CryptoRank Analytics

01 January 2026 15:27

​​2025: The Year Bitcoin Breaks Its 4-Year Cycle of Growth and Decline

For over a decade, Bitcoin has traditionally followed a cyclical price pattern: four consecutive years of price growth followed by one year of decline, repeating the cycle. However, 2025 broke this pattern, closing in the negative zone with a 6.28% price loss.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/price/bitcoin/analytics

CryptoRank Analytics

30 December 2025 16:03

​​Institutions Exit Crypto as ETFs See Billions in Outflows

While the market delivered mixed performance this year, Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs broadly tracked the same flow cycle.

Institutions allocated aggressively when the macro ooked clear and risk appetite was strong, helping fuel the rally and channel capital into payments and RWAs.

When macro turned uncertain, the bid faded and inflows flipped to outflows, showing institutional crypto exposure is still a broader risk-on trade tied to global financial conditions, not a steady long-term allocation.

In 2026, if macro stabilizes, the Fed moves into cuts, and regulation becomes clearer, flows into major assets should turn steadier and less headline-driven.

👉 cryptorank.io/news/tag/etfs

CryptoRank Analytics

30 December 2025 09:50

​​📉 Market Overview

As market participants prepare for the holidays, crypto pulled back after rebound. Traders turned risk-off, closing positions as stocks and commodities both traded in the red.

Bitcoin: $87,323 -2.8%
Ethereum: $2,945 -2.9%

Monday ETF flows:
BTC ETFs: - $19M
ETH ETFs: - $10M

Alts turned lower too, with most majors in the red. The weakest today are AERO, 2Z, IP and IMX, down ~7%. The drop looks more like position unwinds than fresh selling into the year-end lull now.

Market Cap: $3.04T
Liquidations: $207M
Fear & Greed Index: 23 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 17/100

👉 Latest News

- Strategy bought 1,229 BTC last week.
- China will begin paying interest on holding the digital yuan, the central bank says.
- Lighter launched its LIT token and enabled trading.

👉 Small Cap Gainers

JoJoWorld +819%
SCOR (dev by Sweet) +55%
GXChain +51%
elizaOS +46%
Bluzelle +28%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Haven Seed round backed by Candaq
- Hodlher $1.5M Strategic round backed by Chain Capital
- Hashkey $250M Funding round

CryptoRank Analytics

29 December 2025 13:52

ICYMI: Weekend Recap 🗞

Here's a quick look at the key headlines from this weekend:

Markets & Macro

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Central Bank (NBK) approves pilots for Gold Tokenization, QR crypto payments, 'KZTE' stablecoin
🇰🇷 South Korea’s Mirae Asset Group explores $100M takeover of crypto exchange Korbit

Projects & Community

🛡 Trust Wallet launches compensation for browser extension hack victims
🔎 Google search volume for ‘crypto’ craters as 2025 comes to a close
🏴‍☠️ FLOW token lost ~46% following a $3.9M hacking incident

Institutions & Capital

🔄 ParaFi Capital transferred ~$30M AAVE to Coinbase
🔥 Uniswap treasury burns 100 million UNI tokens
🔐 BitMine stakes $219M in Ethereum

Drophunting weekly:

— Bullpen - Point farming
— Hotstuff - Testnet
— Architect - Waitlist form
— DeepNodeAI - Collecting badges
— RISEx - Testnet
— Surf - Claim your card
— Espresso - Airdrop checker
— TOKI - Point farming

Explore other news on CryptoRank:
👉 https://cryptorank.io/news

CryptoRank Analytics

28 December 2025 15:15

DeFi TVL Has Shifted From Activity to Balance-Sheet Infrastructure

The comparison highlights a structural shift in where DeFi TVL concentrates. In 2021, top protocols were diversified across DEXs, CDPs, and yield aggregators. By 2025, TVL is overwhelmingly concentrated in lending, liquid staking, and restaking protocols, signaling a move away from activity-driven primitives toward balance-sheet infrastructure, where capital can remain deployed passively for extended periods.

