How Digital Asset Treasuries Went Mainstream in 2025

Expanding from Bitcoin to Ethereum, Solana, and other altcoins, public companies embraced crypto as a core treasury tool — and exposed new risks along the way.

Kraken’s Ink Layer 2 Surpasses $500 Million in TVL

Liquidity has surged since October, but daily active users have fallen by more than half from their peak.

Crypto Markets Trade Mixed as Bitcoin Pulls Back

BTC hovers around $92,000 as ETH extends weekly gains.

Investors Eye Venezuela’s Bitcoin Stash Following Maduro’s Capture

Speculation grows surrounding a rumored $60 billion Bitcoin reserve amassed by the Venezuelan dictatorship.

J.P. Morgan’s Deposit Token to Be Issued Natively on Canton Network

Digital Asset and Kinexys plan a phased rollout of the JPMD token on the privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain.

Wyoming Launches First U.S. State-Issued Stablecoin

The FRNT dollar-backed token is managed by Franklin Templeton and marks a rare move by a state government into digital money.

Crypto Markets Edge Lower as Investors Weigh Macro Data

Bitcoin and Ether slipped modestly as labor data pointed to a cooling U.S. job market.

Clone-X NFTs Soar 200% as Nike Sells RTFKT

The sports apparel giant’s NFT experiment has come full circle.

Polymarket Begins Rolling Out Fees in US App and Crypto Markets

Polymarket has also become the exclusive prediction market partner of the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones.

Crypto Derivatives Market Reset After Oct. 10 Crash: BitMEX

The Oct. 10–11 crash exposed weaknesses in exchange risk systems.

Zcash Plunges 20% After Entire Core Team Exits Amid Dispute

The former CEO pointed to governance changes at Bootstrap, the Zcash-linked nonprofit.

Bitcoin Extends Selloff as Investors Turn Cautious

Bitcoin and Ether edge lower as more macroeconomic data points to a cooling job market.

White Whale Memecoin Surges Past $100 Million Valuation

The White Whale memecoin marks the first pumpfun token to surpass a $100 million market capitalization in almost a year.

Optimism Foundation Proposes Using 50% of Revenue for Buybacks

The vote will begin on Jan 22, and OP buybacks will begin in February if the measure passes.

How Stablecoins Are Rewiring Global Payments | Borderless CPO Alex Garn

In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, Chris Storaker sits down with Alex Garn, Chief Product Officer at Borderless, to unpack how stablecoins are quietly transforming cross-border payments — and what it actually takes to move money at scale across jurisdictions.

Truebit Hack Wipes Out TRU in First Major Exploit of 2026

Security experts warned that most hacked projects never fully recover after major attacks.

Polygon Leads Altcoin Surge With 15% Rally

POL. formerly MATIC, is soaring after the Polygon CEO shared the chain’s vision for its Open Money Stack.

Crypto Markets Edge Lower After US Jobs Miss Expectations

Bitcoin slipped under $91,000, while Ethereum and Solana dropped 1.5%.

Memecoin Market Cratered More Than 60% in 2025: Report

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu still account for the bulk of memecoin market capitalization.

A16z Crypto Shares Three Crypto Predictions for 2026

The venture capital giant highlights prediction markets, zk-SNARKS, and ‘staked media’ as themes to watch.