Perp DEXs almost triple volume in 2025 as onchain derivatives mature
Trading activity concentrated in the second half as Hyperliquid’s early lead faced increasing pressure from Aster and Lighter.
Month: December 2025
$675M Lighter airdrop becomes 10th largest in crypto history: Bubblemaps
Bubblemaps said Lighter airdropped $675 million in LIT, one of crypto’s biggest ever, as data shared on X suggested about 75% of recipients were still holding.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs snap 7-day outflow streak with $355M as liquidity improves
US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $355 million, snapping a 7-day outflow streak that saw $1.12 billion withdrawn from the products.
Winklevoss-backed Cypherpunk buys $28 million of zcash, now owns 1.7% of supply
Cypherpunk Technologies boosted its zcash bet with a $28 million token purchase, lifting its holdings to 1.7% of ZEC’s circulating supply.
More NFTs, less money: Supply rose to 1.3B as sales fell 37% in 2025
NFT minting accelerated even as buyers spent less, pushing the market toward a high-volume, low-price dynamic.
The rise of industrial software
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Bitwise files for 11 single‑token ‘strategy’ crypto ETFs with US SEC
Bitwise is seeking SEC approval for 11 single‑token “strategy” ETFs tied to major altcoins, expanding its product shelf deeper into the altcoin market.
Proof of Usefulness Hackathon by HackerNoon: Become an Official Ecosystem Partner
Calling universities, research labs, VC firms, dev communities, and influencers! You can be part of the hottest Hackathon of 2026, highlighting real-world projects with $100,000+ in prizes. If you support developers, educate tech talent, run a tech community, or create content for builders, you know this: the internet doesn’t need more demo-day darlings. It needs … Read more
Show HN: How SQL Parsers Work
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The Cost of a Closure in C: The Rest
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Coinbase exec warns Senate stablecoin misstep could hand China global edge
A Coinbase executive said changes to the GENIUS Act could weaken US dollar stablecoins as China moves to boost the digital yuan by allowing interest-bearing wallets.
The TechBeat: How Supercell Powers its Massive Social Network with ScyllaDB (12/31/2025)
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South Korean retail keeps buying ether hoarder BitMine despite 80% drop: Report
The company’s pivot to building an ether treasury sparked a 3,000% rally, attracting attention from high-risk investors.
Bitcoin’s market got calmer in 2025 thanks to yield-hungry institutional investors
The BTC market has experienced a steady decline in implied volatility as institutions embraced derivatives to generate extra income.
Ethereum L1 txs hit 2.2M in a day, and each one cost around 17 cents
Ethereum transactions were the most costly in May 2022 when fees were over $200 per transaction on average. They have been declining since.
Shipping at Inference-Speed
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Bullish calls of XRP to jump 300% in 2026 do the rounds again, implying $8 target
Standard Chartered predicted XRP could rise to $8 by 2026 in an April note, supported by improved U.S. regulatory clarity and institutional interest.
The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly?
“We’re not going to be using iPhones in 10 years,” Callaghan says flatly. “I kind of don’t think we’ll be using them in five years.”
The 1980s Code Powering Modern Reliability—and the Mistakes It Still Makes
Code for some Erlang/OTP modules is older than most modern junior developers. These files are the true digital patriarchs. For decades, they have made sure that banking transactions, telephone networks, and messaging systems are all working properly. We decided to take a look under the hood of this long-lived language to see what exactly lies … Read more
Bitcoin, ether drop more than 22% in Q4 as December ‘Santa rally’ fizzles
The market’s focus is now on whether bitcoin can maintain its support levels into the new year, as the failed rally may signal a need for a deeper market reset.
Symfony 7.4’s Request Cleanup Closes a Classic Parameter Pollution Trap
The release of Symfony 7.4 LTS in November 2025 marks a pivotal moment for the ecosystem. As the Long-Term Support version that will bridge us to Symfony 8, it doesn’t just introduce “shiny new toys” — it fundamentally matures how we handle the most critical object in any web application: the HTTP Request. For years, … Read more
I Quit Chrome for Edge and Firefox—and I’m Not Going Back
Edge now beats Chrome, and as much as I used to love Chrome, I can’t go back. I was faithful to Google Chrome for years. The extensions, the themes, the Apps Page, the Apps Icon on the taskbar (removing it was a major mistake) – I was hooked! My first complaint came when they removed … Read more