Cointelegraph by Vince Quill

Articles by Cointelegraph by Vince Quill

BTC mining difficulty records last adjustment in 2025, forecast to rise in Jan

Crypto December 29, 2025

The Bitcoin (BTC) network mining difficulty, the relative computing challenge of adding a new block to the ledger, increased slightly to 148.2 trillion in the last adjustment of 2025 and is projectedοΏ½...

Bitcoin outperformed gold and silver over the last 10 years: Analyst

Crypto December 29, 2025

Bitcoin (BTC) has outperformed gold and silver by several orders of magnitude since 2015, racking up a 27,701% gain, compared to silvers 405% gain and golds 283% appreciation during the same period, οΏ½...

Fed's 'skinny' accounts end Operation Chokepoint 2.0 β€” Senator Lummis

Crypto December 28, 2025

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, a pro-crypto United States lawmaker, said the recent proposal from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller to give crypto companies access to skinny master accountοΏ½...

Google search volume for 'crypto' craters as 2025 comes to a close

Crypto December 28, 2025

Worldwide Google search volume for the term crypto is hovering above the 1-year low and has reached a 1-year low in the United States as 2025 comes to a close, indicating weak crypto investor sentimeοΏ½...

Emerging market economies to drive RWA tokenization in 2026: Crypto exec

Crypto December 28, 2025

The tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market will continue to grow in 2026, fueled by adoption in emerging market economies, according to Jesse Knutson, head of operations at crypto exchange Bitfinex.οΏ½...

Bitmain slashes ASIC prices amid mining industry turmoil: Report

Crypto December 27, 2025

Bitmain, the largest manufacturer of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), the machines used to mine proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies, has reportedly slashed prices on several generatοΏ½...

Crypto ETFs set to explode higher in 2026, analysts say

Crypto December 27, 2025

Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are set to explode in 2026, with over 100 new ETF filings expected and billions of dollars in net inflows pouring into the investment vehicles, according to analysοΏ½...

BNB Chain Fermi hard fork scheduled for January activation

Crypto December 27, 2025

The BNB Smart Chains Fermi hard fork has been scheduled for mainnet activation on Jan. 14, following about two months in the testnet phase. Fermi will lower the block interval to 250 milliseconds frοΏ½...

Tokenization will disrupt finance faster than digital disrupted media: Crypto exec

Crypto December 22, 2025

Tokenization will transform the financial industry faster than digital technology disrupted legacy media, such as print newspapers, physical copies of music and other analog formats, according to KeiοΏ½...

Migrating Bitcoin to post-quantum may 'easily' take 5-10 years: Crypto exec

Crypto December 22, 2025

Migrating Bitcoin (BTC) to post-quantum standards will take at least 5-10 years, according to Bitcoin core developer and co-founder of crypto custody company Casa, Jameson Lopp, who weighed in on theοΏ½...