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The Solana meme coin ecosystem is attractive, but it is also filled with risks. Many investors plan to trade in the short term. Yet rapid price swings forced them to become “diamond hands” unwillingly.Can they recover their losses? The following reasons show why this is difficult.Sponsored SponsoredWhy Solana Meme Coin Investors Face Slim Chances of Breaking EvenCoinGecko reports that the total market capitalization of Solana meme coins is approximately $6.45 billion, with a daily trading volume of over $1.7 billion.However, the seven leading meme coins — TRUMP, BONK, PENGU, WIF, FARTCOIN, and PIPPIN — account for about 70% of the…

A new technical analysis shared by crypto analyst BitGuru on the social media platform X shows that Dogecoin is trading at an important price level that could set the stage for an upward shift. His chart shows a familiar structure forming at a major support level, one that has acted as the starting point for a previous rally in the year. The price action now developing is similar to this earlier setup, showing that Dogecoin may be preparing for another recovery move above $0.2. Dogecoin Returns To An Important Support Zone Dogecoin has spent the past few weeks trading between $0.13…

Gondor is betting it can build the missing financial layer for on-chain prediction markets—starting with lending against Polymarket positions.DeFi project Gondor has raised a new $2.5 million pre-seed round in December 2025, adding fresh momentum to its push to become the core lending layer for on-chain prediction markets.The round included participation from Prelude, Castle Island Ventures, and Maven11, with continued backing from the Polymarket ecosystem.We raised $2.5M to build the DeFi layer for prediction marketsNext week, we are launching a protocol to borrow against Polymarket positions and trade with 2x leverage🧵 pic.twitter.com/qL1ETjVnYl— Gondor (@gondorfi) December 5, 2025 The raise is…

Tron, BNB Chain, and Solana led active users again, but TVL declines and shrinking DeFi activity signaled weakness. The latest on-chain data from Presto Research shows that November 2025 brought a broad cooldown across the crypto economy, with active users, total value locked (TVL), protocol fees, and decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes all falling at the same time. The pullback lands during a month already marked by volatile market swings, adding fresh signs that user engagement continues to thin even as institutional interest in Bitcoin grows. Adoption Metrics Show Broad Weakness in November According to Presto Research, the same three chains,…

In brief Postal series fans said the Bullet Paradise trailer showed AI-generated artwork, prompting a swift cancelation. Discord insults and a mocking post on X deepened backlash around the externally developed spinoff. Running With Scissors said it’s shifting focus to other 2026 projects after reviewing the incident. Running With Scissors, publisher of the controversial shooter game franchise Postal, said this week that it had canceled a newly revealed series entry one day after announcing it, responding to backlash after fans said the reveal trailer appeared to use AI-generated artwork.The game, Portal: Bullet Paradise, was a fast-paced first-person shooter spinoff developed…

Can XRP hit $10 this year? Or even during 2026? Here’s what ChatGPT thinks. Ripple’s cross-border token is among the most popular in  the cryptocurrency community, with a massive fanbase referred to as the XRP Army. They are known for making bold claims, and one of the most popular participants, John Squire, has outlined numerous mind-blowing price targets for XRP’s future. In the latest, he wondered on X whether the asset could rocket to $10 by the end of the year. Given the short timeframe left of just a few weeks, we decided to ask ChatGPT about its opinion on…

In brief Academic literature increasingly finds that crypto and equities are tightly intertwined, especially during periods of stress. Studies find that crypto increasingly behaves like a high-beta tech sector. An academic consensus is forming that crypto is now firmly embedded in the global risk ecosystem. Professor Andrew Urquhart is Professor of Finance and Financial Technology and Head of the Department of Finance at Birmingham Business School (BBS).This is the tenth installment of the Professor Coin column, in which I bring important insights from published academic literature on cryptocurrencies to the Decrypt readership. In this article, I discuss how crypto’s relationship with…

With the holiday season just around the corner, it’s time to start piling presents under the tree. Here’s our pick of the best options for the crypto fan in your life.Ledger Nano Gen5Ledger Nano Gen5. Image: Ledgerledger.com, $179Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger is doing its level best to present itself as the Apple of crypto, enlisting iPod designer Tony Fadell to create its new product line, and now Apple Macintosh icon designer Susan Kare to work on the graphics for its latest offering.As you might expect, the Nano Gen5 is a slick-looking, consumer-friendly bit of kit, with an E Ink touchscreen…

Bitcoin and crypto prices have dropped as bullish enthusiasm earlier this week failed to translate into higher market momentum (with a major BlackRock reveal unable to support the bitcoin price).Sign up now for CryptoCodex—A free crypto newsletter that will get you ahead of the marketThe bitcoin price has dropped back to nearly $90,000 per bitcoin after surging toward $100,000 alongside Elon Musk issuing a shock prediction.Now, as traders brace for a bitcoin price decline that could spiral into a full blown crash, Shark Tank star investor Kevin O’Leary has warned he doesn’t expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates…

On Dec. 2, Citadel Securities filed a 13-page letter with the SEC arguing that decentralized protocols facilitating tokenized US equity trading already meet statutory definitions of exchanges and broker-dealers, and regulators should treat them accordingly.Two days later, the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee convened a panel on tokenized equities that made clear the question is no longer whether stocks can move on-chain, but whether they can do so without dismantling the permissionless architecture that built DeFi.The gap between those two positions now defines the most consequential regulatory fight in crypto since the Howey test debates.Citadel’s letter arrived at the moment when…