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Fragmented RWA markets burn $600M–$1.3B a year in cross-chain frictions

RWAio says fragmented tokenized RWA markets waste up to $1.3B yearly in fees and price gaps as assets spread across chains like Ethereum and Polygon. Fragmentation

2025/12/18

Web3’s real ‘TCP/IP moment’ hasn’t happened yet | Opinion

The next breakthrough in the crypto and web3 industry won’t be a faster chain; it will be a new, decentralized internet.

2025/12/18

Dogecoin price forms bullish reversal setup as whales buy and exchange balances drop

Dogecoin price has formed a bullish reversal pattern over the past two months, a breakout above which could likely lead to gains of nearly 65% in the coming weeks

2025/12/18

XRP bulls get new on-ramp as DWP brings algo trading to IRAs and retirement plans

Digital Wealth Partners launched an Arch-powered XRP algo strategy for qualified IRAs, giving wealthy investors tax-advantaged, professionally managed XRP exposure

2025/12/18

Bitcoin miners face fresh Chinese crackdowns as Xinjiang shutdown cuts hashrate 8%

China’s renewed Xinjiang crackdown has shut down roughly 400,000 ASICs, cutting Bitcoin hashrate by up to 10% and forcing miners to sell into record-low hashprice

2025/12/18

Monero bulls eye 80%+ rally as two-year parabolic trend nears all-time highs

Analyst Kevin Svenson says Monero’s two-year parabolic trend could fuel an 80%+ rally and new all-time highs by mid-2026, backed by strong development activity.

2025/12/18

Bitwise says Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana eye new highs as ETF demand soars by 2026

Bitwise forecasts new highs for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana as ETFs absorb more than new supply, stablecoins surge, and tokenization reshapes institutional portfolios

2025/12/18

EE bets on Wi-Fi 7 to fix home dead zones across UK full-fibre plans

EE makes Wi-Fi 7 standard on all full-fibre plans, targeting in-home coverage, latency and multi-device performance rather than just headline broadband speeds.

2025/12/18

Avalanche bets on purpose-built chains as AVAX builders shrug off short-term hype

Ava Labs’ John Nahas says Avalanche is betting on sovereign, purpose-built blockchains, targeting ~200 institutional and enterprise chains across finance and AI

2025/12/18

Bitcoin bulls test B3’s tokenized RWA and stablecoin bet

Brazil’s B3 plans RWA tokenization, a BRL stablecoin and Bitcoin, ETH, SOL options to link digital assets with the country’s stock market infrastructure. Brazil

2025/12/18