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APIA, Samoa, Dec. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, has announced a major upgrade to its Retail Price Improvement (RPI) order system. By deepening strategic ties with top-tier institutional liquidity partners, the enhanced RPI ecosystem now delivers market-leading depth that significantly outperforms industry benchmarks. Latest data from a comprehensive market audit conducted in late 2025 reveals that the RPI upgrade has triggered a massive surge in liquidity across Phemex’s core assets. Based on internal comparative research of public order book depth (±0.1% from mid-price) relative to top-tier exchange averages: BTCUSDT: Liquidity depth is now 2x the standard industry…

Since its inception in mid-2024, the Decentralized Voices (DV) program’s goal has been to ensure that Polkadot and Kusama governance amplifies the voices of not just the token holders but also the people who actually show up, think through the hard questions, and are willing to be held accountable.Over time, DV evolved past being a simple delegation program and went through multiple phases of experimentation, iteration, guardrails, and a real cultural shift toward more explicit reasoning and better norms that were challenging yet authentic. People voted. They disagreed. They challenged each other’s reasoning. Sometimes it was awkward. Sometimes it was…

Ronaldo is an experienced crypto enthusiast dedicated to the nascent and ever-evolving industry. With over five years of extensive research and unwavering dedication, he has cultivated a profound interest in the world of cryptocurrencies. Ronaldo’s journey began with a spark of curiosity, which soon transformed into a deep passion for understanding the intricacies of this groundbreaking technology. Driven by an insatiable thirst for knowledge, Ronaldo has delved into the depths of the crypto space, exploring its various facets, from blockchain fundamentals to market trends and investment strategies. His tireless exploration and commitment to staying up-to-date with the latest developments have…

The ongoing Bitcoin price play out leading into a bear market is now one of the most pressing questions in the crypto industry. Right now, Bitcoin is trading between $87,700 and $88,000, which is a 30% drop from the all-time high it reached in October 2025.  Price action alone often leaves room for debate, but on-chain data is beginning to offer clearer guidance. Notably, analysis from CryptoQuant shows that Bitcoin’s internal market structure is shifting in a way that aligns more closely with early-stage bear market conditions. BCMI Drops Below Equilibrium The important bear market signal is from Bitcoin’s Combined…

Prediction markets have emerged as one of the cryptocurrency sector’s most consequential, if not contested, frontiers. Once the domain of niche platforms, they are now attracting serious attention from major exchanges, venture capital and even traditional financial institutions. As prediction markets move closer to the core of crypto’s business model, Crypto.com has sparked questions around fairness and market structure after seeking to hire a quantitative trader for an in-house market-making unit that would buy and sell contracts alongside other traders.Meanwhile, Coinbase has signaled a longer-term bet on regulated prediction markets with its acquisition of The Clearing Company, an onchain prediction market…

In just a year, tokenized real-world assets have gone from an idea to billions in on-chain liquidity, shaking up traditional finance.In 2025, real-world assets (RWAs) tokenized on a blockchain moved from being a mere concept to something institutions and corporations actively adopted, anticipating the next big thing to emerge in the space.In early 2025, on-chain tokenized RWAs totaled around $5.5 billion, but quickly tripled to roughly $18.6 billion over the course of the year, according to RWA.xyz data. Analysts now project the market could reach about $2 trillion by 2030.“In a bullish scenario, this value could double to around $4…

Crypto markets are often explained through narratives. Political developments, regulatory headlines, institutional adoption, and cycle-based expectations dominate the price action during volatile periods.These narratives influence positioning and sentiment, but over the past year, price sustainability has been dictated more by measurable capital flows, liquidity conditions, and on-chain behavior than by headlines themselves.Key takeaways:Bitcoin’s 56% rally after the US election aligned with a sharp rise in futures open interest, but weak spot follow-through limited the trend’s duration.BTC rallied when spot ETF inflows were sustained and stalled when flows slowed or turned negative, showing ETFs were demand-sensitive, not a backstop.A 50% drop…

By checking the past five years of bitcoin BTC$87,736.43 CME futures trading data, it is possible to assess where that crypto has historically spent time consolidating and, by extension, where support has been more or less established. One useful way to frame this is by examining the number of trading days bitcoin has spent within specific price bands. The more time price has spent in a given range, the more opportunity there has been for positions to be built, which can later translate into stronger support.Data from Investing.com shows clear disparities across price ranges. Excluding the very brief time bitcoin…

Russell Duke, a veteran global infrastructure banker, author, and CEO, today announced the publication of The Infrastructure Bible: An A-to-Z Playbook for Ministers and Government Leaders, a definitive guide designed for decision-makers operating under real-world fiscal, political, and development pressure. Blending decades of frontline infrastructure finance experience with modern strategy, the book delivers a practical, execution-focused framework for building, financing, and governing national infrastructure in complex global environments.Written for senior decision-makers who cannot afford delay, The Infrastructure Bible is a 400+ page practitioner’s manual for designing, financing, and executing national infrastructure strategies under political, fiscal, and time pressure. The book…

A press release published on Christmas Eve claimed that Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, had launched a new platform offering tokenized gold and silver trading. However, it is “fake,” a Circle spokesperson told CoinDesk.The platform, launched under the name CircleMetals, was promoted through a press release distributed on Dec. 24, a date when many U.S. businesses are closed or operating at limited capacity, and response times are slower.The release described a new service enabling 24/7 swaps between USDC and purported gold (GLDC) and silver (SILC) tokens, supposedly backed by COMEX-linked liquidity. Oddly, it prompted users to swap on…