The dominance of Aave, Lido, and restaking protocols suggests TVL growth is driven less by user demand and more by capital efficiency and yield layering. Lending fits this structurally: overcollateralization, reusable collateral, and leverage loops mechanically inflate TVL. Restaking goes one step further by monetizing already-staked assets, adding incremental yield without requiring capital reallocation.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/categories/defi

CryptoRank Analytics

26 December 2025 17:50

Top 10 Chains By Revenue in 2025

🥇Solana - $1.3B
🥈Hyperliquid - $816M
🥉TRON - $608M

4. Ethereum - $524M
5. BNB Chain - $257M
6. edgeX - $169M
7. Base - $76.4M
8. Axelar - $56.9M
9. Bittensor - $33.4M
10. Optimism - $21.6M

👉 https://cryptorank.io/categories/chain

CryptoRank Analytics

26 December 2025 10:03

​​📈Market Overview

Crypto market is rangebound: BTC briefly touched $85K then returned, while sentiment slides again into Extreme Fear. BTC and ETH ETFs logged two weeks in a row of outflows.

Bitcoin: $88,593 +0.9%
Ethereum: $2,959 +0.6%

Altcoin Index is at 90D lows, though some coins still manage to bounce. Today’s leaders are MYX and WLFI, both up 6%, while CC is the top loser, down 7%, followed by FIL -4%.

Market Cap: $3.06T
Liquidations: $199M
Fear & Greed Index: 20 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 17/100

👉 Latest News

- Uniswap governance approved the major “UNIfication” proposal, a 100M UNI burn is imminent.
- Some Trust Wallet users report their wallet funds were drained.
- From 2023 to 2025, Tether and Circle froze $3.3M and $109M in assets, respectively.

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Alethea AI +53%
The White Whale +52%
zkPass +40%
DeAgentAI +32%
FLock +29%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Hodlher $1.5M Strategic round backed by Chain Capital
- Hashkey $250M Funding round
- Architect $35M Series A round backed by Coinbase Ventures

CryptoRank Analytics

25 December 2025 21:10

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CryptoRank Analytics

25 December 2025 15:25

​​Top L1 Chains By Daily Active Users in 2025

🥇 BNB Chain 4.32 million (daily average)
🥈 Solana 3.23 million
🥉 Near 3.15 million
4. Tron 2.55 million
5. Aptos 1.03 million

👉 https://cryptorank.io/blockchains

CryptoRank Analytics

25 December 2025 10:00

​​📈Market Overview

Crypto bounced after a few down days as stocks kept rallying, with the S&P 500 printing a fresh ATH. Commodities followed suit: gold, silver, and platinum made new highs too.

Bitcoin: $87,714 +0.8%
Ethereum: $2,939 +0.03%

Wednesday ETF flows:
BTC ETFs: - $175M
ETH ETFs: - $53M

Today, major alts are in the green, bouncing with the broader market. Privacy coins are back in the lead, with CC up 17%, ZEC up 10%, and DASH up 8%.

Market Cap: $3.05T
Liquidations: $133M
Fear & Greed Index: 23 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 18/100

👉 Latest News

- Spain will fully implement two key crypto laws in 2026.
- Pudgy Penguins appeared on the Sphere in Las Vegas.
- In December, whale inflows to Binance fell by half.

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Beefy +216%
Zerobase +50%
Bullish Degen +46%
The White Whale +43%
Banana Gun +30%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Easy.fun $2M Seed round led by Mirana Ventures
- Rocket $1.5M Pre-Seed round led by Electric Capital
- Architect $35M Series A round backed by Coinbase Ventures

CryptoRank Analytics

24 December 2025 14:57

Quarterly Crypto VC Investments and Bitcoin Price

The year 2025 is approaching fundraising levels similar to those seen in 2022. However, the structure of fundraising has shifted, with a greater focus on later-stage financial rounds.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/funding-analytics

CryptoRank Analytics

23 December 2025 23:06

The IPO Path: A New Option for Tomorrow's Crypto Startups

This year, the integration of crypto companies into TradFi has deepened significantly. Nine major IPOs of crypto-related companies have taken place, marking a pivotal shift. As this trend continues, future crypto startup founders may soon face a crucial decision: launch their company with a token or go public with a stock offering.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/funding-rounds

CryptoRank Analytics

23 December 2025 16:12

​​VC Valuation vs. Current Market Cap

During bull runs and narrative hype, VCs tend to overprice projects and assign aggressive valuations.

However, once sentiment fades or the narrative loses traction, most projects get a reality check and the market resets those euphoric numbers.

That’s why it's important to keep a cool head and weigh risk across multiple outcomes, before investing.

👉 cryptorank.io/funding-rounds

CryptoRank Analytics

23 December 2025 10:09

​​📉 Market Overview

After a sentiment rebound and BTC reclaiming $90K, the market flipped red again today. The move likely reflects positioning ahead of U.S. GDP and inflation data on Dec 23–24.

