Mahathir Bayena

Venus Metals (ASX:VMC) provided an update on its Bellchambers Gold Project in Western Australia, alongside its plans for 2026.

Indiana Resources (ASX:IDA) announced that it has reached a comprehensive settlement with the United Republic of Tanzania.

West Wits Mining  (ASX:WWI) announced the granting of a new prospecting right, PR 10839, to its subsidiary, West Wits MLI.

Privacy coins and gold-backed tokens emerged as 2025’s standout altcoin winners, supporting Arthur Hayes’ view that altcoin gains have become selective and decoupled.

Mie Prefecture is considering ending the hiring of foreign nationals for public sector roles as officials review data security risks and seek public input.

Hundreds of Trust Wallet users have reportedly lost more than $6 million in Bitcoin, Solana and other tokens in a mystery hack potentially linked to a recent browser extension update.

Vitalik Buterin has defended prediction markets amid growing US scrutiny, arguing they pose no greater risk than existing financial incentives.

Beefy Finance’s BIFI token surged more than 200% on Christmas Day as thin liquidity, low supply and a technical breakout drove speculative buying.

Social engineering scams cost the crypto industry billions in 2025, with experts warning that human manipulation, not code flaws, is now the biggest security risk.

Kraken’s anticipated IPO and rising M&A activity could help draw fresh traditional finance capital and extend what some fund managers see as crypto’s mid-stage market cycle.