, impressed us this year—and its creators say this is only the beginning. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…
Decrypt’s 2025 Project of the Year: Hyperliquid
In recent developments, hyperliquid, a venue for high-risk leveraged trading on volatile assets, captured the attention of the crypto industry like no other project this year. Looking closer, market participants…