Bitcoin: $87,409 -1.8%
Ethereum: $2,961 -2.3%

Monday ETF flows:
BTC ETFs: - $148M
ETH ETFs: $85M

In these conditions, the previous leaders lost momentum and flipped into the red, with BEAT down 26%, followed by NIGHT at -17%. For now, among major alts, only CRV is up 5% and XDC is up 2%.

Market Cap: $3.04T
Liquidations: $262M
Fear & Greed Index: 24 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 16/100

👉 Latest News

- Aster will allocate up to 80% of daily platform fees to buy back ASTER.
- Ghana passed a law to legalize broad crypto use.
- Strategy didn’t buy BTC last week, Citi cut its price target from $485 to $325 while keeping a Buy rating.

👉 Small Cap Gainers

LC SHIB +48%
ULTILAND +44%
READY! +41%
Ecomi +36%
GaiAI +24%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- The clearing company M&A round backed by Coinbase Ventures
- Blife protocol M&A round backed by Portal
- Enigma nordic $32M M&A round backed by Hilbert Group

CryptoRank Analytics

22 December 2025 12:45

Key Crypto Events This Week🚀

🔹 December 22:
- Aster: Airdrop Ahead of Aster Chain
- BNB: Builder Night Seoul Summit – AI Web3 Builders Gathering
- Plume: Transfers PLUME Custody to Fireblocks

🔹 December 23:
- Delysium: Lucy Beta v2 Update
- Flare: Flare Ecosystem 2025 Overview

🔹 December 24:
- Tradoor: V4 Trading Platform Interface Launch
- SoSoValue: 4.16M Token Unlock (1.59% of supply)

🔹 December 25:
- Plasma: 88.89M Token Unlock (4.52% of supply)
- Uniswap: Protocol Fee Activation and UNI Burn Governance Vote
- Degen: Treasury-Matched Token Burn Campaign

🔹 December 26:
- Sahara AI: 132.93M Token Unlock (5.30% of supply)
- Delysium: Price Monitoring and Comparison Agent Goes Live
- ONUS: CEO Talk Global Financial Hub Vision

🔹 December 27:
- WalletConnect: 15.27M Token Unlock (1.53% of supply)

🔹 December 28:
- Altlayer: EIGEN Phase 2 Airdrop Launch

Did we miss anything? Reply in comments to let others know! 🔥

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CryptoRank Analytics

30 December 2025 22:17

​​The Most Active Crypto VCs in 2025

Coinbase Ventures - 87 deals
Animoca Brands - 52 deals
YZi Labs - 40 deals
GSR - 39 deals
Amber Group - 39 deals
Pantera Capital - 37 deals
Selini Capital - 33 deals
Mirana Ventures - 33 deals
Big Brain Holdings - 33 deals

👉 cryptorank.io/funding-analytics

CryptoRank Analytics

30 December 2025 12:48

Only 12% of 2025 Token Sales Are Still Profitable

In 2025, 533 public token sales took place. Some managed to raise millions in seconds, but only 63 tokens are still trading above their sale price.

The biggest sale, PUMP, raised $600M. It delivered 2.19x at ATH, but now trades below the IDO price, with ROI around 0.48x.

Even though PUMP led the narrative and captured massive attention, the retroactive EV looks weak. The same applies to MON (current ROI 0.93x) and XPL (0.47x).

However, 58% of sales still delivered a solid 3–6x pop on decent size allocations right at the start of trading, but not in the long term.

The most profitable sale for investors in 2025 was MYX, with ATH ROI at 2103x, and it is still trading around 385x above the sale price today.

Overall, weak market conditions and shrinking attention spans turned token-sale investing into hard mode this year, pushing participants toward shorter holding periods and faster profit-taking.

👉 cryptorank.io/ico

CryptoRank Analytics

29 December 2025 17:38

​​New 2025 Listings Up to 99.9% Down From ATH FDV Today

2025’s brief euphoria flipped into depressed sentiment and weak performance, weighing on new listings:

ATLA: -59%
RESOLV: -99.9%
TRUMP: -93%
COAI: -99%
PI: -93%
WLFI: -58%
RST: -9.9%
AIA: -99%
DHN: -91%
SHM: -99.9%

👉 cryptorank.io/all-coins-list

CryptoRank Analytics

29 December 2025 09:09

Bitcoin’s energy footprint has stabilized. AI’s is accelerating and far less transparent.

