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On-chain analytics firm Parsec is shutting down after five years, citing a sharp shift in crypto trading flows and on-chain activity that left its business model out of step with the market.

The White House has narrowed discussions with crypto and banking lobbyists to a proposal that would allow stablecoin rewards only on transaction activity, as lawmakers seek to advance a stalled crypto market structure bill.

Shares in Bitdeer Technologies Group fell 17% on Thursday after the Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence infrastructure firm unveiled a $300 million convertible senior note offering.

Bitcoin’s recent 46% slide from its October peak is unlikely to be driven by fears over quantum computing, according to developer Matt Carallo, who argued that Ether’s weak performance undermines that narrative.

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said crypto is “utterly useless” compared with artificial intelligence, dismissing stablecoins as lacking practical advantages over existing payment systems.

Illicit entities received about $141 billion through stablecoins in 2025, the highest level in five years, according to a new report from TRM Labs.

Dash has integrated Zcash’s Orchard shielded pool into the Dash Evolution chain, a secondary smart contract-enabled layer, with the upgrade expected to go live in March following cybersecurity audits.

Chainalysis said cryptocurrency transaction data linked to darknet markets could help predict drug overdose surges months before official health statistics reflect rising deaths.

Litecoin has fallen nearly one-third from its January open and recently dipped to around $45 before stabilising near $53, as traders watch a long-term descending triangle pattern on the weekly chart.

Jervis Johnson warned that generative artificial intelligence could become “the asbestos of the internet,” backing Games Workshop’s formal ban on AI use in Warhammer design processes.

Top institutional holders increased their stakes in Bitmine Immersion Technologies during the fourth quarter of 2025 despite a sharp sell-off, signalling sustained Wall Street demand for the largest corporate Ethereum treasury vehicle.

South Korean prosecutors said they recovered 320.88 Bitcoin, worth about $21.3 million, after the stolen funds were unexpectedly returned to an official wallet earlier this week, local media reported.

Robinhood’s Ethereum layer-2 testnet processed 4 million transactions in its first week of public activity, chief executive Vlad Tenev said, as developers begin building applications focused on tokenised real-world assets and onchain financial services.

Google searches for “Bitcoin going to zero” have surged to their highest level since the 2022 FTX collapse, coinciding with Bitcoin falling from its Oct. 6, 2025 peak near $126,000 to about $66,500, roughly 50% below its all-time high.

Deutsche Börse Group digital assets head Carlo Kölzer said tokenisation is a natural evolution of market infrastructure rather than a threat, positioning the group to integrate digital and traditional assets into a hybrid trading environment.

Voltage has introduced Voltage Credit, a USD-settled revolving credit line embedded directly into Bitcoin and Lightning payment flows, allowing businesses to send instant payments while repaying balances in US dollars or bitcoin.

Public Bitcoin miners are developing roughly 30 gigawatts of artificial intelligence-focused power capacity, nearly triple the 11 GW currently online, as they seek to offset post-halving margin pressure and reposition for the next growth cycle.

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds still hold about $53 billion in cumulative net inflows despite recent heavy redemptions, according to Eric Balchunas.

Ripple chief executive Brad Garlinghouse confirmed that the company’s chief legal officer attended a White House meeting between cryptocurrency and banking representatives to discuss a digital asset market structure bill under consideration in the US Senate.

ProShares has launched the ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF, trading under ticker IQMM, designed to qualify as an eligible reserve asset under the GENIUS Act for potential use by stablecoin issuers.

A transaction-level study by KlariVis found that customers at 92 US community banks moved a net $78.3 million in deposits to Coinbase over 13 months, with $2.77 flowing out for every $1.00 returning across banks where direction could be determined.

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network surpassed $1 billion in monthly transaction volume in November 2025, reaching an estimated $1.1 billion across 5.2 million transactions, according to a report from River.

US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins and crypto task force head Hester Peirce said they would support efforts to clarify how tokenised securities interact with existing regulation, aiming to better position digital asset developers.

Kraken said its tokenised equities platform xStocks has surpassed $25 billion in total transaction volume less than eight months after launch, highlighting accelerating adoption of blockchain-based US stock exposure.