Author: John Smith
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The global tokenization market size reached approximately $1.24 trillion in 2025, a significant increase from $865.54 billion in 2024, with projections for multi-trillion-dollar growth by the end of the decade. This growth was primarily driven by regulatory clarity in key jurisdictions. This is Part Four of a four-part series where I evaluate how tokenized edge cloud streaming and AI are transforming sports and prediction markets betting, which is a rapidly developing immersive experience. Part One: 2025 was…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Crypto has never suffered from a lack of noise: ICO boom, DeFi summer, NFTs, FTX and Terra collapse, etc. For more than a decade, the industry has relied on volume — louder narratives, bigger promises, faster cycles — to explain itself to the world. Summary People already believe in speed, ownership, and empowerment, but mass adoption stalls because crypto exposes complexity (keys, gas, chains, risk) instead of hiding it. Friction, not skepticism, is the real barrier. Winning…
Crypto phishing losses plunged 83% to $83.85 million in 2025 from $494 million the previous year, according to a Scam Sniffer report. Summary Signature phishing losses fell to $83.9M in 2025, down sharply from $494M in 2024. Victim count dropped 68% as large phishing cases over $1M became far less common. Losses peaked during Q3 market rallies, then fell sharply as trading activity cooled. Victims fell 68% to 106,106 from 332,000 in 2024, with the largest single theft dropping 88.3% to $6.5 million from $55.48 million. Large cases exceeding $1 million declined 63.3% to 11 incidents from 30 in 2024.…