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Aleo insists that institutions will never be fully secure on-chain until they turn to private settlement rails. As the institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies, particularly the stablecoin sector, expands, the need for privacy settlement is becoming increasingly important. A Privacy Gap Report from the layer-1 zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) privacy blockchain Aleo has highlighted the challenges that could stem from the persistent lack of privacy. According to the report, the lack of privacy in institutional stablecoin transactions has created a major disconnect in today’s blockchain economy. Aleo explained that such a development exposes institutions to competitors, third parties, and bad actors. The Stablecoin…

On Nov. 14, Kevin McCordic of Monad and investor Nic Carter offered opposing reads on crypto’s 2025 slump, splitting over whether it’s routine consolidation or a catalyst-light grind.McCordic, director of growth at Monad Foundation who goes by “intern” on X, argued that today’s jitters are modest compared with 2022, when credit lenders failed, exchanges imploded and cascading liquidations hit tokens. He cast the drawdown as uncomfortable but typical consolidation after crisis and said crypto is embedded in global finance and “things are going to be ok.”Carter, a general partner at Castle Island Ventures and cofounder of Coin Metrics, countered that…

How can investors maximize their profits in this digital age? For most of human history, wealth generation has meant building a vault – first physical, then digital – and filling it with assets that appreciate over time. While that definition still holds weight, it’s rapidly ceding ground to more dynamic strategies that reward action rather than inaction. This is particularly true in crypto, where for the first decade and a half, stockpiling BTC and sitting on your hands paid off handsomely. But now that crypto’s price discovery phase is over, and the parabolic growth has abated, astute holders are moving…

Steak ‘n Shake, a fast food restaurant company in the United States that accepts Bitcoin (BTC), announced on Saturday that it is expanding into El Salvador.“We were honored to be in Bitcoin Country,” the company said in an X post following Steak ‘n Shake’s participation in the country’s Bitcoin Histórico event on Wednesday and Thursday. Steak ‘n Shake started accepting BTC for payment at its stores in May, and the company’s chief operations officer, Dan Edwards, told Cointelegraph that the goal is to have BTC accepted at all of the company’s locations worldwide. Source: Steak ‘n ShakeThe company attributed a…

The manifesto warns that convenience-driven centralization threatens Ethereum’s core trustless principles. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has revealed the new “Trustless Manifesto,” designed to encourage decentralization, self-custody, and verifiability on the network. Co-authored by Ethereum Foundation (EF) researchers Yoav Weiss and Marissa, the initiative is based on the principle that Ethereum was not created to make finance efficient, but was made so people could coordinate without trust in intermediaries. Hidden Centralization Risks The team argues that a protocol begins to compromise its core identity the moment a centralized part, like a hosted node or a controlled relayer, is used. They explained…

In a world of fast-advancing technology, we are told to trust in our own research. But as the crypto space matures, scams and exploits remain a constant presence. When your assets are gone, they are gone forever, with a near-zero chance of recovery. The old mantra of “Do Your Own Research” falls short against sophisticated threats like address poisoning, advanced malware, and convincing AI deepfakes. How, then, do we build a safer Web3 without sacrificing the decentralized ideals at its core?🎙️ Listen to Interview📺 Watch VideoEpisode DescriptionIn a world of fast-advancing technology, we are told to trust in our own…

The crypto market’s long-term fundamentals look promising, despite the shakeup in October and November that has left asset prices down and investor sentiment to crater, according to Hunter Horsley, CEO of investment firm Bitwise.Horsley said the four-year market cycle is dead, replaced by a more mature market structure and changed dynamics due to the pro-crypto regulatory pivot in the US. He said in a Friday X post:“Since the launch of the Bitcoin ETFs and new administration, we’ve entered a new market structure: new players, new dynamics, new reasons people buy and sell.  Source: Hunter HorsleyI think there’s a pretty good…

Bitcoin’s latest downturn has caused considerable speculation about whether Strategy’s (formerly known as MicroStrategy) massive holdings are playing a role in the market’s weakness. The concerns escalated sharply when wallet-monitoring platforms flagged large Bitcoin transfers linked to the company, sparking widespread claims that a major sell-off had begun.  The conversation gained even more traction when a widely circulated report alleged that Strategy had slashed its Bitcoin holdings by tens of thousands of tokens. Michael Saylor moved quickly to address the rumor, but the back-and-forth between on-chain interpretations and official statements raises questions of what is really happening behind the scenes.…

Only 45.9% of investors anticipate an interest rate cut at the next US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in December, amid declining market sentiment and a downturn in the cryptocurrency market.The odds of a 25 basis point (BPS) interest rate cut in December were nearly 67% on Nov. 7, according to data from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group.In September, several banking institutions forecast at least two interest rate cuts in 2025, with market analysts at investment banking company Goldman Sachs and banking giant Citigroup each projecting three 25 BPS cuts in 2025. Interest rate probabilities. Source: CME GroupInterest…

They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer for his college paper. This early love for storytelling paved…