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The Beldex blockchain upgraded to Obscura at block height 4939540, on December 7, 2025. Obscura strengthens a core pillar of privacy-preserving blockchains: delivering strong privacy while ensuring transaction processing remains efficient and scalable.
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Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce.
Is Crypto a Security? Part II: Utility Tokens
The opinion editorial below was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law.
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The AI coin market has seen a dramatic decline, losing over $15 billion since January 16, 2025, with leading tokens suffering significant drops. Despite this setback, the sector still maintains a valuation of $22.55 billion as it grapples with evolving challenges within the crypto landscape.

Solana has surpassed Ethereum in transaction volume and active addresses, generating over 5 billion transactions and 344 million active addresses in three months. Despite Ethereum's lead in total value locked, Solana's speed and affordability may position it as a leading altcoin chain.

The stablecoin market, valued at $206 billion, faces significant changes, particularly with Tether losing nearly $3.8 billion and Ethena USD dropping by $190 million. Meanwhile, USD0 and USDX have seen substantial growth, reshuffling the market ranks.

Robert Kiyosaki urges people to brace for deepening financial turmoil by building new income streams, securing essential trade skills, and accumulating hard assets as he warns of a severe global downturn approaching 2026.
Kiyosaki’s Recession Playbook and Asset Warnings
Robert Kiyosaki, author of

Peter Brandt suggests that XRP's market cap could reach $500 billion if it successfully completes a bullish flag pattern. However, momentum must not stall, as failing to break out within six weeks may indicate a shift in the pattern's reliability.

A recent study by MATS and Anthropic Fellows confirms that AI agents can profitably exploit smart contract vulnerabilities, establishing a “concrete lower bound” for economic harm.
Novel Exploits and Alarming Cost Reduction
The accelerating push to automate human tasks with Artificial

The stablecoin market is nearing its all-time high of $309 billion, boosted by a $2.26 billion increase this week. Tether's USDT is the main driver, accounting for 47.52% of the growth, while other tokens show mixed results.

The discussion happening in the Senate about the so-called crypto market structure bill has slowed down as the debate has reached key issues. According to Variant CLO Jake Chervinsky, it is unlikely for this bill to be approved before February.
Crypto Market Structure Bill Slows Down in Senate,

Aster's H1 2026 roadmap unveils a shift towards building long-term infrastructure and ecosystem growth, featuring the launch of a Layer-1 blockchain, staking, and community-driven governance.

Ramp Swaps (Ireland) Limited, operator of Ramp Network, has secured Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation authorization from the Central Bank of Ireland.
A Single License for 27 Countries
Ramp Swaps (Ireland) Limited, the company behind the financial technology (fintech) platform Ramp Network, has