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The Flow Foundation has been criticized for rolling back the layer 1 Flow blockchain to fix a $3.9 million exploit, and a partner has advised validators to halt transaction processing until further notice.

Many cryptocurrency and Bitcoin financial companies have told Cointelegraph that, amid the bleak outlook for 2026, the models may come under pressure and potentially disappear.

Bitcoin needs a 6.24% increase to end 2025 on a positive note: Analyst
Many analysts previously predicted that Bitcoin would reach a range of $180,000 to $250,000 in 2025, but the price has fallen short of expectations.

Bitcoin mining difficulty is expected to record its final adjustment in 2025 and rise in January.
The increasing Bitcoin network mining difficulty will ensure sufficient decentralization of the network, but it will create a challenging environment for miners.

Bitcoin has outperformed gold and silver over the past 10 years, but critics argue that such comparisons are not valid from a short-term perspective.

Yatt Shiow of the Animoca brand states that tariffs during the Trump era, the harsh reality of interest rates, and the exhausted meme coin cycle are forcing cryptocurrencies to shed their Peter Pan phase and build tokens with real utility.

Mirea Asset Group is in negotiations to acquire up to $100 million of Korea's cryptocurrency exchange Korbit, according to local media reports.

Bitcoin is risking red candles in its first year after the halving, as the price remains around $88,000.
According to Bitcoin analysis, while a retest of $93,500 by the end of the year is still possible, the appearance of red candles in 2025 would threaten the four-year cycle theory.

The spot Bitcoin ETF recorded an outflow of $782 million during the Christmas week, and it is analyzed that "holiday positioning" is influencing this trend. Analysts point out that seasonal factors are the main reason and that institutional investor demand is not weakening.

Uniswap has burned 100 million UNI with governance approval. This fee burn proposal was supported by nearly unanimous consensus.

Analysts say that Bitcoin and gold do not need to slow down.
The ratio of Bitcoin to gold has strengthened, and while Bitcoin has been in a "stagnant state" over the past year, gold has had a "fantastic year," says Lynn Olden.

Bitcoin's returns are strong but "not grand," according to an executive outlining the outlook for the next 10 years.
Matt Haugans, CIO of Bitwise, states that the "fast-moving retail crowd" is one of the reasons Bitcoin is ending the year at a lower level than at the beginning of the year.

Federal Reserve's "Skinny" account ends Operation Choke Point 2.0 — Senator Lumis
Providing crypto companies and fintech startups access to Federal Reserve accounts serves as a hedge against de-banking by commercial banks.

As the end of 2025 approaches, the search volume for "crypto" has plummeted.
Low internet search volume indicates that retail investors are not interested in the crypto market, in contrast to January.

Emerging market economies to promote RWA tokenization by 2026: Cryptocurrency executives
Developing countries lacking established financial market infrastructure will adopt tokenized real-world assets ahead of developed countries.

The strong benchmark interest rates and options data for Bitcoin suggest limited downside pressure despite ETF outflows, while Bitcoin is waiting for a catalyst to recover to $90,000. Open interest in BTC futures has fallen to its lowest level in 8 months.

Bitmain has started staking ETH and has deposited $219 million worth of ETH into the Ethereum PoS contract.

JPMorgan has reportedly frozen accounts related to the stablecoin startups BlindPay and Kontigo, supported by Y Combinator, due to concerns over involvement in sanctioned regions.

XRP may trade sideways until a bullish catalyst appears in 2026: Analyst
According to Nansen's crypto analyst, Jake Kenis, the second half of 2026 could offer "more constructive conditions" that may lead to a sharp rise in XRP.