Base’s promotion of creator coins, largely through its close alignment with NFT marketplace Zora, is drawing mounting criticism from community members who say the strategy is alienating projects that helped bootstrap the network’s early momentum. In recent months, Base has become the epicenter for “creator coins,” which are tokens tied… Listen ⇢

Bitcoin is likely headed for a challenging 2026, with many analysts expecting the cryptocurrency to extend its late-2025 downturn. Yet even as prices soften, early adopters say the coming year could mark a turning point for Bitcoin’s real-world utility, as payment infrastructure continues to mature and using BTC as a… Listen ⇢

As 2025 draws to a close, Ethereum (ETH) is navigating a period of cautious optimism. While the broader market grapples with significant institutional shifts, the second-largest cryptocurrency has shown notable resilience by reclaiming key psychological levels. Market participants are now closely assessing whether the interplay between recent ETF activity and… Listen ⇢

Charles Hoskin corroborates firsthand interaction with Ripple CTO David Schwartz when developing NIGHT tokens of Midnight. Cooperation across the chains. Cardano creator Charles Hoskinson disclosed that they had a deep partnership with the Ripple leadership during the development of Midnight. Hoskinson, according to The Crypto Basic on X, affirmed direct… Listen ⇢

As the year comes to a close, the Solana (SOL) ecosystem has recapped the key milestones reached in 2025. Meanwhile, SOL price is staging a late recovery, gaining nearly 3% in the last 24 hours. 2025: A Terrific Year For Solana Solana’s official X account has described “2025 as a… Listen ⇢

Coinbase warns US risks losing its digital finance edge to China as stablecoin regulations and CBDC competition intensify. Coinbase has raised alarms that the United States may lose its dominant position in the digital finance space.  According to Faryar Shirzad, Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer, China’s rapid progress with its digital… Listen ⇢

Key points: Bitcoin has been lagging gold and the S&P 500 since November, but analysts expect a rally to a new all-time high in 2026. Several major altcoins are showing signs of starting a short-term recovery. Bitcoin (BTC) remains stuck inside the $86,400 to $90,600 range, indicating a balance between… Listen ⇢

Trump Media and Technology Group (DJT), the company behind Truth Social, said Wednesday it plans to distribute a new digital token to shareholders through a deal with Crypto.com. The token will be issued using Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain. Trump Media said in a press release that once the program launches, each… Listen ⇢

Every two weeks throughout 2025, the AI Eye column has rounded up all the important and groundbreaking developments in artificial intelligence… and then ignored them completely to focus instead on weird and wonderful stories of LLM’s going rogue, deep fakes upon deep fakes, and the unexpected ramifications of unleashing this… Listen ⇢