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Phantom and Visa Announce New Solana-Powered Debit Card, Now Live in the U.S.

December 15, 2025 Gonzalo

Phantom and Visa launch a Solana-based debit card now available in the U.S., with global rollout coming soon, expanding crypto payments and on-chain spending.

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MetaMask Adds Native Bitcoin Support, Expanding Beyond Ethereum Ecosystem

December 15, 2025 Gonzalo

MetaMask now supports Bitcoin, opening the wallet to millions of BTC users and expanding beyond its Ethereum-first ecosystem in a major multi-chain shift.

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Zcash Co-Founder Addresses SEC Roundtable, Emphasizes Privacy as a Constitutional Right

December 15, 2025 Gonzalo

At an SEC roundtable, Zcash’s co-founder stressed that privacy is a constitutional right, arguing users must choose what to share. Zcash enables selective transparency.

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10x Research: Rate Cuts No Longer Guarantee Bitcoin Growth as Institutional Flows Slow

December 15, 2025 Gonzalo

10x Research warns that Fed rate cuts no longer drive Bitcoin growth. Weak ETF inflows, institutional caution, and technical breakdowns point to a fragile market outlook.

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Prysm Releases Post-Mortem on Dec. 4 Fusaka Incident That Caused 41 Missed Epochs and 382 ETH in Validator Losses

December 14, 2025 Gonzalo

Prysm’s post-mortem reveals the Dec. 4 Fusaka incident was caused by resource exhaustion during attestation processing, leading to 41 missed epochs and 382 ETH in losses.

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Monad Reaches $200M TVL in Just 18 Days: Is the Layer-1 Massively Mispriced?

December 14, 2025 Gonzalo

Monad hit $200M TVL in just 18 days, outpacing Solana and Sui. With MON’s market cap near $280M, analysts warn the new Layer-1 may be sharply undervalued.

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Aster DEX Launches Double Harvest Phase 5 With $ASTER Holding and High-Volume Trading Requirements

December 14, 2025 Gonzalo

Aster DEX launches Double Harvest Phase 5, requiring 444 ASTER, six days of $100K daily perp volume, and minimum position sizes to qualify for prize pools.

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YO Labs Raises $10M Series A to Expand Cross-Chain Yield Optimization Protocol

December 14, 2025 Gonzalo

YO Labs raised $10M in a Series A led by Foundation Capital and Coinbase Ventures to expand YO Protocol’s cross-chain yield optimization and infrastructure.

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Raoul Pal: Altcoin Supercycle Expected to Begin in 2026 as Global Liquidity Expands

December 13, 2025 Gonzalo

Macro analyst Raoul Pal says the current crypto weakness is only a temporary liquidity mismatch. With the next major liquidity wave positioned for 2026, he expects Bitcoin to lead before capital rotates into a powerful altcoin supercycle.

Coinbase Reportedly Preparing to Launch Prediction Market Powered by Kalshi

December 13, 2025 Gonzalo

Coinbase is reportedly launching a prediction market with Kalshi and revealing tokenized stock offerings at its December 17 event, expanding its asset platform.