The cryptocurrency space witnessed a major adoption curve in 2025, with mergers and acquisitions hitting a fresh record. Across the ecosystem, there were deals involving crypto exchanges, payments firms, blockchain platforms and publicly-traded entities. Many of these pursued deals aimed at fostering traction, expansion and product growth. Overall, crypto companies struck $8.6 billion in deals
Cryptocurrency exchange‑traded funds (ETFs), often referred to as crypto ETFs, have shifted from niche experiment to a central pillar in the digital assets industry. Since the first US spot Bitcoin ETFs launched in early 2024, followed by Ethereum ETFs, crypto ETFs have reshaped how both retail and institutional traders/investors engage with crypto. As 2025 wraps
Banks have enjoyed a formidable moat built on customer relationships, regulatory privilege, and distribution networks for decades. – but that moat was breached in 2025. Embedded finance, the integration of payment, lending, insurance, and investing directly into non-financial platforms, became mainstream this year – shifting the locus of value creation away from banks and toward
Asian markets began the week on a firm footing, buoyed by technology-led gains on Wall Street, while gold surged to fresh record highs amid expectations of easier US monetary policy. Elsewhere, China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged despite weak economic data, and ride-hailing firms Uber and Lyft announced plans to trial driverless taxis in
Both gold and silver prices soared on Monday to new record highs as US rate cuts, coupled with safe-haven demand, buoyed sentiments. The February gold contract on COMEX hit a fresh record high of $4,452.85 per ounce earlier on Monday. The March silver contract also hit a new high of $69.515 per ounce. At the
Gold prices rose to new record highs on Monday as rate cut bets and safe-haven demand boosted sentiments in the market. Silver followed suit with prices breaching the $69 per ounce barrier for the first time ever. Meanwhile, oil prices climbed more than 2% on Monday as the US intercepted an oil tanker off the
Global markets traded cautiously on Tuesday, with Asian markets steadying while precious metals hit fresh record highs, even as geopolitical developments involving the United States, Venezuela, and Greenland added new layers of uncertainty. Investors also looked ahead to key US economic data, including an updated reading on third-quarter GDP, in a holiday-shortened but data-heavy week.
The rally in silver prices continued on Tuesday as prices breached the $70-per-ounce mark for the first time ever on robust physical and investment demand. Gold prices also hit a new record high, crossing the $4,500 per ounce mark on Tuesday on a weak dollar and geopolitical uncertainty. Meanwhile, oil prices fell slightly as oversupply
Big market moves are colliding with mixed economic signals as investors head into year-end. US growth is flashing strength, but soft spots are emerging beneath the headline numbers. In Asia, India’s central bank is burning reserves to slow a battered rupee. Corporate shake-ups continue in Europe as Nestlé accelerates its portfolio reset. Meanwhile, gold and
Bitcoin eased in early Asian trading and held around the mid-$87,000 area as market volatility continued to compress. Bitcoin investor and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano said the absence of a year-end surge may reduce the risk of a major first-quarter selloff. Other analysts see deeper downside potential into 2026, while broader markets are buoyed by a