Research & Opinion

Research & Opinion
Google Quantum AI Paper Rewrites Threat Timeline for Bitcoin, Ethereum Security
A whitepaper co-authored with the Ethereum Foundation and Stanford researchers slashes qubit estimates by 20x, warns that billions in crypto assets are exposed to multiple attack vectors.

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ECB Study Concludes DeFi DAOs Aren't as Decentralized as They Claim
A new working paper from the European Central Bank examined four major protocols and found that a small number of actors control the bulk of governance token holdings.

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Dismantling "Fraud Factories". ChainPatrol Premieres "Lights in Dark Rooms" in Cannes
Disrupting the digital backbone of global scam compounds means looking
beyond the screen.

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DeFi Generated $8 Billion in Onchain Yield in 2025: Analysis
A breakdown of DeFi's yield sources reveals that borrowing demand, trading fees, and funding rates drove the bulk of returns, while more than half of stablecoin deposits in the Ethereum ecosystem are earning less than U.S. Treasuries.

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Ethena's Deployed Capital Slumps as Demand for Leverage Dries Up
An analysis from WuBlockchain shows basis trade capital at record lows as hedging crowds out leveraged longs, pushing derivatives markets toward an unusual equilibrium.

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Crypto Outflows from Iranian Exchanges Surge Amid US-Israeli Airstrikes
Crypto outflows from Iranian exchanges spiked to $10.3 million, underscoring cryptocurrencies' role as financial safe havens during geopolitical crises.

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Ransomware Payments Topped $800 Million in 2025: Chainalysis
Although hackers made less money overall last year, victims who paid faced far higher bills than a year earlier.

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Only 1 in 10 Weak Token Launches Recovered in 2025: Arrakis
Data from more than 120 token launches shows that early sell pressure, not market timing, largely determined whether new tokens thrived in 2025.

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Fed Research Finds Kalshi Markets Outperform Wall Street Surveys
A new study found that Kalshi’s markets respond more quickly to economic shifts than traditional surveys.

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Crypto Flows Tied to Suspected Human Trafficking Reached ‘Hundreds of Millions’ in 2025: Chainalysis
The payments represent an 85% year-over-year increase, according to the report.





