Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi

Articles by Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi

Crypto’s 2026 investment playbook: Bitcoin, stablecoin infrastructure, tokenized assets

Crypto January 2, 2026

2025 didnt unfold the way many cryptocurrency investors expected. Although Bitcoin (BTC) peaked almost precisely in line with its historical four-year cycle, the long-anticipated blow-off top never �...

How privacy prevailed in an otherwise dismal Q4 for crypto

Crypto December 31, 2025

The digital asset sector is closing out a turbulent quarter marked by losses, strained market infrastructure and investor disappointment. Yet one corner of the market stood out: privacy-focused crypt�...

Ethereum quietly sets a record: 8.7M contracts deployed in one quarter

Crypto December 31, 2025

Despite sluggish Ether price action, developers are increasingly choosing Ethereum as a settlement layer, with the fourth quarter shaping up to be a record period for the network. Data from Token Te�...

Tokenized stocks have ‘stablecoin moment’ as market cap hits $1.2B

Crypto December 30, 2025

Demand for tokenized equities has accelerated since their mainstream debut earlier this year, pointing to this emerging asset class as a potential early signal of broader blockchain adoption beyond B�...

BlackRock's BUIDL hits $100M in payouts, showing tokenized finance at scale

Crypto December 30, 2025

BlackRocks first tokenized money market fund has paid out $100 million in cumulative dividends since its launch, highlighting the growing real-world use of tokenized securities amid rising institutio�...

Crypto Biz: Exchanges place their bets on prediction markets

Crypto December 26, 2025

Prediction markets have emerged as one of the cryptocurrency sectors most consequential, if not contested, frontiers. Once the domain of niche platforms, they are now attracting serious attention fro�...

Bitcoin mining’s 2026 reckoning: AI pivots, margin pressure and a fight to survive

Crypto December 26, 2025

The Bitcoin mining industry has faced a harsher operating environment since the 2024 halving, a core feature of Bitcoins monetary design that cuts block rewards roughly every four years to enforce lo�...

Offchain Labs boosts ARB stake as Arbitrum crosses $20B milestone

Crypto December 25, 2025

Offchain Labs, the primary developer behind Arbitrum, has purchased additional ARB tokens, signaling long-term conviction in the network at a time when sentiment across the sector has weakened, and g�...

From FTX fallout to fresh capital: Former US chief raises $35M for new exchange

Crypto December 24, 2025

Brett Harrison, the former president of the now-defunct FTX US exchange, has closed a $35 million funding round for his new derivatives venture, signaling renewed investor confidence in the sector an�...

DWF Labs’ physical gold trade signals crypto capital’s move into commodities

Crypto December 24, 2025

DWF Labs, a cryptocurrency-focused market maker, has expanded into physical commodities after settling its first physical gold transaction, a rare move for a crypto-native company as precious metal p�...