PANews reported on December 28th that, according to CoinDesk, a recent report from Coinbase Institutional indicates that the crypto market is shifting from traditional boom-bust cycles to a model driven by structural forces, with activity increasingly concentrated in a few key areas. These areas will dominate the crypto market in 2026 and shape the industry's long-term future. Coinbase predicts the three dominant areas to be: perpetual futures, prediction markets, and stablecoins and payments.

New snake oil? Etsy witches are hawking spells they claim can change the weather on your wedding day, help you with your love life, or fatten your crypto portfolio. Etsy witches have become a massive trend on social media this year — from romance spells to helping manifest fame. Did you know they can also apparently help you become a crypto millionaire? The practice of witchcraft, once punishable by death by fire (or being pushed off a cliff), has become a talking point on TikTok. Online marketplace Etsy, which allows people to sell their handmade beanies and custom dog collars, has become a hub for the spellcasters despite having a ban on “metaphysical services.” Read more

