The payments represent an 85% year-over-year increase, according to the report.

A sharp market reset has shaken sentiment, but disciplined strategy and long-term conviction may define the next phase toward 2026.

The security firm also revealed that wrench attacks are on the rise.

A survey shows strong demand for faster settlement, 24/7 access, and secondary trading.

ETF buying, staking and corporate holdings continue to reduce liquid ETH.

More than 30% of the ETH supply is now staked, while Layer 2 throughput has topped 300 TPS.

Roughly $16 billion in illicit crypto flowed through Chinese-language Telegram-based networks in 2025.

The report looks at foreign currency stablecoin adoption, namely of USD-pegged assets, in 45 emerging market countries.

The survey found younger Americans are far more likely than baby boomers to boost crypto activity this year.

But most say limited merchant acceptance and high fees stop them from spending crypto.