With Alex de Vries-Gao and Jon Ferris, we compared Bitcoin and AI electricity demand and showed why the energy narrative is shifting.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/bitcoin_vs_ai_energy_consumption

CryptoRank Analytics

27 December 2025 17:32

🔓 Top 7 Token Unlocks of the Upcoming Week

The following tokens with the largest unlock amount will be unlocked next week:

Sui - $78.90M
Audiera - $43.97M
Ethena - $20.08M
EigenCloud - $14.44M
COCA - $12.99M
Kamino - $11.00M
Optimism - $8.85M

👉 https://cryptorank.io/token-unlock

CryptoRank Analytics

26 December 2025 13:40

​​IDO and Fundraising Activity in the Past 12 Months

In 2025, fundraising matured, liquidity fragmented, and the deal count fell vs 2024, but VCs concentrated into narrative leaders with bigger checks. In total, VCs invested about $68B.

Most notable rounds:

• Dunamu - $10.3B
• Deribit - $2.9B
• Polymarket - $2B
• Binance - $2B

ICOs followed the same pattern, with demand concentrated in top projects. In 2025, public token sales raised about $2.3B, led by:

• pump.fun - $600M
• World Liberty Financial - $550M
• Monad - $217M

👉 cryptorank.io/ico-analytics

CryptoRank Analytics

25 December 2025 23:54

2025 Recap: Milestones and Events

Relive 2025 through our recap of the defining moments that shaped the year.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/2025-milestones-and-events

CryptoRank Analytics

25 December 2025 17:39

​​Hyperliquid Holds Leadership Despite the FUD

As the perp DEX war continues, market participants are trying to evaluate and compare the leaders in this narrative.

Despite the recent FUD around Hyperliquid, it remains the more mature platform with stable metrics and no public user incentive programs.

Even though Lighter leads in daily perp volume, Hyperliquid has nearly 7x higher open interest and a much lower turnover.

That usually points to more position-driven, organic activity, while very high turnover can signal churn from airdrop farming or even wash-like volume.

👉 cryptorank.io/tags/derivatives

CryptoRank Analytics

25 December 2025 13:04

Fundraising Rounds by Stage in 2025

As of year-to-date, 1,179 funding rounds have been completed by Web3 projects. Notably, undisclosed and strategic rounds together account for approximately half of all deals in 2025.

This trend suggests that capital is increasingly being deployed through strategic partnerships and private allocations, rather than early-stage or publicly disclosed rounds, reflecting a maturing market and a more selective approach from investors.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/funding-analytics

CryptoRank Analytics

24 December 2025 17:46

​​Top 10 Token Sales in 2025 by Funds Raised

pump.fun - $600M
World Liberty Financial - $550M
Monad - $217M
MegaETH - $78M
Aztec - $52M
Plasma - $50M
Gensyn - $16M
Solayer - $10.5M
Sahara AI - $8.5M
Lombard - $6.7M

👉 https://cryptorank.io/ico-analytics

CryptoRank Analytics

24 December 2025 09:41

​​📉 Market Overview

The market is sliding as traders de-risk on macro news, with OI down 5%. Last week, ETH and BTC ETFs saw outflows, nearly $1B total, signaling institutional investors caution.

Bitcoin: $86,961 -0.5%
Ethereum: $2,932 -1%

Tuesday ETF flows:
BTC ETFs: - $189M
ETH ETFs: - $96M

Major alts are in the red, with Bitcoin dominance nearing 60%. The biggest loser is the prior leader NIGHT (-15%), followed by PUMP (-8%) and UNI (-7%).

Market Cap: $3.02T
Liquidations: $225M
Fear & Greed Index: 24 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 19/100

👉 Latest News

- Michael Selig, a pro-crypto pick, was sworn in as CFTC chair.
- Coinbase enabled SOL deposits/withdrawals via Base.
- Tom Lee’s BitMine bought $88.1M in ETH.

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Covalent +150%
Yee Token +50%
Dora Factory +48%
PlaysOut +36%
Avantis +33%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Otomato $2M Strategic round
- Coinbax $4.2M Seed round led by BankTech Ventures
- The clearing company M&A round backed by Coinbase Ventures

CryptoRank Analytics

23 December 2025 20:18

​​Lighter Airdrop Calculations

As Lighter prepares for LIT TGE, the onchain picture with some premarket data can already give a ground to some approx. evaluations.

Even without official tokenomics, current holder distribution, transfers, and market structure we can try to frame realistic airdrop scenarios and risk vectors.

