Grayscale says tokenized assets remain extremely small today—about 0.01% of global equity and bond markets—but could grow roughly 1,000x by 2030 as blockchain infrastructure matures and regulation becomes clearer. The firm expects this shift to drive significant on-chain activity on Ethereum (ETH), BNB, Solana (SOL), and Avalanche (AVAX), with Chainlink (LINK) playing a critical middleware role in enabling secure data flows.https://t.co/nneYSe7Pex ...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said prediction markets can act as a more rational tool for emotionally charged topics. While acknowledging theoretical risks, he argued that small-scale markets don’t incentivize large-scale harm. Compared with social media’s hype and lack of accountability, prediction markets tie opinions to real financial consequences, helping align discussions closer to truth and providing more credible probability signals.https://t.co/X1KJpTXcGb ...

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said the altcoin season “never ended”—many traders simply missed the winners. Speaking on a podcast, he argued investors expect past narratives to repeat, but this cycle is about new themes and new assets, citing Hyperliquid’s HYPE token surge and Solana’s major comeback as examples.https://t.co/a7OWNGaO3y ...

According to Fortune, Swedish BNPL giant Klarna has partnered with Coinbase to accept capital from institutional investors in the form of stablecoins. Klarna’s CFO said stablecoins open access to an entirely new class of institutional funding.https://t.co/NL3bMIUjND ...

Market Outlook - A broad altseason resembling 2021 is deemed unlikely due to increased token supply [1] - Fragmented liquidity and attention contribute to the diminished prospects of a widespread altseason [1] - Institutional investors show a preference for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) [1] - The absence of breakout applications further hinders the potential for a broad altseason [1] Altcoin Performance - Altcoin performance is expected to be slower, more selective, and driven by fundamentals [1] - DeFi blue chips and strong projects are favored in the current environment [1] - Liquidity is polarizing between institutional-grade assets and high-risk meme coins [1] - Mid-tier tokens are expected to face challenges [1]

Etherealize co-founder Danny Ryan warned that while the Trump administration has advanced crypto legislation, the Trump family’s deep involvement in crypto has also created political tension—posing potential backlash risks once a new administration takes office. He said the industry must use this window to embed crypto into financial infrastructure so future debates shift from “whether it should exist” to how it should be regulated and used responsibly.https://t.co/8Gkjidt39x ...

The Ethereum Foundation said it is shifting priority from proving speed to security, setting a “non-negotiable” target of 128-bit provable security by end-2026 and requiring zkEVM teams to use an official tool to measure real security levels. EF outlined a three-stage roadmap: unified security assessment in early 2026, at least 100-bit security by mid-2026, and full 128-bit security with smaller proofs by year-end.https://t.co/645Vfzrck0 ...

Responding to WuBlockchain, Fundstrat Head of Digital Asset Strategy Sean Farrell clarified that Fundstrat’s differing crypto outlooks reflect independent analyst frameworks serving different clients and time horizons, not internal conflict. Farrell focuses on active management for high-crypto portfolios, while Tom Lee targets large institutions allocating 1–5% to BTC and ETH, emphasizing long-term macro and structural trends.https://t.co/mrQB1ACKGG ...

According to Bloomberg, bipartisan House lawmakers Max Miller and Steven Horsford are drafting a crypto tax framework that would exempt capital gains on regulated, dollar-pegged stablecoin transactions under $200 and allow staking and mining rewards to be taxed on a deferred basis for up to five years. The proposal would also bring digital assets under securities-related tax rules, permit eligible traders to use mark-to-market accounting, and extend wash-sale restrictions to cryptocurrencies. https://t.co/W ...

According to Specter, the address that lost 50m USDT to a phishing attack posted an on-chain message to the attacker, stating that it demands the return of 98% of the stolen funds to a specified address within 48 hours, allowing the attacker to keep 1m as a white-hat bounty, and warns that failure to comply will lead to escalation through legal and international law enforcement channels, pursuing both criminal and civil action. ...