Dangerous ChatGPT, Costly Losses, and Lucky Miners: Top 10 News Stories of 2025
Readers’ top 10 crypto and tech stories of 2025.
Over the past 12 months, the industry has seen plenty: the Bybit hack, bitcoin’s sprint to new highs and its sudden slump, project closures and ecosystem upgrades.
ForkLog looked at 2025 through readers’ eyes and compiled a ranking of the most popular stories.
10th place
Buterin named Ethereum’s key goal for the coming decade
Project roadmaps—especially for keystone networks—are a useful gauge of the industry’s direction. In 2025, readers were drawn to Vitalik Buterin’s address marking the 10th anniversary of the mainnet of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, and his plans for the decade ahead.
9th place
A quantum computer cracked 22-bit RSA encryption
The threat from quantum computing was a theme of the year, discussed by both industry experts and regulators. What drew the most attention, however, was not theory but a real-world demonstration by Chinese researchers.
8th place
Salomon Brothers claimed rights to “abandoned” bitcoin wallets via OP_RETURN
Eccentric gambits are always fodder for debate, especially in crypto. Last year, a firm operating under the Salomon Brothers brand took centre stage. We not only covered the case but also examined what such a precedent could entail.
7th place
A solo miner earned $372,773 for a mined bitcoin block
It is always heartening (or not) to see another lucky miner. The most-read item in this vein was about a CKpool user who, on 27 July, found block #907,283 on the Bitcoin network, receiving roughly $372,773.
6th place
Hamster Kombat launched season two and announced a new airdrop
Last year Hamster Kombat dominated the rankings; in 2025 it did not even make the top five. Even so, the launch of season two and a fresh airdrop still interest a large share of the audience.
5th place
Blum announced airdrop terms and updated its roadmap
The team behind the trading app Blur also enjoyed its share of popularity in 2025. What drew particular attention were the token-sale terms and the updated roadmap.
4th place
A user paid $105,000 in fees to move $10 of bitcoin
Incidents in which a user mistakenly parts with a large sum are rare in this industry. No surprise, then, that the tale of an unknown person who paid $105,197 in fees to transfer $10 in BTC became a hit.
3rd place
Briton to tokenise rights to 7,500 BTC on a hard drive in a landfill
Opening the top three was the latest chapter in the saga of a Briton who for years has sought permission from the authorities to search a landfill for a hard drive containing 7,500 BTC.
2nd place
ChatGPT described humanity’s future in an unknown language
Among the most debated items was ChatGPT’s description of humanity’s future in an unknown language. We seized the chance to pose a similar prompt to three different AI models.
1st place
OpenAI will bolster ChatGPT’s safety after a tragedy involving a teenager
Warnings about the dangers of neural networks have echoed for as long as they have existed. Judging by the year’s most-read story, the issue troubles audiences far more than it might seem.
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