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Singapore, Singapore, December 15th, 2025, Chainwire The institutional-grade liquidity solution enables accelerated ETH redemptions for competitive on-chain and institutional yields mETH Protocol, the top ten ETH liquid restaking provider with a peak total value locked (TVL) of $2.19 billion, today announced a major liquidity upgrade that utilises Aave’s ETH market to support more efficient redemption flows for mETH. Its key feature is a curated Buffer Pool mechanism designed to deliver an estimated 24-hour ETH redemptions, subject to buffer capacity availability and network conditions. This marks a drastic improvement over Ethereum’s 5-20 day exit queues for native staking and most liquid…

US Cryptocurrency Regulators Approved to Establish Trust Banks, Assets Becoming Quasi-Banked. Moon Hash Capitalizes on Compliance with PoW + Tidal Energy. How Does the Project Operate? Why Does It Have a Greater Advantage? Moon Hash centers on mainstream cryptocurrencies (such as BTC and ETH), utilizing a PoW computing power participation mechanism to obtain block rewards, while introducing tidal energy to reduce energy costs and policy risks. Operating within a compliant framework, its profit logic is more transparent, the entry barrier is lower, and it better aligns with the US market’s preference for “security and long-term sustainability.” Simply put, it’s like…

Barclays expects a more tepid year for crypto in 2026, with trading volumes trending down and investor enthusiasm waning. In a wide-ranging year-end report published Friday, the bank flagged a difficult backdrop for digital asset exchanges like Coinbase (COIN), citing unclear catalysts for renewed activity and a slow start to token adoption efforts.Retail-facing exchanges, which benefited from surging trading interest during the crypto bull runs of prior years, are now facing a more subdued environment. Barclays analysts noted that trading volume in spot markets — key revenue drivers for companies like Coinbase and Robinhood (HOOD) — has cooled sharply. Without…

In brief Transhumanism was labeled a “death cult” by critics who argued it misunderstood what it means to be human. Advocate Zoltan Istvan defended the movement as a humanitarian effort to end suffering, aging, and death through technology. Philosophers and AI researchers warned that promises of digital immortality were flawed and raised unresolved ethical risks. Transhumanism, a movement that seeks to defeat aging and death through technology, was sharply criticized during a recent debate between philosophers, scientists, and transhumanist advocates, who rejected the accusation as misguided and reactionary.The exchange took place Dec. 4 at the UK-based Institute of Art and…

Caroline Bishop Dec 14, 2025 16:50 BNB Hack Abu Dhabi brought together developers and innovators for a two-day event focused on blockchain solutions, featuring workshops, mentorship, and competitive hackathon tracks. The recent BNB Hack Abu Dhabi event, held on December 5-6, 2025, brought together a diverse group of developers and innovators to create and showcase cutting-edge blockchain solutions. The hackathon, hosted at 42 Abu Dhabi, attracted 44 teams from various countries, each focusing on sectors like DeFi, AI, onchain payments, and more.A Two-Day Program for InnovatorsThe event kicked off with welcomes from key figures including the BNB Chain team and…

Memecoins are not dead because the market is down and the narrative has faded, according to president of payment infrastructure company MoonPay, Keith A. Grossman, who said that memecoins will be back but in a different form.The real innovation of memecoins is that attention can be tokenized easily and at low costs through blockchain technology, democratizing access to the attention economy, Grossman said. He continued:“Before crypto, attention could only be monetized by platforms, brands and a small group of influencers. Everyone else generated value and gave it away for free. Likes, trends, inside jokes and communities created massive economic value.”…

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets:Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas.Bitcoin traded near $89,000 as Hong Kong started another work week after giving back last week’s post-Fed rally, with FlowDesk saying in a recent note that demand faded quickly once the 25 bps cut landed and liquidity thinned into year-end.BTC and ETH retraced midweek highs while altcoins remained under pressure, reinforcing a market defined by macro caution and a…

Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has stepped in to quash rumors of a romance swirling around his brief interaction with a female KOL at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai.The speculation traces back to December 4, when CZ faced off against gold advocate Peter Schiff in a much-anticipated debate. During the session, Tintin—a crypto influencer affiliated with the Aster project—walked onstage.Sponsored CZ Claps BackShe handed CZ a “magic box” containing a heavy gold item. This moment was captured on video and later amplified when Tintin tweeted that the box was “real f**king heavy.” The moment has since become the most replayed…

Walk into a gas station, grocery store, or convenience store today, and you might see a small orange kiosk glowing in the corner. What started as a curiosity has quietly become one of the most familiar in-person touchpoints in the digital economy: the crypto ATM.With close to 40,000 crypto ATMs operating worldwide, this technology has become a staple for the crypto-curious and enthusiasts alike, helping spark mainstream interest in a digital asset once considered esoteric and unapproachable. As a physical bridge between traditional fiat currency and the digital asset world, these kiosks have made crypto more accessible, tangible, and user-friendly…

Willemstad, Curaçao, December 14th, 2025, Chainwire Whale.io has officially launched the $WHALE NFT collection on Solana, introducing the next phase of the platform’s native token rollout and bringing the community one step closer to the upcoming Token Generation Event (TGE). The $WHALE NFTs – presented as fully tradable digital cards – represent a new value layer within the Whale ecosystem. Each card holds a fixed amount of $WHALE tokens locked on-chain and backed 1:1, making them redeemable at any time for the underlying tokens. Minting is now live exclusively at mintwhale.io, where users can acquire these asset-backed cards and begin…