Recent News on Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Finance | Yellow

Vitalik Buterin called for Ethereum to prioritize decentralization over short-term trends in 2026 message.

Iran's Ministry of Defence Export Center, Mindex, allows foreign buyers to pay in cryptocurrency for advanced weapons including Shahed drones, missiles and warships, signaling crypto's role in sanctions evasion.

Nick Shirley's creator token crashed 66% after peaking at $9M, sparking criticism of Base's creator coin push.

Bithumb identified $202M in dormant crypto across 2.6M inactive accounts, with some holdings untouched for 12 years.

Zcash holds above $500 after recent pullback, maintaining strong annual gains near 817%.

Bitcoin and Ethereum ended Q4 2025 with some of their weakest fourth-quarter performances on record, according to Coinglass data. Bitcoin fell 23.07%, its second-worst Q4 ever, while Ethereum dropped 28.28%, marking a rare breakdown of crypto’s traditional year-end strength.

Sberbank issued Russia's first crypto-backed corporate loan to Bitcoin miner Intelion Data using proprietary custody.

Fears that Strategy could go bankrupt if Bitcoin drops to $74,000 are spreading online. Company filings and executive statements tell a different story.

USDC circulation fell $1.1B in late December as redemptions exceeded issuance by Circle.

Trader earned $1M from BROCCOLI token price anomaly on Binance. Exchange denies hack, cites no security breach.