Tokens Distributions and Points Conversion

Current holder distribution (on-chain):

• Total supply: 1,000,000,000 LIT
• 600,000,000 LIT (60%) – core wallet
• 250,000,000 LIT (25%) – secondary wallet, likely airdrop pool
• 150,000,000 LIT (15%) – separate allocation wallet

At this point, if we suggest that 25% of supply will be distributed as initial community airdrop, and say that around 9-12M points was already farmed, 1 point can realistically maps to ~20-28 LIT.

Rough Price Evaluation

In November 11, 2025, the protocol raised $68M at a $1.5B valuation, backed by Ribbit, Founders Fund, Haun, and Robinhood.

On top of that, pre-market trading already exists, clustering around $3–5 per LIT, implying a $3B-$5B FDV.

Putting this together:

• If LIT opens around $2.00 (~$2B FDV), then each point equates to roughly $40-55.
• If LIT opens around $3.50 (~$3.5B FDV), each point moves into the $70-95 range.
• If momentum pushes LIT toward $5.00 (~$5B FDV), each point implies $100-140 in gross value.

For additional reference, Polymarket participants are pricing Lighter’s FDV one day after launch as follows:

• >$1B FDV – 89% probability
• >$2B FDV – 86% probability
• >$3B FDV – 64% probability
• >$4B FDV – 36% probability

Conclusion

However, there is no exact information on cliff, vesting, and liquidity provision. This is just guessing and playing with numbers based on assymetric information.

The official checker will be announced by the Lighter team later. The allocation and price will depend on numerous factors.

Check our Lighter Airdrop Guide Breakdown 👇
cryptorank.io/drophunting/lighter

CryptoRank Analytics

23 December 2025 14:08

Analysis of LBank: Market Quality and Strategic Positioning

In this report, we take a closer look at the LBank exchange to assess its position within the broader cryptocurrency exchange landscape.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/analysis-of-lbank-market-quality-and-strategic-positioning

CryptoRank Analytics

22 December 2025 17:13

ICYMI: Weekend Recap 🗞

Here's a quick look at the key headlines from this weekend:

Markets & Macro

🇺🇸 U.S. House of Representatives are drafting a bill to exempt stablecoin crypto transactions under $200 from capital gains tax
🇰🇷 South Korea looks at distributing government subsidies in new CBDC test phase
🇨🇳 China considers FTZ stablecoin pilot amid global regulation

Projects & Community

📈 MoMA adds CryptoPunks and Chromie Squiggles NFTs to permanent collection
🏴‍☠️ Crypto user loses $50 million in 'address poisoning' scam

Institutions & Capital

📉 Fundstrat warns of a major market correction in H1 2026, contradicting Tom Lee’s earlier bullish stance
📂 Metaplanet launches sponsored ADRs on US OTC market under ticker MPJPY
💰 Tether-backed Northern Data sold mining firm to Tether execs

Drophunting weekly:

— zkPass - Claim & TGE
— Helios - Airdrop checker
— VOOI - Claim & TGE
— ETHGAS - Point farming
— Ellipsis Labs - Waitlist form
— TheoriqAI - Claim & TGE
— RateX - Airdrop checker

CryptoRank Analytics

22 December 2025 09:45

📈Market Overview

Fed’s $7B liquidity injection + rumors Binance bought $800M+ BTC sparked small bounce, as risk appetite improved. Sentiment is climbing out of extreme fear as majors rebound.

Bitcoin: $88,911 +0.9%
Ethereum: $3,027 +1.8%

Last week ETF flows:
BTC ETFs: - $479M
ETH ETFs: - $644M

Altcoins are mixed, with NIGHT gain +23% today, and +56% on the week, following BEAT +66% today, +73% weekly gain. Outside new launches, most alts lag, with HYPE one of few green, up ~4%.

Market Cap: $3.09T
Liquidations: $196M
Fear & Greed Index: 25 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 17/100

👉 Latest News

- Fundstrat says a major correction is likely in H1 2026, contradicting Tom Lee’s public stance.
- Eight CryptoPunks were added to MoMA’s permanent collection in New York.
- U.S. House members are drafting a bill to exempt sub-$200 stablecoin crypto transactions from capital gains tax.

👉 Small Cap Gainers

zkPass +63%
The Official 67 Coin +61%
XPIN Network +39%
PayAI +35%
Niza Global +31%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Ready player me M&A round backed by Netflix
- Fuse $70M Series B round led by Balderton Capital
- Andrena (dawn) $13M Series B round led by Polychain Capital